BUTTERFLIES
OF
GOVERNOR NELSON STATE PARK
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PAPILIONIDAE
1. Eastern Black Swallowtail -
Papilio polyxenes asterius
2. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail -
Papilio glaucus glaucus
PIERIDAE
1. Cabbage Butterfly -
Pieris rapae
2. Alfalfa Butterfly (Orange Sulfur) -
Colias eurytheme
3. Common (Clouded) Sulfur -
Colias philodice
SATYRIDAE
1. Eyed Brown -
Satyrodes eurydice
2. Common Wood Nymph -
Cercyonis pegala nephele
NYMPHALIDAE
1. Hackberry Butterfly -
Asterocampa celtis
2. Tawny Emperor -
Asterocampa clyton
3. Red-Spotted Purple -
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
4. Viceroy -
Limenitis archippus
5. Red Admiral -
Vanessa atalanta rubria
6. Milbert's Tortoise-Shell -
Nymphalis milberti
7. Question-Mark -
Polygonia interrogations
8. Mourning Cloak -
Nymphalis antiopa
9. Buckeye -
Junonia coenia
10. Painted Beauty -
Vanessa virginiensis
11. Painted Lady (Thistle Butterfly) -
Vanessa cardui
12. Great Spangled Fritillary -
Speyeria cybele
13. Pearl Crescent-Spot -
Phyciodes tharos
14. Baltimore -
Euphydryas phaeton
15. Silver-bordered Fritillary -
Boloria selene
LYCAENIDAE
1. Hickory Hairstreak -
Satyrium caryaevorum
2. Acadian Hairstreak -
Satyrium acadicum
3. Gray Hairstreak
- Strymon melinus
4. Bronze Copper -
Lycaena hyllus
5. Purplish Copper -
Lycaena helloides
6. Eastern Tailed Blue -
Everes comyntas
7. Spring Azure -
Celastrina ladon lucia
8.Summer Azure
- Celastrina neglecta
DANAIDAE
1. Monarch -
Danaus plexippus
LIBYTHEIDAE
1. Snout Butterfly -
Libytheana bachmanii
HESPERIIDAE
1. Black-dash -
Euphyes conspicuus
2. Dion Skipper -
Euphyes dion
3. Hobomock Skipper -
Poanes hobomock
4. Silver-spotted Skipper -
Epargyreus clarus
5. Delaware Skipper -
Atrytone logan
6. European Skipper -
Thymelicus lineola
7. Least Skipper -
Ancyloxypha numitor
8. Common Sooty-wing -
Pholisora catullis
9. Juvenal's Dusky-wing -
Erynnis juvenalis
10. Peck's Skipper -
Polites peckius
11. Roadside Skipper -
Amblyscirtes vialis
12. Mulberry-wing -
Poanes massasoit