Regional Species Checklists

• Lineostriastiria hutsoni   

Hesperiidae Skippers

• Epargyreus clarus  Silver-spotted Skipper
• Epargyreus exadeus  Broken Silverdrop
• Polygonus leo  Hammock Skipper
• Urbanus proteus  Long-tailed Skipper
• Urbanus dorantes  Dorantes Longtail
• Urbanus simplicius  Plain Longtail
• Urbanus procne  Brown Longtail
• Thorybes pylades  Northern Cloudywing
• Thorybes diversus  Western Cloudywing
• Thorybes mexicana  Mexican Cloudywing
• Cogia calchas  Mimosa Skipper
• Staphylus ceos  Golden-headed Scallopwing
• Systasea zampa  Arizona Powdered Skipper
• Erynnis icelus  Dreamy Duskywing
• Erynnis brizo  Sleepy Duskywing
• Erynnis propertius  Propertius Duskywing
• Erynnis meridianus  Meridian Duskywing
• Erynnis tristis  Mournful Duskywing
• Erynnis pacuvius  Pacuvius Duskywing
• Erynnis funeralis  Funereal Duskywing
• Erynnis afranius  Afranius Duskywing
• Erynnis persius  Persius Duskywing
• Pyrgus ruralis  Two-banded Checkered-Skipper
• Pyrgus scriptura  Small Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius communis  Common Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius albescens  White Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius albescens or communis  
• Heliopyrgus domicella  Erichson's White-Skipper
• Heliopetes ericetorum  Northern White-Skipper
• Pholisora catullus  Common Sootywing
• Pholisora crestar  Crestar Sootywing
• Hesperopsis libya  Mohave Sootywing
• Hesperopsis alpheus  Saltbush Sootywing
• Hesperopsis gracielae  MacNeill's Sootywing
• Carterocephalus palaemon  Arctic Skipper
• Cymaenes trebius  Fawn-spotted Skipper
• Nastra julia  Julia's Skipper
• Copaeodes aurantiaca  Orange Skipperling
• Hylephila phyleus  Fiery Skipper
• Pseudocopaeodes eunus  Alkali Skipper
• Hesperia uncas  Uncas Skipper
• Hesperia juba  Juba Skipper
• Hesperia colorado  Western Branded Skipper
• Hesperia pahaska  Pahaska Skipper
• Hesperia columbia  Columbian Skipper
• Hesperia lindseyi  Lindsey's Skipper
• Hesperia miriamae  Sierra Skipper
• Hesperia nevada  Nevada Skipper
• Atalopedes campestris  Sachem
• Polites carus  Carus Skipper
• Polites sabuleti  Sandhill Skipper
• Polites mardon  Mardon Skipper
• Polites themistocles  Tawny-edged Skipper
• Polites sonora  Sonora Skipper
• Ochlodes sylvanoides  Woodland Skipper
• Ochlodes agricola  Rural Skipper
• Ochlodes yuma  Yuma Skipper
• Poanes melane  Umber Skipper
• Euphyes vestris  Dun Skipper
• Amblyscirtes vialis  Common Roadside-Skipper
• Lerodea eufala  Eufala Skipper
• Panoquina errans  Wandering Skipper
• Calpodes ethlius  Brazilian Skipper
• Nyctelius nyctelius  Violet-banded Skipper
• Megathymus yuccae  Yucca Giant-Skipper
• Piruna pirus  Russet Skipperling
• Agathymus gentryi  Gentry's Giant-Skipper
• Agathymus stephensi  California Giant-Skipper
• Agathymus alliae  Mojave Giant-Skipper

Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails

• Parnassius clodius  Clodius Parnassian
• Parnassius behrii  Sierra Nevada Parnassian
• Parnassius smintheus  Rocky Mountain Parnassian
• Battus philenor  Pipevine Swallowtail
• Battus polydamas  Polydamas Swallowtail
• Papilio machaon  Old World Swallowtail
• Papilio polyxenes  Black Swallowtail
• Papilio zelicaon  Anise Swallowtail
• Papilio indra  Indra Swallowtail
• Papilio rutulus  Western Tiger Swallowtail
• Papilio eurymedon  Pale Swallowtail
• Papilio multicaudata  Two-tailed Swallowtail
• Papilio cresphontes  Giant Swallowtail
• Papilio rumiko  Western Giant Swallowtail

Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs

• Anthocharis cethura  Desert Orangetip
• Anthocharis sara  Pacific Orangetip
• Anthocharis stella  Stella Orangetip
• Anthocharis julia  Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip
• Anthocharis thoosa  Southwestern Orangetip
• Anthocharis lanceolata  Gray Marble
• Euchloe ausonides  Large Marble
• Euchloe lotta  Desert Marble
• Euchloe hyantis  California Marble
• Neophasia menapia  Pine White
• Pieris marginalis  Margined White
• Pieris rapae  Cabbage White
• Pontia beckerii  Becker's White
• Pontia protodice  Checkered White
• Pontia occidentalis  Western White
• Pontia sisymbrii  Spring White
• Kricogonia lyside  Lyside Sulphur
• Colias philodice  Clouded Sulphur
• Colias eurytheme  Orange Sulphur
• Colias eurytheme X philodice  
• Colias sp.  
• Colias occidentalis  Western Sulphur
• Colias alexandra  Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
• Colias harfordii  Harford's Sulphur
• Colias behrii  Sierra Sulphur
• Zerene cesonia  Southern Dogface
• Zerene eurydice  California Dogface
• Phoebis sennae  Cloudless Sulphur
• Phoebis argante  Apricot Sulphur
• Phoebis agarithe  Large Orange Sulphur
• Phoebis philea  Orange-barred Sulphur
• Eurema boisduvaliana  Boisduval's Yellow
• Eurema mexicana  Mexican Yellow
• Pyrisitia lisa  Little Yellow
• Pyrisitia nise  Mimosa Yellow
• Abaeis nicippe  Sleepy Orange
• Nathalis iole  Dainty Sulphur

Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies

• Lycaena arota  Tailed Copper
• Lycaena phlaeas  American Copper
• Lycaena cupreus  Lustrous Copper
• Lycaena xanthoides  Great Copper
• Lycaena editha  Edith's Copper
• Lycaena gorgon  Gorgon Copper
• Lycaena rubidus  Ruddy Copper
• Lycaena heteronea  Blue Copper
• Lycaena helloides  Purplish Copper
• Lycaena nivalis  Lilac-bordered Copper
• Lycaena mariposa  Mariposa Copper
• Lycaena hermes  Hermes Copper
• Habrodais grunus  Golden Hairstreak
• Atlides halesus  Great Purple Hairstreak
• Callophrys affinis  Western Green Hairstreak
• Callophrys lemberti  'Alpine' Sheridan's Hairstreak
• Callophrys sheridanii  Sheridan's Green Hairstreak
• Callophrys sheridanii comstocki  Desert Green Hairstreak
• Callophrys viridis  
• Callophrys dumetorum  
• Callophrys perplexa  
• Callophrys nelsoni  Nelson's Hairstreak
• Callophrys thornei  Thorne's Juniper
• Callophrys muiri  Muir's Hairstreak
• Callophrys gryneus  Juniper Hairstreak
• Callophrys spinetorum  Thicket Hairstreak
• Callophrys johnsoni  Johnson's Hairstreak
• Callophrys augustinus  Brown Elfin
• Callophrys fotis  Desert Elfin
• Callophrys mossii  Moss' Elfin
• Callophrys polios  Hoary Elfin
• Callophrys eryphon  Western Pine Elfin
• Satyrium titus  Coral Hairstreak
• Satyrium californica  California Hairstreak
• Satyrium sylvinus  Sylvan Hairstreak
• Satyrium calanus  Banded Hairstreak
• Satyrium auretorum  Gold-hunter's Hairstreak
• Satyrium tetra  Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak
• Satyrium saepium  Hedgerow Hairstreak
• Satyrium behrii  Behr's Hairstreak
• Satyrium fuliginosum  Sooty Hairstreak
• Satyrium semiluna  Sagebrush Sooty Hairstreak
• Chlorostrymon simaethis  Silver-banded Hairstreak
• Kisutam sillus  Sky-blue Groundstreak
• Strymon melinus  Gray Hairstreak
• Strymon avalona  Avalon Scrub-Hairstreak
• Strymon istapa  Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
• Ministrymon leda  Leda Ministreak
• Leptotes marina  Marine Blue
• Brephidium exilis  Western Pygmy-Blue
• Cupido comyntas  Eastern Tailed-Blue
• Cupido amyntula  Western Tailed-Blue
• Celastrina echo  Echo Azure
• Glaucopsyche piasus  Arrowhead Blue
• Glaucopsyche lygdamus  Silvery Blue
• Philotes sonorensis  Sonoran Blue
• Philotiella speciosa  Small Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes battoides  Western Square-dotted Blue
• Euphilotes centralis  Central Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes bernardino  Bernardino Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes glaucon  
• Euphilotes intermedia  Intermediate Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes ellisi  Ellis' Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes baueri  Bauer's Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes enoptes  Pacific Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes ancilla  Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes mojave  Mojave Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes pallescens  Pallid Dotted-Blue
• Hemiargus ceraunus  Ceraunus Blue
• Echinargus isola  Reakirt's Blue
• Icaricia chlorina  Green or Chlorina Blue
• Icaricia monticola  Clemence's Blue
• Plebejus anna  Anna's Blue
• Plebejus melissa  Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
• Plebejus saepiolus  Greenish Blue
• Plebejus emigdionis  San Emigdio Blue
• Plebejus icarioides  Boisduval's Blue
• Plebejus shasta  Shasta Blue
• Plebejus acmon  Acmon Blue
• Plebejus lupini  Lupine Blue
• Plebejus neurona  Veined Blue
• Plebejus glandon  Arctic Blue
• Plebejus podarce  Sierra Nevada Blue
• Plebejus cassiope  Cassiope Blue
• Plebejus fridayi  Friday's Blue

