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Butterflies and Moths of Somerset County, New Jersey

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Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
 Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
 Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
 Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
 Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
 Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
 Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
 Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
 Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
 Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
 Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

 Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
 Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
 European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
 Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
 Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
 Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)
 Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
 Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
 Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
 Long Dash (Polites mystic)
 Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
 Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
 Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)
 Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
 Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
 Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
 Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit)
 Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
 Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)
 Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
 Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)

Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Papilioninae)

 Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
 Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
 Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

Whites (Pierinae)

 Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
 Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)

Sulphurs (Coliadinae)

 Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
 Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
 Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)

Coppers (Lycaeninae)

 American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Hairstreaks (Theclinae)

 Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
 Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
 Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
 Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
 Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
 Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
 White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)

Blues (Polyommatinae)

 Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
 Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
 Appalachian Azure (Celastrina neglecta-major)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Snouts (Libytheinae)

 American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)

 Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Longwings (Heliconiinae)

 Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
 Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
 Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
 Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
 Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
 Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)

True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

 Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
 Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
 Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
 Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
 Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
 Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
 Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
 Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
 Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
 American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)

 Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis)
 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
 Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Emperors (Apaturinae)

 Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
 Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)

 Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)
 Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)
 Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
 Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
 Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)

Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)

Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae)

 Io moth (Automeris io)

Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)

 Luna moth (Actias luna)
 Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)

Royal Moths (Citheroniinae)

 Rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)

Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)

Sphinginae (Sphinginae)

 Walnut sphinx (Amorpha juglandis)
 Waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa)
 Huckleberry sphinx (Paonias astylus)
 Blinded sphinx (Paonias excaecata)
 Small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops)
 Wild cherry sphinx (Sphinx drupiferarum)
 Apple sphinx (Sphinx gordius)

Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)

 Azalea Sphinx (Darapsa choerilus (pholus))
 Lettered sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum)
 Pandorus sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus)
 Slender clearwing (Hemaris gracilis)
 Hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)

Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)

Forester Moths (Agaristinae)

 Pearly Wood-nymph (Eudryas unio)

Zygaenids (Zygaenidae)

Procridinids (Procridinae)

 Orange-patched Smoky Moth (Pyromorpha dimidiata)