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This is a list of butterflies of Canada.

Compton tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)

Family Hesperiidae – skippers

Dreamy duskywing (Erynnis icelus)

Subfamily Pyrginae – pyrgine skippers

• Epargyreus clarus – silver-spotted skipper
• Urbanus proteus – long-tailed skipper
• Achalarus lyciades – hoary edge
• Thorybes bathyllus – southern cloudywing
• Thorybes pylades – northern cloudywing
• Staphylus hayhurstii – Hayhurst's scallopwing
• Erynnis icelus – dreamy duskywing
• Erynnis brizo – sleepy duskywing
• Erynnis juvenalis – Juvenal's duskywing
• Erynnis propertius – propertius duskywing
• Erynnis horatius – Horace's duskywing
• Erynnis martialis – mottled duskywing
• Erynnis pacuvius – Pacuvius duskywing
• Erynnis zarucco – Zarucco duskywing
• Erynnis funeralis – funereal duskywing
• Erynnis lucilius – columbine duskywing
• Erynnis baptisiae – wild indigo duskywing
• Erynnis afranius – Afranius duskywing
• Erynnis persius – Persius duskywing
• Pyrgus centaureae – grizzled skipper
• Pyrgus ruralis – two-banded checkered skipper
• Pyrgus scriptura – small checkered skipper
• Pyrgus communis – common checkered skipper
• Pholisora catullus – common sootywing

Arctic skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Subfamily Hesperiinae – branded skippers

Hobomok skipper (Poanes hobomok)

• Lerema accius – clouded skipper
• Ancyloxypha numitor – least skipper
• Oarisma poweshiek – Poweshiek skipperling
• Oarisma garita – Garita skipperling
• Thymelicus lineola – European skipper
• Hylephila phyleus – fiery skipper
• Hesperia uncas – uncas skipper
• Hesperia juba – juba skipper
• Hesperia comma – common branded skipper
• Hesperia colorado – western branded skipper
• Hesperia assiniboia – plains skipper
• Hesperia ottoe – Ottoe skipper
• Hesperia leonardus – Leonard's skipper
• Hesperia pahaska – Pahaska skipper
• Hesperia dacotae – Dakota skipper
• Hesperia sassacus – Indian skipper
• Hesperia nevada – Nevada skipper
• Polites peckius – Peck's skipper
• Polites sabuleti – sandhill skipper
• Polites draco – draco skipper
• Polites themistocles – tawny-edged skipper
• Polites origenes – crossline skipper
• Polites mystic – long dash skipper
• Polites rhesus – rhesus skipper
• Polites sonora – sonoran skipper
• Polites vibex – whirlabout
• Wallengrenia egeremet – northern broken-dash
• Pompeius verna – little glassywing
• Atalopedes campestris – sachem
• Anatrytone logan – Delaware skipper
• Ochlodes sylvanoides – woodland skipper
• Poanes massasoit – mulberry wing
• Poanes hobomok – Hobomok skipper
• Poanes zabulon – Zabulon skipper
• Poanes viator – broad-winged skipper
• Euphyes dion – Dion skipper
• Euphyes dukesi – Dukes' skipper
• Euphyes conspicua – black dash
• Euphyes bimacula – two-spotted skipper
• Euphyes vestris – dun skipper
• Atrytonopsis hianna – dusted skipper
• Amblyscirtes simius – simius roadside skipper
• Amblyscirtes oslari – Oslar's roadside skipper
• Amblyscirtes hegon – pepper and salt skipper
• Amblyscirtes vialis – common roadside skipper
• Calpodes ethlius – Brazilian skipper
• Panoquina ocola – ocola skipper

Family Papilionidae – parnassians and swallowtails

Rocky Mountain parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)

Subfamily Papilioninae – swallowtails

Short-tailed swallowtail (Papilio brevicauda)

• Battus philenor – pipevine swallowtail
• Eurytides marcellus – zebra swallowtail
• Papilio polyxenes – black swallowtail
• Papilio brevicauda – short-tailed swallowtail
• Papilio machaon – Old World swallowtail
• Papilio zelicaon – anise swallowtail
• Papilio indra – Indra swallowtail
• Papilio cresphontes – giant swallowtail
• Papilio glaucus – eastern tiger swallowtail
• Papilio canadensis – Canadian tiger swallowtail
• Papilio rutulus – western tiger swallowtail
• Papilio multicaudatus – two-tailed swallowtail
• Papilio eurymedon – pale swallowtail
• Papilio troilus – spicebush swallowtail

Family Pieridae – whites and sulphurs

Checkered white (Pontia protodice)

Subfamily Coliadinae – sulphurs

Palaeno sulphur (Colias palaeno)

