Types of Butterflies in Wyoming

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Lorquin’s Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)
• Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
• Weidemeyer’s Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
• White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
• Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
• Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
• Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
• Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
• Edwards’ Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)
• Great Basin Fritillary (Speyeria egleis)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
• Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
• Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
• Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
• Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)
• Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
• Dingy Fritillary (Boloria improba)
• Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
• Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia)
• Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija)
• Frigga Fritillary (Boloria frigga)
• Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
• Mountain Fritillary (Boloria alaskensis)
• Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore)
• Relict Fritillary (Boloria kriemhild)
• Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
• Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
• Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
• Queen (Danaus gilippus)
• American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
• American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
• Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
• Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
• Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
• Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
• Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
• Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
• Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchellus)
• Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
• Gillette’s Checkerspot (Euphydryas gillettii)
• Edith’s Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)
• Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
• Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
• Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
• Rockslide Checkerspot (Chlosyne whitneyi)
• Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)
• Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
• Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
• Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)
• Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
• Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
• Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
• Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
• Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
• Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Acadian Hairstreak(Satyrium acadica)
• American Copper(Lycaena phlaeas)
• Arctic Blue(Agriades glandon)
• Arrowhead Blue(Glaucopsyche piasus)
• Banded Hairstreak(Satyrium calanus)
• Behr’s Hairstreak(Satyrium behrii)
• Blue Copper(Lycaena heteronea)
• Boisduval’s Blue(Plebeius icarioides)
• Bronze Copper(Lycaena hyllus)
• Brown Elfin(Callophrys augustinus)
• California Hairstreak(Satyrium californica)
• Colorado Hairstreak(Hypaurotis crysalus)
• Coral Hairstreak(Satyrium titus)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue(Everes comyntas)
• Edith’s Copper(Lycaena editha)
• Gray Copper(Lycaena dione)
• Gray Hairstreak(Strymon melinus)
• Greenish Blue(Plebeius saepiolus)
• Hedgerow Hairstreak(Satyrium saepium)
• Hoary Elfin(Callophrys polios)
• Juniper Hairstreak(Callophrys gryneus)
• Lilac-bordered Copper(Lycaena nivalis)
• Lupine Blue(Plebeius lupini)
• Lustrous Copper(Lycaena cupreus)
• Marine Blue(Leptotes marina)
• Mariposa Copper(Lycaena mariposa)
• Melissa Blue(Lycaeides melissa)
• Moss’ Elfin(Callophrys mossii)
• Northern Blue(Lycaeides idas)
• Purplish Copper(Lycaena helloides)
• Reakirt’s Blue(Hemiargus isola)
• Rita Dotted-Blue(Euphilotes rita)
• Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue(Euphilotes ancilla)
• Ruddy Copper(Lycaena rubidus)
• Shasta Blue(Plebeius shasta)
• Sheridan’s Green Hairstreak(Callophrys sheridani)
• Silvery Blue(Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
• Sooty Hairstreak(Satyrium fuliginosum)
• Spring Azure(Celastrina “ladon”)
• Striped Hairstreak(Satyrium liparops)
• Summer Azure(Celastrina neglecta)
• Sylvan Hairstreak(Satyrium sylvinus)
• Tailed Copper(Lycaena arota)
• Thicket Hairstreak(Callophrys spinetorum)
• Western Green Hairstreak(Callophrys affinis)
• Western Pine Elfin(Callophrys eryphon)
• Western Pygmy-Blue(Brephidium exile)
• Western Tailed-Blue(Everes amyntula)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
• Becker’s White (Pontia beckerii)
• Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)
• Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
• Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
• Margined White (Pieris marginalis)
• Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
• Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
• Northern Marble (Euchloe creusa)
• Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta)
• Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)
• Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis stella)
• Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip (Anthocharis julia)
• Southwestern Orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa)
• Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
• Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
• Christina Sulphur (Colias christina)
• Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
• Mead’s Sulphur (Colias meadii)
• Scudder’s Sulphur (Colias scudderi)
• Giant Sulphur (Colias gigantea)
• Pelidne Sulphur (Colias pelidne)
• Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)
• Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
• Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
• Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
• Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
• Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
• Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)

Swallowtail (Papilionidae)

• Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
• Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
• Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
• Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
• Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
• Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
• Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
• Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
• Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
• Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Silver-spotted Skipper(Epargyreus clarus)
• Northern Cloudywing(Thorybes pylades)
• Western Cloudywing(Thorybes diversus)
• Mexican Cloudywing(Thorybes mexicana)
• Dreamy Duskywing(Erynnis icelus)
• Sleepy Duskywing(Erynnis brizo)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing(Erynnis juvenalis)
• Rocky Mountain Duskywing(Erynnis telemachus)
• Mottled Duskywing(Erynnis martialis)
• Pacuvius Duskywing(Erynnis pacuvius)
• Afranius Duskywing(Erynnis afranius)
• Persius Duskywing(Erynnis persius)
• Grizzled Skipper(Pyrgus centaureae)
• Two-banded Checkered-Skipper(Pyrgus ruralis)
• Small Checkered-Skipper(Pyrgus scriptura)
• Common Checkered-Skipper(Pyrgus communis)
• Northern White-Skipper(Heliopetes ericetorum)
• Common Sootywing(Pholisora catullus)
• Mohave Sootywing(Hesperopsis libya)
• Arctic Skipper(Carterocephalus palaemon)
• Russet Skipperling(Piruna pirus)
• Garita Skipperling(Oarisma garita)
• European Skipper(Thymelicus lineola)
• Uncas Skipper(Hesperia uncas)
• Juba Skipper(Hesperia juba)
• Western Branded Skipper(Hesperia colorado)
• Ottoe Skipper(Hesperia ottoe)
• Leonard’s Skipper(Hesperia leonardus)
• Pahaska Skipper(Hesperia pahaska)
• Green Skipper(Hesperia viridis)
• Nevada Skipper(Hesperia nevada)
• Peck’s Skipper(Polites peckius)
• Rhesus Skipper(Polites rhesus)
• Sandhill Skipper(Polites sabuleti)
• Draco Skipper(Polites draco)
• Tawny-edged Skipper(Polites themistocles)
• Crossline Skipper(Polites origenes)
• Long Dash(Polites mystic)
• Sonora Skipper(Polites sonora)
• Sachem(Atalopedes campestris)
• Arogos Skipper(Atrytone arogos)
• Delaware Skipper(Anatrytone logan)
• Woodland Skipper(Ochlodes sylvanoides)
• Yuma Skipper(Ochlodes yuma)
• Snow’s Skipper(Paratrytone snowi)
• Hobomok Skipper(Poanes hobomok)
• Taxiles Skipper(Poanes taxiles)
• Dun Skipper(Euphyes vestris)
• Dusted Skipper(Atrytonopsis hianna)
• Viereck’s Skipper(Atrytonopsis vierecki)
• Simius Roadside-Skipper(“Amblyscirtes” simius)
• Oslar’s Roadside-Skipper(Amblyscirtes oslari)
• Common Roadside-Skipper(Amblyscirtes vialis)
• Strecker’s Giant-Skipper(Megathymus streckeri)