Butterflies of Governor Nelson Park

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. Bronze Copper - Lycaena hyllus

4. Purplish Copper - Lycaena helloides

5. Eastern Tailed Blue - Everes comyntas

6. Spring Azure - Celastrina ladon lucia

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

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. Bronze Copper - Lycaena hyllus

4. Purplish Copper - Lycaena helloides

5. Eastern Tailed Blue - Everes comyntas

6. Spring Azure - Celastrina ladon lucia

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