• Colias philodice – clouded sulphur
• Colias eurytheme – orange sulphur
• Colias occidentalis – western sulphur
• Colias alexandra – Queen Alexandra's sulphur
• Colias christina – Christina sulphur
• Colias meadii – Mead's sulphur
• Colias johanseni – Johansen's sulphur
• Colias hecla – hecla sulphur
• Colias tyche – Booth's sulphur
• Colias canadensis – Canada sulphur
• Colias nastes – Labrador sulphur
• Colias gigantea – giant sulphur
• Colias pelidne – pelidne sulphur
• Colias interior – pink-edged sulphur
• Colias chippewa – heath sulphur
• Colias palaeno – Palaeno sulphur
• Zerene cesonia – southern dogface
• Phoebis sennae – cloudless sulphur
• Phoebis philea – orange-barred sulphur
• Eurema mexicanum – Mexican yellow
• Eurema lisa – little yellow
• Eurema nicippe – sleepy orange
• Nathalis iole – dainty sulphur

Family Lycaenidae – harvesters, coppers, hairstreaks, and blues

Harvester

Subfamily Lycaeninae – coppers

Bronze copper (Lycaena hyllus)

• Lycaena phlaeas – American copper
• Lycaena cuprea – lustrous copper
• Lycaena dione – grey copper
• Lycaena hyllus – bronze copper
• Lycaena rubidus – ruddy copper
• Lycaena heteronea – blue copper
• Lycaena epixanthe – bog copper
• Lycaena dorcas – dorcas copper
• Lycaena dospassosi – Maritime copper
• Lycaena helloides – purplish copper
• Lycaena nivalis – lilac-bordered copper
• Lycaena mariposa – mariposa copper

Subfamily Theclinae – hairstreaks

Henry's elfin (Callophrys henrici)

• Satyrium behrii – Behr's hairstreak
• Satyrium fuliginosum – sooty hairstreak
• Satyrium acadicum – Acadian hairstreak
• Satyrium californica – California hairstreak
• Satyrium sylvinum – sylvan hairstreak
• Satyrium titus – coral hairstreak
• Satyrium edwardsii – Edwards' hairstreak
• Satyrium calanus – banded hairstreak
• Satyrium caryaevorum – hickory hairstreak
• Satyrium liparops – striped hairstreak
• Satyrium saepium – hedgerow hairstreak
• Fixsenia favonius – southern hairstreak
• Calycopis cecrops – red-banded hairstreak
• Callophrys affinis – western green hairstreak
• Callophrys sheridanii – Sheridan's hairstreak
• Callophrys spinetorum – thicket hairstreak
• Callophrys johnsoni – Johnson's hairstreak
• Callophrys rosneri – Rosner's hairstreak
• Callophrys barryi – Barry's hairstreak
• Callophrys gryneus – juniper hairstreak
• Callophrys augustinus – brown elfin
• Callophrys mossii – Moss's elfin
• Callophrys polios – hoary elfin
• Callophrys irus – frosted elfin
• Callophrys henrici – Henry's elfin
• Callophrys lanoraieensis – bog elfin
• Callophrys niphon – eastern pine elfin
• Callophrys eryphon – western pine elfin
• Parrhasius m-album – white hairstreak
• Strymon melinus – grey hairstreak
• Erora laeta – early hairstreak

Subfamily Polyommatinae – blues

Lucia azure (Celastrina lucia)

• Leptotes marina – marine blue
• Echinargus isola – Reakirt's blue
• Cupido comyntas – eastern tailed-blue
• Cupido amyntula – western tailed-blue
• Celastrina ladon – spring azure
• Celastrina lucia – lucia azure
• Celastrina neglecta – summer azure
• Celastrina serotina – cherry gall azure
• Euphilotes battoides – square-spotted blue
• Euphilotes ancilla – Rocky Mountain dotted blue
• Glaucopsyche piasus – arrowhead blue
• Glaucopsyche lygdamus – silvery blue
• Plebejus idas – northern blue
• Plebejus melissa – Melissa blue
• Icaricia icarioides – Boisduval's blue
• Icaricia lupini – lupine blue
• Icaricia saepiolus – greenish blue
• Icaricia shasta – shasta blue
• Agriades optilete – cranberry blue
• Agriades glandon – Arctic blue

