List of butterflies of Oregon

U.S. postage stamp featuring the Oregon swallowtail butterfly, Papilio machaon oregonius .

This is a list of butterflies found in the U.S. state of Oregon . ^{[1] [2]}

Hesperiidae, skippers

• Epargyreus clarus , silver-spotted skipper
• Thorybes pylades , northern cloudywing
• Thorybes diversus , western cloudywing
• Thorybes mexicana , Mexican cloudywing
• Erynnis icelus , dreamy duskywing
• Erynnis propertius , Propertius duskywing
• Erynnis pacuvius , Pacuvius duskywing
• Erynnis afranius , Afranius duskywing
• Erynnis persius , Persius duskywing
• Pyrgus ruralis , two-banded checkered-skipper
• Pyrgus communis , common checkered-skipper
• Heliopetes ericetorum , northern white-skipper
• Pholisora catullus , common sootywing
• Hesperopsis libya , Mohave sootywing
• Carterocephalus palaemon , arctic skipper
• Oarisma garita , garita skipperling
• Hesperia uncas , Uncas skipper
• Hesperia juba , Juba skipper
• Hesperia colorado , western branded skipper
• Hesperia columbia , Columbian skipper
• Hesperia lindseyi , Lindsey's skipper
• Hesperia nevada , Nevada skipper
• Atalopedes campestris , sachem
• Polites peckius , Peck's skipper
• Polites sabuleti , sandhill skipper
• Polites mardon , Mardon skipper
• Polites themistocles , tawny-edged skipper
• Polites mystic , long dash
• Polites sonora , Sonora skipper
• Ochlodes sylvanoides , woodland skipper
• Ochlodes agricola , rural skipper
• Ochlodes yuma , Yuma skipper
• Euphyes vestris , dun skipper
• Amblyscirtes vialis , common roadside-skipper

Papilionidae, parnassians and swallowtails

• Parnassius clodius , Clodius parnassian
• Parnassius smintheus , Rocky Mountain parnassian
• Battus philenor , pipevine swallowtail
• Papilio machaon , Old World swallowtail
  • Papilio machaon oregonius , Oregon swallowtail
• Papilio zelicaon , anise swallowtail
• Papilio indra , Indra swallowtail
• Papilio rutulus , western tiger swallowtail
• Papilio eurymedon , pale swallowtail
• Papilio multicaudata , two-tailed swallowtail

Pieridae, whites and sulphurs

• Anthocharis sara , Pacific orangetip
• Anthocharis stella , Stella orangetip
• Anthocharis lanceolata , gray marble
• Euchloe ausonides , large marble
• Euchloe lotta , desert marble
• Euchloe hyantis , California marble
• Neophasia menapia , pine white
• Pieris marginalis , margined white
• Pieris rapae , cabbage white
• Pontia beckerii , Becker's white
• Pontia protodice , checkered white
• Pontia occidentalis , western white
• Pontia sisymbrii , spring white
• Colias philodice , clouded sulphur
• Colias eurytheme , orange sulphur
• Colias occidentalis , western sulphur
• Colias alexandra , Queen Alexandra's sulphur
• Colias pelidne , pelidne sulphur
• Colias interior , pink-edged sulphur
• Phoebis sennae , cloudless sulphur
• Pyrisitia proterpia , tailed orange

