Butterflies in Canada

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
• Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
• Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
• Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
• Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
• Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
• Edwards’ Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)
• Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
• Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)
• Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
• Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
• Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
• Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
• Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
• Mountain Fritillary (Boloria napaea)
• Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia)
• Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
• Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
• Frigga Fritillary (Boloria frigga)
• Dingy Fritillary (Boloria improba)
• Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore)
• Polaris Fritillary (Boloria polaris)
• Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija)
• Beringian Fritillary (Boloria natazhati)
• Alberta Fritillary (Boloria alberta)
• Astarte Fritillary (Boloria astarte)
• Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
• Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
• Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
• Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
• Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
• Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
• Oreas Comma (Polygonia oreas)
• Grey Comma (Polygonia progne)
• Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
• California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
• Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti)
• American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
• Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
• Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
• Harris’s Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
• Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
• Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)
• Hoffmann’s Checkerspot (Chlosyne hoffmanni)
• Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
• Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
• Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
• Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)
• Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella)
• Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
• Gillette’s Checkerspot (Euphydryas gillettii)
• Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
• Edith’s Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)
• Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)
• Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
• Weidemeyer’s Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
• Lorquin’s Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)
• Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
• Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
• Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon)
• Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)
• Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
• Little Wood-satyr (Megisto cymela)
• Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
• Maritime Ringlet (Coenonympha nipisiquit)
• Common Wood-nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
• Great Basin Wood-nymph (Cercyonis sthenele)
• Small Wood-nymph (Cercyonis oetus)
• Vidler’s Alpine (Erebia vidleri)
• Ross’s Alpine (Erebia rossii)
• Disa Alpine (Erebia disa)
• Taiga Alpine (Erebia mancinus)
• Magdalena Alpine (Erebia magdalena)
• Mt. Mckinley Alpine (Erebia mackinleyensis)
• Banded Alpine (Erebia fasciata)
• Red-disked Alpine (Erebia discoidalis)
• Yellow-dotted Alpine (Erebia pawlowskii)
• Four-dotted Alpine (Erebia youngi)
• Scree Alpine (Erebia anyuica)
• Reddish Alpine (Erebia lafontainei)
• Common Alpine (Erebia epipsodea)
• Ridings’ Satyr (Neominois ridingsii)
• Great Arctic (Oeneis nevadensis)
• Macoun’s Arctic (Oeneis macounii)
• Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
• Uhler’s Arctic (Oeneis uhleri)
• Alberta Arctic (Oeneis alberta)
• White-veined Arctic (Oeneis bore)
• Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta)
• Melissa Arctic (Oeneis melissa)
• Polixenes Arctic (Oeneis polixenes)
• Philip’s Arctic (Oeneis rosovi)
• Sentinel Arctic (Oeneis alpina)
• Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
• White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
• American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
• Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cuprea)
• Grey Copper (Lycaena dione)
• Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
• Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)
• Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
• Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe)
• Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas)
• Maritime Copper (Lycaena dospassosi)
• Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
• Lilac-bordered Copper (Lycaena nivalis)
• Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa)
• Behr’s Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
• Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium fuliginosum)
• Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadicum)
• California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
• Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinum)
• Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
• Edwards’ Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
• Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
• Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum)
• Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
• Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
• Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)
• Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
• Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis)
• Sheridan’s Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii)
• Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
• Johnson’s Hairstreak (Callophrys johnsoni)
• Rosner’s Hairstreak (Callophrys rosneri)
• Barry’s Hairstreak (Callophrys barryi)
• Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
• Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
• Moss’s Elfin (Callophrys mossii)
• Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
• Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
• Henry’s Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
• Bog Elfin (Callophrys lanoraieensis)
• Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
• Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
• White Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)
• Grey Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
• Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)
• Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
• Reakirt’s Blue (Echinargus isola)
• Eastern Tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas)
• Western Tailed-blue (Cupido amyntula)
• Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
• Lucia Azure (Celastrina lucia)
• Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
• Cherry Gall Azure (Celastrina serotina)
• Square-spotted Blue (Euphilotes battoides)
• Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue (Euphilotes ancilla)
• Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus)
• Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
• Northern Blue (Plebejus idas)
• Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa)
• Boisduval’s Blue (Icaricia icarioides)
• Lupine Blue (Icaricia lupini)
• Greenish Blue (Icaricia saepiolus)
• Shasta Blue (Icaricia shasta)
• Cranberry Blue (Agriades optilete)
• Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon)

 

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)
• Arctic White (Pieris angelika)
• Margined White (Pieris marginalis)
• Mustard White (Pieris oleracea)
• West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)
• Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
• Green Marble (Euchloe naina)
• Northern Marble (Euchloe creusa)
• Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta)
• Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)
• Pacific Orangetip (Anthocharis sara)
• Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis stella)
• Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
• Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
• Western Sulphur (Colias occidentalis)
• Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
• Christina Sulphur (Colias christina)
• Mead’s Sulphur (Colias meadii)
• Johansen’s Sulphur (Colias johanseni)
• Hecla Sulphur (Colias hecla)
• Booth’s Sulphur (Colias tyche)
• Canada Sulphur (Colias canadensis)
• Labrador Sulphur (Colias nastes)
• Giant Sulphur (Colias gigantea)
• Pelidne Sulphur (Colias pelidne)
• Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)
• Heath Sulphur (Colias chippewa)
• Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
• Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicanum)
• Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicanum)
• Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
• Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
• Palaeno Sulphur (Colias palaeno)
• Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
• Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
• Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
• Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
• Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

 

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)

 

Swallowtail (Papilionidae) 

• Eversmann’s Parnassian (Parnassius eversmanni)
• Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
• Phoebus Parnassian (Parnassius phoebus)
• Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
• Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
• Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
• Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
• Short-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio brevicauda)
• Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
• Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
• Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
• Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
• Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
• Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudatus)
• Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
• Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
• Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides Cresphontes)

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
• Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
• Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
• Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
• Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
• Hayhurst’s Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
• Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
• Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
• Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius)
• Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
• Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
• Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius)
• Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)
• Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
• Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius)
• Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
• 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)
• Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
• Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
• Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
• Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
• Poweshiek Skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek)
• Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita)
• European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
• Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
• Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)
• Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)
• Common Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma)
• Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
• Plains Skipper (Hesperia assiniboia)
• Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe)
• Leonard’s Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
• Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska)
• Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae)
• Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)
• Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada)
• Peck’s Skipper (Polites peckius)
• Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti)
• Draco Skipper (Polites draco)
• Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
• Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
• Long Dash Skipper (Polites mystic)
• Rhesus Skipper (Polites rhesus)
• Sonoran Skipper (Polites sonora)
• Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
• Northern Broken-dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
• Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
• Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
• Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
• Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
• Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit)
• Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
• Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
• Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
• Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
• Dukes’ Skipper (Euphyes dukesi)
• Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)
• Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)
• Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
• Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)
• Simius Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes simius)
• Oslar’s Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari)
• Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)
• Common Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
• Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
• Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)

The Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory in Ontario is one of the largest glass-enclosed conservatories in North America with around 2000 strikingly colored butterflies. Thousands of tropical butterflies of around 70 species can be seen in the Victoria Butterfly Gardens. Other places are the Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat, and Point Pelee National Park.