Regional Species Checklists

• Xanthorhoe mirabilata  

Hesperiidae Skippers

• Epargyreus clarus  Silver-spotted Skipper
• Epargyreus huachuca  Huachuca Skipper
• Apyrrothrix araxes  Dull Firetip
• Polygonus leo  Hammock Skipper
• Chioides albofasciatus  White-striped Longtail
• Zestusa dorus  Short-tailed Skipper
• Codatractus arizonensis  Arizona Skipper
• Urbanus proteus  Long-tailed Skipper
• Urbanus dorantes  Dorantes Longtail
• Urbanus procne  Brown Longtail
• Autochton cellus  Golden Banded-Skipper
• Achalarus casica  Desert Cloudywing
• Thorybes drusius  Drusius Cloudywing
• Thorybes pylades  Northern Cloudywing
• Thorybes mexicana  Mexican Cloudywing
• Cogia hippalus  Acacia Skipper
• Cogia caicus  Gold-costa Skipper
• Staphylus ceos  Golden-headed Scallopwing
• Grais stigmaticus  Hermit Skipper
• Timochares ruptifasciata  Brown-banded Skipper
• Xenophanes tryxus  Glassy-winged Skipper
• Antigonus emorsa  White Spurwing
• Systasea pulverulenta  Texas Powdered Skipper
• Systasea zampa  Arizona Powdered Skipper
• Chiomara georgina  White-patched Skipper
• Erynnis icelus  Dreamy Duskywing
• Erynnis brizo  Sleepy Duskywing
• Erynnis juvenalis  Juvenal's Duskywing
• Erynnis telemachus  Rocky Mountain Duskywing
• Erynnis meridianus  Meridian Duskywing
• Erynnis scudderi  Scudder's Duskywing
• Erynnis horatius  Horace's Duskywing
• Erynnis tristis  Mournful Duskywing
• Erynnis martialis  Mottled Duskywing
• Erynnis pacuvius  Pacuvius Duskywing
• Erynnis funeralis  Funereal Duskywing
• Erynnis afranius  Afranius Duskywing
• Erynnis persius  Persius Duskywing
• Pyrgus centaureae  Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus xanthus  Mountain Checkered-Skipper
• Pyrgus scriptura  Small Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius communis  Common Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius albescens  White Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius albescens or communis  
• Burnsius philetas  Desert Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius oileus  Tropical Checkered-Skipper
• Heliopyrgus domicella  Erichson's White-Skipper
• Heliopetes ericetorum  Northern White-Skipper
• Celotes nessus  Common Streaky-Skipper
• Pholisora catullus  Common Sootywing
• Pholisora mejicanus  Mexican Sootywing
• Hesperopsis libya  Mohave Sootywing
• Hesperopsis alpheus  Saltbush Sootywing
• Atalopedes huron  Huron Sachem
• Lerema accius  Clouded Skipper
• Ancyloxypha numitor  Least Skipper
• Ancyloxypha arene  Tropical Least Skipper
• Oarisma garita  Garita Skipperling
• Oarisma edwardsii  Edwards' Skipperling
• Copaeodes aurantiaca  Orange Skipperling
• Adopaeoides prittwitzi  Sunrise Skipper
• Hylephila phyleus  Fiery Skipper
• Stinga morrisoni  Morrison's Skipper
• Hesperia uncas  Uncas Skipper
• Hesperia juba  Juba Skipper
• Hesperia comma  Common Branded Skipper
• Hesperia colorado  Western Branded Skipper
• Hesperia woodgatei  Apache Skipper
• Hesperia pahaska  Pahaska Skipper
• Hesperia viridis  Green Skipper
• Hesperia nevada  Nevada Skipper
• Atalopedes campestris  Sachem
• Polites rhesus  Rhesus Skipper
• Polites carus  Carus Skipper
• Polites sabuleti  Sandhill Skipper
• Polites draco  Draco Skipper
• Polites themistocles  Tawny-edged Skipper
• Polites origenes  Crossline Skipper
• Anatrytone logan  Delaware Skipper
• Ochlodes sylvanoides  Woodland Skipper
• Ochlodes yuma  Yuma Skipper
• Poanes hobomok  Hobomok Skipper
• Poanes taxiles  Taxiles Skipper
• Paratrytone snowi  Snow's Skipper
• Euphyes vestris  Dun Skipper
• Atrytonopsis hianna  Dusted Skipper
• Atrytonopsis deva  Deva Skipper
• Atrytonopsis lunus  Moon-marked Skipper
• Atrytonopsis vierecki  Viereck's Skipper
• Atrytonopsis pittacus  White-barred Skipper
• Atrytonopsis python  Python Skipper
• Atrytonopsis margarita  
• Atrytonopsis edwardsi  Sheep Skipper
• Amblyscirtes exoteria  Large Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes cassus  Cassus Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes aenus  Bronze Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes oslari  Oslar's Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes elissa  Elissa Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes texanae  Texas Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes nereus  Slaty Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes nysa  Nysa Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes eos  Dotted Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes vialis  Common Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes tolteca  Prenda Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes phylace  Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes fimbriata  Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper
• NotAmblyscirtes simius  Simius Roadside-Skipper
• Lerodea eufala  Eufala Skipper
• Lerodea arabus  Olive-clouded Skipper or Violet-clouded Skipper
• Calpodes ethlius  Brazilian Skipper
• Megathymus streckeri  Strecker's Giant-Skipper
• Megathymus yuccae  Yucca Giant-Skipper
• Megathymus ursus  Ursine Giant-Skipper
• Piruna pirus  Russet Skipperling
• Piruna polingii  Four-spotted Skipperling
• Agathymus neumoegeni  Orange Giant-Skipper
• Agathymus polingi  Poling's Giant-Skipper
• Agathymus aryxna  Arizona Giant-Skipper
• Agathymus mariae  Mary's Giant-Skipper

Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails

• 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 palamedes  Palamedes Swallowtail
• Papilio cresphontes  Giant Swallowtail
• Papilio astyalus  Broad-banded Swallowtail
• Papilio ornythion  Ornythion Swallowtail
• Papilio rumiko  Western Giant Swallowtail

Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs

• Anthocharis cethura  Desert Orangetip
• Anthocharis julia  Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip
• Anthocharis thoosa  Southwestern Orangetip
• Euchloe ausonides  Large Marble
• Euchloe olympia  Olympia Marble
• Euchloe lotta  Desert Marble
• Appias drusilla  Florida White
• Neophasia menapia  Pine White
• Neophasia terlooii  Chiricahua 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
• Ascia monuste  Great Southern White
• Ganyra josephina  Giant White
• Kricogonia lyside  Lyside Sulphur
• Colias philodice  Clouded Sulphur
• Colias eurytheme  Orange Sulphur
• Colias eurytheme X philodice  
• Colias sp.  
• Colias alexandra  Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
• Colias meadii  Mead's Sulphur
• Colias scudderi  Scudder's Sulphur
• Zerene cesonia  Southern Dogface
• Anteos maerula  Yellow Angled-Sulphur
• Anteos clorinde  White Angled-Sulphur
• Phoebis sennae  Cloudless Sulphur
• Phoebis marcellina  Marcellina Sulphur
• Phoebis agarithe  Large Orange Sulphur
• Phoebis philea  Orange-barred Sulphur
• Aphrissa statira  Statira Sulphur
• Eurema daira  Barred Yellow
• Eurema boisduvaliana  Boisduval's Yellow
• Eurema mexicana  Mexican Yellow
• Pyrisitia proterpia  Tailed Orange
• 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 dione  Gray Copper
• Lycaena hyllus  Bronze Copper
• Lycaena rubidus  Ruddy Copper
• Lycaena heteronea  Blue Copper
• Lycaena helloides  Purplish Copper
• Euphilotes stanfordorum  Stanfords' Blue
• Hypaurotis crysalus  Colorado Hairstreak
• Atlides halesus  Great Purple Hairstreak
• Callophrys affinis  Western Green Hairstreak
• Callophrys sheridanii  Sheridan's Green Hairstreak
• Callophrys gryneus  Juniper Hairstreak
• Callophrys xami  Xami Hairstreak
• Callophrys mcfarlandi  Sandia Hairstreak
• Callophrys spinetorum  Thicket Hairstreak
• Callophrys augustinus  Brown Elfin
• Callophrys fotis  Desert Elfin
• Callophrys polios  Hoary Elfin
• Callophrys henrici  Henry's Elfin
• Callophrys eryphon  Western Pine Elfin
• Satyrium favonius  Oak Hairstreak
• Satyrium ilavia  Ilavia Hairstreak
• Satyrium polingi  Poling's Hairstreak
• Satyrium titus  Coral Hairstreak
• Satyrium sylvinus  Sylvan Hairstreak
• Satyrium calanus  Banded Hairstreak
• Satyrium liparops  Striped Hairstreak
• Satyrium saepium  Hedgerow Hairstreak
• Satyrium behrii  Behr's Hairstreak
• Phaeostrymon alcestis  Soapberry Hairstreak
• Chlorostrymon simaethis  Silver-banded Hairstreak
• Strymon melinus  Gray Hairstreak
• Strymon bebrycia  Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak
• Strymon cestri  Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak
• Strymon istapa  Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
• Ministrymon leda  Leda Ministreak
• Erora quaderna  Arizona Hairstreak
• Leptotes marina  Marine Blue
• Zizula cyna  Cyna Blue
• Brephidium exilis  Western Pygmy-Blue
• Cupido comyntas  Eastern Tailed-Blue
• Cupido amyntula  Western Tailed-Blue
• Celastrina ladon  Spring Azure
• Celastrina lucia  Northern Azure
• Celastrina echo  Echo Azure
• Celastrina gozora  Mexican Azure
• Glaucopsyche piasus  Arrowhead Blue
• Glaucopsyche lygdamus  Silvery Blue
• Euphilotes battoides  Western Square-dotted Blue
• Euphilotes centralis  Central Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes ellisi  Ellis' Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes ancilla  Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes rita  Rita Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes spaldingi  Spalding's Dotted-Blue
• Hemiargus ceraunus  Ceraunus Blue
• Echinargus isola  Reakirt's Blue
• Plebejus melissa  Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
• Plebejus saepiolus  Greenish Blue
• Plebejus icarioides  Boisduval's Blue
• Plebejus acmon  Acmon Blue
• Plebejus lupini  Lupine Blue
• Plebejus glandon  Arctic Blue

