Species list by common names

Species listing by common name

This list is incomplete by far. It is provided for those who have little or no interest or knowledge of the scientific names of the species presented herein. The list will also be used to keep track of which species there are actual images linked to from this site. Check back often, as this page will be updated frequently.


Monarch                   Danaus Plexippus
Plain Tiger               Danaus chrysippus L.
Peacock                   Inachis io 
Apollo                    Parnassius apollo  
Cleopatra                 Gonepteryx cleopatra 
Common Sulphur            Colias philodice
Marbled White             Melanargia galathea
White Admiral             Ladoga camilla 
Pima Orange-tip           Anthocharis pima
Large Marble              *************
Snout Butterfly           Libytheana bachmanii
Greenish Blue             Plebejus saepiolus
Acmon Blue                Icaricia acmon
Shasta Blue               Icaricia shasta
Anna Blue                 *************
Gray Blue                 *************
Lustrous Copper           Chalceria cupreus
Tailed Copper             Tharsalea arota
Blue Copper               Chalceria heteronia
Mariposa Copper           Epidemia mariposa
Purplish Copper           Epidemia helloides
Ruddy Copper              Chalceria rubidus
Common Hairstreak         Strymon melinus
Red-banded Hairstreak     Calycopis cecrops
Siva Hairstreak           *************
Tropical Hairstreak       *************
Convict Hairstreak        *************
Great Purple Hairstreak   Atlides halesus
Golden Anglewing          *************
Viceroy                   Limenitis(Basilarchia) archippus
Red-spotted Purple        Basilarchia astyanax
California Sister         Adelpha bredowii
Egleis Fritillary         Speyeria egleis
Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele
Callippe Fritillary       Speyeria callippe
West Coast Lady           Vanessa annabella
Desert Hackberry          *************
Tropical Leafwing         *************
White Peacock             Anartia jatrophae
Malachite                 Siproeta stelenes
Mosaic                    *************
Cracker                   *************
Blue Wave                 *************
Skipper                   *************
Clearwing Lthomiid        *************
Lthomiid                  *************
Gulf Fritillary           *************
Small Flambeau            *************
Red Passion-flower        *************
Western Checkerspot       *************
Zebra Swallowtail         Eurytides marcellus
Edith's Checkerspot       *************
Pacific Checkerspot       *************
Paintbrush Checkerspot    Occidryas anicia
Mojave Checkerspot        *************
Tiny Checkerspot          *************
Field Crescent            Phyciodes campestris
Thistle Crescent          *************
Buckeye                   Junonia coenia
Mourning Cloak            Nymphalis antiopa
Red Admiral               Vanessa atalanta
Question Mark             Polygonia interrogationis
Quaderna Hairstreak       *************
Arizona Metalmark         Calephelis arizonensis
Rawson's Metalmark        Calephelis rawsoni
Long-tailed Skipper       Urbanus proteus
Palm Skipper              *************
Silver-spotted Skipper    Epargyreus clarus
Regent Skipper            *************
Southern Cloudy Wing      Thorybes Bathyllus
Large Checkered Skipper   *************
Gold-spotted Sylph        *************
Alpine Skipper            Pyrgus centaureae
Mitchell's Satyr          Neonympha mitchellii(?)
Karner Blue Butterfly     *************
Sesiidae                  *************
Jay Butterfly             *************
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail ************
Dorcas Copper             Epidemia dorcas
Eighty-Eight Butterfly    Diaethria clymena

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Last updated: Dec. 11, 1998