Mormon metalmark

Family Riodinidae – metalmarks

• Apodemia mormo – Mormon metalmark

Family Nymphalidae – brush-footed butterflies

American snout

Subfamily Libytheinae – snouts

• Libytheana carinenta – American snout

Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

Subfamily Heliconiinae – fritillaries

• Agraulis vanillae – gulf fritillary
• Euptoieta claudia – variegated fritillary
• Euptoieta hegesia – Mexican fritillary
• Speyeria cybele – great spangled fritillary
• Speyeria aphrodite – Aphrodite fritillary
• Speyeria idalia – regal fritillary
• Speyeria edwardsii – Edwards' fritillary
• Speyeria coronis – coronis fritillary
• Speyeria zerene – zerene fritillary
• Speyeria callippe – callippe fritillary
• Speyeria atlantis – Atlantis fritillary
• Speyeria hesperis – northwestern fritillary
• Speyeria hydaspe – hydaspe fritillary
• Speyeria mormonia – Mormon fritillary
• Boloria napaea – mountain fritillary
• Boloria eunomia – bog fritillary
• Boloria selene – silver-bordered fritillary
• Boloria bellona – meadow fritillary
• Boloria frigga – Frigga fritillary
• Boloria improba – dingy fritillary
• Boloria epithore – Pacific fritillary
• Boloria polaris – Polaris fritillary
• Boloria freija – Freija fritillary
• Boloria natazhati – Beringian fritillary
• Boloria alberta – Alberta fritillary
• Boloria astarte – Astarte fritillary
• Boloria chariclea – Arctic fritillary

Mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

Subfamily Nymphalinae – anglewings, tortoiseshells, ladies, checkerspots and crescents

• Polygonia interrogationis – question mark
• Polygonia comma – eastern comma
• Polygonia satyrus – satyr comma
• Polygonia faunus – green comma
• Polygonia gracilis – hoary comma
• Polygonia oreas – oreas comma
• Polygonia progne – grey comma
• Nymphalis vaualbum – Compton tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis californica – California tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis antiopa – mourning cloak
• Nymphalis milberti – Milbert's tortoiseshell
• Vanessa virginiensis – American lady
• Vanessa cardui – painted lady
• Vanessa annabella – West Coast lady
• Vanessa atalanta – red admiral
• Junonia coenia – common buckeye
• Chlosyne gorgone – gorgone checkerspot
• Chlosyne nycteis – silvery checkerspot
• Chlosyne harrisii – Harris's checkerspot
• Chlosyne palla – northern checkerspot
• Chlosyne acastus – sagebrush checkerspot
• Chlosyne hoffmanni – Hoffmann's checkerspot
• Phyciodes tharos – pearl crescent
• Phyciodes cocyta – northern crescent
• Phyciodes batesii – tawny crescent
• Phyciodes pallida – pale crescent
• Phyciodes pulchella – field crescent
• Phyciodes mylitta – mylitta crescent
• Euphydryas gillettii – Gillette's checkerspot
• Euphydryas chalcedona – variable checkerspot
• Euphydryas editha – Edith's checkerspot
• Euphydryas phaeton – Baltimore checkerspot

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Subfamily Limenitidinae – admirals

• Limenitis arthemis – white admiral, red-spotted purple
• Limenitis archippus – viceroy
• Limenitis weidemeyerii – Weidemeyer's admiral
• Limenitis lorquini – Lorquin's admiral

Hackberry emperor (Asterocampa celtis)

Subfamily Satyrinae – satyrs and wood-nymphs

Little wood-satyr (Megisto cymela)

• Enodia anthedon – northern pearly-eye
• Satyrodes eurydice – eyed brown
• Satyrodes appalachia – Appalachian brown
• Megisto cymela – little wood-satyr
• Coenonympha tullia – common ringlet
• Coenonympha nipisiquit – maritime ringlet
• Cercyonis pegala – common wood-nymph
• Cercyonis sthenele – Great Basin wood-nymph
• Cercyonis oetus – small wood-nymph
• Erebia vidleri – Vidler's alpine
• Erebia rossii – Ross's alpine
• Erebia disa – Disa alpine
• Erebia mancinus – taiga alpine
• Erebia magdalena – Magdalena alpine
• Erebia mackinleyensis – Mt. McKinley alpine
• Erebia fasciata – banded alpine
• Erebia discoidalis – red-disked alpine
• Erebia pawlowskii – yellow-dotted alpine
• Erebia youngi – four-dotted alpine
• Erebia anyuica – scree alpine
• Erebia lafontainei – reddish alpine
• Erebia epipsodea – common alpine
• Neominois ridingsii – Ridings' satyr
• Oeneis nevadensis – great arctic
• Oeneis macounii – Macoun's arctic or Canada arctic
• Oeneis chryxus – chryxus arctic or brown arctic
• Oeneis uhleri – Uhler's arctic
• Oeneis alberta – Alberta arctic
• Oeneis bore – white-veined arctic
• Oeneis jutta – Jutta arctic
• Oeneis melissa – Melissa arctic
• Oeneis polixenes – Polixenes arctic
• Oeneis rosovi – Philip's arctic
• Oeneis alpina – sentinel arctic

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

See also

• List of butterflies of North America
• List of moths of Canada
• List of damselflies of Canada
• List of dragonflies of Canada

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References

• Butterflies of Canada, Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility