American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis

Butterflies of the

White Mountain

National Forest

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Rarity: 

R9SS = Region 9 Sensitive Species 

Monarchs	 Subfamily Danainae

£ Monarch Danaus plexippus

Skippers	 Family Hesperiidae

Spread-wing Skippers	 Subfamily Pyrginae

£ Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus

£ Dreamy Duskywing Erynnis icelus

£ Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades

Skipperlings	 Subfamily Heteropterinae

£ Arctic Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon

Grass-Skippers	 Subfamily Hesperiinae

£ Pepper and Salt Skipper Amblyscirtes hegon

£ Common Roadside-skipper Amblyscirtes vialis 

£ Least Skipper Ancyloxypha numitor

£ Two-spotted Skipper Euphyes bimacula

£ Dun Skipper Euphyes vestris

£ Leonard’s Skipper Hesperia leonardus

£ Indian Skipper Hesperia sassacus

£ Hobomok Skipper Poanes hobomok

£ Long Dash Polites mystic

£ Peck’s Skipper Polites peckius

£ Tawny-edged Skipper Polites themistocles

£ Northern Broken-dash Wallengrenia egeremet

£ European Skipper Thymelicus lineola
Swallowtails	 Family Papilionidae

£ Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio canadensis

£ Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes

Whites & Sulphurs	 Family Pieridae

Whites	 Subfamily Pierinae

£ Mustard White Pieris napi

£ Cabbage White Pieris rapae

Sulphurs	 Subfamily Coliadinae

£ Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme

£ Pink-edged Sulphur Colias interior

£ Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice

Gossamer-wings Family Lycaenidae

Harvesters	 Subfamily Miletinae

£ Harvester Feniseca tarquinius 

Coppers	 Subfamily Lycaeninae

£ Bog Copper Lycaena epixanthe

£ Bronze Copper Lycaena hyllus

£ American Copper Lycaena phlaeas

Hairstreaks	 Subfamily Theclinae

£ Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus

£ Henry’s Elfin Callophrys henrici

£ Eastern Pine Elfin Callophrys niphon

£ Early Hairstreak Erora laeta

£ Coral Hairstreak Satyrium titus

£ Acadian Hairstreak Satyrium acadica

£ Banded Hairstreak Satyrium calanus

£ Edwards’ Hairstreak Satyrium edwardsii

£ Striped Hairstreak Satyrium liparops

Blues	 Subfamily Polyommatinae

£ ‘Spring’ Spring Azure Celastrina ladon ladon

£ ‘Summer” Spring Azure Celastrina ladon neglecta

£ Eastern Tailed-blue Everes comyntas

£ Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Brushfoots	 Family Nymphalidae

Heliconians & Fritillaries	 Subfamily Heliconiinae

£ Meadow Fritillary Boloria bellona

£ White Mountain Fritillary Boloria chariclea montina R9SS

£ Purplish Fritillary Boloria montinus

£ Silver-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene

£ Aphrodite Fritillary Speyeris aphrodite

£ ‘Atlantis” Atlantis Fritillary Speyeria atlantis atlantis

£ Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele

True Brushfoots	 Subfamily Nymphalinae

£ Harris’ Checkerspot Chlosyne harrisii

£ Silvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteis

£ Baltimore Checkerspot Euphydryas phaeton

£ Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa

£ Milbert’s Tortoiseshell Nymphalis milberti

£ Compton Tortoiseshell Nymphalis vaualbum

£ Northern Crescent Phyciodes selenis 

£ Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos

£ Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis

£ Eastern Comma Polygonia comma

£ Green Comma Polygonia faunus

£ Gray Comma Polygonia progne

£ Painted Lady Vanessa cardui

£ Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta

£ American Lady Vanessa virginiensis

Admirals & Relatives	 Subfamily Limenitidinae

£ Viceroy Limenitis archippus

£ White Admiral Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Satyrs	 Subfamily Satyrinae

£ Common Wood-nymph Cercyonis pegala

£ Common Ringlet Coenonympha tullia

£ Northern Pearly-eye Enodia anthedon

£ Little Wood-satyr Megisto cymela

£ Polixenes Arctic Oeneis polixenes

£ Eyed Brown Satyrodes eurydice