# List of butterflies of Canada

This is a list of butterflies of Canada.

## Family Hesperiidae – skippers
### Subfamily Pyrginae – pyrgine skippers

* Epargyreus clarus – silver-spotted skipper
* Urbanus proteus – long-tailed skipper
* Achalarus lyciades – hoary edge
* Thorybes bathyllus – southern cloudywing
* Thorybes pylades – northern cloudywing
* Staphylus hayhurstii – Hayhurst's scallopwing
* Erynnis icelus – dreamy duskywing
* Erynnis brizo – sleepy duskywing
* Erynnis juvenalis – Juvenal's duskywing
* Erynnis propertius – propertius duskywing
* Erynnis horatius – Horace's duskywing
* Erynnis martialis – mottled duskywing
* Erynnis pacuvius – Pacuvius duskywing
* Erynnis zarucco – Zarucco duskywing
* Erynnis funeralis – funereal duskywing
* Erynnis lucilius – columbine duskywing
* Erynnis baptisiae – wild indigo duskywing
* Erynnis afranius – Afranius duskywing
* Erynnis persius – Persius duskywing
* Pyrgus centaureae – grizzled skipper
* Pyrgus ruralis – two-banded checkered skipper
* Pyrgus scriptura – small checkered skipper
* Pyrgus communis – common checkered skipper
* Pholisora catullus – common sootywing

### Subfamily Heteropterinae – intermediate skippers

* Carterocephalus palaemon – Arctic skipper

### Subfamily Hesperiinae – branded skippers

* Lerema accius – clouded skipper
* Ancyloxypha numitor – least skipper
* Oarisma poweshiek – Poweshiek skipperling
* Oarisma garita – Garita skipperling
* Thymelicus lineola – European skipper
* Hylephila phyleus – fiery skipper
* Hesperia uncas – uncas skipper
* Hesperia juba – juba skipper
* Hesperia comma – common branded skipper
* Hesperia colorado – western branded skipper
* Hesperia assiniboia – plains skipper
* Hesperia ottoe – Ottoe skipper
* Hesperia leonardus – Leonard's skipper
* Hesperia pahaska – Pahaska skipper
* Hesperia dacotae – Dakota skipper
* Hesperia sassacus – Indian skipper
* Hesperia nevada – Nevada skipper
* Polites peckius – Peck's skipper
* Polites sabuleti – sandhill skipper
* Polites draco – draco skipper
* Polites themistocles – tawny-edged skipper
* Polites origenes – crossline skipper
* Polites mystic – long dash skipper
* Polites rhesus – rhesus skipper
* Polites sonora – sonoran skipper
* Polites vibex – whirlabout
* Wallengrenia egeremet – northern broken-dash
* Pompeius verna – little glassywing
* Atalopedes campestris – sachem
* Anatrytone logan – Delaware skipper
* Ochlodes sylvanoides – woodland skipper
* Poanes massasoit – mulberry wing
* Poanes hobomok – Hobomok skipper
* Poanes zabulon – Zabulon skipper
* Poanes viator – broad-winged skipper
* Euphyes dion – Dion skipper
* Euphyes dukesi – Dukes' skipper
* Euphyes conspicua – black dash
* Euphyes bimacula – two-spotted skipper
* Euphyes vestris – dun skipper
* Atrytonopsis hianna – dusted skipper
* Amblyscirtes simius – simius roadside skipper
* Amblyscirtes oslari – Oslar's roadside skipper
* Amblyscirtes hegon – pepper and salt skipper
* Amblyscirtes vialis – common roadside skipper
* Calpodes ethlius – Brazilian skipper
* Panoquina ocola – ocola skipper

## Family Papilionidae – parnassians and swallowtails
### Subfamily Parnassiinae – parnassians

* Parnassius eversmanni – Eversmann's parnassian
* Parnassius clodius – Clodius parnassian
* Parnassius phoebus – Phoebus parnassian
* Parnassius smintheus – Rocky Mountain parnassian

### Subfamily Papilioninae – swallowtails

* Battus philenor – pipevine swallowtail
* Eurytides marcellus – zebra swallowtail
* Papilio polyxenes – black swallowtail
* Papilio brevicauda – short-tailed swallowtail
* Papilio machaon – Old World swallowtail
* Papilio zelicaon – anise swallowtail
* Papilio indra – Indra swallowtail
* Papilio cresphontes – giant swallowtail
* Papilio glaucus – eastern tiger swallowtail
* Papilio canadensis – Canadian tiger swallowtail
* Papilio rutulus – western tiger swallowtail
* Papilio multicaudatus – two-tailed swallowtail
* Papilio eurymedon – pale swallowtail
* Papilio troilus – spicebush swallowtail

