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Brooker Creek Preserve Butterfly Species List* |
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Scientific name
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Common name
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Family
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Common family name
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Battus philenor
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Pipevine swallowtail
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Papilionidae
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Swallowtails
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Eurytides marcellus
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Zebra swallowtail
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Papilionidae
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Swallowtails
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Papilio polyxenes
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Black swallowtail
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Papilionidae
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Swallowtails
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Papilio cresphontes
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Giant swallowtail
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Papilionidae
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Swallowtails
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Papilio glaucus
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Eastern tiger swallowtail
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Papilionidae
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Swallowtails
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Papilio troilus
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Spicebush swallowtail
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Papilionidae
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Swallowtails
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Papilio palamedes
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Palamedes swallowtail
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Papilionidae
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Swallowtails
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Pontia protodice
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Checkered white
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Pieridae
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Whites and sulphurs
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Ascia monuste
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Great southern white
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Pieridae
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Whites and sulphurs
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Colias cesonia
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Southern dogface
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Pieridae
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Whites and sulphurs
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Phoebis sennae
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Cloudless sulphur
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Pieridae
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Whites and sulphurs
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Phoebis philea
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Orange-barred sulphur
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Pieridae
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Whites and sulphurs
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Eurema daira
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Barred yellow
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Pieridae
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Whites and sulphurs
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Eurema lisa
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Little yellow
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Pieridae
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Whites and sulphurs
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Eurema nicippe
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Sleepy orange
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Pieridae
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Whites and sulphurs
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Nathalis iole
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Dainty sulphur
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Pieridae
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Whites and sulphurs
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Atlides halesus
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Great purple hairstreak
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Lycaenidae
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Gossamer-wing butterflies
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Satyrium favonius
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Oak hairstreak
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Lycaenidae
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Gossamer-wing butterflies
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Parrhasius m-album
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White M hairstreak
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Lycaenidae
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Gossamer-wing butterflies
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Strymon melinus
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Gray hairstreak
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Lycaenidae
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Gossamer-wing butterflies
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Calycopis cecrops
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Red-banded hairstreak
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Lycaenidae
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Gossamer-wing butterflies
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Ministrymon azia
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Gray ministreak
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Lycaenidae
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Gossamer-wing butterflies
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Leptotes cassius
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Cassius blue
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Lycaenidae
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Gossamer-wing butterflies
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Hemiargus ceraunus
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Ceraunus blue
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Lycaenidae
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Gossamer-wing butterflies
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Calephelis virginiensis
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Little metalmark
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Riodinidae
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Metalmarks
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Agraulis vanillae
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Gulf fritillary
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Heliconius charithonia
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Zebra heliconian
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Euptoieta claudia
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Variegated fritillary
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Phyciodes phaon
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Phaon crescent
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Phyciodes tharos
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Pearl crescent
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Polygonia
interrogationis
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Questionmark
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Vanessa virginiensis
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American lady
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Vanessa cardui
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Painted lady
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Vanessa atalanta
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Red admiral
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Junonia coenia
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Common buckeye
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Anartia jatrophae
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White peacock
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Limenitis arthemis
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Red-spotted purple
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Limenitis archippus
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Viceroy
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Hermeuptychia sosybius
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Carolina satyr
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Neonympha areolata
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Georgia satyr
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Danaus plexippus
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Monarch
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Danaus gilippus
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Queen
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Danaus eresimus
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Soldier
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Nymphalidae
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Brush-footed butterflies
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Epargyreus clarus
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Silver-spotted skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Urbanus proteus
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Long-tailed skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Urbanus dorantes
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Dorantes skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Erynnis horatius
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Horace's duskywing
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Erynnis zarucco
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Zarucco duskywing
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Pyrgus sp.
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Common/White checkered
skipper*
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Pyrgus oileus
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Tropical checkered skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Lerema accius
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Clouded skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Ancyloxypha numitor
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Least skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Copaedes minimus
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Southern skipperling
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Hylephilia phyleus
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Fiery skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Polites themistocles
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Whirlabout
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Wallengrenia otho
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Southern broken-dash
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Wallengrenia egeremet
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Northern broken-dash
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Atalopedes campestris
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Sachem
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Anatrytone logan
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Delaware skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Euphyes arpa
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Palmetto skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Euphyes pilatka
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Palatka Skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Asbolis capucinus
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Monk
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Lerodea eufala
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Eufala skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Oligoria maculata
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Twin-spot skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Calpodes ethlius
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Brazilian skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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Panoquina ocola
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Ocola skipper
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Hesperiidae
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Skippers
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* Scientific
nomenclature and English names follow the North American Butterfly
Association 2001Checklist and English Names of North American
Butterflies, Second Edition.
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** All
specimens of Common/White checkered skipper taken in Florida over the last
ten years are currently under review.
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