List of butterflies of North America (Nymphalidae)
Subfamily Libytheinae: snouts
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Subfamily Heliconiinae: heliconians and fritillaries
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Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae
Banded orange heliconian, Dryadula phaetusa
Zebra heliconian, Heliconius charithonia
Male Diana fritillary, Speyeria diana
Female regal fritillary, Speyeria idalia
- Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae
- Alberta fritillary, Boloria alberta
- Astarte fritillary, Boloria astarte
- Meadow fritillary, Boloria bellona
- Arctic fritillary, Boloria chariclea
- Pacific fritillary, Boloria epithore
- Bog fritillary, Boloria eunomia
- Freija fritillary, Boloria freija
- Frigga fritillary, Boloria frigga
- Dingy fritillary, Boloria improba
- Relict fritillary, Boloria kriemhild
- Purplish fritillary, Boloria montinus
- Mountain fritillary, Boloria napaea
- Cryptic fritillary, Boloria natazhati
- Polaris fritillary, Boloria polaris
- Silver-bordered fritillary, Boloria selene
- Mexican silverspot, Dione moneta
- Banded orange heliconian, Dryadula phaetusa
- Julia heliconian, Dryas iulia
- Least heliconian, Euiedes aliphera
- Isabella's heliconian, Eueides isabella
- Variegated fritillary, Euptoieta claudia
- Mexican fritillary, Euptoieta hegesia
- Zebra heliconian, Heliconius charithonia
- Erato heliconian, Heliconius erato
- Tiger heliconian, Heliconius ismenius
- Unsilvered fritillary, Speyeria adiaste
- Aphrodite fritillary, Speyeria aphrodite
- Atlantis fritillary, Speyeria atlantis
- Callippe fritillary, Speyeria callippe
- Carol's fritillary, Speyeria carolae
- Coronis fritillary, Speyeria coronis
- Great spangled fritillary, Speyeria cybele
- Diana fritillary, Speyeria diana
- Edward's fritillary, Speyeria edwardsii
- Great Basin fritillary, Speyeria egleis
- Northwestern fritillary, Speyeria hesperis
- Hydaspe fritillary, Speyeria hydaspe
- Regal fritillary, Speyeria idalia
- Mormon fritillary, Speyeria mormonia
- Nokomis fritillary, Speyeria nokomis
- Zerene fritillary, Speyeria zerene
Rosita patch, Chlosyne rosita
Silvery checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis
Pearl crescent, Phyciodes tharos
Variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona
Baltimore checkerspot, Euphydryas phaeton
Question mark, Polygonia interrogationis
American lady, Vanessa virginiensis
Common buckeye, Junonia coenia
Banded peacock, Anartia fatima
- Dotted checkerspot, Poladryas minuta
- Arachne checkerspot, Poladryas arachne
- Theona checkerspot, Thessalia theona
- Chinati checkerspot, Thessalia chinatiensis
- Black checkerspot, Thessalia cyneas
- Fulvia checkerspot, Thessalia fulvia
- Leanira checkerspot, Thessalia leanira
- California patch, Chlosyne californica
- Bordered patch, Chlosyne lacinia
- Definite patch, Chlosyne definita
- Banded patch, Chlosyne endeis
- Crimson patch, Chlosyne janais
- Rosita patch, Chlosyne rosita
- Red-spotted patch, Chlosyne melitaeoides
- Gorgone checkerspot, Chlosyne gorgone
- Silvery checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis
- Harris's checkerspot, Chlosyne harrisii
- Nuevo León checkerspot, Chlosyne kendallorum
- Northern checkerspot, Chlosyne palla
- Rockslide checkerspot, Chlosyne whitneyi
- Sagebrush checkerspot, Chlosyne acastus
- Gabb's checkerspot, Chlosyne gabbii
- Hoffmann's checkerspot, Chlosyne hoffmanni
- Elf, Microtia elva
- Tiny checkerspot, Dymasia dymas
- Elada checkerspot, Texola elada
- Smudged crescent, Castilia eranites
- Texan crescent, Phyciodes texana
- Cuban crescent, Phyciodes frisia
- Pale-banded crescent, Phyciodes tulcis
- Orange-patched crescent, Phyciodes drusilla
- Ardent crescent, Phyciodes ardys
- Black crescent, Phyciodes ptolyca
- Pine crescent, Phyciodes sitalces
- Chestnut crescent, Phyciodes argentea
- Vesta crescent, Phyciodes vesta
- Phaon crescent, Phyciodes phaon
- Pearl crescent, Phyciodes tharos
- Northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta
- Tawny crescent, Phyciodes batesii
- Field crescent, Phyciodes campestris
- Painted crescent, Phyciodes picta
- California crescent, Phyciodes orseis
- Pale crescent, Phyciodes pallida
- Mylitta crescent, Phyciodes mylitta
- Gillett's checkerspot, Euphydryas gillettii
- Variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona
- Edith's checkerspot, Euphydryas editha
- Baltimore checkerspot, Euphydryas phaeton
- Question mark, Polygonia interrogationis
- Eastern comma, Polygonia comma
- Satyr comma, Polygonia satyrus
- Green comma, Polygonia faunus
- Hoary comma, Polygonia gracilis
- Oreas comma, Polygonia oreas
- Gray comma, Polygonia progne
- Compton tortoiseshell, Nymphalis vaualbum
- California tortoiseshell, Nymphalis californica
- Mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa
- Milbert's tortoiseshell, Aglais milberti
- Small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae
- American lady, Vanessa virginiensis
- Painted lady, Vanessa cardui
- West Coast lady, Vanessa annabella
- Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta
- Orange mapwing, Hypanartia lethe
- Mimic, Hypolimnas misippus
