List of butterflies of Oklahoma
# List of butterflies of Oklahoma

This is a list of all butterflies and skippers found in the state of Oklahoma. Butterflies and skippers are a monophyletic group found in the insect order Lepidoptera. (See the difference between a butterfly and a moth.)

## Butterflies

Order: Lepidoptera Superfamily: Papilionoidea

### Swallowtails

Family: Papilionidae

**Swallowtails: Papilioninae**

Subfamily: Papilioninae

* Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)
* Zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
* Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
* Thoas swallowtail (Papilio thoas)
* Giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
* Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
* Two-tailed swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
* Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
* Palamedes swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)

### Whites and sulphers

Family: Pieridae

**Whites**

Subfamily: Pierinae

* Florida white (Appias drusilla)
* Becker's white (Pontia beckerii)
* Spring white (Pontia sisymbrii)
* Checkered white (Pontia protodice)
* Cabbage white (Pieris rapae)
* Large marble (Euchloe ausonides)
* Olympia marble (Euchloe olympia)
* Falcate orangetip (Anthocharis midea)

**Sulphurs**

Subfamily: Coliadinae

* Clouded sulphur (Colias philodice)
* Orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
* Southern dogface (Zerene cesonia)
* White angled-sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
* Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
* Orange-barred sulphur (Phoebis philea)
* Large orange sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
* Lyside sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
* Barred yellow (Eurema daira)
* Mexican yellow (Eurema mexicana)
* Little yellow (Eurema lisa)
* Sleepy orange (Eurema nicippe)
* Dainty sulphur (Nathalis iole)

### Gossamer-wing butterflies

Family: Lycaenidae

**Harvester**

Subfamily: Miletinae

* Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)

**Coppers**

Subfamily: Lycaeninae

* American copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
* Gray copper (Lycaena dione)
* Bronze copper (Lycaena hyllus)
* Purplish copper (Lycaena helloides)

**Hairstreaks**

Subfamily: Theclinae

* Great purple hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
* Soapberry hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis)
* Coral hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
* Behr's hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
* Edwards' hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
* Banded hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
* Striped hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
* Southern hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)
* Frosted elfin (Callophrys irus)
* Henry's elfin (Callophrys henrici)
* Eastern pine elfin (Callophrys niphon)
* Thicket hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
* Juniper hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
* White M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)
* Gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
* Red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)

**Blues**

Subfamily: Polyommatinae

* Western pygmy-blue (Brephidium exile)
* Cassius blue (Leptotes cassius)
* Marine blue (Leptotes marina)
* Reakirt's blue (Echinargus isola)
* Eastern tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas)
* Spring azure (Celastrina ladon)
* Summer azure (Celastrina neglecta)
* Silvery blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
* Melissa blue (Plebejus melissa)
* Lupine blue (Icaricia lupini)

### Metalmarks

Family: Riodinidae

* Little metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis)
* Northern metalmark (Calephelis borealis)

### Brush-footed butterflies

Family: Nymphalidae

**Snouts**

Subfamily: Libytheinae

* American snout (Libytheana carinenta)

**Heliconians and fritillaries**

Subfamily: Heliconiinae

* Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
* Zebra heliconian (Heliconius charithonia)
* Variegated fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
* Diana (Speyeria diana)
* Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
* Regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
* Edwards' fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)

**True brush-foots**

Subfamily: Nymphalinae

* Dotted checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
* Fulvia checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia)
* Bordered patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
* Gorgone checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
* Silvery checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
* Texan crescent (Phyciodes texana)
* Graphic crescent (Phyciodes graphica)
* Phaon crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
* Pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
* Field crescent (Phyciodes pratensis)
* Painted crescent (Phyciodes picta)
* Variable checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
* Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
* Question mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
* Eastern comma (Polygonia comma)
* Gray comma (Polygonia progne)
* Mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
* American lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
* Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)
* West Coast lady (Vanessa annabella)
* Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
* Common buckeye (Junonia coenia)

**Admirals and relatives**

Subfamily: Limenitidinae

* Red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis)
   * 'Astyanax' red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
* Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
* Weidemeyer's admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
* California sister (Adelpha bredowii)
* Common mestra (Mestra amymone)

**Leafwings**

Subfamily: Charaxinae

* Goatweed leafwing (Anaea andria)

**Emperors**

Subfamily: Apaturinae

* Hackberry emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
* Tawny emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

**Satyrs**

Subfamily: Satyrinae

* Southern pearly eye (Enodia portlandia)
* Northern pearly eye (Enodia anthedon)
* Creole pearly eye (Enodia creola)
* Canyonland satyr (Cyllopsis pertepida)
* Gemmed satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
* Carolina satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
* Georgia satyr (Neonympha areolata)
* Little wood satyr (Megisto cymela)
* Red satyr (Megisto rubricata)
* Common wood-nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
* Ridings' satyr (Neominois ridingsii)

**Monarchs**

Subfamily: Danainae

* Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
* Queen (Danaus gilippus)

## Skippers

Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae

### Spread-wing skippers

Subfamily: Pyrginae

* Silver-spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
* Long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus)
* Golden banded-skipper (Autochton cellus)
* Hoary edge (Achalarus lyciades)
* Southern cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
* Northern cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
* Confusing cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
* Outis skipper (Cogia outis)
* Hayhurst's scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
* Dreamy duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
* Sleepy duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
* Juvenal's duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
* Rocky Mountain duskywing (Erynnis telemachus)
* Horace's duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
* Mottled duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
* Zarucco duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)
* Funereal duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
* Wild indigo duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
* Common checkered-skipper (Pyrgus communis)
* Common streaky-skipper (Celotes nessus)
* Common sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

### Grass skippers

Subfamily: Hesperiinae

* Swarthy skipper (Nastra lherminier)
* Clouded skipper (Lerema accius)
* Least skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
* Orange skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacia)
* Southern skipperling (Copaeodes minima)
* Fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
* Uncas skipper (Hesperia uncas)
* Ottoe skipper (Hesperia ottoe)
* Leonard's skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
* Cobweb skipper (Hesperia metea)
* Green skipper (Hesperia viridis)
* Dotted skipper (Hesperia attalus)
* Peck's skipper (Polites peckius)
* Rhesus skipper (Polites rhesus)
* Carus skipper (Polites carus)
* Tawny-edged skipper (Polites themistocles)
* Crossline skipper (Polites origenes)
* Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
* Southern broken-dash (Wallengrenia otho)
* Northern broken-dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
* Little glassywing (Pompeius verna)
* Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
* Arogos skipper (Atrytone arogos)
* Delaware skipper (Anatrytone logan)
* Byssus skipper (Problema byssus)
* Hobomok skipper (Poanes hobomok)
* Zabulon skipper (Poanes zabulon)
* Broad-winged skipper (Poanes viator)
* Dion skipper (Euphyes dion)
* Black dash (Euphyes conspicua)
* Dun skipper (Euphyes vestris)
* Dusted skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)
* Viereck's skipper (Atrytonopsis vierecki)
* Bronze roadside-skipper (Amblyscirtes aenus)
* Linda's roadside-skipper (Amblyscirtes linda)
* Oslar's roadside-skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari)
* Lace-winged roadside-skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius)
* Nysa roadside-skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)
* Dotted roadside-skipper (Amblyscirtes eos)
* Common roadside-skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
* Bell's roadside-skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)
* Dusky roadside-skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata)
* Eufala skipper (Lerodea eufala)
* Brazilian skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
* Ocola skipper (Panoquina ocola)

### Giant-skippers

Subfamily: Megathyminae

* Yucca giant-skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
* Strecker's giant-skipper (Megathymus streckeri)
