The species profiles provide information on most butterfly species recorded in Vermont. These were written after the first Vermont Butterfly Atlas and will be slowly updated. There are now 117 species known from Vermont.
| Taxonomic Order | Family | Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papilionidae | Canadian Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio canadensis |
| 2 | Papilionidae | Giant Swallowtail | Papilio cresphontes |
| 3 | Papilionidae | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio glaucus |
| 4 | Papilionidae | Black Swallowtail | Papilio polyxenes |
| 5 | Papilionidae | Spicebush Swallowtail | Papilio troilus |
| 6 | Pieridae | Little Yellow | Pyrisitia lisa |
| 7 | Pieridae | Orange Sulphur | Colias eurytheme |
| 8 | Pieridae | Pink-edged Sulphur | Colias interior |
| 9 | Pieridae | Clouded Sulphur | Colias philodice |
| 10 | Pieridae | Cloudless Sulphur | Phoebis sennae |
| 11 | Pieridae | Mustard White | Pieris oleracea |
| 12 | Pieridae | Cabbage White | Pieris rapae |
| 13 | Pieridae | West Virginia White | Pieris virginiensis |
| 14 | Lycaenidae | Harvester | Feniseca tarquinius |
| 15 | Lycaenidae | Bog Copper | Lycaena epixanthe |
| 16 | Lycaenidae | Bronze Copper | Lycaena hyllus |
| 17 | Lycaenidae | American Copper | Lycaena phlaeas |
| 18 | Lycaenidae | Acadian Hairstreak | Satyrium acadica |
| 19 | Lycaenidae | Banded Hairstreak | Satyrium calanus |
| 20 | Lycaenidae | Hickory Hairstreak | Satyrium caryaevorus |
| 21 | Lycaenidae | Edwards' Hairstreak | Satyrium edwardsii |
| 22 | Lycaenidae | Striped Hairstreak | Satyrium liparops |
| 23 | Lycaenidae | Coral Hairstreak | Satyrium titus |
| 24 | Lycaenidae | Brown Elfin | Callophrys augustinus |
| 25 | Lycaenidae | Juniper Hairstreak | Callophrys grynea |
| 26 | Lycaenidae | Frosted Elfin | Callophrys lanoraieensis |
| 27 | Lycaenidae | Eastern Pine Elfin | Callophrys niphon |
| 28 | Lycaenidae | Henry's Elfin | Callophrys polia |
| 29 | Lycaenidae | Gray Hairstreak | Strymon melinus |
| 30 | Lycaenidae | White-m Hairstreak | Parrhasius m-album |
| 31 | Lycaenidae | Early Hairstreak | Erora laeta |
| 32 | Lycaenidae | Eastern Tailed-Blue | Cupido comyntas |
| 33 | Lycaenidae | Northern Spring Azure | Celastrina lucia |
| 34 | Lycaenidae | Summer Azure | Celastrina neglecta |
| 35 | Lycaenidae | Cherry Gall Azure | Celastrina serotina |
| 36 | Lycaenidae | Silvery Blue | Glaucopsyche lygdamus |
| 37 | Lycaenidae | Common Blue | Polyommatus icarus |
| 38 | Nymphalidae | American Snout | Libytheana carinenta |
| 39 | Nymphalidae | Monarch | Danaus plexippus |
| 40 | Nymphalidae | Variegated Fritillary | Euptoieta claudia |
| 41 | Nymphalidae | Meadow Fritillary | Boloria bellona |
| 42 | Nymphalidae | Silver-bordered Fritillary | Boloria myrina |
| 43 | Nymphalidae | Aphrodite Fritillary | Speyeria aphrodite |
| 44 | Nymphalidae | Atlantis Fritillary | Speyeria atlantis |
| 45 | Nymphalidae | Great Spangled Fritillary | Speyeria cybele |
| 46 | Nymphalidae | Regal Fritillary | Speyeria idalia |
| 47 | Nymphalidae | Viceroy | Limenitis archippus |
| 48 | Nymphalidae | White Admiral | Limenitis arthemis arthemis |
| 49 | Nymphalidae | Red-spotted Purple | Limenitis arthemis astyanax |
| 50 | Nymphalidae | Hackberry Emperor | Asterocampa celtis |
| 51 | Nymphalidae | Tawny Emperor | Asterocampa clyton |
| 52 | Nymphalidae | Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta |
| 53 | Nymphalidae | Painted Lady | Vanessa cardui |
| 54 | Nymphalidae | American Lady | Vanessa virginiensis |
