List of butterflies of Maine
# List of butterflies of Maine

This is a tentative list of butterflies found in Maine, a state in the United States.

## Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)

### Admirals and relatives (Limenitidinae)

* 'Astyanax' red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
* Red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis)
* Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
* White admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis) *

### Longwings (Heliconiinae)

* Aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
* Arctic fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
* Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
* Bog fritillary (Boloria eunomia)
* Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) *
* Meadow fritillary (Boloria bellona)
* Regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
* Silver-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene)
* Variegated fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

### Milkweed butterflies (Danainae)

* Monarch (Danaus plexippus) *

### Snouts (Libytheinae)

* American snout (Libytheana carinenta)

### True brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

* American lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
* Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
* Common buckeye (Junonia coenia)
* Compton tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
* Eastern comma (Polygonia comma)
* Gray comma (Polygonia progne)
* Green comma (Polygonia faunus)
* Harris' checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
* Hoary comma (Polygonia gracilis)
* Milbert's tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
* Mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) *
* Northern crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
* Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)
* Pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
* Question mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
* Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) *
* Satyr comma (Polygonia satyrus)
* Silvery checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
* Tawny crescent (Phyciodes batesii)

## Parnassians and swallowtails (Papilionidae)

### Swallowtails (Papilioninae)

* Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) *
* Canadian tiger swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
* Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) *
* Giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
* Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)
* Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

## Skippers (Hesperiidae)

### Spread-wing skippers (Pyrginae)

* Common sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
* Dreamy duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
* Juvenal's duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
* Northern cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
* Persius duskywing (Erynnis persius)
* Silver-spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
* Sleepy duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
* Southern cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)

## Gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae)

* Spring azure (Celastrina ladon) *

### Harvesters (Miletinae)

* Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
* most common species