Riodinidae Metalmarks

• Calephelis nemesis  Fatal Metalmark
• Calephelis wrighti  Wright's Metalmark
• Apodemia mormo  Mormon Metalmark
• Apodemia virgulti  Behr's Metalmark
• Apodemia mejicanus  Mexican Metalmark
• Apodemia palmeri  Palmer's Metalmark

Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies

• Libytheana carinenta  American Snout
• Danaus plexippus  Monarch
• Danaus gilippus  Queen
• Agraulis vanillae  Gulf Fritillary
• Heliconius charithonia  Zebra Heliconian
• Euptoieta claudia  Variegated Fritillary
• Euptoieta hegesia  Mexican Fritillary
• Speyeria cybele  Great Spangled Fritillary
• Speyeria nokomis  Nokomis Fritillary
• Speyeria coronis  Coronis Fritillary
• Speyeria zerene  Zerene Fritillary
• Speyeria callippe  Callippe Fritillary
• Speyeria egleis  Great Basin Fritillary
• Speyeria adiaste  Unsilvered Fritillary
• Speyeria hesperis  Northwestern Fritillary
• Speyeria hydaspe  Hydaspe Fritillary
• Speyeria mormonia  Mormon Fritillary
• Boloria epithore  Pacific Fritillary
• Limenitis archippus  Viceroy
• Limenitis lorquini  Lorquin's Admiral
• Limenitis weidemeyerii  Weidemeyer's Admiral
• Adelpha californica  California Sister
• Adelpha eulalia  Arizona Sister
• Asterocampa celtis  Hackberry Emperor
• Myscelia cyananthe  Blackened Bluewing
• Poladryas minuta  Dotted Checkerspot
• Poladryas arachne  Arachne Checkerspot
• Chlosyne leanira  Leanira Checkerspot
• Chlosyne californica  California Patch
• Chlosyne lacinia  Bordered Patch
• Chlosyne hoffmanni  Hoffmann's Checkerspot
• Chlosyne whitneyi  Rockslide Checkerspot
• Chlosyne acastus  Sagebrush Checkerspot
• Chlosyne gabbii  Gabb's Checkerspot
• Chlosyne palla  Northern Checkerspot
• Dymasia dymas  Tiny Checkerspot
• Phyciodes orseis  California Crescent
• Phyciodes mylitta  Mylitta Crescent
• Phyciodes phaon  Phaon Crescent
• Phyciodes tharos  Pearl Crescent
• Phyciodes pulchella  Field Crescent
• Anthanassa texana  Texan Crescent
• Euphydryas editha  Edith's Checkerspot
• Euphydryas chalcedona  Chalcedon Checkerspot
• Euphydryas anicia  Anicia Checkerspot
• Euphydryas colon  Colon Checkerspot
• Junonia coenia  Common Buckeye
• Junonia grisea  Gray Buckeye
• Junonia evarete  Tropical Buckeye
• Polygonia satyrus  Satyr Comma
• Polygonia faunus  Green Comma
• Polygonia gracilis  Hoary Comma
• Polygonia progne  Gray Comma
• Polygonia oreas  Oreas Comma
• Aglais milberti  Milbert's Tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis vaualbum  Compton Tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis antiopa  Mourning Cloak
• Nymphalis californica  California Tortoiseshell
• Vanessa virginiensis  American Lady
• Vanessa cardui  Painted Lady
• Vanessa annabella  West Coast Lady
• Vanessa atalanta  Red Admiral
• Coenonympha tullia  Common Ringlet
• Coenonympha california  
• Neominois ridingsii  Ridings' Satyr
• Oeneis chryxus  Chryxus Arctic
• Oeneis nevadensis  Great Arctic
• Cercyonis pegala  Common Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis meadii  Mead's Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis sthenele  Great Basin Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis oetus  Small Wood-Nymph

