# List of butterflies of North America (Nymphalidae)
## Subfamily Libytheinae: snouts

* American snout, Libytheana carinenta

## Subfamily Heliconiinae: heliconians and fritillaries

* Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae
* Alberta fritillary, Boloria alberta
* Astarte fritillary, Boloria astarte
** Distinct Astarte fritillary, Boloria astarte distincta
* Meadow fritillary, Boloria bellona
* Arctic fritillary, Boloria chariclea
* Pacific fritillary, Boloria epithore
* Bog fritillary, Boloria eunomia
* Freija fritillary, Boloria freija
* Frigga fritillary, Boloria frigga
* Dingy fritillary, Boloria improba
** Uncompahgre dingy fritillary, Boloria improba acrocnema
** Wind River dingy fritillary, Boloria improba harryi
* Relict fritillary, Boloria kriemhild
* Purplish fritillary, Boloria montinus
* Mountain fritillary, Boloria napaea
* Cryptic fritillary, Boloria natazhati
* Polaris fritillary, Boloria polaris
* Silver-bordered fritillary, Boloria selene
* Mexican silverspot, Dione moneta
* Banded orange heliconian, Dryadula phaetusa
* Julia heliconian, Dryas iulia
* Least heliconian, Euiedes aliphera
* Isabella's heliconian, Eueides isabella
* Variegated fritillary, Euptoieta claudia
* Mexican fritillary, Euptoieta hegesia
* Zebra heliconian, Heliconius charithonia
* Erato heliconian, Heliconius erato
* Tiger heliconian, Heliconius ismenius
* Unsilvered fritillary, Speyeria adiaste
* Aphrodite fritillary, Speyeria aphrodite
* Atlantis fritillary, Speyeria atlantis
* Callippe fritillary, Speyeria callippe
* Carol's fritillary, Speyeria carolae
* Coronis fritillary, Speyeria coronis
* Great spangled fritillary, Speyeria cybele
* Diana fritillary, Speyeria diana
* Edward's fritillary, Speyeria edwardsii
* Great Basin fritillary, Speyeria egleis
* Northwestern fritillary, Speyeria hesperis
* Hydaspe fritillary, Speyeria hydaspe
* Regal fritillary, Speyeria idalia
* Mormon fritillary, Speyeria mormonia
* Nokomis fritillary, Speyeria nokomis
* Zerene fritillary, Speyeria zerene

