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Butterflies of Lane County, OregonThe list below includes all of the butterfly species documented in Lane County, Oregon according to the Atlas of Oregon Butterflies and other more recent publications. Clicking on the latin name will take you to the listing for that species at the Butterflies and Moths of North America website, which includes photos and natural history information. Note: some of the names used on the Butterflies and Moths of North America website are different those used by NABA. For cross-referencing, see our translations page.
# Common Name Genus Species Swallowtails and Parnassians 1 Clodius parnassian Parnassius clodius 2 Anise swallowtail Papilio zelicaon 3 Western tiger swallowtail Papilio rutulus 4 Two-tailed swallowtail Papilio multicaudata 5 Pale swallowtail Papilio eurymedon Whites and sulphurs 6 Pine white Neophasia menapia 7 Western white Pontia occidentalis 8 Margined white Pieris marginalis 9 Cabbage white Pieris rapae 10 Sara's orangetip Anthocharis sara 11 Clouded sulphur Colias philodice 12 Orange sulphur Colias eurytheme 13 Western sulphur Colias occidentalis 14 Queen Alexandra's sulphur Colias alexandra Coppers, hairstreaks and blues 15 Tailed copper Lycaena arota 16 Great copper Lycaena xanthoides 17 Edith's copper Lycaena editha 18 Blue copper Lycaena heteronea 19 Purplish copper Lycaena helloides 20 Lilac-bordered copper Lycaena nivalis 21 Mariposa copper Lycaena mariposa 22 Golden hairstreak Habrodais grunus 23 Sylvan hairstreak Satyrium sylvinus 24 Hedgerow hairstreak Satyrium saepium 25 Bramble hairstreak Callophrys perplexa 26 "coastal" Sheridan's hairstreak Callophrys sheridanii 27 Brown elfin Callophrys augustinus 28 Moss's elfin Callophrys mossii 29 Western pine elfin Callophrys eryphon 30 Thicket hairstreak Callophrys spinetorum 31 Johnson's hairstreak Callophrys johnsoni 32 'Nelson's' juniper hairstreak Callophrys gryneus nelsoni 33 Gray hairstreak Strymon melinus 34 Eastern tailed blue Cupido comyntas 35 Western tailed blue Everes amyntula 36 Spring azure Celastrina echo 37 Dotted blue Euphilotes enoptes 38 Arrowhead blue Glaucopsyche piasus 39 Silvery blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus 40 Anna's blue Plebejus anna 41 Greenish blue Plebejus saepolius 42 Boisduval's blue Plebejus icarioides icarioides 43 Fender's blue Plebejus icarioides fenderi 44 Acmon blue Plebejus acmon 45 Lupine blue Plebejus lupini
# Common Name Genus Species Brush-footed butterflies (fritillaries, crescents, checkerspots, admirals) 46 Great spangled fritillary Speyeria cybele 47 Zerene frittillary aka Oregon Silverspot Speyeria zerene hippolyta 48 Callipe fritillary Speyeria callipe 49 Atlantis fritillary Speyeria atlantis 50 Hydaspe fritillary Speyeria hydaspe 51 Mormon fritillary Speyeria mormonia 52 Pacific aka Western Meadow fritillary Boloria epithore 53 Northern checkerspot Chlosyne palla 54 Hoffman's checkerspot Chlosyne hoffmanni 55 Field crescent Phyciodes pulchella 56 Mylitta crescent Phyciodes mylitta 57 Chalcedon aka Snowberry checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona colon aka colon colon 58 Edith's checkerspot Euphydryas editha 59 Satyr comma Polygonia satyrus 60 Green comma Polygonia faunus 61 Hoary comma Polygonia gracilis zephyrus 62 Oreas comma Polygonia oreas 63 California tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica 64 Mourning cloak Nymphalis antiopa 65 Milbert's tortoiseshell Nymphalis milberti 66 American lady Vanessa virginiensis 67 Painted lady Vanessa cardui 68 West coast lady Vanessa annabella 69 Red admiral Vanessa atalanta 70 Common buckeye Junonia coenia 71 Lorquin's admiral Limenitis lorquinia 72 California sister Adelpha californica Satyrs, Arctic and Monarch 73 Common aka Ochre ringlet Coenonympha tullia eunomia 74 Common wood-nymph Cercyonis pegala 75 Great basin wood-nymph Cercyonis sthenele 76 Small wood-nymph Cercyonis oetus 77 Great arctic Oeneis nevadensis 78 Monarch Danaus plexippus Skippers 79 Silver-spotted skipper Epargyreus clarus 80 Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades 81 Mexican Cloudywing Thorybes mexicana 82 Dreamy duskywing Erynnis icelus 83 Propertius duskywing Erynnis propertius 84 Pacuvius duskywing Erynnis pacuvius 85 Persius duskywing Erynnis persius 86 Two-banded checkered skipper Pyrgus ruralis 87 Common checkered skipper Pyrgus communis 88 Arctic skipper Carterocephalus palaemon 89 Juba skipper Hesperia juba 90 Western branded skipper Hesperia colorado 91 Sonoran skipper Polites sonora 92 Sachem Atalopedes campestris 93 Woodland skipper Oechlodes sylvanoides 94 Dun skipper Euphyes vestris 95 Common roadside skipper Ablyscirtes vialis
Also see the
Butterflies and Moths of North America website's
Lane County Butterfly Checklist and
Oregon Butterfly Checklist.
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