NABA Middle Tennessee Chapter

TENNESSEE BUTTERFLY CHECKLIST

CHECKLIST OF TENNESSEE BUTTERFLIES

  1. Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
  2. Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
  3. Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
  4. Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
  5. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
  6. Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
  7. Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
  8. West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)
  9. Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
  10. Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)
  11. Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)
  12. Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
  13. Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
  14. Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia)
  15. Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
  16. Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)
  17. Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
  18. Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
  19. Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
  20. Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
  21. Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
  22. American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
  23. Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
  24. Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
  25. Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
  26. White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)
  27. Oak Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius)
  28. Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
  29. Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
  30. Edwards’ Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
  31. Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
  32. ‘Olive’ Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus gryneus)
  33. Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)
  34. Henry’s Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
  35. Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
  36. Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
  37. Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
  38. Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
  39. Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
  40. Appalachian Azure (Celastrina neglectamajor)
  41. Dusky Azure [Celastrina nigra (=ebinina)]
  42. Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
  43. Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
  44. Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
  45. Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
  46. Diana Fritillary (Speyeria diana)
  47. Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
  48. Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeris aphrodite)
  49. Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
  50. Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
  51. Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
  52. Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)
  53. Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
  54. Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
  55. Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
  56. Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
  57. Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
  58. Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
  59. Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
  60. American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
  61. Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
  62. Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
  63. American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
  64. Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
  65. Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
  66. Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
  67. Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
  68. Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
  69. Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
  70. Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
  71. Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
  72. Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon)
  73. Southern Pearly-eye (Enodia portlandia)
  74. Creole Pearly-eye (Enodia creola)
  75. Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
  76. Little Wood-Satyr (Megisto cymela)
  77. Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
  78. Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
  79. Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
  80. Golden Banded-Skipper (Autochton cellus)
  81. Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
  82. Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
  83. Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
  84. Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
  85. Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
  86. Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
  87. Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
  88. Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
  89. Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
  90. Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
  91. Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
  92. Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
  93. Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)
  94. Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
  95. Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
  96. Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
  97. Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
  98. Hayhurst’s Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
  99. Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
  100. Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
  101. European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
  102. Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
  103. Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
  104. Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
  105. Leonard’s Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
  106. Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
  107. Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)
  108. Peck’s Skipper (Polites peckius)
  109. Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
  110. Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
  111. Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
  112. Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
  113. Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
  114. Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
  115. Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
  116. Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
  117. Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
  118. Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
  119. Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
  120. Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl)
  121. Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
  122. Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius)
  123. Reversed Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes carolina)
  124. Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)
  125. Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
  126. Linda’s Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes linda)
  127. Bell’s Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)
  128. Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
  129. Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
  130. Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)

2 Responses to “TENNESSEE BUTTERFLY CHECKLIST”

BING wrote on September 2, 2007

Where can I see a picture of all the Tenn. butterflies?

Carter wrote on September 2, 2007

The best place to see photos for all/most TN butterflies is here:

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/map?x=234&y=133&_fc=1

Unfortunately, they haven’t displayed all the photos on a single page, so you’ll have to click on the name of each species to see its photo.

Hope that helps, and great question!

~Carter

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