Checklist and Species Accounts of Vermont Butterflies

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, one new species this year. There have now been 119 species recorded in Vermont.

The Checklist of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea) of Vermont is now comprised of 119 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