Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Butterfly Checklist
Index
- Superfamily PAPILIONOIDEA
- Superfamily HESPERIOIDEA
- References
| Superfamily PAPILIONOIDEA |
Index
| Family PAPILIONIDAE | Swallowtails |
| Subfamily PAPILIONINAE |
| Battus philenor | Pipevine swallowtail |
| Eurytides marcellus | Zebra swallowtail |
| Papilio cresphontes | Giant swallowtail |
| Papilio glaucus | Eastern tiger swallowtail |
| Papilio polyxenes | Black swallowtail
|
| Papilio troilus | Spicebush swallowtail |
Index
| Family PIERIDAE | Whites and Sulfurs |
| Subfamily PIERINAE |
| Anthocharis midea | Falcate orangetip |
| Pieris rapae | Cabbage white |
| Pieris virginiensis | West Virginia white |
| Pontia protodice | Checkered white |
| Colias eurytheme | Orange sulfur |
| Colias philodice | Clouded sulfur |
| Eurema daira | Barred yellow |
| Eurema lisa | Little yellow |
| Eurema nicippe | Sleepy orange |
| Phoebis sennae | Cloudless sulfur |
Index
| Family LYCAENIDAE | Harvesters, Coppers, Hairstreaks, and Blues |
| Subfamily MILETINAE |
| Feniseca tarquinius | Harvester |
| Subfamily LYCAENINAE |
| Lycaena phlaeas | American copper |
| Atlides halesus | Great purple hairstreak |
| Calycopis cecrops | Red-banded hairstreak |
| Erora laeta | Early hairstreak |
| Callophrys augustinus | Brown elfin |
| Callophrys irus | Frosted elfin |
| Callophrys niphon | Eastern pine elfin |
| Parrhasius m-album | White m hairstreak |
| Satyrium calanus | Banded hairstreak |
| Satyrium liparops | Striped hairstreak |
| Strymon melinus | Gray hairstreak |
| Celastrina ladon | Spring azure |
| Celastrina neglecta | Summer Azure |
| Celastrina neglectamajor | Appalachian azure |
| Celastrina nigra | Dusky azure |
| Everes comyntas | Eastern tailed-blue |
| Glaucopsyche lygdamus | Silvery blue |
Index
| Family NYMPHALIDAE | Brushfoots |
| Subfamily LIBYTHEINAE |
| Libytheana carinenta | American snout |
| Agraulis vanillae | Gulf fritillary |
| Boloria bellona | Meadow fritillary |
| Euptoieta claudia | Variegated fritillary |
| Speyeria aphrodite | Aphrodite fritillary |
| Speyeria cybele | Great spangled fritillary |
| Speyeria diana | Diana fritillary |
| Chlosyne nycteis | Silvery checkerspot |
| Euphydryas phaeton | Baltimore checkerspot |
| Junonia coenia | Common buckeye |
| Nymphalis antiopa | Mourning cloak |
| Phyciodes batesii | Tawny crescent |
| Phyciodes tharos | Pearl crescent |
| Polygonia comma | Eastern comma |
| Polygonia faunas | Green comma |
| Polygonia interrogationis | Question mark |
| Polygonia progne | Gray comma |
| Vanessa atalanta | Red admiral |
| Vanessa cardui | Painted lady |
| Vanessa virginiensis | American lady |
| Limenitis archippus | Viceroy |
| Limenitis arthemis | Red-spotted purple |
| Anaea andria | Goatweed leafwing |
| Asterocampa celtis | Hackberry emperor |
| Cercyonis pegala | Common wood-nymph |
| Cyllopsis gemma | Gemmed satyr |
| Enodia anthedon | Northern pearly-eye |
| Hermeuptychia sosybius | Carolina satyr |
| Megisto cymela | Little wood-satyr |
| Satyrodes appalachia | Appalachian brown |
Index
| Superfamily HESPERIOIDEA |
| Family HESPERIIDAE | Skippers |
| Subfamily PYRGINAE |
| Achalarus lyciades | Hoary edge |
| Autochton cellus | Golden-banded skipper |
| Epargyreus clarus | Silver-spotted skipper |
| Erynnis baptisiae | Wild indigo duskywing |
| Erynnis briso | Sleepy duskywing |
| Erynnis horatius | Horace's duskywing |
| Erynnis icelus | Dreamy duskywing |
| Erynnis juvenalis | Juvenal's duskywing |
| Erynnis martialis | Mottled duskywing |
| Pholisora catullus | Common sootywing |
| Pyrgus communis | Common checkered-skipper |
| Thorybes bathyllus | Southern cloudywing |
| Thorybes confusis | Confused cloudywing |
| Thorybes pylades | Northern cloudywing |
| Urbanus proteus | Long-tailed skipper |
| Amblyscirtes aesculapius | Lace-winged roadside-skipper |
| Amblyscirtes hegon | Pepper and salt skipper |
| Amblyscirtes vialis | Common roadside skipper |
| Ancyloxypha numitor | Least skipper |
| Atalopedes campestris | Sachem |
| Atrytonopsis hianna | Dusted skipper |
| Euphyes vestris | Dun skipper |
| Hylephila phyleus | Fiery skipper |
| Lerema accius | Clouded skipper |
| Nastra lherminier | Swarthy skipper |
| Oligoria maculata | Twin-spot skipper |
| Panoquina ocola | Ocola skipper |
| Poanes hobomok | Hobomok skipper |
| Poanes zabulon | Zabulon skipper |
| Polites origenes | Crossline skipper |
| Polites peckius | Peck's skipper |
| Polites themistocles | Tawny-edged skipper |
| Pompeius verna | Little glassywing |
| Wallengrenia egeremet | Northern broken-dash |
| Wallengrenia otho | Southern broken-dash |
Index
References
North American Butterfly Association. 1995. Checklist and English Names of
North American Butterflies. North American Butterfly Association,
Morristown, NJ.
Opler, Paul A. 1992. A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Houghton Mifflin
Company, Boston, MA.
Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Association, 115 Park Headquarters
Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. (423) 436-7318.
Revised 6-15-99.