## Subfamily Nymphalinae: true brushfoots

* Dotted checkerspot, Poladryas minuta
* Arachne checkerspot, Poladryas arachne
* Theona checkerspot, Thessalia theona
* Chinati checkerspot, Thessalia chinatiensis
* Black checkerspot, Thessalia cyneas
* Fulvia checkerspot, Thessalia fulvia
* Leanira checkerspot, Thessalia leanira
* California patch, Chlosyne californica
* Bordered patch, Chlosyne lacinia
* Definite patch, Chlosyne definita
* Banded patch, Chlosyne endeis
* Crimson patch, Chlosyne janais
* Rosita patch, Chlosyne rosita
* Red-spotted patch, Chlosyne melitaeoides
* Gorgone checkerspot, Chlosyne gorgone
* Silvery checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis
* Harris's checkerspot, Chlosyne harrisii
* Nuevo León checkerspot, Chlosyne kendallorum
* Northern checkerspot, Chlosyne palla
* Rockslide checkerspot, Chlosyne whitneyi
* Sagebrush checkerspot, Chlosyne acastus
* Gabb's checkerspot, Chlosyne gabbii
* Hoffmann's checkerspot, Chlosyne hoffmanni
* Elf, Microtia elva
* Tiny checkerspot, Dymasia dymas
** Dymasia dymas chara
* Elada checkerspot, Texola elada
* Smudged crescent, Castilia eranites
* Texan crescent, Phyciodes texana
** Texan Texan crescent, Phyciodes texana texana
** Seminole Texan crescent, Phyciodes texana seminole
* Cuban crescent, Phyciodes frisia
* Pale-banded crescent, Phyciodes tulcis
* Orange-patched crescent, Phyciodes drusilla
* Ardent crescent, Phyciodes ardys
* Black crescent, Phyciodes ptolyca
* Pine crescent, Phyciodes sitalces
* Chestnut crescent, Phyciodes argentea
* Vesta crescent, Phyciodes vesta
* Phaon crescent, Phyciodes phaon
* Pearl crescent, Phyciodes tharos
* Northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta
** Diminutive northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta diminutor
** Mimic northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta incognitus
* Tawny crescent, Phyciodes batesii
* Field crescent, Phyciodes campestris
* Painted crescent, Phyciodes picta
* California crescent, Phyciodes orseis
* Pale crescent, Phyciodes pallida
* Mylitta crescent, Phyciodes mylitta
* Gillett's checkerspot, Euphydryas gillettii
* Variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona
** Chalcedon variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona chalcedona
** Snowberry variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona colon
** Anicia variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona anicia
* Edith's checkerspot, Euphydryas editha
* Baltimore checkerspot, Euphydryas phaeton
* Question mark, Polygonia interrogationis
* Eastern comma, Polygonia comma
* Satyr comma, Polygonia satyrus
* Green comma, Polygonia faunus
** Green green comma, Polygonia faunus faunus
** Polygonia faunus hylas
** Sylvan green comma, Polygonia faunus silvius
* Hoary comma, Polygonia gracilis
** Zephyr hoary comma, Polygonia gracilis zephyrus
* Oreas comma, Polygonia oreas
* Gray comma, Polygonia progne
* Compton tortoiseshell, Nymphalis vaualbum
* California tortoiseshell, Nymphalis californica
* Mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa
* Milbert's tortoiseshell, Aglais milberti
* Small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae
* American lady, Vanessa virginiensis
* Painted lady, Vanessa cardui
* West Coast lady, Vanessa annabella
* Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta
* Orange mapwing, Hypanartia lethe
* Mimic, Hypolimnas misippus
* Common buckeye, Junonia coenia
* Gray buckeye, Junonia grisea
* Mangrove buckeye, Junonia neildi
* Dark buckeye, Junonia nigrosuffusa
* Twintip buckeye, Junonia stemosa
* Caribbean buckeye, Junonia zonalis
* White peacock, Anartia jatrophae
* Cuban peacock, Anartia chrysopelea
* Banded peacock, Anartia fatima
* Malachite, Siproeta stelenes
* Rusty-tipped page, Siproeta epaphus

## Subfamily Limenitidinae: admirals, sisters and others

* Red-spotted admiral, Limenitis arthemis
** White admiral, Limenitis arthemis arthemis
** Red-spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax
* Viceroy, Limenitis archippus
* Weidemeyer's admiral, Limenitis weidemeyerii
* Lorquin's admiral, Limenitis lorquini
* Band-celled sister, Adelpha fessonia
* California sister, Adelpha bredowii
* Eyed sister, Adelpha paroeca
* Spot-celled sister, Adelpha basiloides
* Mexican sister, Adelpha diazi
* Rayed sister, Adelpha lycorias melanthe
* Common banner, Epiphile adrasta
* Orange banner, Temenis laothoe
* Mexican bluewing, Myscelia ethusa
* Blackened bluewing, Myscelia cyanathe
* Tropical blue wave, Myscelia cyaniris
* Dingy purplewing, Eunica monima
* Florida purplewing, Eunica tatila
* Four-spotted sailor, Dynamine postverta
* Blue-eyed sailor, Dynamine dyonis
* Small-eyed sailor, Dynamine artisemia
* Orange-striped eighty-eight, Diaethria pandama
* Common Mestra, Mestra amymone
* Red rim, Biblis hyperia
* Red cracker, Hamadryas amphinome
* Gray cracker, Hamadryas februa
* Variable cracker, Hamadryas feronia
* Glaucous cracker, Hamadryas glauconome
* Pale cracker, Hamadryas amphichloe
* Guatemalan cracker, Hamadryas guatemalena
* Black-patched cracker, Hamadryas atlantis
* Orion cecropian, Historis odius
* Tailed cecropian, Historis acheronta
* Blomfild's beauty, Smyrna blomfildia
* Waiter daggerwing, Marpesia coresia
* Many-banded daggerwing, Marpesia chiron
* Ruddy daggerwing, Marpesia petreus
* Antillean daggerwing, Marpesia eleuchea

