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English names follow:  NABA Checklist and English Names of North American Butterflies. Second Edition. 2001. Cassie, B. et al.


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Butterfly Checklist		 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Swallowtails   Family Papilionidae
Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor  X  X X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X  X
Polydamas Swallowtail Battus polydamas    X      W    X X   X X  
Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes  X  X X  X    X  X  X  X  X  X  
Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes  X  X  X  X  X X X  X  X  X X  X
Ornithion Swallowtail Papilio ornythion               X   X X  
Broad-banded Swallowtail Papilio astyalus         X         W    
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail Papilio anchisiades               X     X X
Whites and Sulphurs   Family Pieridae 
Whites   Subfamily Pierinae 
Florida White  Appias drusilla                     X  
Checkered White Pontia protodice  X  X X  X  X X  X  X  X X X X
Great Southern White Ascia monuste  X  X  X X  W X  X  X  X  X  X X
Giant White Ganyra josephina                   X  X X
Sulphurs   Subfamily Coliadinae
Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme  X  X  X    W        X  X X X
Southern Dogface Colias cesonia X X X  X   W X    X  X  X X X
White Angled-Sulphur Anteos clorinde     X          X    X    
Yellow Angled-Sulphur Anteos maerula      W         X    X X  X
Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae X  X  X  X X X X   X  X X X X
Orange-barred Sulphur Phoebis philea   X           X    X X   
Large Orange Sulphur Phoebis agarithe  X X X  X  X X X  X  X X X X
Lyside Sulphur Kricogonia lyside X  X  X X  X X  X  X  X X X X
Boisduval's Yellow Eurema boisduvaliana X              W      X X
Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana   X                   X
Tailed Orange Eurema proterpia     X  X        X   X X X
Little Yellow Eurema lisa X X X  X  X X X  X  X X X X
Mimosa Yellow Eurema nise   X       W        X  X X X
Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe  X X  X  X  X     X X X X X
Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole  X X X   X  X X    X  X X X X
Gossamer-wing Butterflies   Family Lycaenidae
Hairstreaks   Subfamily Theclinae
Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus    X              X  X X  
Silver-banded Hairstreak Chlorostrymon simaethis X                 X X  
Xami Hairstreak Callophrys xami                       X
Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus X X  X X X  X X X  X X X X
Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon rufofusca                   X X  
Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon bebrycia                     X  
Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon yojoa X                     X
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon istapa X X  X  X X  X X X  X X X X
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon bazochi  X X     X X   X      X  X
Dusky-blue Groundstreak Calycopis isobeon  X X     W         X    X
Clytie Ministreak Ministrymon clytie       X X X X  X        X
Blues   Subfamily Polyommatinae
Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile  X   X  W   X X  X  X X X X
Cassius Blue Leptotes cassius    X       X  X  W    X X X
Marine Blue Leptotes marina    X      X X      X  X X X
Cyna Blue Zizula cyna                       X
Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus  X    X X  X X  X  X  X X  X  X
Reakirt's Blue Hemiargus isola  X X  X  X X X X    X X  X  X
Metalmarks   Family Riodinidae
Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis  X X   X  X X  X  X  X  X X X X
Rounded Metalmark Calephelis perditalis  X X X X    X  X X  X X X X
Rawson's Metalmark Calephelis rawsoni                     X X
Red-bordered Metalmark Caria ino         X X  X X   X X X X
Blue Metalmark Lasaia sula   W                    
Red-bordered Pixie Melanis pixe X X   X           X  X X
Curve-winged Metalmark  Emesis emesia                     X  
Brush-footed Butterflies   Family Nymphalidae
Snouts   Subfamily Libytheinae
American Snout Libytheana carinenta X X X  X W  X X X  X X X X
Heliconians and Fritillaries   Subfamily Heliconiinae
Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae X X  X  X X  X X  X  X X X X
Mexican Silverspot Dione moneta X   X X   X          W   X
Banded Orange Heliconian Dryadula phaetusa       W                
Julia Heliconian Dryas iulia X  X X  X X X   X  X X X X
Isabella's Heliconian Eueides isabella                     X  
Zebra Heliconian Heliconius charitonius X X X X X X  X X  X  X X X
Erato Heliconian Heliconius erato         X             X
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia X  X  X  X  W     X    X  X X
Mexican Fritillary Euptoieta hegesia   X  X   X     X     X X X
True Brush-foots   Subfamily Nymphalinae
Theona Checkerspot Thessalia theona               X     X X
Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia  X  X X  X  X X X X   X X  X X
Crimson Patch Chlosyne janais                   X    
Elada Checkerspot Texola elada X   X X  X  X X  X X   X X X
Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana X X X  X   X X X  X   X X X
Pale-banded Crescent Phyciodes tulcis             X     X X X
Vesta Crescent Phyciodes vesta X X  X X  X X X  X  X X X  X
Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon X  X X  X   X X X X  X X X X
Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos X    X    W X   X   X X X
Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis    X X    X X  X X   X  X  X X
American Lady Vanessa virginiensis  X X              X X  X X
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui  X   X     X       X  X X
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta X X X  X   X  X X   X X X X
Common Buckeye Junonia coenia  X X              X X   X
White Peacock Anartia jatrophae X  X     W  X X  X  X X  X X
Banded Peakcock Anartia fatima         X           X  
Malachite Siproeta stelenes X                X X X X
Admirals and Relatives   Subfamily Limenitidinae
Band-celled Sister Adelpha fessonia                       X
Spot-celled Sister Adelpha basiloides                     X  
Mexican Bluewing Myscelia ethusa   X X        X X X     W
Malachite Siproeta stelenes X                X X X X
Common Mestra Mestra amymone  X X  X X  W   X X    X X X
Red Rim Biblis hyperia                 X X X X
Gray Cracker Hamadryas februa           X    X        
Blomfild's Beauty Smyrna blomfildia                     X X
Ruddy Daggerwing Marpesia petrus         X          X X  
Leafwings   Subfamily Charaxinae
Tropical Leafwing Anaea aidea X  X X         X   X X X 
Goatweed Leafwing Anaea andria   X  X  X    X  X X  X   X X
Pale-spotted Leafwing Anaea pithyusa  X                      
Emperors   Subfamily Apaturinae
Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis             X     X  X X
Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia                   X    
Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton     X  X  X X  X X   X X X X
Satyrs   Subfamily Satyrinae
Gemmed Satyr Cyllopsis gemma                     X  
Carolina Satyr Hermeuptychia sosybius X   X X  X   X X X     W X X
Monarchs   Subfamily Danainae
Monarch Danaus plexippus  X  X X X           X X X
Queen Danaus gilippus X X  X  X  X X X X X X X X
Soldier Danaus eresimus X         W     X X X X X
Skippers   Family HesperiWidae
Spread-wing Skippers   Subfamily Pyrginae
Guava Skipper Phocides polybius   X X   X X X X X X X X
Brown Longtail Urbanus procne  X X  X X   X X X X X  X X X
White-striped Longtail Chioides catillus       X       X   X X X X
Zilpa Longtail Chioides zilpa       X            W X  
Gold-spotted Aguna Aguna asander               X   X X  
Emerald Aguna Aguna claxon                     X X
Tailed Aguna Aguna methophis                       X
Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus proteus       X         X X X X
Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes       X         X X X X
Teleus Longtail Urbanus teleus  X  X  X X X     X   X X X X
Two-barred Flasher Astraptes fulgerator     X X X X X W   X   X
Yellow-tipped Flasher Astraptes anaphus                     X  
Coyote Cloudywing Achalarus toxeus   X               X    
Potrillo Skipper Cabares potrillo       X                
Mimosa Skipper Cogia calchas                    W    
Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus                 X      
Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos   X                    
Mazans Scallopwing Staphylus mazans                X  X  X  X  W
Texas Powdered-Skipper Systasea pulverulenta         W              
Sickle-winged Skipper Achlyodes thraso X  X  X X W     X   X X X
Brown-banded Skipper Timochares ruptifasciatus     X   X     X X X X  
White-patched Skipper Chiomara asychis X X  X  X         X  X X X
Horace's Duskywing Erynnis horatius                   X  X  
Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis   X  X X X     X X X  X  
Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis X X  X         X X X  X X
White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albescens  X X X X X X X X   X X X X
Tropical Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus oileus X  X X X X X X X   X X X X
Desert Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus philetas      X     X    X  X X  X  
Erichson's White-Skipper Heliopetes domicella                 X X X  
Laviana White-Skipper Heliopetes laviana X X X  X X X X X  X X X X
Turk's-cap White-Skipper Heliopetes macaira    X  X   W     X    X X X
Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus  X  X X            X X X  
Grass Skippers   Subfamily Hesperiinae
Julia's Skipper Nastra julia          W     W   X  X X
Fawn-spotted Skipper Cymaenes odilia                   X X  
Clouded Skipper Lerema accius  X X X         X   X X X X
Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacus                X  X X X  
Southern Skipperling Copaeodes minimus X  X   X X   X X  X X X X
Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus X X X   X     X  X  X X X X
Whirlabout Polites vibex X X X X W X  X X  X  X X X
Southern Broken-Dash Wallengrenia otho   X     W      X   X X X
Sachem Atalopedes campestris X  X   X   X  X  X  X X X X
Dun Skipper Euphyes vestris                     X X
Nysa Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes nysa                   X X  
Celia's Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes celia          X   X   X X X  
Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala  X X       X X X X  X X X
Olive-clouded Skipper Lerodea dysaules X X               X X X
Brazilian Skipper Calpodes ethlius X X X                 X
Obscure Skipper Panoquina panoquinoides                     X  
Ocola Skipper Panoquina ocola X               X X X X
Purple-washed Skipper Panoquina sylvicola                   X X X
Evan's Skipper Panoquina fusina                   X    
Violet-banded Skipper Nyctelius nyctelius                 X X    

These data were compiled by Mike Quinn, Invertebrate Biologist for Texas Parks & Wildlife.  The VNC is much indebted for his efforts.