The species profiles provide information on each of the 115 butterfly species recorded in Vermont.
Taxonomic Order | Family | Common Name | Scientific Name |
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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 |