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Butterflies and Moths of Kern County, California
Sort method:Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius) Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis) Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius) Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius) 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)Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)
Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia) Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Alkali Skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus) 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) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)Giant-Skippers (Megathyminae)
Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Parnassians (Parnassiinae)
Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) 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) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Whites (Pierinae)
Pine White (Neophasia menapia) Becker's White (Pontia beckerii) Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) California Marble (Euchloe hyantis) Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta) Desert Orangetip (Anthocharis cethura) 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) Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) 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) Nelson's Hairstreak (Callophrys nelsoni) 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) Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii) Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)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) Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus) Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) Sonoran Blue (Philotes sonorensis) Small Dotted-Blue (Philotiella speciosa) Bernardino Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes bernardino) Euphilotes glaucon (Euphilotes glaucon) Intermediate Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes intermedia) Pacific Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes enoptes) Mojave Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes mojave) Pallid Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes pallescens) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue) (Plebejus melissa) Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus) San Emigdio Blue (Plebejus emigdionis) Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides) Acmon Blue (Plebejus acmon) Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini) Veined Blue (Plebejus neurona)Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo) Behr's Metalmark (Apodemia virgulti) Sonoran Metalmark (Apodemia mejicanus) Palmer's Metalmark (Apodemia palmeri)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) Great Basin Fritillary (Speyeria egleis) Unsilvered Fritillary (Speyeria adiaste) Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe) Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore)True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
Leanira Checkerspot (Chlosyne leanira) California Patch (Chlosyne californica) Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla) Gabb's Checkerspot (Chlosyne gabbii) Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus) Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta) Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella) 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) 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)Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)
Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae)
Pandora pinemoth (Coloradia pandora) Burns' buckmoth (Hemileuca burnsi) Western sheepmoth (Hemileuca eglanterina) Electra buckmoth (Hemileuca electra) Nevada buckmoth (Hemileuca nevadensis)Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)
Ceanothus silkmoth (Hyalophora euryalus) White-streaked saturnia moth (Saturnia albofasciata)Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)
Sphinginae (Sphinginae)
Pink-spotted hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata) Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata) Carolina sphinx (Manduca sexta) Big poplar sphinx (Pachysphinx occidentalis) One-eyed sphinx (Smerinthus cerisyi) Great ash sphinx (Sphinx chersis) Elegant sphinx (Sphinx perelegans) Sequoia sphinx (Sphinx sequoiae) Vashti sphinx (Sphinx vashti)Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)
Pacific green sphinx (Arctonotus lucidus) Achemon sphinx (Eumorpha achemon) Kern primrose sphinx (Euproserpinus euterpe) Phaeton primrose sphinx (Euproserpinus phaeton) Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) Clark's sphinx (Proserpinus clarkiae)Prominents (Notodontidae)
Zigzag Furcula Moth (Furcula scolopendrina)Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)
Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)
Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea) Euchaetes elegans (Euchaetes elegans) Grammia behrii (Grammia behrii) Grammia nevadensis (Grammia nevadensis) Leptarctia californiae (Leptarctia californiae) Mexican Tiger Moth (Notarctia proxima)Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)
Heliothentine Moths, Flower Moths (Heliothentinae)
Schinia a. aurantiaca (Schinia a. aurantiaca) Schinia acutilinea (Schinia acutilinea) Schinia biundulata (Schinia biundulata) Schinia buta (Schinia buta) Schinia dobla (Schinia dobla) Schinia erosa (Schinia erosa) Schinia ligeae (Schinia ligeae) Schinia megarena (Schinia megarena) Schinia mortua (Schinia mortua) Schinia obliqua (Schinia obliqua) Schinia pulchripennis (Schinia pulchripennis) Schinia scarletina (Schinia scarletina) Schinia sueta californica (Schinia sueta californica) Schinia tertia (Schinia tertia) Schinia velaris (Schinia velaris) Schinia walsinghami (Schinia walsinghami)Oecophorid Moths (Oecophoridae)
Depressariine Moths (Depressariinae)
Agonopterix oregonensis (Agonopterix oregonensis) Agonopterix rosaciliella (Agonopterix rosaciliella) Exaeretia nechlys (Exaeretia nechlys)Oecophorine Moths (Oecophorinae)
Brymblia quadrimaculella (Brymblia quadrimaculella) Pleurotus albastrigulella (Pleurotus albastrigulella) Rectiostoma fernaldella (Rectiostoma fernaldella)Ethmiine Moths (Ethmiinae)
Ethmia arctostaphylella (Ethmia arctostaphylella) Ethmia brevistriga (Ethmia brevistriga) Ethmia charybdis (Ethmia charybdis) Ethmia discostrigella (Ethmia discostrigella) Ethmia macneilli (Ethmia macneilli) Ethmia marmorea (Ethmia marmorea) Ethmia plagiobothrae (Ethmia plagiobothrae) Ethmia semitenebrella (Ethmia semitenebrella)
