Checklist 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 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 117 species recorded in Vermont.

The Checklist of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea) of Vermont is now comprised of 117 species in 5 families (Family:no. species= Hesperiidae 37, Lycaenidae 26, Nymphalidae 44, Papilionidae 6, Pieridae 8). 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