The species profiles provide information on most butterfly species recorded in Vermont. These were written after the first Vermont Butterfly Atlas and will be slowly updated. There are now 117 species known from Vermont.

Taxonomic OrderFamilyCommon NameScientific Name
1PapilionidaeCanadian Tiger SwallowtailPapilio canadensis
2PapilionidaeGiant SwallowtailPapilio cresphontes
3PapilionidaeEastern Tiger SwallowtailPapilio glaucus
4PapilionidaeBlack SwallowtailPapilio polyxenes
5PapilionidaeSpicebush SwallowtailPapilio troilus
6PieridaeLittle YellowPyrisitia lisa
7PieridaeOrange SulphurColias eurytheme
8PieridaePink-edged SulphurColias interior
9PieridaeClouded SulphurColias philodice
10PieridaeCloudless SulphurPhoebis sennae
11PieridaeMustard WhitePieris oleracea
12PieridaeCabbage WhitePieris rapae
13PieridaeWest Virginia WhitePieris virginiensis
14LycaenidaeHarvesterFeniseca tarquinius
15LycaenidaeBog CopperLycaena epixanthe
16LycaenidaeBronze CopperLycaena hyllus
17LycaenidaeAmerican CopperLycaena phlaeas
18LycaenidaeAcadian HairstreakSatyrium acadica
19LycaenidaeBanded HairstreakSatyrium calanus
20LycaenidaeHickory HairstreakSatyrium caryaevorus
21LycaenidaeEdwards' HairstreakSatyrium edwardsii
22LycaenidaeStriped HairstreakSatyrium liparops
23LycaenidaeCoral HairstreakSatyrium titus
24LycaenidaeBrown ElfinCallophrys augustinus
25LycaenidaeJuniper HairstreakCallophrys grynea
26LycaenidaeFrosted ElfinCallophrys lanoraieensis
27LycaenidaeEastern Pine ElfinCallophrys niphon
28LycaenidaeHenry's ElfinCallophrys polia
29LycaenidaeGray HairstreakStrymon melinus
30LycaenidaeWhite-m HairstreakParrhasius m-album
31LycaenidaeEarly HairstreakErora laeta
32LycaenidaeEastern Tailed-BlueCupido comyntas
33LycaenidaeNorthern Spring AzureCelastrina lucia
34LycaenidaeSummer AzureCelastrina neglecta
35LycaenidaeCherry Gall AzureCelastrina serotina
36LycaenidaeSilvery BlueGlaucopsyche lygdamus
37LycaenidaeCommon BluePolyommatus icarus
38NymphalidaeAmerican SnoutLibytheana carinenta
39NymphalidaeMonarchDanaus plexippus
40NymphalidaeVariegated FritillaryEuptoieta claudia
41NymphalidaeMeadow FritillaryBoloria bellona
42NymphalidaeSilver-bordered FritillaryBoloria myrina
43NymphalidaeAphrodite FritillarySpeyeria aphrodite
44NymphalidaeAtlantis FritillarySpeyeria atlantis
45NymphalidaeGreat Spangled FritillarySpeyeria cybele
46NymphalidaeRegal FritillarySpeyeria idalia
47NymphalidaeViceroyLimenitis archippus
48NymphalidaeWhite AdmiralLimenitis arthemis arthemis
49NymphalidaeRed-spotted PurpleLimenitis arthemis astyanax
50NymphalidaeHackberry EmperorAsterocampa celtis
51NymphalidaeTawny EmperorAsterocampa clyton
52NymphalidaeRed AdmiralVanessa atalanta
53NymphalidaePainted LadyVanessa cardui
54NymphalidaeAmerican LadyVanessa virginiensis
55NymphalidaeMilbert's TortoiseshellAglais milberti
56NymphalidaeMourning CloakNymphalis antiopa
57NymphalidaeCalifornia TortoiseshellNymphalis californica
58NymphalidaeCompton TortoiseshellNymphalis j-album
59NymphalidaeEastern CommaPolygonia comma
60NymphalidaeGreen CommaPolygonia faunus
61NymphalidaeQuestion MarkPolygonia interrogationis
62NymphalidaeGray CommaPolygonia progne
63NymphalidaeCommon BuckeyeJunonia coenia
64NymphalidaeBaltimore CheckerspotEuphydryas phaeton
65NymphalidaeHarris's CheckerspotChlosyne harrisii
66NymphalidaeSilvery CheckerspotChlosyne nycteis
67NymphalidaeNorthern CrescentPhyciodes cocyta
68NymphalidaePearl CrescentPhyciodes tharos
69NymphalidaeNorthern Pearly-EyeLethe anthedon
70NymphalidaeAppalachian Eyed BrownLethe appalachia
71NymphalidaeEyed BrownLethe eurydice
72NymphalidaeCommon RingletCoenonympha inornata
73NymphalidaeLittle Wood SatyrMegisto cymela
74NymphalidaeJutta ArcticOeneis jutta balder
75NymphalidaeCommon Wood-NymphCercyonis pegala
76HesperiidaePepper and Salt SkipperAmblyscirtes hegon
77HesperiidaeCommon Roadside-SkipperAmblyscirtes vialis
78HesperiidaeDelaware SkipperAnatrytone logan
79HesperiidaeLeast SkipperAncyloxypha numitor
81HesperiidaeDusted SkipperAtrytonopsis hianna
80HesperiidaeArctic SkipperCarterocephalus palaemon
81HesperiidaeSilver-spotted SkipperEpargyreus clarus
82HesperiidaeWild Indigo DuskywingErynnis baptisiae
83HesperiidaeSleepy DuskywingErynnis brizo
84HesperiidaeHorace's DuskywingErynnis horatius
85HesperiidaeDreamy DuskywingErynnis icelus
86HesperiidaeJuvenal's DuskywingErynnis juvenalis
87HesperiidaePersius DuskywingErynnis persius
88HesperiidaeTwo-spotted SkipperEuphyes bimacula
89HesperiidaeBlack DashEuphyes conspicua
90HesperiidaeDion SkipperEuphyes dion
91HesperiidaeDun SkipperEuphyes vestris
94HesperiidaeCommon Branded SkipperHesperia comma
95HesperiidaeLeonard's SkipperHesperia leonardus
96HesperiidaeCobweb SkipperHesperia metea
97HesperiidaeIndian SkipperHesperia sassacus
98HesperiidaeFiery SkipperHylephila phyleus
99HesperiidaeCommon SootywingPholisora catullus
100HesperiidaeHobomok SkipperPoanes hobomok
101HesperiidaeMulberry WingPoanes massasoit
102HesperiidaeBroad-winged SkipperPoanes viator
103HesperiidaeLong Dash SkipperPolites mystic
104HesperiidaeCrossline SkipperPolites origenes
105HesperiidaePeck's SkipperPolites peckius
106HesperiidaeTawny-edged SkipperPolites themistocles
107HesperiidaeLittle GlassywingPompeius verna
108HesperiidaeCommon Checkered-SkipperPyrgus communis
109HesperiidaeSouthern CloudywingThorybes bathyllus
110HesperiidaeNorthern CloudywingThorybes pylades
111HesperiidaeEuropean SkipperThymelicus lineola
112HesperiidaeLong-tailed SkipperUrbanus proteus
113HesperiidaeNorthern Broken-DashWallengrenia egeremet