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Butterflies and Moths of Utah

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Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
 Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo)
 Short-tailed Skipper (Zestusa dorus)
 Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
 Mexican Cloudywing (Thorybes mexicana)
 Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
 Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
 Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus)
 Meridian Duskywing (Erynnis meridianus)
 Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
 Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius)
 Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
 Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)
 Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
 Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae)
 Two-banded Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis)
 Mountain Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus xanthus)
 Small Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura)
 Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
 White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens)
 Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)
 Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
 Mohave Sootywing (Hesperopsis libya)
 Saltbush Sootywing (Hesperopsis alpheus)
 MacNeill's Sootywing (Hesperopsis gracielae)

Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

 Russet Skipperling (Piruna pirus)
 Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita)
 Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca)
 Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
 Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)
 Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)
 Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
 Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska)
 Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada)
 Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
 Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti)
 Draco Skipper (Polites draco)
 Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
 Sonora Skipper (Polites sonora)
 Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
 Yuma Skipper (Ochlodes yuma)
 Taxiles Skipper (Poanes taxiles)
 Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
 Viereck's Skipper (Atrytonopsis vierecki)
 Bronze Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aenus)
 Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
 Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
 Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)

Giant-Skippers (Megathyminae)

 Mojave Giant-Skipper (Agathymus alliae)
 Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
 Strecker's Giant-Skipper (Megathymus streckeri)

Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Parnassians (Parnassiinae)

 Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
 Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)

Swallowtails (Papilioninae)

 Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
 Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
 Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
 Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
 Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
 Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
 Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
 Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

Whites (Pierinae)

 Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
 Becker's White (Pontia beckerii)
 Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
 Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
 Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)
 Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
 Margined White (Pieris marginalis)
 Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
 Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta)
 Desert Orangetip (Anthocharis cethura)
 Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis stella)
 Southwestern Orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa)

Sulphurs (Coliadinae)

 Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
 Western Sulphur (Colias occidentalis)
 Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
 Mead's Sulphur (Colias meadii)
 Scudder's Sulphur (Colias scudderi)
 Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
 White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
 Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
 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)
 American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
 Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cupreus)
 Edith's Copper (Lycaena editha)
 Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
 Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)
 Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
 Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
 Lilac-bordered Copper (Lycaena nivalis)

Hairstreaks (Theclinae)

 Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus)
 Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
 Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis)
 Sheridan's Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii)
 Desert Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii comstocki)
 Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
 Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
 Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
 Desert Elfin (Callophrys fotis)
 Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
 Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
 Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
 California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
 Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus)
 Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
 Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
 Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
 Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium fuliginosum)
 Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis)
 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
 Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda)

Blues (Polyommatinae)

 Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
 Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)
 Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula)
 Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
 Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
 Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus)
 Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
 Small Dotted-Blue (Philotiella speciosa)
 Western Square-dotted Blue (Euphilotes battoides)
 Bernardino Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes bernardino)
 Ellis' Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ellisi)
 Bauer's Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes baueri)
 Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ancilla)
 Mojave Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes mojave)
 Rita Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes rita)
 Pallid Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes pallescens)
 Spalding's Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes spaldingi)
 Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
 Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)
 Northern Blue (Plebejus idas)
 Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue) (Plebejus melissa)
 Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus)
 Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides)
 Shasta Blue (Plebejus shasta)
 Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini)
 Arctic Blue (Plebejus glandon)

Metalmarks (Riodinidae)

 Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)
 Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)
 Palmer's Metalmark (Apodemia palmeri)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Snouts (Libytheinae)

 American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)

 Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
 Queen (Danaus gilippus)
 Soldier (Danaus eresimus)

Longwings (Heliconiinae)

 Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
 Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
 Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
 Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
 Nokomis Fritillary (Speyeria nokomis)
 Edwards' Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)
 Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
 Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)
 Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
 Great Basin Fritillary (Speyeria egleis)
 Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
 Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
 Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
 Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
 Relict Fritillary (Boloria kriemhild)
 Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija)
 Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)