Riodinidae Metalmarks

• Calephelis nemesis  Fatal Metalmark
• Calephelis arizonensis  Arizona Metalmark
• Emesis zela  Zela Metalmark
• Emesis ares  Ares Metalmark
• Apodemia mormo  Mormon Metalmark
• Apodemia duryi  Dury's Metalmark
• Apodemia mejicanus  Mexican Metalmark
• Apodemia palmeri  Palmer's Metalmark
• Apodemia hepburni  Hepburn's Metalmark
• Apodemia nais  Nais Metalmark

Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies

• Libytheana carinenta  American Snout
• Danaus plexippus  Monarch
• Danaus gilippus  Queen
• Danaus eresimus  Soldier
• Dione moneta  Mexican Silverspot
• Agraulis vanillae  Gulf Fritillary
• Dryadula phaetusa  Banded Orange Heliconian
• Eueides isabella  Isabella's Heliconian
• Heliconius charithonia  Zebra Heliconian
• Euptoieta claudia  Variegated Fritillary
• Euptoieta hegesia  Mexican Fritillary
• Speyeria cybele  Great Spangled Fritillary
• Speyeria aphrodite  Aphrodite Fritillary
• Speyeria nokomis  Nokomis Fritillary
• Speyeria edwardsii  Edwards' Fritillary
• Speyeria atlantis  Atlantis Fritillary
• Speyeria hesperis  Northwestern Fritillary
• Speyeria mormonia  Mormon Fritillary
• Boloria selene  Silver-bordered Fritillary
• Boloria freija  Freija Fritillary
• Boloria chariclea  Arctic Fritillary
• Limenitis arthemis  Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral
• Limenitis arthemis arizonensis  Arizona Red-spotted Purple
• Limenitis archippus  Viceroy
• Limenitis weidemeyerii  Weidemeyer's Admiral
• Adelpha eulalia  Arizona Sister
• Asterocampa celtis  Hackberry Emperor
• Asterocampa leilia  Empress Leilia
• Asterocampa clyton  Tawny Emperor
• Doxocopa laure  Silver Emperor
• Mestra amymone  Common Mestra
• Eunica monima  Dingy Purplewing
• Hamadryas februa  Gray Cracker
• Myscelia cyananthe  Blackened Bluewing
• Marpesia petreus  Ruddy Daggerwing
• Poladryas minuta  Dotted Checkerspot
• Poladryas arachne  Arachne Checkerspot
• Chlosyne janais  Crimson Patch
• Chlosyne definita  Definite Patch
• Chlosyne rosita  Rosita Patch
• Chlosyne theona  Theona Checkerspot
• Chlosyne fulvia  Fulvia Checkerspot
• Chlosyne nycteis  Silvery Checkerspot
• Chlosyne gorgone  Gorgone Checkerspot
• Chlosyne californica  California Patch
• Chlosyne lacinia  Bordered Patch
• Chlosyne acastus  Sagebrush Checkerspot
• Dymasia dymas  Tiny Checkerspot
• Texola elada  Elada Checkerspot
• Phyciodes graphica  Vesta or Graphic Crescent
• Phyciodes picta  Painted Crescent
• Phyciodes mylitta  Mylitta Crescent
• Phyciodes phaon  Phaon Crescent
• Phyciodes tharos  Pearl Crescent
• Phyciodes cocyta  Northern Crescent
• Phyciodes batesii  Tawny Crescent
• Phyciodes pulchella  Field Crescent
• Anthanassa texana  Texan Crescent
• Euphydryas chalcedona  Chalcedon Checkerspot
• Euphydryas anicia  Anicia Checkerspot
• Junonia coenia  Common Buckeye
• Junonia grisea  Gray Buckeye
• Junonia nigrosuffusa  Dark Buckeye
• Junonia stemosa  
• Junonia evarete  Tropical Buckeye
• Junonia sp.  
• Anartia jatrophae  White Peacock
• Siproeta stelenes  Malachite
• Siproeta epaphus  Rusty-tipped Page
• Polygonia interrogationis  Question Mark
• Polygonia satyrus  Satyr Comma
• Polygonia faunus  Green Comma
• Polygonia gracilis  Hoary Comma
• Aglais milberti  Milbert's 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
• Anaea aidea  Tropical Leafwing
• Anaea andria  Goatweed Leafwing
• Coenonympha tullia  Common Ringlet
• Cyllopsis pyracmon  Nabokov's Satyr
• Cyllopsis pertepida  Canyonland Satyr
• Megisto rubricata  Red Satyr
• Erebia magdalena  Magdalena Alpine
• Erebia epipsodea  Common Alpine
• Neominois ridingsii  Ridings' Satyr
• Oeneis polixenes  Polixenes Arctic
• Oeneis melissa  Melissa Arctic
• Oeneis chryxus  Chryxus Arctic
• Oeneis alberta  Alberta Arctic
• Oeneis uhleri  Uhler's Arctic
• Cercyonis pegala  Common Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis meadii  Mead's Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis sthenele  Great Basin Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis oetus  Small Wood-Nymph
• Gyrocheilus patrobas  Red-bordered Satyr

