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Butterfly taxonomy is a work in progress, and the last few years have seen some far reaching taxonomic changes that have affected many of the species found in Vermont. The Vermont Butterfly Atlas follows the Butterflies of America checklist, which was recently updated with many changes brought by new publications.

The 1995 checklist of Vermont Lepidoptera listed 89 butterfly species in 48 genera, with two new butterfly species recorded for Vermont. The first Vermont Butterfly Atlas added 10 species to the Vermont checklist. Keen observers added four species since the first atlas, and so far, four new species have been added during the Second Vermont Butterfly Atlas.

The Checklist of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea) of Vermont is now comprised of 120 species in 5 families. Nomenclature follows: Warren, A. D., K. J. Davis, E. M. Stangeland, J. P. Pelham, K. R. Willmott & N. V. Grishin (2023) Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies (North and South America) 23-VI-2023 https://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/index.html.

You can view the species accounts from the first atlas.
Conservation rankings: definitions of Global and State Rankings
Explanation of Wildlife Action Plan and Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) in Vermont

Checklist of Vermont Butterflies

Taxonomic Order	Family	Common Name (Species Account)	Scientific Name	Global Rank	VT Rank	VT SGCN	Non-Native
1	Papilionidae	Pipevine Swallowtail	Battus philenor	G5	SNA
2	Papilionidae	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	G5	S5
3	Papilionidae	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Pterourus canadensis	G5	S5
4	Papilionidae	Midsummer Tiger Swallowtail	Pterourus solstitius		SNA
5	Papilionidae	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Pterourus glaucus	G5	S3S4
6	Papilionidae	Spicebush Swallowtail	Pterourus troilus	G5	S1
7	Papilionidae	Eastern Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	G5	S5
8	Pieridae	Little Yellow	Pyrisitia lisa	G5	SNA
9	Pieridae	Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice	G5	S5
10	Pieridae	Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme	G5	S5
11	Pieridae	Pink-edged Sulphur	Colias interior	G5	S3
12	Pieridae	Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae	G5	SNA
13	Pieridae	Mustard White	Pieris oleracea	G5	S4S5
14	Pieridae	West Virginia White	Pieris virginiensis	G4	S3S4	SGCN
15	Pieridae	Cabbage White	Pieris rapae	G5	SNA		Yes
16	Lycaenidae	Harvester	Feniseca tarquinius	G5	S4
17	Lycaenidae	American Copper	Lycaena hypophlaeas	G5	S5
18	Lycaenidae	Bronze Copper	Tharsalea hyllus	G5	S5
19	Lycaenidae	Bog Copper	Tharsalea epixanthe	G4G5	S2	SGCN
20	Lycaenidae	Acadian Hairstreak	Satyrium acadica	G5	S5
21	Lycaenidae	Coral Hairstreak	Satyrium titus	G5	S5
22	Lycaenidae	Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus	G5	S5
23	Lycaenidae	Hickory Hairstreak	Satyrium caryaevorus	G4	S3
24	Lycaenidae	Edward's Hairstreak	Satyrium edwardsii	G4	S1
25	Lycaenidae	Striped Hairstreak	Satyrium liparops	G5	S5
26	Lycaenidae	Northern Oak Hairstreak	Satyrium favonius ontario	G5T4	SNA
27	Lycaenidae	Juniper Hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus	G5	S3
28	Lycaenidae	Brown Elfin	Callophrys augustinus	G5	S3
29	Lycaenidae	Frosted Elfin	Callophrys irus	G2G3	S1
30	Lycaenidae	Henry's Elfin	Callophrys henrici	G5	SU
31	Lycaenidae	Bog Elfin	Callophrys lanoraieensis	G4G5	S1
32	Lycaenidae	Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon	G5	S5
33	Lycaenidae	Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	G5	S2S3
34	Lycaenidae	Red-banded Hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops	G5	SNA
35	Lycaenidae	White-M Hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album	G5	SNA
36	Lycaenidae	Early Hairstreak	Erora laeta	G2G3	S2	SGCN
37	Lycaenidae	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Cupido comyntas	G5	S5
38	Lycaenidae	Lucia Azure	Celastrina lucia	G5	S5
39	Lycaenidae	Cherry Gall Azure	Celastrina serotina	G5	S4
40	Lycaenidae	Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	G5	S5
41	Lycaenidae	Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	G5	S5
42	Lycaenidae	European Common Blue	Polyommatus icarus	G5	SNA		Yes
43	Nymphalidae	American Snout	Libytheana carinenta	G5	SNA
44	Nymphalidae	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	G4	S1S3B	SGCN
45	Nymphalidae	Gulf Fritillary	Dione incarnata	G5	SNA
46	Nymphalidae	Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	G5	SNA
47	Nymphalidae	Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria myrina	G5	S5
48	Nymphalidae	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona	G5	S5
49	Nymphalidae	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynnis cybele	G5	S5