True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

 Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
 Fulvia Checkerspot (Chlosyne fulvia)
 Leanira Checkerspot (Chlosyne leanira)
 California Patch (Chlosyne californica)
 Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
 Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
 Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
 Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)
 Rockslide Checkerspot (Chlosyne whitneyi)
 Painted Crescent (Phyciodes picta)
 Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)
 Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
 Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
 Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
 Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
 Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella)
 Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana)
 Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)
 Chalcedon Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
 Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
 Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete)
 White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
 Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
 Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
 Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
 Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
 Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
 Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
 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)
 Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
 Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia)

Emperors (Apaturinae)

 Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)

Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)

 Canyonland Satyr (Cyllopsis pertepida)
 Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
 Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
 Great Basin Wood Nymph (Cercyonis sthenele)
 Mead's Wood Nymph (Cercyonis meadii)
 Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus)
 Magdalena Alpine (Erebia magdalena)
 Colorado Alpine (Erebia callias)
 Common Alpine (Erebia epipsodea)
 Ridings' Satyr (Neominois ridingsii)
 Wyoming Satyr (Neominois wyomingo)
 Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta)
 Melissa Arctic (Oeneis melissa)
 White-veined Arctic (Oeneis bore)
 Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
 Uhler's Arctic (Oeneis uhleri)

Thyatirid Moths (Thyatiridae)

Polyplocine Moths (Polyplocinae)

 Ceranemota tearlei (Ceranemota tearlei)

Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)

Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae)

 Io moth (Automeris io)
 Doris' pinemoth (Coloradia doris)
 Pandora pinemoth (Coloradia pandora)
 Burns' buckmoth (Hemileuca burnsi)
 Western sheepmoth (Hemileuca eglanterina)
 Electra buckmoth (Hemileuca electra)
 Griffin's sheepmoth (Hemileuca griffini)
 Hera buckmoth (Hemileuca hera)
 Neumoegen's buckmoth (Hemileuca neumoegeni)
 Nevada buckmoth (Hemileuca nevadensis)
 Nuttall's sheepmoth (Hemileuca nuttalli)

Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)

 Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
 Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia)
 Columbia silkmoth (Hyalophora columbia)

Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)

Sphinginae (Sphinginae)

 Pink-spotted hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata)
 Waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa)
 Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata)
 Carolina sphinx (Manduca sexta)
 Modest sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta)
 Big poplar sphinx (Pachysphinx occidentalis)
 Blinded sphinx (Paonias excaecata)
 Small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops)
 Elsa sphinx (Sagenosoma elsa)
 One-eyed sphinx (Smerinthus cerisyi)
 Asella sphinx (Sphinx asellus)
 Great ash sphinx (Sphinx chersis)
 Doll's sphinx (Sphinx dollii)
 Wild cherry sphinx (Sphinx drupiferarum)
 Apple sphinx (Sphinx gordius)
 Clemen's sphinx (Sphinx luscitiosa)
 Elegant sphinx (Sphinx perelegans)
 Vashti sphinx (Sphinx vashti)

Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)

 Achemon sphinx (Eumorpha achemon)
 Wiest's primrose sphinx (Euproserpinus wiesti)
 Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
 Rocky Mountain clearwing (Hemaris senta)
 Bedstraw hawkmoth (Hyles gallii)
 White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)
 Clark's sphinx (Proserpinus clarkiae)

Prominents (Notodontidae)

 Sigmoid Prominent (Clostera albosigma)
 Clostera brucei (Clostera brucei)
 Clostera paraphora (Clostera paraphora)
 Spotted Datana (Datana perspicua)
 Furcula nivea (Furcula nivea)
 Furcula occidentalis (Furcula occidentalis)
 Zigzag Furcula Moth (Furcula scolopendrina)
 Gluphisia lintneri (Gluphisia lintneri)
 Common Gluphisia (Gluphisia septentrionis)
 Gluphisia severa (Gluphisia severa)
 Heterocampa averna (Heterocampa averna)
 Heterocampa lunata (Heterocampa lunata)
 Pink Prominent (Hyparpax aurora)
 Georgian Prominent (Hyperaeschra georgica)
 Macrurocampa dorothea (Macrurocampa dorothea)
 White-dotted Prominent (Nadata gibbosa)
 Nadata oregonensis (Nadata oregonensis)
 Notodonta pacifica (Notodonta pacifica)
 Notodonta scitipennis (Notodonta scitipennis)
 Elegant Prominent (Odontosia elegans)
 Oligocentria alpica (Oligocentria alpica)
 Oligocentria coloradensis (Oligocentria coloradensis)
 Oligocentria pallida (Oligocentria pallida)
 Oligocentria perangulata (Oligocentria perangulata)
 Black-rimmed Prominent (Pheosia rimosa)
 Morning-glory Prominent (Schizura ipomoeae)
 Unicorn Caterpillar Moth (Schizura unicornis)
 Symmerista suavis (Symmerista suavis)
 Ursia noctuiformis (Ursia noctuiformis)

Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)

Pericopine Moths (Pericopinae)

 Gnophaela vermiculata (Gnophaela vermiculata)

Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)

 Bruceia hubbardi (Bruceia hubbardi)
 Bruceia pulverina (Bruceia pulverina)
 Cisthene angelus (Cisthene angelus)
 Cisthene barnesii (Cisthene barnesii)
 Pearly-Winged Lichen Moth (Crambidia casta)
 Yellow-headed Lichen Moth (Crambidia cephalica)
 Crambidia impura (Crambidia impura)
 Hypoprepia cadaverosa (Hypoprepia cadaverosa)
 Hypoprepia inculta (Hypoprepia inculta)
 Lycomorpha grotei (Lycomorpha grotei)
 Lycomorpha splendens (Lycomorpha splendens)

Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)

 Aemilia ambigua (Aemilia ambigua)
 Arachnis citra (Arachnis citra)
 Garden Tiger Moth or Great Tiger Moth (Arctia caja)
 Bertholdia trigona (Bertholdia trigona)
 Oregon Cycnis (Cycnia oregonensis)
 Ectypia clio (Ectypia clio)
 Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea)
 Euchaetes helena (Euchaetes helena)
 Grammia f-pallida (Grammia f-pallida)
 Grammia nevadensis (Grammia nevadensis)
 Grammia obliterata (Grammia obliterata)
 Ornate Tiger Moth (Grammia ornata)
 Parthenice Tiger Moth (Grammia parthenice)
 Grammia speciosa (Grammia speciosa)
 Grammia williamsii (Grammia williamsii)
 Banded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth (Halysidota tessellaris)
 Hemihyalea labecula (Hemihyalea labecula)
 Hypercompe permaculata (Hypercompe permaculata)
 Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea)
 Kodiosoma fulvum (Kodiosoma fulvum)
 Leptarctia californiae (Leptarctia californiae)
 Silver-Spotted Tiger Moth (Lophocampa argentata)
 Lophocampa ingens (Lophocampa ingens)
 Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth (Lophocampa maculata)
 Lophocampa significans (Lophocampa significans)
 Mexican Tiger Moth (Notarctia proxima)
 Pararctia yarrowii (Pararctia yarrowii)
 Parasemia plantaginis (Parasemia plantaginis)
 St. Lawrence Tiger Moth (Platarctia parthenos)
 Ranchman's Tiger Moth (Platyprepia virginalis)
 Pygarctia murina (Pygarctia murina)
 Sprague's Pygarctia (Pygarctia spraguei)
 Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear (Pyrrharctia isabella)
 Wandering Tiger Moth (Spilosoma vagans)
 Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth (Spilosoma virginica)
 Virbia costata (Virbia costata)
 Virbia fragilis (Virbia fragilis)

Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)

 Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)
 Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica)

Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)

Plusiines (Plusiinae)

 Celery Looper Moth (Anagrapha falcifera)
 Cabbage Looper Moth (Trichoplusia ni)

Heliothentine Moths, Flower Moths (Heliothentinae)