| 55 | Nymphalidae | Milbert's Tortoiseshell | Aglais milberti |
| 56 | Nymphalidae | Mourning Cloak | Nymphalis antiopa |
| 57 | Nymphalidae | California Tortoiseshell | Nymphalis californica |
| 58 | Nymphalidae | Compton Tortoiseshell | Nymphalis j-album |
| 59 | Nymphalidae | Eastern Comma | Polygonia comma |
| 60 | Nymphalidae | Green Comma | Polygonia faunus |
| 61 | Nymphalidae | Question Mark | Polygonia interrogationis |
| 62 | Nymphalidae | Gray Comma | Polygonia progne |
| 63 | Nymphalidae | Common Buckeye | Junonia coenia |
| 64 | Nymphalidae | Baltimore Checkerspot | Euphydryas phaeton |
| 65 | Nymphalidae | Harris's Checkerspot | Chlosyne harrisii |
| 66 | Nymphalidae | Silvery Checkerspot | Chlosyne nycteis |
| 67 | Nymphalidae | Northern Crescent | Phyciodes cocyta |
| 68 | Nymphalidae | Pearl Crescent | Phyciodes tharos |
| 69 | Nymphalidae | Northern Pearly-Eye | Lethe anthedon |
| 70 | Nymphalidae | Appalachian Eyed Brown | Lethe appalachia |
| 71 | Nymphalidae | Eyed Brown | Lethe eurydice |
| 72 | Nymphalidae | Common Ringlet | Coenonympha inornata |
| 73 | Nymphalidae | Little Wood Satyr | Megisto cymela |
| 74 | Nymphalidae | Jutta Arctic | Oeneis jutta balder |
| 75 | Nymphalidae | Common Wood-Nymph | Cercyonis pegala |
| 76 | Hesperiidae | Pepper and Salt Skipper | Amblyscirtes hegon |
| 77 | Hesperiidae | Common Roadside-Skipper | Amblyscirtes vialis |
| 78 | Hesperiidae | Delaware Skipper | Anatrytone logan |
| 79 | Hesperiidae | Least Skipper | Ancyloxypha numitor |
| 81 | Hesperiidae | Dusted Skipper | Atrytonopsis hianna |
| 80 | Hesperiidae | Arctic Skipper | Carterocephalus palaemon |
| 81 | Hesperiidae | Silver-spotted Skipper | Epargyreus clarus |
| 82 | Hesperiidae | Wild Indigo Duskywing | Erynnis baptisiae |
| 83 | Hesperiidae | Sleepy Duskywing | Erynnis brizo |
| 84 | Hesperiidae | Horace's Duskywing | Erynnis horatius |
| 85 | Hesperiidae | Dreamy Duskywing | Erynnis icelus |
| 86 | Hesperiidae | Juvenal's Duskywing | Erynnis juvenalis |
| 87 | Hesperiidae | Persius Duskywing | Erynnis persius |
| 88 | Hesperiidae | Two-spotted Skipper | Euphyes bimacula |
| 89 | Hesperiidae | Black Dash | Euphyes conspicua |
| 90 | Hesperiidae | Dion Skipper | Euphyes dion |
| 91 | Hesperiidae | Dun Skipper | Euphyes vestris |
| 94 | Hesperiidae | Common Branded Skipper | Hesperia comma |
| 95 | Hesperiidae | Leonard's Skipper | Hesperia leonardus |
| 96 | Hesperiidae | Cobweb Skipper | Hesperia metea |
| 97 | Hesperiidae | Indian Skipper | Hesperia sassacus |
| 98 | Hesperiidae | Fiery Skipper | Hylephila phyleus |
| 99 | Hesperiidae | Common Sootywing | Pholisora catullus |
| 100 | Hesperiidae | Hobomok Skipper | Poanes hobomok |
| 101 | Hesperiidae | Mulberry Wing | Poanes massasoit |
| 102 | Hesperiidae | Broad-winged Skipper | Poanes viator |
| 103 | Hesperiidae | Long Dash Skipper | Polites mystic |
| 104 | Hesperiidae | Crossline Skipper | Polites origenes |
| 105 | Hesperiidae | Peck's Skipper | Polites peckius |
| 106 | Hesperiidae | Tawny-edged Skipper | Polites themistocles |
| 107 | Hesperiidae | Little Glassywing | Pompeius verna |
| 108 | Hesperiidae | Common Checkered-Skipper | Pyrgus communis |
| 109 | Hesperiidae | Southern Cloudywing | Thorybes bathyllus |
| 110 | Hesperiidae | Northern Cloudywing | Thorybes pylades |
| 111 | Hesperiidae | European Skipper | Thymelicus lineola |
| 112 | Hesperiidae | Long-tailed Skipper | Urbanus proteus |
| 113 | Hesperiidae | Northern Broken-Dash | Wallengrenia egeremet |
