Catskill Native Nursery - Butterfly Checklist

_____ Henry’s Elfin (Callophrys henrici)

R(May)l

_____ Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)

R(Apr - May)l

_____ Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)

U(Apr - Jun)l

_____ Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)

R(Apr - Aug)l

_____ Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)

C(Apr - May, Jun - Oct)l

_____ Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)

C(Apr - Aug)l

FRITILLARIES - Nymphalidae

_____ Royal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

R(Jun - Sep)l

_____ Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)

C(Jun - Jul)l

_____ Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

C(Jun - Sep)l

_____ Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)

C(Jul - Sep)l

_____ Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)

F(Jun - Jul, Jul - Sep)l

_____ Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)

F(Apr - Jun)l

CHECKERSPOTS & CRESCENTS - Nymphalidae

_____ Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)

F(Jun - Jul)l

_____ Harris’ Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)

F(Jun - Jul)l

_____ Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)

R(Jun - Jul)l

_____ Tawny Crescent (Phycoides batesii)

H(May - Jul)l

_____ Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

C(Apr - Nov)l

ANGLEWINGS & TORTOISESHELLS - Nymphalidae

_____ Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)

F(Jun - Sep)l

_____ Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)

C(Jun - Aug)l

_____ Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)

F(Jul)h

_____ Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)

R(Jul - Oct)h

_____ Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vau-album)

C (Mar - May, Sep - Oct)h

_____ Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti)

C(Apr - May, May - Oct)l

_____ Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

C(Apr- May, Jul - Oct)l

ADMIRALS - Nymphalidae

_____ Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

C(Apr - May, Jul - Oct)l

_____ Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

X(Apr - Nov)l

_____ American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

C(Apr - Sep)l

_____ Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

C(May - Jul, Jul - Sep, Sep - Oct)l

_____ White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)

C(Jun - Sep)l

_____ Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)

C(Jun - Sep)l

SATYRS - Nymphalidae

_____ Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon)

F(Jul - Aug)l

_____ Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)

F(Jul - Aug)l

_____ Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)

U(Jul - Sep)l

_____ Little Wood-Satyr (Megisto cymela)

C(May - Jul)l

_____ Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)

C(Jun- Jul)l

_____ Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)

C(Jun - Sep)l

MONARCHS - Nymphalidae

_____ Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

C(May - Sep)l

_____ Queen (Danaus gilippus)

X(May - Sep)l

SPREAD-WINGED SKIPPERS - Hesperiidae: Pyrginae

_____ Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)

C(Jun- Jul)l

_____ Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)

F(Jun- Jul)l

_____ Southern Cloudy Wing (Thorybes bathyllus)

U(Jun- Jul)l

_____ Northern Cloudy Wing (Thorybes pylades)

F(Jun - Aug)l

_____ Dreamy Dusky Wing (Erynnis icelus)

C(May - Jul)l

_____ Horace’s Dusky Wing (Erynnis horatius)

U(Apr - May, Jun - Aug)l

_____ Juvenal’s Dusky Wing (Erynnis juvenalis)

C(Apr - Jun)l

_____ Persius Dusky Wing (Erynnis persius)

H (May)l

_____ Wild Indigo Dusky Wing (Erynnis baptisiae)

F(Jun - Jul)l

_____ Columbine Dusky Wing (Erynnis lucilius)

U(May)l

INTERMEDIATE SKIPPERS - Hesperiidae: Heteropterinae

_____ Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

R(May - Jun)l

GRASS SKIPPERS - Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae

_____ European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)

C(Jun - Jul)l

_____ Least Skippper (Ancyloxypha numitor)

C(May - Oct)l

_____ Leonard’s Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)

F(Aug - Sep)l

_____ Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)

U(May - Jun)l

_____ Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)

U(May)l

_____ Little Glassy Wing (Pompeius verna)

C(Jul)l

_____ Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)

U(Jun - Sep)l

_____ Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)

F(May - Sep)l

_____ Peck’s Skipper (Polites peckius)

C(Jun - Sep)l

_____ Long Dash (Polites mystic)

F(Jun - Jul)l

_____ Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)

C(Jul - Aug)l

_____ Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)

C(May - Jul)l

_____ Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)

C(Jul - Aug)l

_____ Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)

C(Jul - Aug)l

_____ Common Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)

F(May - Jun)l

_____ Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)

R(Jun - Jul)l