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Common Butterflies of the BCCER

   

Family

 

Common Name

Scientific Name

Papilionidae : Swallowtails

 

Two-tailed Swallowtail

Papilio multicaudata

 

Western tiger swallowtail

Papilio rutulus

 

Anise Swallowtail

Papilio zelicaon

 

Pale Swallowtail

Papilio eurymedon

 

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

 

Pieridae : Whites and Sulphurs

  Alfalfa butterfly Colias eurytheme
*

Cabbage white

Pieris rapae

 

Nymphalidae: Brush-footed Butterflies

 

California Sister

Adelpha bredowii

 

Orange tip

Anthocharis spp

  Common Wood-nymph Cercyonis pegala
  :Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla
  California ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
 

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

 

Queen

Danaus gilippus

  Chalcedon checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona
 

Common buckeye

Junonia coenia

 

Lorquins Admiral

Limenitis lorquini

 

Mourning cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

  California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica
  Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta
 

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

 

Painted lady

Vanessa cardui

 

Lycaenidae : Gossamer-winged Butterflies

  Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus
  Spring Azure
Celastrina ladon
  Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus
  Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon
  Fender's blue Icaricia icarioides
  Golden Hairstreak
Habrodais grunus
  Gorgon Copper
Lycaena gorgon
  Tailed Copper
Lycaena arota
  Gold-hunter's Hairstreak
Satyrium auretorum
  California hairstreak Satyrium californica
  Hedgerow Hairstreak Satyrium saepium
  Sylvan Hairstreak Satyrium sylvinus
  Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak Satyrium tetra

 

Hesperiidae : Skippers

  Erynnis propertius
  Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis
  Rural skipper Ochlodes agricola
  Checkered Skipper Pyrgus communis
  Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades

 
 
 
 

* Non-Native

See 2006 Butterf;y Survey

Last Updated Aug 3, 2007

Web Page by Paul Maslin email:(pmaslin@csuchico.edu)