 Heliothis oregonica (Heliothis oregonica)
 Schinia acutilinea (Schinia acutilinea)
 Arcigera Flower Moth (Schinia arcigera)
 Schinia arcigera ferricasta (Schinia arcigera ferricasta)
 Schinia argentifascia (Schinia argentifascia)
 Schinia bicuspida (Schinia bicuspida)
 Schinia biundulata (Schinia biundulata)
 Schinia ciliata (Schinia ciliata)
 Schinia citrinella (Schinia citrinella)
 Schinia coercita (Schinia coercita)
 Schinia cumatilis (Schinia cumatilis)
 Schinia cupes (Schinia cupes)
 Primrose Moth (Schinia florida)
 Clouded Crimson (Schinia gaurae)
 Schinia hulstia (Schinia hulstia)
 Schinia illustra (Schinia illustra)
 Schinia intrabilis (Schinia intrabilis)
 Schinia ligeae (Schinia ligeae)
 Schinia meadi (Schinia meadi)
 Schinia megarena (Schinia megarena)
 Schinia miniana (Schinia miniana)
 Schinia mortua (Schinia mortua)
 Schinia obliqua (Schinia obliqua)
 Schinia oleagina (Schinia oleagina)
 Schinia perminuta (Schinia perminuta)
 Schinia persimilis (Schinia persimilis)
 Schinia reniformis (Schinia reniformis)
 Ragweed Flower Moth (Schinia rivulosa)
 Schinia scarletina (Schinia scarletina)
 Schinia sexplagiata (Schinia sexplagiata)
 Schinia tertia (Schinia tertia)
 Schinia v. villosa (Schinia v. villosa)
 Schinia walsinghami (Schinia walsinghami)

Oecophorid Moths (Oecophoridae)

Depressariine Moths (Depressariinae)

 Agonopterix alstroemeriana (Agonopterix alstroemeriana)
 Agonopterix argillacea (Agonopterix argillacea)
 Agonopterix canadensis (Agonopterix canadensis)
 Agonopterix psoraliella (Agonopterix psoraliella)
 Depressaria artemisiella (Depressaria artemisiella)
 Depressaria juliella (Depressaria juliella)
 Depressaria pteryxiphaga (Depressaria pteryxiphaga)
 Depressaria whitmani (Depressaria whitmani)
 Depressaria yakimae (Depressaria yakimae)
 Depressariodes umbraticostella (Depressariodes umbraticostella)

Stenomatine Moths (Stenomatinae)

 Antaeotricha lindseyi (Antaeotricha lindseyi)

Oecophorine Moths (Oecophorinae)

 Brymblia quadrimaculella (Brymblia quadrimaculella)
 Decantha stonda (Decantha stonda)
 Polix coloradella (Polix coloradella)

Ethmiine Moths (Ethmiinae)

 Ethmia albistrigella (Ethmia albistrigella)
 Ethmia discostrigella (Ethmia discostrigella)
 Ethmia geranella (Ethmia geranella)
 Ethmia lassenella (Ethmia lassenella)
 Ethmia m. emmeli (Ethmia m. emmeli)
 Ethmia marmorea (Ethmia marmorea)
 Ethmia monticola (Ethmia monticola)
 Ethmia semitenebrella (Ethmia semitenebrella)
 Pyramidobela quinquecristata (Pyramidobela quinquecristata)

Sesiid Moths (Sesiidae)

Sesiines (Sesiinae)

 Peachtree Borer Moth (Synanthedon exitiosa)

Crambids (Crambidae)

Pyraustine Moths (Pyraustinae)

 White Spotted Sable Moth (Anania funebris)

Tussock Moths (Lymantriidae)

Orgyiines (Orgyiinae)

 (White) Satin Moth (Leucoma salicis)

Geometer Moths, Looper Moths (Geometridae)

Ennomines (Ennominae)

 Bluish Spring Moth (Lomographa semiclarata)

Larentiines (Larentiinae)

 Barberry Geometer (Coryphista meadii)
 Eubaphe unicolor (Eubaphe unicolor)

Erebid Moths (Erebidae)

Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)

 Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)
 Drasteria ochracea (Drasteria ochracea)
 Drasteria petricola (Drasteria petricola)
 Litocala sexsignata (Litocala sexsignata)
 Merry Melipotis (Melipotis jucunda)