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Butterflies and Moths of Lucas County, Ohio

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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)
 Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
 Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
 Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius)
 Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
 Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
 Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

 Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
 European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
 Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
 Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
 Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
 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)
 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)
 Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
 Dukes' Skipper (Euphyes dukesi)
 Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
 Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)

Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Papilioninae)

 Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
 Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
 Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
 Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
 Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

Whites (Pierinae)

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

Sulphurs (Coliadinae)

 Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
 Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
 Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
 Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa)
 Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
 Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)

Harvesters (Miletinae)

 Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)

Coppers (Lycaeninae)

 American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
 Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
 Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)

Hairstreaks (Theclinae)

 Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
 Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
 Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)
 Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorus)
 Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
 Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
 Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Blues (Polyommatinae)

 Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
 Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
 Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
 Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)
 Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue) (Plebejus melissa)

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)

 Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
 Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
 Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
 Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
 Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
 Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
 Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
 Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
 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)
 Nevada buckmoth (Hemileuca nevadensis)

Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)

 Luna moth (Actias luna)
 Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
 Tuliptree silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera)
 Promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea)
 Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia)

Royal Moths (Citheroniinae)

 Orange-tipped oakworm moth (Anisota senatoria)
 Spiny oakworm moth (Anisota stigma)
 Pink-striped oakworm moth (Anisota virginiensis)
 Rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)
 Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis)
 Bicolored honey locust moth (Sphingicampa bicolor)
 Bisected honey locust moth (Sphingicampa bisecta)

Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)

Sphinginae (Sphinginae)

 Elm sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor)
 Catalpa sphinx (Ceratomia catalpae)
 Waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa)
 Pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus)
 Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata)
 Carolina sphinx (Manduca sexta)
 Modest sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta)
 Blinded sphinx (Paonias excaecata)
 Small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops)
 Great ash sphinx (Sphinx chersis)
 Wild cherry sphinx (Sphinx drupiferarum)
 Hermit sphinx (Sphinx eremitus)
 Clemen's sphinx (Sphinx luscitiosa)

Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)

 Nessus sphinx (Amphion floridensis)
 Azalea Sphinx (Darapsa choerilus (pholus))
 Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron)
 Lettered sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum)
 Pandorus sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus)
 Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
 Slender clearwing (Hemaris gracilis)
 Hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)
 White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)

Prominents (Notodontidae)

 Common Gluphisia (Gluphisia septentrionis)

Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)

Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)

 Figured Tiger Moth (Grammia figurata)
 Great Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
 Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix)

Geometer Moths, Looper Moths (Geometridae)

Ennomines (Ennominae)

 Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth (Speranza pustularia)