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Butterflies and Moths of Alameda County, California

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Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

 Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
 Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
 Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius)
 Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)
 Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
 Two-banded Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis)
 Small Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura)
 Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
 Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)
 Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

 Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
 Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)
 Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
 Columbian Skipper (Hesperia columbia)
 Lindsey's Skipper (Hesperia lindseyi)
 Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
 Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti)
 Sonora Skipper (Polites sonora)
 Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
 Rural Skipper (Ochlodes agricola)
 Umber Skipper (Poanes melane)
 Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
 Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)

Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Papilioninae)

 Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
 Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
 Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
 Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
 Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

Whites (Pierinae)

 Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
 Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)
 Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
 Margined White (Pieris marginalis)
 Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
 Pacific Orangetip (Anthocharis sara)

Sulphurs (Coliadinae)

 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
 California Dogface (Zerene eurydice)
 Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
 Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)

Coppers (Lycaeninae)

 Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota)
 Great Copper (Lycaena xanthoides)
 Gorgon Copper (Lycaena gorgon)
 Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)

Hairstreaks (Theclinae)

 Callophrys perplexa (Callophrys perplexa)
 Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais grunus)
 Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
 Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis)
 Muir's Hairstreak (Callophrys muiri)
 Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
 Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
 Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
 Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
 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)

Blues (Polyommatinae)

 Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
 Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)
 Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
 Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula)
 Echo Azure (Celastrina echo)
 Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
 Sonoran Blue (Philotes sonorensis)
 Pacific Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes enoptes)
 Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
 Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides)
 Acmon Blue (Plebejus acmon)

Metalmarks (Riodinidae)

 Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)

 Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Longwings (Heliconiinae)

 Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
 Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
 Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)

True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

 Leanira Checkerspot (Chlosyne leanira)
 Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
 Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
 Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella)
 Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)
 Chalcedon Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
 Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
 Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
 Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
 Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
 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)

 Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)
 Adelpha californica (Adelpha californica)

Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)

 Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
 Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
 Great Basin Wood Nymph (Cercyonis sthenele)

Thyatirid Moths (Thyatiridae)

Thyatirine Moths (Thyatirinae)

 Euthyatira semicircularis (Euthyatira semicircularis)

Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)

Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)

 Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
 Ceanothus silkmoth (Hyalophora euryalus)

Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)

Sphinginae (Sphinginae)

 Carolina sphinx (Manduca sexta)
 One-eyed sphinx (Smerinthus cerisyi)

Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)

 Pacific green sphinx (Arctonotus lucidus)
 Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
 Spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae)
 White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)
 Clark's sphinx (Proserpinus clarkiae)

Prominents (Notodontidae)

 Clostera apicalis (Clostera apicalis)
 Gray Furcula (Furcula cinerea)
 Black-rimmed Prominent (Pheosia rimosa)
 California Oakworm (Phryganidia californica)

Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)

Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)

 Cisthene deserta (Cisthene deserta)
 Cisthene faustinula (Cisthene faustinula)

Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)

 Painted Tiger Moth (Arachnis picta)
 Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea)
 Ornate Tiger Moth (Grammia ornata)
 Edwards' Glassywing (Hemihyalea edwardsii)
 Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea)
 Kodiosoma fulvum (Kodiosoma fulvum)
 Leptarctia californiae (Leptarctia californiae)
 Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth (Lophocampa maculata)
 Lophocampa sobrina (Lophocampa sobrina)
 Wandering Tiger Moth (Spilosoma vagans)
 Vestal Tiger Moth (Spilosoma vestalis)
 Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix)

Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)

 Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)
 Ctenucha multifaria (Ctenucha multifaria)

Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)

Heliothentine Moths, Flower Moths (Heliothentinae)

 Schinia oleagina (Schinia oleagina)

Oecophorid Moths (Oecophoridae)

Depressariine Moths (Depressariinae)

 Agonopterix alstroemeriana (Agonopterix alstroemeriana)
 Agonopterix argillacea (Agonopterix argillacea)
 Agonopterix chrautis (Agonopterix chrautis)
 Agonopterix clarkei (Agonopterix clarkei)
 Agonopterix fusciterminella (Agonopterix fusciterminella)
 Agonopterix nervosa (Agonopterix nervosa)
 Agonopterix oregonensis (Agonopterix oregonensis)
 Agonopterix rosaciliella (Agonopterix rosaciliella)
 Apachea barbarella (Apachea barbarella)
 Depressaria betina (Depressaria betina)
 Exaeretia gracilis (Exaeretia gracilis)
 Exaeretia nechlys (Exaeretia nechlys)

Oecophorine Moths (Oecophorinae)

 Batia lunaris (Batia lunaris)
 Borkhausenia nefrax (Borkhausenia nefrax)
 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella)
 Esperia sulphurella (Esperia sulphurella)
 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella)
 Polix coloradella (Polix coloradella)
 Rectiostoma fernaldella (Rectiostoma fernaldella)

Ethmiine Moths (Ethmiinae)

 Ethmia albitogata (Ethmia albitogata)
 Ethmia arctostaphylella (Ethmia arctostaphylella)
 Ethmia plagiobothrae (Ethmia plagiobothrae)
 Pyramidobela angelaurm (Pyramidobela angelaurm)

Crambids (Crambidae)

Pyraustine Moths (Pyraustinae)

 Genista Broom Moth (Uresiphita reversalis)

Erebid Moths (Erebidae)

Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)

 Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)