Butterfly Checklist St. Louis Area

Alphabetical

(St. Louis City; St. Louis, St. Charles & Jefferson Counties; and Madison County, Ill.)

Compiled for NABA St. Louis by Jim Ziebol and Yvonne Homeyer, May, 2000

Checklist Key: C = Common; U = Uncommon; R = Rare; Ca = Casual

Plate # (P) is from Butterflies through Binoculars: The East by Jeffrey Glassberg

Photos are accessed via common name links. Names that aren’t linked have no photos.

Common Name
Genus species
P Key Family
American Snout
Libytheana carinenta
36 C BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
36 R BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
13 R GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Appalachian Brown
Satyrodes appalachia
41 Ca SATYRS
WOOD NYMPHS and BROWNS
Satyridae
Baltimore Checkerspot
Euphydryas phaeton
8 R BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium calanus
18 U GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Bell’s Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes belli
69 Ca SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
2 U SWALLOWTAILS
Papilionidae
Broad-winged Skipper
Poanes viator
65 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Bronze Copper
Lycaena hyllus
13 U GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Byssus Skipper
Problema byssus
63 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Cabbage White
Pieris rapae
6 C WHITES and SULPHURS
Pieridae
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
5 R WHITES and SULPHURS
Pieridae
Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius
64 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
8 C WHITES and SULPHURS
Pieridae
Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae
11 C WHITES and SULPHURS
Pieridae
Cobweb Skipper
Hesperia metea
58 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
37 C BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Common Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus communis
53 C SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Common Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes vialis
69 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Common Sootywing
Pholisora catullus
54 U SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
41 C SATYRS
WOOD NYMPHS and BROWNS
Satyridae
Confused Cloudywing
Thorybes confusis
49 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Coral Hairstreak
Satyrium titus
17 U GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Crossline Skipper
Polites origenes
60 C SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
8 C WHITES and SULPHURS
Pieridae
Delaware Skipper
Anatrytone logan
63 C SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Dion Skipper
Euphyes dion
66 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Dukes’ Skipper
Euphyes dukesi
66 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
61 C SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Dusky Azure
Celastrina nigra
23 Ca GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Dusted Skipper
Atrytonopsis hianna
71 U SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Eastern Pine Elfin
Callophrys niphon
20 R GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Everes comyntas
24 C GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Eastern Comma
Polygonia comma
33 C BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Edwards’ Hairstreak
Satyrium edwardsii
18 R GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Eufala Skipper
Lerodea eufala
55 Ca SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Falcate Orangetip
Anthocharis midea
7 U WHITES and SULPHURS
Pieridae
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
57 C SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Funereal Duskywing
Erynnis funeralis
52 Ca SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes
3 C SWALLOWTAILS
Papilionidae
Goatweed Leafwing
Anaea andria
39 U BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Golden-banded Skipper
Autochton cellus
46 Ca SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Gorgone Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone
30 R BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Gray Copper
Lycaena dione
13 Ca GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
21 C GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Gray Comma
Polygonia progne
34 U BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele
28 C BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Hackberry Emperor
Asterocampa celtis
40 C BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Harvester
Feniseca tarquinius
15 R GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Hayhurst’s Scallopwing
Staphylus hayhurstii
54 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Henry’s Elfin
Callophrys henrici
20 R GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Hickory Hairstreak
Satyrium caryaevorum
18 U GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Hoary Edge
Achalarus lyciades
46 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Hobomok Skipper
Poanes hobomok
64 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Horace’s Duskywing
Erynnis horatius
50 C SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Juniper (Olive) Hairstreak
Callophrys grysneus
19 C GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Juvenal’s Duskywing
Erynnis juvenalis
50 U SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Least Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor
56 C SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Leonard’s Skipper
Hesperia leonardus
58 Ca SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Linda’s Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes linda
69 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Little Wood Satyr
Megisto cymela
43 C SATYRS
WOOD NYMPHS and BROWNS
Satyridae
Little Glassywing
Pompeius verna
61 C SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Little Yellow
Eurema lisa
9 C WHITES and SULPHURS
Pieridae
Meadow Fritillary
Boloria bellona
29 Ca BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
45 C MONARCHS
Danaidae
Mottled Duskywing
Erynnis martialis
51 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
35 C BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Northern Cloudywing
Thorybes pylades
49 C SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Northern Broken-Dash
Wallengrenia egeremet
61 U SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Northern Pearly-eye
Enodia anthedon
42 U SATYRS
WOOD NYMPHS and BROWNS
Satyridae
Olympia Marble
Euchloe olympia
7 Ca WHITES and SULPHURS
Pieridae
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
8 C WHITES and SULPHURS
Pieridae
Ozark (Woodland) Swallowtail,Papilio joanae 0 R SWALLOWTAILS
Papilionidae
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
36 U BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
32 C BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Peck’s Skipper
Polites peckius
60 U SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Pepper and Salt Skipper
Amblyscirtes hegon
69 R SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
1 C SWALLOWTAILS
Papilionidae
Question Mark
Polygonia interrogationis
33 C BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Reakirt’s Blue
Hemiargus isola
22 R GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
36 U BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Red-banded Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops
16 R GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
38 C BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Sachem
Atalopedes campestris
57 C SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
46 C SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
25 R GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis
30 C BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Sleepy Duskywing
Erynnis brizo
51 U SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Sleepy Orange
Eurema nicippe
10 R WHITES and SULPHURS
Pieridae
Southern Cloudywing
Thorybes bathyllus
49 U SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Southern Dogface
Colias cesonia
8 R WHITES and SULPHURS
Pieridae
Southern Hairstreak
Fixsenia favonius
17 R GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
2 C SWALLOWTAILS
Papilionidae
Spring Azure
Celastrina ladon
23 C GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops
18 R GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Summer Azure
Celastrina ladon neglecta
23 C GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Swamp Metalmark
Calephelis muticum
15 U METALMARKS
Riodinidae
Swarthy Skipper
Nastra lherminier
55 U SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Tawny Emperor
Asterocampa clyton
40 U BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Tawny-edged Skipper
Polites themistocles
60 U SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
4 C SWALLOWTAILS
Papilionidae
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
26 U BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
38 U BRUSHFOOTS
Nymphalidae
White M Hairstreak
Parrhasius m-album
17 R GOSSAMER-WINGED
Lycaenidae
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Erynnis baptisiae
51 U SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Zabulon Skipper
Poanes zabulon
64 C SKIPPERS
Hesperiidae
Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus
1 C SWALLOWTAILS
Papilionidae