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 ) * ^[1]

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 ) ^[2]
• 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 ) ^[2]

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

References

1. Miller, Nathan G.; Wassenaar, Leonard I.; Hobson, Keith A.; Norris, D. Ryan (23 February 2011). "Monarch butterflies cross the Appalachians from the west to recolonize the east coast of North America". Biology Letters. 7 (1): 43–46. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0525.
2. "Species of Special Concern: Endangered & Threatened Species: Wildlife: Fish & Wildlife: Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife". www.maine.gov. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.