Drepanidae Hooktip and False Owlet Moths

• Habrosyne gloriosa  Glorious Habrosyne

Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths

• Hemileuca electra  Electra buckmoth
• Coloradia luski  Lusk's pinemoth
• Hemileuca tricolor  Tricolor buckmoth
• Coloradia doris  Doris' pinemoth
• Hemileuca hualapai  Hualapai buckmoth
• Automeris io  Io moth
• Hemileuca oliviae  Range caterpillar moth
• Automeris randa  Randa's eyed silkmoth
• Hemileuca hera  Hera buckmoth
• Automeris cecrops  Cecrops eyed silkmoth
• Hemileuca eglanterina  Western sheepmoth
• Automeris zephyria  Zephyr eyed silkmoth
• Hemileuca sp.  
• Hemileuca nuttalli  Nuttall's sheepmoth
• Hemileuca juno  Juno buckmoth
• Hemileuca chinatiensis  Chinati sheepmoth
• Hemileuca nevadensis  Nevada buckmoth
• Hemileuca slosseri  Slosser's buckmoth
• Hemileuca grotei  Grote's buckmoth
• Coloradia pandora  Pandora pinemoth
• Hyalophora gloveri  Glover's Silkmoth
• Hyalophora columbia  Columbia silkmoth
• Antheraea polyphemus  Polyphemus moth
• Antheraea oculea  Oculea silkmoth
• Agapema homogena  Rocky Mountain agapema
• Agapema anona  Mexican agapema
• Citheronia splendens  Splendid royal moth
• Sphingicampa hubbardi  Hubbard's Small Silkmoth
• Anisota oslari  Oslar's oakworm moth

Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths

• Smerinthus astarte   
• Agrius cingulata  Pink-spotted hawkmoth
• Sphinx chersis  Great ash sphinx
• Pachysphinx modesta  Modest sphinx
• Sphinx vashti  Vashti sphinx
• Pachysphinx occidentalis  Big poplar sphinx
• Sphinx libocedrus  Incense cedar sphinx
• Manduca florestan  
• Sphinx perelegans  Elegant sphinx
• Manduca quinquemaculata  Five-spotted hawkmoth
• Sphinx asellus  Asella sphinx
• Manduca rustica  Rustic sphinx
• Sphinx drupiferarum  Wild cherry sphinx
• Manduca sexta  Carolina sphinx
• Sphinx dollii  Doll's sphinx
• Ceratomia amyntor  Elm sphinx
• Smerinthus jamaicensis  Twin-spotted sphinx
• Sagenosoma elsa  Elsa sphinx
• Smerinthus cerisyi  One-eyed sphinx
• Lintneria separatus  Separated sphinx
• Paonias excaecata  Blinded sphinx
• Lintneria istar  Istar sphinx
• Paonias myops  Small-eyed sphinx
• Proserpinus vega  Vega sphinx
• Euproserpinus wiesti  Wiest's primrose sphinx
• Darapsa myron  Virginia creeper sphinx
• Erinnyis alope  Alope sphinx
• Hemaris thetis  
• Xylophanes falco  Falcon sphinx
• Erinnyis ello  Ello sphinx
• Xylophanes tersa  Tersa Sphinx
• Erinnyis obscura  Obscure sphinx
• Hyles lineata  White-lined Sphinx
• Hemaris diffinis  Snowberry Clearwing
• Eumorpha achemon  Achemon sphinx
• Eumorpha typhon  Typhon sphinx
• Amphion floridensis  Nessus sphinx
• Proserpinus juanita  Juanita sphinx

Doidae Doid Moths

• Doa ampla  

Notodontidae Prominents

• Oligocentria perangulata  
• Nadata gibbosa  White-dotted Prominent
• Heterocampa lunata  
• Symmerista zacualpana  
• Ianassa lignicolor  White-Streaked Prominent
• Paraeschra georgica  Georgian Prominent
• Heterocampa zayasi  
• Dasylophia anguina  Black-Spotted Prominent
• Oligocentria delicata  
• Pheosia rimosa  Black-rimmed Prominent
• Lochmaeus manteo  Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth
• Dasylophia seriata  
• Hyparpax aurora  Pink Prominent
• Odontosia elegans  Elegant Prominent
• Litodonta gigantea  
• Lochmaeus bilineata  Double-lined Prominent
• Gluphisia septentrionis  Common Gluphisia
• Schizura biedermani  
• Furcula cinerea  Gray Furcula
• Schizura ipomoeae  Morning-glory Prominent
• Clostera albosigma  Sigmoid Prominent
• Litodonta alpina  
• Furcula nivea  
• Coelodasys unicornis   Unicorn Caterpillar Moth
• Clostera paraphora  
• Macrurocampa dorothea  
• Furcula scolopendrina  Zigzag Furcula Moth
• Oligocentria alpica  
• Clostera brucei  
• Heterocampa belfragei  
• Cerura candida  
• Oligocentria pallida  
• Datana perspicua  Spotted Datana
• Heterocampa incongrua  
• Hippia packardii  
• Oligocentria coloradensis  
• Datana neomexicana  
• Heterocampa averna  
• Symmerista suavis  
• Pseudopanthea palata  

Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths

• Ponometia altera  
• Catabenoides terminellus  
• Heliolonche pictipennis   
• Tarache augustipennis  Narrow-winged Midget Moth
• Ponometia tortricina  
• Acontia cretata  Chalky Bird-dropping Moth
• Acronicta impressa  
• Acontia chea  
• Tarache lanceolata  
• Ponometia elegantula  Arizona Bird Dropping Moth
• Ponometia binocula  Prairie Bird-dropping Moth
• Tarache axendra  
• Acontia quadriplaga  
• Ponometia candefacta  Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth
• Tarache aprica  Exposed Bird-dropping Moth
• Tarache areli  
• Simyra insularis  Henry's Marsh Moth
• Acronicta cyanescens  
• Acronicta brumosa   Charred Dagger Moth
• Chrysoecia thoracica   
• Amphipyra pyramidoides  Copper Underwing
• Spodoptera ornithogalli  Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
• Chamaeclea pernana  
• Azenia implora  
• Basilodes chrysopis  
• Bagisara buxea  
• Cucullia dorsalis  
• Cucullia lilacina   
• Sympistis poliafascies  
• Copanarta aurea  
• Meleneta antennata   
• Panthea gigantea  
• Charadra moneta   
• Syngrapha ignea  Mountain Beauty Moth
• Rachiplusia ou  Gray Looper Moth
• Megalographa biloba  Bilobed Looper Moth
• Autographa californica  
• Grotella binda  
• Protorthodes alfkenii  
• Lacanobia subjuncta  Speckled Cutworm Moth
• Mythimna unipuncta  Armyworm Moth
• Lacinipolia implicata  Implicit Arches