Drepanidae Hooktip and False Owlet Moths

• Euthyatira semicircularis  
• Ceranemota fasciata  
• Ceranemota semifasciata  
• Ceranemota tearlei  
• Ceranemota amplifascia  
• Bycombia verdugoensis  
• Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides  Tufted Thyatirid
• Euthyatira lorata  
• Drepana arcuata  Arched Hooktip

Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths

• Hemileuca burnsi  Burns' buckmoth
• Hemileuca neumoegeni  Neumoegen's buckmoth
• Hemileuca hera  Hera buckmoth
• Hemileuca eglanterina  Western sheepmoth
• Hemileuca nuttalli  Nuttall's sheepmoth
• Coloradia pandora  Pandora pinemoth
• Coloradia velda  Velda pinemoth
• Hemileuca juno  Juno buckmoth
• Hemileuca sp.  
• Hemileuca nevadensis  Nevada buckmoth
• Hemileuca electra  Electra buckmoth
• Hemileuca hualapai  Hualapai buckmoth
• Antheraea polyphemus  Polyphemus moth
• Saturnia mendocino  Mendocino saturnia moth
• Saturnia walterorum  Walters' saturnia moth
• Saturnia albofasciata  White-streaked saturnia moth
• Hyalophora cecropia  Cecropia silkmoth
• Hyalophora columbia  Columbia silkmoth
• Hyalophora gloveri  Glover's Silkmoth
• Hyalophora euryalus  Ceanothus silkmoth
• Eupackardia calleta  Calleta silkmoth
• Sphingicampa hubbardi  Hubbard's Small Silkmoth

Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths

• Smerinthus ophthalmica   
• Manduca sexta  Carolina sphinx
• Paonias excaecata  Blinded sphinx
• Sphinx chersis  Great ash sphinx
• Paonias myops  Small-eyed sphinx
• Sphinx vashti  Vashti sphinx
• Pachysphinx occidentalis  Big poplar sphinx
• Sphinx libocedrus  Incense cedar sphinx
• Sphinx perelegans  Elegant sphinx
• Sphinx asellus  Asella sphinx
• Agrius cingulata  Pink-spotted hawkmoth
• Sphinx drupiferarum  Wild cherry sphinx
• Cocytius antaeus  Giant sphinx
• Sphinx dollii  Doll's sphinx
• Cocytius duponchel  Duponchel's sphinx
• Sphinx sequoiae  Sequoia sphinx
• Manduca quinquemaculata  Five-spotted hawkmoth
• Smerinthus cerisyi  One-eyed sphinx
• Manduca rustica  Rustic sphinx
• Smerinthus saliceti  Salicet sphinx
• Eumorpha fasciatus  Banded sphinx
• Proserpinus lucidus  Pacific green sphinx
• Proserpinus clarkiae  Clark's sphinx
• Erinnyis ello  Ello sphinx
• Proserpinus flavofasciata  Yellow-banded sphinx
• Erinnyis crameri  Cramer's sphinx
• Euproserpinus phaeton  Phaeton primrose sphinx
• Euproserpinus euterpe  Kern primrose sphinx
• Erinnyis obscura  Obscure sphinx
• Hyles euphorbiae  Spurge hawkmoth
• Hemaris thetis  
• Callionima parce  Parce sphinx
• Hyles lineata  White-lined Sphinx
• Aellopos clavipes  Clavipes sphinx
• Eumorpha achemon  Achemon sphinx

Notodontidae Prominents

• Datana ministra  Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth
• Gluphisia lintneri  
• Schizura apicalis  Plain Schizura
• Datana integerrima  Walnut Caterpillar Moth
• Gluphisia severa  
• Oedemasia concinna  Red-humped Caterpillar Moth
• Pheosia californica   
• Oedemasia salicis  Western Red-humped Caterpillar Moth
• Datana perspicua  Spotted Datana
• Furcula cinerea  Gray Furcula
• Oedemasia semirufescens  Red-washed Prominent
• Nadata gibbosa  White-dotted Prominent
• Furcula nivea  
• Oligocentria pallida  
• Nadata oregonensis  
• Furcula cinereoides   
• Furcula scolopendrina  Zigzag Furcula Moth
• Phryganidia californica  California Oakworm
• Paraeschra georgica  Georgian Prominent
• Furcula modesta  
• Peridea ferruginea  Chocolate Prominent
• Litodonta wymola  
• Pheosia rimosa  Black-rimmed Prominent
• Litodonta aonides  
• Notodonta pacifica  
• Ursia noctuiformis  
• Clostera inornata  
• Gluphisia septentrionis  Common Gluphisia
• Schizura ipomoeae  Morning-glory Prominent
• Clostera apicalis  
• Gluphisia wrightii  
• Coelodasys unicornis   Unicorn Caterpillar Moth

Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths

• Heliolonche pictipennis   
• Condica discistriga   
• Platypolia loda  
• Protoperigea posticata   
• Acontia lucasi  
• Ponometia cuta  
• Euaontia semirufa  
• Ponometia candefacta  Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth
• Cobubatha dividua  
• Ponometia acutus  
• Acronicta impressa  
• Ponometia elegantula  Arizona Bird Dropping Moth
• Tripudia balteata  
• Acronicta insita  Fingered Dagger Moth
• Acronicta funeralis  Funerary Dagger Moth
• Acronicta marmorata  Marble Dagger Moth
• Acronicta interrupta  Interrupted Dagger Moth
• Acronicta impleta  Yellow-haired Dagger Moth
• Acronicta brumosa   Charred Dagger Moth
• Acronicta perdita  
• Acronicta sp.  
• Acronicta lupini  
• Acronicta lepusculina  Cottonwood Dagger Moth
• Galgula partita  The Wedgling
• Annaphila astrologa  
• Neoligia invenusta  
• Annaphila diva  
• Annaphila decia  
• Walterello ocellata  
• Amphipyra brunneoatra  
• Feralia februalis  
• Unciella primula  
• Micrathetis triplex  Triplex Cutworm Moth
• Amphipyra pyramidoides  Copper Underwing
• Apamea cuculliformis  
• Spodoptera frugiperda  Fall Armyworm Moth
• Spodoptera exigua  Beet Armyworm Moth
• Aseptis binotata  
• Argentostiria koebelei  
• Spodoptera ornithogalli  Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
• Bagisara buxea  
• Dolocucullia dentilinea  
• Catabena lineolata  Five-lined Sallow
• Cucullia speyeri  Speyer's Hooded Owlet
• Cucullia serraticornis  
• Cucullia dorsalis  
• Xanthia tatago  
• Cucullia antipoda  
• Sympistis perscripta  Scribbled Sallow
• Cucullia charon  
• Cucullia eulepis  
• Agrochola purpurea  
• Pleromelloida conserta  
• Neogalea sunia   Lantana Stick Moth
• Copanarta sexpunctata   
• Sympistis behrensi  
• Stylopoda cephalica  
• Sympistis linda  
• Sympistis ragani  
• Pleromelloida cinerea  Ashy Pleromelloida Moth
• Panthea virginarius  
• Panthea gigantea  
• Mouralia tinctoides  
• Autographa precationis  The Common Looper Moth
• Autoplusia olivacea  
• Autographa californica  
• Pseudeva palligera  
• Autoplusia egena   Bean-lead Skeletonizer
• Abrostola ovalis  
• Abrostola parvula   
• Trichoplusia ni  Cabbage Looper Moth
• Chrysodeixis includens  Soybean Looper Moth
• Autographa pseudogamma  
• Rachiplusia ou  Gray Looper Moth
• Autoplusia egenoides  
• Autographa corusca  
• Megalographa biloba  Bilobed Looper Moth
• Triocnemis saporis  
• Feralia deceptiva  Deceptive Sallow
• Orthosia praeses  
• Mythimna oxygala  
• Pseudorthodes puerilis  
• Leucania oregona  Oregon Wainscot
• Homorthodes communis  
• Lacinipolia strigicollis  
• Orthosia revicta  Subdued Quaker
• Anhimella perbrunnea  
• Scotogramma ptilodonta  
• Homorthodes perturba  
• Lacinipolia vicina  
• Orthosia transparens  
• Dargida procinctus  
• Scotogramma yakima  
• Lacanobia subjuncta  Speckled Cutworm Moth
• Leucania februalis  
• Perigonica angulata  
• Anarta trifolii  The Nutmeg
• Ulolonche dilecta  
• Lacinipolia buscki  
• Leucania sp.  
• Perigonica pectinata  
• Draudtia leucorena  
• Egira candida  
• Ulolonche disticha  
• Melanchra adjuncta  Hitched Arches
• Anarta fusculenta  
• Perigonica tertia  
• Egira cognata  
• Zosteropoda hirtipes  
• Orthosia behrensiana  
• Protorthodes alfkenii  
• Egira crucialis  
• Lacinipolia circumcincta  
• Orthosia erythrolita  
• Protorthodes incincta  
• Egira hiemalis  
• Lacinipolia leucogramma  
• Orthosia hibisci  Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth
• Protorthodes melanopis