BUTTERFLIES OF THE IPSWICH RIVER

METADATA

CLASS:

Insecta

ORDER:

Lepidoptera

CONTRIBUTORS

Fred Goodwin

Robert Speare

PHOTOS BY FRED GOODWIN

LIST IS IN TAXONOMIC ORDER

Common Name

Genus species

Pipevine Swallowtail   

    Battus philenor

Black Swallowtail

    Papilio polyxenes

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

    Papilio glaucus

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

    Papilio canadensis

Spicebush Swallowtail

    Papilio troilus

Cabbage White

    Pieris rapae

Clouded Sulphur

    Colias philodice

Orange Sulphur

    Colias eurytheme

Cloudless Sulphur     

   Phoebis sennae

Harvester

    Feniseca tarquinius

American Copper

    Lycaena phlaeas

Bronze Copper

    Lyceana hyllus

Bog Copper

    Lyceana epixanthe

Banded Hairstreak

    Satyrium calanus

Hickory Hairstreak

    Satyrium caryaevorum

Striped Hairstreak

    Satyrium liparops

Henry's Elfin     

    Callophrys henrici

Eastern Pine Elfin

    Callophrys niphon

Gray Hairstreak

    Strymon melinus

Eastern Tailed-Blue

    Everes comyntas

Spring Azure

    Celastrina ladon

'Summer' Spring Azure

    Celastrina ladon neglecta

Silvery Blue

    Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Variegated Fritillary

    Euptoieta claudia

Great Spangled Fritillary     Speyeria cybele

Aphrodite Fritillary

    Speyeria aphrodite

Silver-bordered Fritillary

    Boloria selene

Pearl Crescent

    Phyciodes tharos

Northern Crescent

    Phyciodes

Baltimore Checkerspot

    Euphydryas phaeton

Question Mark

    Polygonia interrogationis

Eastern Comma

    Polygonia comma

Compton Tortoiseshell     Nymphalis vau-album

Mourning Cloak

    Nymphalis antiopa

Milbert's Tortoiseshell

    Nymphalis milberti

American Lady

    Vanessa virginiensis

Painted Lady

    Vanessa cardui

Red Admiral

    Vanessa atalanta

Common Buckeye

    Junonoia coenia

White Admiral

    L. a. arthemis

Red-spotted Purple     Limenitis arthemis

Viceroy

    Limenitis archippus

Eyed Brown

    Satyrodes eurydice

Appalachian Brown

    Satyrodes appalachia

Little Wood-Satyr

    Megisto cymela

Common Ringlet

    Coenonympha tullia

Common Wood-Nymph

    Cercyonis pegala

Monarch

    Danaus plexippus

Silver-spotted Skipper     Epargyreus clarus

Long-tailed Skipper

    Urbanus proteus

Southern Cloudywing

    Thorybes bathyllus

Northern Cloudywing

    Thorybes pylades

Dreamy Duskywing

    Erynnis icelus

Juvenal's Duskywing

    Erynnis juvenalis

Wild Indigo Duskywing

    Erynnis baptisiae

Common Sootywing

    Pholisora catullus

Arctic Skipper     Carterocephalus palaemon

Least Skipper

    Ancycloxypha numitor

European Skipper

    Thymelicus lineola

Fiery Skipper

    Hylephila phyleus

Leonard's Skipper

    Hesperia leonardus

Indian Skipper

    Hesperia sassacus

Peck's Skipper

    Polites peckius

Tawny-edged Skipper

    Polites themistocles

Crossline Skipper     Polites origenes

Long Dash

    Polites mystic

Northern Broken-Dash

    Wallengrenia egeremet

Little Glassywing

    Pompeius verna

Delaware Skipper

    Anatrytone logan

Mulberry Wing

    Poanes massasoit

Hobomok Skipper

    Poanes hobomok

Broad-winged Skipper

    Poanes viator

Black Dash     Euphyes conspicua

Dun Skipper

    Euphyes vestra

Pepper and Salt Skipper

    Atrytonopsis hegon

Ocola Skipper

    Panoquina ocola