- Common buckeye, Junonia coenia
- Gray buckeye, Junonia grisea
- Mangrove buckeye, Junonia neildi
- Dark buckeye, Junonia nigrosuffusa
- Twintip buckeye, Junonia stemosa
- Caribbean buckeye, Junonia zonalis
- White peacock, Anartia jatrophae
- Cuban peacock, Anartia chrysopelea
- Banded peacock, Anartia fatima
- Malachite, Siproeta stelenes
- Rusty-tipped page, Siproeta epaphus
Subfamily Limenitidinae: admirals, sisters and others
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White admiral, Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata
Red-spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Viceroy, Limenitis archippus
Lorquin's admiral, Limenitis lorquini
- Red-spotted admiral, Limenitis arthemis
- Viceroy, Limenitis archippus
- Weidemeyer's admiral, Limenitis weidemeyerii
- Lorquin's admiral, Limenitis lorquini
- Band-celled sister, Adelpha fessonia
- California sister, Adelpha bredowii
- Eyed sister, Adelpha paroeca
- Spot-celled sister, Adelpha basiloides
- Mexican sister, Adelpha diazi
- Rayed sister, Adelpha lycorias melanthe
- Common banner, Epiphile adrasta
- Orange banner, Temenis laothoe
- Mexican bluewing, Myscelia ethusa
- Blackened bluewing, Myscelia cyanathe
- Whitened bluewing, Myscelia cyaniris
- Dingy purplewing, Eunica monima
- Florida purplewing, Eunica tatila
- Four-spotted sailor, Dynamine postverta
- Blue-eyed sailor, Dynamine dyonis
- Small-eyed sailor, Dynamine artisemia
- Orange-striped eighty-eight, Diaethria pandama
- Common Mestra, Mestra amymone
- Red rim, Biblis hyperia
- Red cracker, Hamadryas amphinome
- Gray cracker, Hamadryas februa
- Variable cracker, Hamadryas feronia
- Glaucous cracker, Hamadryas glauconome
- Pale cracker, Hamadryas amphichloe
- Guatemalan cracker, Hamadryas guatemalena
- Black-patched cracker, Hamadryas atlantis
- Orion cecropian, Historis odius
- Tailed cecropian, Historis acheronta
- Blomfild's beauty, Smyrna blomfildia
- Waiter daggerwing, Marpesia coresia
- Many-banded daggerwing, Marpesia chiron
- Ruddy daggerwing, Marpesia petreus
- Antillean daggerwing, Marpesia eleuchea
Subfamily Charaxinae: leafwings
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Subfamily Apaturinae: emperors
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Subfamily Morphinae: morphos
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Subfamily Satyrinae: satyrs
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Nabokov's satyr, Cyllopsis pyracmon
Little wood-satyr, Megisto cymela
Common wood-nymph, Cercyonis pegala
Red-bordered satyr, Gyrocheilus patrobas
- Southern pearly-eye, Enodia portlandia
- Northern pearly-eye, Enodia anthedon
- Creole pearly-eye, Enodia creola
- Eyed brown, Satyrodes eurydice
- Appalachian brown, Satyrodes appalachia
- Nabokov's satyr, Cyllopsis pyracmon
- Horsetail gemmed-satyr, Cyllopsis pseudopephredo
- Canyonland satyr, Cyllopsis pertepida
- Gemmed satyr, Cyllopsis gemma
- Carolina satyr, Hermeuptychia sosybius
- Hermeuptychia hermybius
- Hermeuptychia intricata
- Georgia satyr, Neonympha areolata
- Mitchell's satyr, Neonympha mitchellii
- Helicta satyr, Neonympha helicta
- Little wood-satyr, Megisto cymela
- Red satyr, Megisto rubricata
- Pine satyr, Paramacera allyni
- White satyr, Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
- Hayden's ringlet, Coenonympha haydenii
- Common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia
- Common wood-nymph, Cercyonis pegala
- Mead's wood-nymph, Cercyonis meadii
- Great Basin wood-nymph, Cercyonis sthenele
- Small wood-nymph, Cercyonis oetus
- Vidler's alpine, Erebia vidleri
- Ross's alpine, Erebia rossii
- Disa alpine, Erebia disa
- Taiga alpine, Erebia mancinus
- Magdalena alpine, Erebia magdalena
- Banded alpine, Erebia fasciata
- Red-disked alpine, Erebia discoidalis
- Theano alpine, Erebia theano
- Four-dotted alpine, Erebia dabanensis (includes youngi)
- Common alpine, Erebia epipsodea
- Colorado alpine, Erebia callias
- Reddish alpine, Erebia kozhantshikovi (includes lafontainei)
- Eskimo alpine, Erebia occulta
- Red-bordered satyr, Gyrocheilus patrobas
- Riding's satyr, Neominois ridingsii
- Great Arctic, Oeneis nevadensis
- Macoun's Arctic, Oeneis macounii
- Chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus
- Uhler's Arctic, Oeneis uhleri
- Alberta Arctic, Oeneis alberta
- White-veined Arctic, Oeneis taygete (distinct from Old World Oeneis bore)
- Jutta Arctic, Oeneis jutta
- Sentinel Arctic, Oeneis alpina (includes exubitor)
- Melissa Arctic, Oeneis melissa
- Polixenes Arctic, Oeneis polixenes
- Early Arctic, Oeneis rosovi (includes philipi)
Subfamily Danainae: milkweed butterflies and clearwings
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- Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-618-15312-8.
- Glassberg, Jeffrey Butterflies through Binoculars, The West (2001)
- Guppy, Crispin S. and Shepard, Jon H. Butterflies of British Columbia (2001)
- James, David G. and Nunnallee, David Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies (2011)
- Pelham, Jonathan Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada (2008)
- Pyle, Robert Michael The Butterflies of Cascadia (2002)