## Family Pieridae – whites and sulphurs
### Subfamily Pierinae – whites, marbles, and orangetips

* Neophasia menapia – pine white
* Pontia beckerii – Becker's white
* Pontia sisymbrii – spring white
* Pontia protodice – checkered white
* Pontia occidentalis – western white
* Pieris angelika – Arctic white
* Pieris marginalis – margined white
* Pieris oleracea – mustard white
* Pieris virginiensis – West Virginia white
* Pieris rapae – cabbage white
* Ascia monuste – great southern white
* Euchloe ausonides – large marble
* Euchloe naina – green marble
* Euchloe creusa – northern marble
* Euchloe lotta – desert marble
* Euchloe olympia – Olympia marble
* Anthocharis sara – Pacific orangetip
* Anthocharis stella – Stella orangetip

### Subfamily Coliadinae – sulphurs

* Colias philodice – clouded sulphur
* Colias eurytheme – orange sulphur
* Colias occidentalis – western sulphur
* Colias alexandra – Queen Alexandra's sulphur
* Colias christina – Christina sulphur
* Colias meadii – Mead's sulphur
* Colias johanseni – Johansen's sulphur
* Colias hecla – hecla sulphur
* Colias tyche – Booth's sulphur
* Colias canadensis – Canada sulphur
* Colias nastes – Labrador sulphur
* Colias gigantea – giant sulphur
* Colias pelidne – pelidne sulphur
* Colias interior – pink-edged sulphur
* Colias chippewa – heath sulphur
* Colias palaeno – Palaeno sulphur
* Zerene cesonia – southern dogface
* Phoebis sennae – cloudless sulphur
* Phoebis philea – orange-barred sulphur
* Eurema mexicanum – Mexican yellow
* Eurema lisa – little yellow
* Eurema nicippe – sleepy orange
* Nathalis iole – dainty sulphur

## Family Lycaenidae – harvesters, coppers, hairstreaks, and blues
### Subfamily Miletinae – harvesters

* Feniseca tarquinius – harvester

### Subfamily Lycaeninae – coppers

* Lycaena phlaeas – American copper
* Lycaena cuprea – lustrous copper
* Lycaena dione – grey copper
* Lycaena hyllus – bronze copper
* Lycaena rubidus – ruddy copper
* Lycaena heteronea – blue copper
* Lycaena epixanthe – bog copper
* Lycaena dorcas – dorcas copper
* Lycaena dospassosi – Maritime copper
* Lycaena helloides – purplish copper
* Lycaena nivalis – lilac-bordered copper
* Lycaena mariposa – mariposa copper

### Subfamily Theclinae – hairstreaks

* Satyrium behrii – Behr's hairstreak
* Satyrium fuliginosum – sooty hairstreak
* Satyrium acadicum – Acadian hairstreak
* Satyrium californica – California hairstreak
* Satyrium sylvinum – sylvan hairstreak
* Satyrium titus – coral hairstreak
* Satyrium edwardsii – Edwards' hairstreak
* Satyrium calanus – banded hairstreak
* Satyrium caryaevorum – hickory hairstreak
* Satyrium liparops – striped hairstreak
* Satyrium saepium – hedgerow hairstreak
* Fixsenia favonius – southern hairstreak
* Calycopis cecrops – red-banded hairstreak
* Callophrys affinis – western green hairstreak
* Callophrys sheridanii – Sheridan's hairstreak
* Callophrys spinetorum – thicket hairstreak
* Callophrys johnsoni – Johnson's hairstreak
* Callophrys rosneri – Rosner's hairstreak
* Callophrys barryi – Barry's hairstreak
* Callophrys gryneus – juniper hairstreak
* Callophrys augustinus – brown elfin
* Callophrys mossii – Moss's elfin
* Callophrys polios – hoary elfin
* Callophrys irus – frosted elfin
* Callophrys henrici – Henry's elfin
* Callophrys lanoraieensis – bog elfin
* Callophrys niphon – eastern pine elfin
* Callophrys eryphon – western pine elfin
* Parrhasius m-album – white hairstreak
* Strymon melinus – grey hairstreak
* Erora laeta – early hairstreak

### Subfamily Polyommatinae – blues

* Leptotes marina – marine blue
* Echinargus isola – Reakirt's blue
* Cupido comyntas – eastern tailed-blue
* Cupido amyntula – western tailed-blue
* Celastrina ladon – spring azure
* Celastrina lucia – lucia azure
* Celastrina neglecta – summer azure
* Celastrina serotina – cherry gall azure
* Euphilotes battoides – square-spotted blue
* Euphilotes ancilla – Rocky Mountain dotted blue
* Glaucopsyche piasus – arrowhead blue
* Glaucopsyche lygdamus – silvery blue
* Plebejus idas – northern blue
* Plebejus melissa – Melissa blue
* Icaricia icarioides – Boisduval's blue
* Icaricia lupini – lupine blue
* Icaricia saepiolus – greenish blue
* Icaricia shasta – shasta blue
* Agriades optilete – cranberry blue
* Agriades glandon – Arctic blue

