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Butterflies and Moths of Orange County, California
Sort method:Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius) Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis) Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius) White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens) Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum) Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)
Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba) Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado) Columbian Skipper (Hesperia columbia) Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti) Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides) Rural Skipper (Ochlodes agricola) Umber Skipper (Poanes melane) Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius) Wandering Skipper (Panoquina errans)Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra) Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Whites (Pierinae)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) California Marble (Euchloe hyantis) Pacific Orangetip (Anthocharis sara) Gray Marble (Anthocharis lanceolata)Sulphurs (Coliadinae)
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Harford's Sulphur (Colias harfordii) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) California Dogface (Zerene eurydice) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise) Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)
Coppers (Lycaeninae)
Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota) Great Copper (Lycaena xanthoides) Gorgon Copper (Lycaena gorgon) Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea) Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)Hairstreaks (Theclinae)
Callophrys perplexa (Callophrys perplexa) Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais grunus) Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis) Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus) California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica) Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus) Gold-hunter's Hairstreak (Satyrium auretorum) Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak (Satyrium tetra) Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)Blues (Polyommatinae)
Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis) Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula) Echo Azure (Celastrina echo) Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) Sonoran Blue (Philotes sonorensis) Bernardino Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes bernardino) Pacific Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes enoptes) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue) (Plebejus melissa) Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus) Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides) Acmon Blue (Plebejus acmon) Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini)Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) Wright's Metalmark (Calephelis wrighti) Behr's Metalmark (Apodemia virgulti)Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Snouts (Libytheinae)
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Queen (Danaus gilippus)Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis) Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
Leanira Checkerspot (Chlosyne leanira) California Patch (Chlosyne californica) Gabb's Checkerspot (Chlosyne gabbii) Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta) Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha) Chalcedon Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus) Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella) American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini) Adelpha californica (Adelpha californica)Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)
Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia) Great Basin Wood Nymph (Cercyonis sthenele)Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)
Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae)
Western sheepmoth (Hemileuca eglanterina) Electra buckmoth (Hemileuca electra)Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)
Walters' saturnia moth (Saturnia walterorum)Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)
Sphinginae (Sphinginae)
Carolina sphinx (Manduca sexta) One-eyed sphinx (Smerinthus cerisyi)Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)
Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)Prominents (Notodontidae)
Clostera apicalis (Clostera apicalis)Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)
Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)
Cisthene deserta (Cisthene deserta) Cisthene dorsimacula (Cisthene dorsimacula) Cisthene faustinula (Cisthene faustinula) Cisthene liberomacula (Cisthene liberomacula) Cisthene perrosea (Cisthene perrosea) Crambidia dusca (Crambidia dusca) Crambidia suffusa (Crambidia suffusa) Lycomorpha grotei (Lycomorpha grotei)Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)
Painted Tiger Moth (Arachnis picta) Ectypia clio (Ectypia clio) Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea) Grammia nevadensis (Grammia nevadensis) Edwards' Glassywing (Hemihyalea edwardsii) Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth (Lophocampa maculata) Mexican Tiger Moth (Notarctia proxima) Vestal Tiger Moth (Spilosoma vestalis)Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis) Brown Ctenucha (Ctenucha brunnea) Ctenucha multifaria (Ctenucha multifaria)Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)
Heliothentine Moths, Flower Moths (Heliothentinae)
Schinia sexplagiata (Schinia sexplagiata)Oecophorid Moths (Oecophoridae)
Depressariine Moths (Depressariinae)
Agonopterix oregonensis (Agonopterix oregonensis) Exaeretia gracilis (Exaeretia gracilis) Exaeretia nechlys (Exaeretia nechlys)Oecophorine Moths (Oecophorinae)
Rectiostoma fernaldella (Rectiostoma fernaldella)Ethmiine Moths (Ethmiinae)
Ethmia arctostaphylella (Ethmia arctostaphylella) Ethmia coquillettella (Ethmia coquillettella) Ethmia discostrigella (Ethmia discostrigella) Ethmia semitenebrella (Ethmia semitenebrella) Pyramidobela angelaurm (Pyramidobela angelaurm)Erebid Moths (Erebidae)
Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)
Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)
