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Featured Butterflies
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The Harvester
(Feniseca tarquinius)

Yucca Giant-Skipper
(Megathymus yuccae)
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This page was last updated on 06/19/08.
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Local Butterflies

Butterflies of Alachua County, Florida
by Marc C. Minno, PhD

Note: Species with * are possibly or only occasionally present.

Image: Click on the name of a butterfly for a photo, where available, of that species. In addition, many of the butterflies are linked to Florida Wildflowers and Butterflies, an excellent website developed and maintained by the Florida Museum of Natural History with equally excellent online field guide of selected Florida butterflies. Text and photos by Jaret Daniels, PhD. Also, some of the butterflies are linked to Butterflies and Moths of North America (* see below), another excellent butterfly site. Each such link provides images, identification aids, and natural history of the indicated butterfly. Use your browser "print" function to obtain a field copy of this list.

*Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators. 2006. Butterflies and Moths of North America, Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie Information Node. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ (Version 12-29-2007)

Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Butterfly Name	Date	Where Observed/Comments
*Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)*
*Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)*
*Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)*
*Giant Swallowtail (heractides cresphontes)*
*Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)*
*Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus)*
*Palamedes Swallowtail (Pterourus palamedes)*
*Spicebush Swallowtail (Pterourus trilus)*

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

Butterfly Name	Date	Where Observed/Comments
Great Southern White (Ascia monuste*)
*Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)*
*Checkered White (Pontia protodice)*
*Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)*
*Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)*
*Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)*
*Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)*
*Dainty sulphur (Nathalis iole)*
*Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)*
*Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)*
*Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)*

The Gossamer-winged Butterflies-Harvesters, Hairstreaks and Blues (Lycaenidae)

Butterfly Name	Date	Where Observed/Comments
*Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)*
*Edwards Spring Azure (Celastria edwardsii)*
*Summer Spring Azure (Celastria neglecta)*
*Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)*
*Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)*
*Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)*
*Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)*
*Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)*
*Henry's Elfin (Incisalia henrici)*
*Eastern Pine Elfin (incisalia niphon)*
*Sweadner's Juniper Hairstreak (Mitoura sweadneria)*
*White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)*
*Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)*
*Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)*
*Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)*

Metalmarks (Riodinidae)

	Butterfly Name	Date	Where Observed/Comments
	*Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis)*

Brushfooted Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Butterfly Name	Date	Where Observed/Comments
*American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)*
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae*)
*Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)*
*Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)*
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa*)
*Seminole Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana seminole)*
*Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)*
*Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)*
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma*)
*Questionmark (Polygonia interrogationis)*
*Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)*
*Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)*
*American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)*
*Viceroy (Basilarchia archippus)*
*Red-spotted Purple (Basilarchia arthemis astyanax)*
*Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)*
*Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)*
*Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)*
Queen (Danaus gilippus*)
*Monarch (Danaus plexippus)*
*Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanitae)*
*Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia)*
*Common Woodnymph (Cercyonis pegala)*
*Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)*
*Southern Pearlyeye (Enodia portiandaia)*
*Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)*
*Little Wood Satyr (Magisto cymela)*
*Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolata)*
*Applachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)*

Skippers (Hesperlidae)

Common Name	Date	Where Observed/Comments
*Hoary-edge (Achalarus lyciades)*
*Golden-banded Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)*
*Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)*
*Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)*
*Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)*
*Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)*
*Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)*
Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus*)
*White Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus albescens)*
Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis*)
*Tropical Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)*
*Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)*
*Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)*
*Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)*
*Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)*
*Dorantes Skipper (Urbanus dorantes)*
*Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)*
*Lace-winged Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapias)*
Least Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata*)
*Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)*
*Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)*
Monk Skipper (Asbolis capucinus*)
*Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)*
Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos*)
Southern Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis loammi*)
*Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)*
*Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minimus)*
*Palmetto Skipper (Euphyes arpa)*
Berry's Skipper (Euphyes berryi*)
Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion*)
Duke's Skipper (Euphyes dukesi*)
*Palatka Skipper (Euphyes pilatka)*
*Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)*
*Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus)*
*Meske's Skipper (Hesperia meskei)*
*Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)*
*Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)*
*Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)*
*Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)*
Neamathla Skipper (Nastra neamathla*)
*Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata)*
*Ocola Skipper (Panquina ocola)*
*Aaron's Skipper (Poanes aaroni)*
*Broadwinged Skipper (Poanes viator)*
*Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl)*
Zabulon Skipper (Polites baracoa*)
Baracoa Skipper (Polites baracoa*)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes*)
*Tawnyedge Skipper (Polites themistocles)*
*Whirlabout (Polites vibex)*
Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna*)
*Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus)*
*Northern Broken Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)*
*Southern Broken Dash (Wallengrenia otho)*
*Cofaqui Giant-Skipper (Megathymus cofaqui)*
*Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)*

Happy Butterflying...

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