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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 updated at the end of June 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 11 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 118 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 still view the species accounts from the first atlas.

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

updated Jan 2024

Checklist of Vermont Butterflies

Checklist of Vermont Butterflies

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