## Subfamily Charaxinae: leafwings

* Tropical leafwing, Anaea aidea
* Goatweed leafwing, Anaea andria
* Pointed leafwing, Anaea eurypyle
* Florida leafwing, Anaea floridalis
* Guatemalan leafwing, Anaea forreri
* Angled leafwing, Anaea glycerium
* Pale-spotted leafwing, Anaea pithyusa
* One-spotted prepona, Archaeoprepona demophon

## Subfamily Apaturinae: emperors

* Hackberry emperor, Asterocampa celtis
* Tawny emperor, Asterocampa clyton
* Cream-banded dusky emperor, Asterocampa idyja argus
* Empress Leilia, Asterocampa leilia
* Silver emperor, Doxocopa laure
* Pavon emperor, Doxocopa pavon

## Subfamily Morphinae: morphos

* White morpho, Morpho polyphemus
* Split-banded owlet, Opsiphanes cassina
* Orange owlet, Opsiphanes boisduvalii

## Subfamily Satyrinae: satyrs

* Southern pearly-eye, Enodia portlandia
* Northern pearly-eye, Enodia anthedon
* Creole pearly-eye, Enodia creola
* Eyed brown, Satyrodes eurydice
* Appalachian brown, Satyrodes appalachia
* Nabokov's satyr, Cyllopsis pyracmon
* Horsetail gemmed-satyr, Cyllopsis pseudopephredo
* Canyonland satyr, Cyllopsis pertepida
* Gemmed satyr, Cyllopsis gemma
* Carolina satyr, Hermeuptychia sosybius
* Hermeuptychia hermybius
* Hermeuptychia intricata
* Georgia satyr, Neonympha areolata
* Mitchell's satyr, Neonympha mitchellii
* Helicta satyr, Neonympha helicta
* Little wood-satyr, Megisto cymela
* Red satyr, Megisto rubricata
* Pine satyr, Paramacera allyni
* White satyr, Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
* Hayden's ringlet, Coenonympha haydenii
* Common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia
** Inornate common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia inornata
** Salt marsh common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia nipisiquit
** Ochre common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia ochracea
** California common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia california
* Common wood-nymph, Cercyonis pegala
* Mead's wood-nymph, Cercyonis meadii
* Great Basin wood-nymph, Cercyonis sthenele
* Small wood-nymph, Cercyonis oetus
* Vidler's alpine, Erebia vidleri
* Ross's alpine, Erebia rossii
* Disa alpine, Erebia disa
* Taiga alpine, Erebia mancinus
* Magdalena alpine, Erebia magdalena
* Banded alpine, Erebia fasciata
* Red-disked alpine, Erebia discoidalis
* Theano alpine, Erebia theano
* Four-dotted alpine, Erebia dabanensis (includes youngi)
* Common alpine, Erebia epipsodea
* Colorado alpine, Erebia callias
* Reddish alpine, Erebia kozhantshikovi (includes lafontainei)
* Eskimo alpine, Erebia occulta
* Red-bordered satyr, Gyrocheilus patrobas
* Riding's satyr, Neominois ridingsii
* Great Arctic, Oeneis nevadensis
* Macoun's Arctic, Oeneis macounii
* Chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus
** Brown chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus chryxus
** California chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus ivallda
* Uhler's Arctic, Oeneis uhleri
* Alberta Arctic, Oeneis alberta
* White-veined Arctic, Oeneis taygete (distinct from Old World Oeneis bore)
* Jutta Arctic, Oeneis jutta
* Sentinel Arctic, Oeneis alpina (includes exubitor)
* Melissa Arctic, Oeneis melissa
* Polixenes Arctic, Oeneis polixenes
* Early Arctic, Oeneis rosovi (includes philipi)

## Subfamily Danainae: milkweed butterflies and clearwings

* Soldier, Danaus eresimus
* Queen, Danaus gilippus
* Monarch, Danaus plexippus
* Klug's clearwing, Dircenna klugii
* Thick-tipped Greta, Greta morgane
* Tiger mimic-queen, Lycorea cleobaea
* Disturbed tigerwing, Mechanitis polymnia
* Broad-tipped clearwing, Pteronymia cotytto