Lycaenidae, gossamer-wing butterflies

• Lycaena arota , tailed copper
• Lycaena phlaeas , American copper
• Lycaena cupreus , lustrous copper
• Lycaena xanthoides , great copper
• Lycaena editha , Edith's copper
• Lycaena gorgon , gorgon copper
• Lycaena rubidus , ruddy copper
• Lycaena heteronea , blue copper
• Lycaena helloides , purplish copper
• Lycaena nivalis , lilac-bordered copper
• Lycaena mariposa , mariposa copper
• Euphilotes columbiae , Columbian blue
• Habrodais grunus , golden hairstreak
• Atlides halesus , great purple hairstreak
• Callophrys affinis , western green hairstreak
• Callophrys sheridanii , Sheridan's green hairstreak
• Callophrys nelsoni , Nelson's hairstreak
• Callophrys gryneus , juniper hairstreak
• Callophrys spinetorum , thicket hairstreak
• Callophrys johnsoni , Johnson's hairstreak
• Callophrys augustinus , brown elfin
• Callophrys mossii , Moss' elfin
• Callophrys polios , hoary elfin
• Callophrys eryphon , western pine elfin
• Satyrium titus , coral hairstreak
• Satyrium californica , California hairstreak
• Satyrium sylvinum , sylvan hairstreak
• Satyrium auretorum , gold-hunter's hairstreak
• Satyrium tetra , mountain mahogany hairstreak
• Satyrium saepium , hedgerow hairstreak
• Satyrium behrii , Behr's hairstreak
• Satyrium fuliginosum , sooty hairstreak
• Satyrium semiluna , sagebrush sooty hairstreak
• Strymon melinus , gray hairstreak
• Leptotes marina , marine blue
• Brephidium exilis , western pygmy-blue
• Cupido comyntas , eastern tailed-blue
• Cupido amyntula , western tailed-blue
• Celastrina ladon , spring azure
• Celastrina echo , echo azure
• Glaucopsyche piasus , arrowhead blue
• Glaucopsyche lygdamus , silvery blue
• Philotiella leona , pumice dotted-blue
• Euphilotes battoides , western square-dotted blue
• Euphilotes intermedia , intermediate dotted-blue
• Euphilotes enoptes , Pacific dotted-blue
• Euphilotes ancilla , Rocky Mountain dotted-blue
• Plebejus idas , northern blue
• Plebejus anna , Anna's blue
• Plebejus melissa , Melissa blue (includes Karner blue)
• Icaricia saepiolus , greenish blue
• Icaricia icarioides , Boisduval's blue
• Icaricia shasta , Shasta blue
• Icaricia acmon , Acmon blue
• Icaricia lupini , lupine blue
• Agriades podarce , Sierra Nevada blue

Riodinidae, metalmarks

• Apodemia mormo , Mormon metalmark

Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies

• Danaus plexippus , monarch
• Danaus gilippus , queen
• Euptoieta claudia , variegated fritillary
• Speyeria cybele , great spangled fritillary
• Speyeria coronis , Coronis fritillary
• Speyeria zerene , zerene fritillary
• Speyeria callippe , callippe fritillary
• Speyeria egleis , Great Basin fritillary
• Speyeria hesperis , northwestern fritillary
• Speyeria hydaspe , Hydaspe fritillary
• Speyeria mormonia , Mormon fritillary
• Boloria selene , silver-bordered fritillary
• Boloria bellona , meadow fritillary
• Boloria epithore , pacific fritillary
• Limenitis archippus , viceroy
• Limenitis lorquini , Lorquin's admiral
• Limenitis weidemeyerii , Weidemeyer's admiral
• Adelpha californica , California sister
• Chlosyne leanira , leanira checkerspot
• Chlosyne hoffmanni , Hoffmann's checkerspot
• Chlosyne acastus , sagebrush checkerspot
• Chlosyne palla , northern checkerspot
• Phyciodes orseis , California crescent
• Phyciodes pallida , pale crescent
• Phyciodes mylitta , Mylitta crescent
• Phyciodes cocyta , northern crescent
• Phyciodes pulchella , field crescent
• Euphydryas gillettii , Gillette's checkerspot
• Euphydryas editha , Edith's checkerspot
• Euphydryas chalcedona , Chalcedon checkerspot
• Euphydryas anicia , Anicia checkerspot
• Euphydryas colon , colon checkerspot
• Junonia coenia , common buckeye
• Polygonia satyrus , satyr comma
• Polygonia faunus , green comma
• Polygonia gracilis , hoary comma
• Polygonia zephyrus , zephyr comma
• Polygonia progne , gray comma
• Polygonia oreas , oreas comma
• Aglais io , European peacock
• Aglais milberti , Milbert's tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis vaualbum , Compton tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis antiopa , mourning cloak
• Nymphalis californica , California tortoiseshell
• Vanessa atalanta , red admiral
• Vanessa cardui , painted lady
• Vanessa annabella , West Coast lady
• Vanessa virginiensis , American lady
• Coenonympha tullia , common ringlet
• Erebia epipsodea , common alpine
• Neominois ridingsii , Ridings' satyr
• Oeneis nevadensis , great arctic
• Cercyonis pegala , common wood-nymph
• Cercyonis sthenele , Great Basin wood-nymph
• Cercyonis oetus , small wood-nymph

References

1. "List of Butterflies of Oregon". www.learnaboutnature.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
2. "Regional Species Checklists | Butterflies and Moths of North America".

• Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators. 2006. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie Information Node.