## Family Riodinidae – metalmarks

* Apodemia mormo – Mormon metalmark

## Family Nymphalidae – brush-footed butterflies
### Subfamily Libytheinae – snouts

* Libytheana carinenta – American snout

### Subfamily Heliconiinae – fritillaries

* Agraulis vanillae – gulf fritillary
* Euptoieta claudia – variegated fritillary
* Euptoieta hegesia – Mexican fritillary
* Speyeria cybele – great spangled fritillary
* Speyeria aphrodite – Aphrodite fritillary
* Speyeria idalia – regal fritillary
* Speyeria edwardsii – Edwards' fritillary
* Speyeria coronis – coronis fritillary
* Speyeria zerene – zerene fritillary
* Speyeria callippe – callippe fritillary
* Speyeria atlantis – Atlantis fritillary
* Speyeria hesperis – northwestern fritillary
* Speyeria hydaspe – hydaspe fritillary
* Speyeria mormonia – Mormon fritillary
* Boloria napaea – mountain fritillary
* Boloria eunomia – bog fritillary
* Boloria selene – silver-bordered fritillary
* Boloria bellona – meadow fritillary
* Boloria frigga – Frigga fritillary
* Boloria improba – dingy fritillary
* Boloria epithore – Pacific fritillary
* Boloria polaris – Polaris fritillary
* Boloria freija – Freija fritillary
* Boloria natazhati – Beringian fritillary
* Boloria alberta – Alberta fritillary
* Boloria astarte – Astarte fritillary
* Boloria chariclea – Arctic fritillary

### Subfamily Nymphalinae – anglewings, tortoiseshells, ladies, checkerspots and crescents

* Polygonia interrogationis – question mark
* Polygonia comma – eastern comma
* Polygonia satyrus – satyr comma
* Polygonia faunus – green comma
* Polygonia gracilis – hoary comma
* Polygonia oreas – oreas comma
* Polygonia progne – grey comma
* Nymphalis vaualbum – Compton tortoiseshell
* Nymphalis californica – California tortoiseshell
* Nymphalis antiopa – mourning cloak
* Nymphalis milberti – Milbert's tortoiseshell
* Vanessa virginiensis – American lady
* Vanessa cardui – painted lady
* Vanessa annabella – West Coast lady
* Vanessa atalanta – red admiral
* Junonia coenia – common buckeye
* Chlosyne gorgone – gorgone checkerspot
* Chlosyne nycteis – silvery checkerspot
* Chlosyne harrisii – Harris's checkerspot
* Chlosyne palla – northern checkerspot
* Chlosyne acastus – sagebrush checkerspot
* Chlosyne hoffmanni – Hoffmann's checkerspot
* Phyciodes tharos – pearl crescent
* Phyciodes cocyta – northern crescent
* Phyciodes batesii – tawny crescent
* Phyciodes pallida – pale crescent
* Phyciodes pulchella – field crescent
* Phyciodes mylitta – mylitta crescent
* Euphydryas gillettii – Gillette's checkerspot
* Euphydryas chalcedona – variable checkerspot
* Euphydryas editha – Edith's checkerspot
* Euphydryas phaeton – Baltimore checkerspot

### Subfamily Limenitidinae – admirals

* Limenitis arthemis – white admiral, red-spotted purple
* Limenitis archippus – viceroy
* Limenitis weidemeyerii – Weidemeyer's admiral
* Limenitis lorquini – Lorquin's admiral

### Subfamily Apaturinae – emperors

* Asterocampa celtis – hackberry emperor
* Asterocampa clyton – tawny emperor

### Subfamily Satyrinae – satyrs and wood-nymphs

* Enodia anthedon – northern pearly-eye
* Satyrodes eurydice – eyed brown
* Satyrodes appalachia – Appalachian brown
* Megisto cymela – little wood-satyr
* Coenonympha tullia – common ringlet
* Coenonympha nipisiquit – maritime ringlet
* Cercyonis pegala – common wood-nymph
* Cercyonis sthenele – Great Basin wood-nymph
* Cercyonis oetus – small wood-nymph
* Erebia vidleri – Vidler's alpine
* Erebia rossii – Ross's alpine
* Erebia disa – Disa alpine
* Erebia mancinus – taiga alpine
* Erebia magdalena – Magdalena alpine
* Erebia mackinleyensis – Mt. McKinley alpine
* Erebia fasciata – banded alpine
* Erebia discoidalis – red-disked alpine
* Erebia pawlowskii – yellow-dotted alpine
* Erebia youngi – four-dotted alpine
* Erebia anyuica – scree alpine
* Erebia lafontainei – reddish alpine
* Erebia epipsodea – common alpine
* Neominois ridingsii – Ridings' satyr
* Oeneis nevadensis – great arctic
* Oeneis macounii – Macoun's arctic or Canada arctic
* Oeneis chryxus – chryxus arctic or brown arctic
* Oeneis uhleri – Uhler's arctic
* Oeneis alberta – Alberta arctic
* Oeneis bore – white-veined arctic
* Oeneis jutta – Jutta arctic
* Oeneis melissa – Melissa arctic
* Oeneis polixenes – Polixenes arctic
* Oeneis rosovi – Philip's arctic
* Oeneis alpina – sentinel arctic

### Subfamily Danainae – milkweed butterflies

* Danaus plexippus – monarch