California
Butterfly Checklist
SWALLOWTAILS
Family Papilionidae
Pipevine Swallowtail
”Desert” Black Swallowtail
"Baird's” Old World Swallowtail
Anise Swallowtail
India Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Western Tiger
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Pale Swallowtail
WHITES AND SULPHURS Family Pieridae
Whites
Subfamily Pierinae
Pine White
Becker's White
Spring White
Checkered White
Cabbage White
Pearly Marble
"California” Pearly Marble
"Desert” Pearly Marble
Desert Orangetip
Sara Orangetip
"Pacific” Sara Orangetip
"Thoosa” Sara Orangetip
Gray Marble
Sulphurs Subfamily Coliadinae
Clouded Sulphur
Orange Sulphur
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Harfords)
California Dogface
Southern Dogface
Cloudless Sulphur
Large Orange Sulphur
Mexican Yellow
Sleepy Orange
Dainty Sulphur
GOSSAMER-WING BUTTERFLIES
Family Lycaenidae
Coppers Subfamily Lycaeninae
Tailed Copper
Great Copper
Gorgon Copper
Blue Copper
Purplish Copper
Hermes Copper
Hairstreaks Subfamily Theclinae
Golden Hairstreak
Great Purple Hairstreak
Silver-banded Hairstreak
Behr's Hairstreak
California Hairstreak
Sylvan Hairstreak
Gold-hunter's Hairstreak
Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak
Hedgerow Hairstreak
Bramble Hairstreak
Sheridan's Hairstreak
Brown Elfin
Desert Elfin
Moss' Elfin
Western Pine Elfin
Thicket Hairstreak
Juniper Hairstreak
"Siva” Juniper Hairstreak
"Nelson's” Juniper Hairstreak
"Loki” Juniper Hairstreak
"Thorne's”
Juniper Hairstreak
Gray Hairstreak
Avalon Scrub-Hairstreak
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Leda Ministreak
Blues
Subfamily Polyommatinae
Western Pygmy Blue
Marine Blue
Ceraunus Blue
Reakirt's Blue
Western Tailed-Blue
Spring Azure
Sonoran Blue
Square-spotted Blue
”Bernardino” Square‑spotted Blue
El Segundo Blue
Ellis' Square-spotted Blue
Dotted Blue
”Pacific” Dotted Blue
”Mojave” Dotted Blue
”Dammer's” Dotted Blue
Rita Blue
Small Blue
Arrowhead Blue
Silvery Blue
Palos Verdes Blued
Melissa Blue
Greenish Blue
San Emigdio Blue
Boisduval's Blue
Acmon Blue
Lupine Blue
Veined Blue
METALMARKS Family Riodinidae
Fatal Metalmark
Wright's Metalmark
Mormon Metalmark
Palmer's Metalmark
BRUSHFOOTED BUTTERFLIES Family Nymphalidae
Snouts
Subfamily Libytheinae
American Snout
Heliconians and Fritillaries Subfamily Heliconiinae
Gulf Fritillary
Variegated Fritillary
Coronis Fritillary
Unsilvered Fritillary
Callippe Fritillary
Great Basin Fritillary
Hydaspe Fritillary
Pacific Fritillary
True
Brushfoots Subfamily Nymphalinae
Leanira Checkerspot
California Patch
Bordered Patch
Northern Checkerspot
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Gabb's Checkerspot
Tiny Checkerspot
Phaon Crescent
Pearl Crescent
Mylitta Crescent
Variable Checkerspot
Edith's Checkerspot
Quino Checkcrspot
Satyr Comma
Hoary Comma
California Tortoiseshell
Mourning Cloak
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
American Lady
Painted Lady
West Coast Lady
Red Admiral
Common Buckeye
Tropical Buckeye
Admirals and Relatives Subfamily Limenitidinae
Viceroy
Lorquin's Admiral
California Sister
Satyrs
Subfamily Satyrinae
Common Ringlet
Great Basin Wood-Nymph
Monarchs Subfamily Danainae
Monarch
Queen
SKIPPERS Family Hesperiidae
Spread-Wing Skippers Subfamily Pyrginae
Silver-spotted Skipper
Hammock Skipper
Northern Cloudywing
Golden-headed Scallopwing
Arizona powered-Skipper
Sleepy Duskywing
Propertius Duskywing
Mournful Duskywing
Pacuvius Duskywing
Funereal Duskywing
Afranius Duskywing
Two-handed Checkered-Skipper
Laguna Mountain Skipper
Small Checkered-Skipper
Common Checkered-Skipper
White Checkered-Skipper
Erichson's White-Skipper
Northern White-Skipper
Common Sootywing
Mojave Sootywing
Saltbush Sootywing
Grass-Skippers Subfamily Hesperiinae
Julia's Skipper
Orange Skipperling
Fiery Skipper
Alkali Skipper
Juba Skipper
Common Branded Skipper
Pahaska Skipper
Columbian Skipper
Lindsey's Skipper
Carus Skipper
Sandhill Skipper
Sonoran Skipper
Sachem
Woodland Skipper
Rural Skipper
Umber Skipper
Dun Skipper
Eufala Skipper
Brazilian Skipper
Wandering Skipper
Giant-Skippers Subfamily Megathyminae
Arizona Giant-Skipper
California Giant-Skipper
Mojave Giant-Skipper
Yucca Giant-Skipper
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