50	Nymphalidae	Aphrodite Friitllary	Argynnis aphrodite	G5	S5
51	Nymphalidae	Regal Fritillary	Argynnis idalia	G3	SX	SGCN
52	Nymphalidae	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynnis atlantis	G5	S5
53	Nymphalidae	American White Admiral	Limenitis arthemis	G5	S5
54	Nymphalidae	Viceroy	Limenitis archippus	G5	S5
55	Nymphalidae	Hackberry Emperor	Asterocampa celtis	G5	S1S2	SGCN
56	Nymphalidae	Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton	G5	S1S2	SGCN
57	Nymphalidae	American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	G5	S5
58	Nymphalidae	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	G4G5	S5
59	Nymphalidae	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	G5	S5
60	Nymphalidae	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Aglais milberti	G5	S5
61	Nymphalidae	European Peacock	Aglais io	G5	SNA		Yes
62	Nymphalidae	Compton's Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis l-album	G5	S5
63	Nymphalidae	California Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis californica	G5	SNA
64	Nymphalidae	Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa	G5	S5
65	Nymphalidae	Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	G5	S5
66	Nymphalidae	Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma	G5	S5
67	Nymphalidae	Gray Comma	Polygonia progne	G5	S5
68	Nymphalidae	Green Comma	Polygonia faunus	G5	S5
69	Nymphalidae	Northern Buckeye	Junonia coenia	G5	SNA
70	Nymphalidae	Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton	G4	S4
71	Nymphalidae	Silvery Checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis	G5	S1
72	Nymphalidae	Harris's Checkerspot	Chlosyne harrisii	G4	S4
73	Nymphalidae	Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos	G4G5	S5
74	Nymphalidae	Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	G5	S5
75	Nymphalidae	Diminutor Crescent	Phyciodes diminutor	GU	SNA
76	Nymphalidae	Northern Pearly-eye	Lethe anthedon	G4	S4
77	Nymphalidae	Eyed Brown	Lethe eurydice	G4	S4
78	Nymphalidae	Appalachian Brown	Lethe appalachia	G5	S1S2
79	Nymphalidae	Common Ringlet	Coenonympha california	G5	S5
80	Nymphalidae	Little Wood-Satyr	Megisto cymela	G5	S5
81	Nymphalidae	Jutta Arctic	Oeneis jutta	G5	S1	SGCN
82	Nymphalidae	Common Wood-nymph	Cercyonis pegala	G5	S5
83	Hesperiidae	Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus	G5	S5
84	Hesperiidae	Long-tailed Skipper	Urbanus proteus	G5	SNA
85	Hesperiidae	Northern Cloudywing	Thorybes pylades	G5	S5
86	Hesperiidae	Common Sootywing	Pholisora catullus	G5	S1
87	Hesperiidae	Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus	G5	S5
88	Hesperiidae	Juvenal's Duskywing	Gesta juvenalis	G5	S5
89	Hesperiidae	Horace's Duskywing	Gesta horatius	G5	SU
90	Hesperiidae	Wild Indigo Duskywing	Gesta baptisiae	G5	S5
91	Hesperiidae	Columbine Duskywing	Gesta lucilius	G5	SU
92	Hesperiidae	Persius Duskywing	Gesta persius	G5	SH
93	Hesperiidae	Common Checkered-Skipper	Burnsius communis	G5	SNA
94	Hesperiidae	Arctic Skipperling	Carterocephalus mandan	G5	S5
95	Hesperiidae	Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor	G5	S5
96	Hesperiidae	European Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	G5	SNA		Yes
97	Hesperiidae	Pepper and Salt Skipper	Amblyscirtes hegon	G5	S4
98	Hesperiidae	Common Roadside-Skipper	Amblyscirtes vialis	G5	S4
99	Hesperiidae	Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	G5	SNA
100	Hesperiidae	Common Branded Skipper	Hesperia colorado laurentina	G5	S4
101	Hesperiidae	Leonard's Skipper	Hesperia leonardus	G4	S4
102	Hesperiidae	Cobweb Skipper	Hesperia metea	G4	S1	SGCN
103	Hesperiidae	Sassacus Skipper	Hesperia sassacus	G5	S5
104	Hesperiidae	Peck's Skipper	Polites coras	G5	S5
105	Hesperiidae	Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	G5	S5
106	Hesperiidae	Crossline Skipper	Limochores origenes	G5	S3
107	Hesperiidae	Long Dash	Limochores mystic	G5	S5
108	Hesperiidae	Northern Broken-Dash	Polites egeremet	G5	S5
109	Hesperiidae	Little Glassywing	Vernia verna	G5	S5
110	Hesperiidae	Huron Sachem	Atalopedes huron	G5
111	Hesperiidae	Hobomok Skipper	Lon Hobomok	G5	S5
112	Hesperiidae	Zabulon Skipper	Lon Zabulon	G5
113	Hesperiidae	Mulberrywing	Poanes massasoit	G4	S2	SGCN
114	Hesperiidae	Broad-winged Skipper	Poanes viator	G5	S2S3
115	Hesperiidae	Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan	G5	S5
116	Hesperiidae	Black Dash	Euphyes conspicua	G4G5	S1	SGCN
117	Hesperiidae	Dion Skipper	Euphyes dion	G5	S2	SGCN
118	Hesperiidae	Two-spotted Skipper	Euphyes bimacula	G4	S1S2	SGCN
119	Hesperiidae	Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris	G5	S5
120	Hesperiidae	Dusted Skipper	Atrytonopsis hianna	G4G5	S1	SGCN

Checklist and Species Accounts of Vermont Butterflies

Checklist of Vermont Butterflies

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