The Butterflies of the World Foundation
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Oklahoma Butterflies
The Butterflies of the World Foundation is based out of central Oklahoma. We give many presentations and butterfly photography expeditions in our home state. So, to make it easier for butterfly enthusiasts to look up information of our state butterflies, we’ve added this list. There have been 194 species documented in Oklahoma. Some of these show up rarely within our borders, and we don’t have photographic coverage of all of them. Clicking on the ones that we have coverage of will take you to that species page. For a detailed, by county list, click here.
Swallowtails (9 species):
Pipevine Swallowtail, Battus philenor
Zebra Swallowtail, Eurytides marcellus
Black Swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus
Two-
Spicebush Swallowtail, Papilio troilus
Palamedes Swallowtail, Papilio palamedes
Giant Swallowtail, Papilio cresphontes
Thoas Swallowtail, Papilio thoas
Whites and Sulphurs (21 species):
Sulphurs:
Lyside Sulphur, Kricogonia lyside
Barred Yellow, Eurema daira
Mexican Yellow, Eurema mexicana
Clouded Sulphur, Colias philodice
Orange Sulphur, Colias eurytheme
Southern Dogface, Zerene cesonia
White Angled-
Cloudless Sulphur, Phoebis sennae
Orange-
Large Orange Sulphur, Phoebis agarithe
Falcate Orangetip, Anthocharis midea
Large Marble, Euchloe ausonides
Olympia Marble, Euchloe olympia
Florida White, Glutophrissa drusilla
Beckers White, Pontia beckerii
Checkered White, Pontia protodice
Spring White, Pontia sisymbrii
Gossamer Wings (33 species):
Harvester:
Harvester, Feniseca tarquinius
Coppers:
American Copper, Lycaena phlaeas
Purplish Copper, Lycaena helloides
Hairstreaks:
Great Purple Hairstreak, Atlides halesus
Behrs Hairstreak, Satyrium behrii
Coral Hairstreak, Satyrium titus
Edwards’s Hairstreak, Satyrium edwardsii
Banded Hairstreak, Satyrium calanus
Striped Hairstreak, Satyrium liparops
Oak Hairstreak, Satyrium favonius
Soapberry Hairstreak, Phaeostrymon alcestis
Juniper Hairstreak, Callophrys gryneus
Thicket Hairstreak, Callophrys spinetorum
Frosted Elfin, Callophrys irus
Henry’s Elfin, Callophrys henrici
Eastern Pine Elfin, Callophrys niphon
Red-
Gray Hairstreak, Strymon melinus
Mallow Scrub-
White-
Blues:
Cassius Blue, Leptotes cassius
Western Pygmy-
Eastern Tailed-
Spring Azure, Celastrina ladon
Summer Azure, Celastrina neglecta
Reakirt’s Blue, Echinargus isola
Ceranaus Blue, Hemiargus ceraunus
Silvery Blue, Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Melissa Blue, Plebejus melissa
Metalmarks (3 species):
Northern Metalmark, Calephelis borealis
Swamp Metalmark, Calephelis muticum
Little Metalmark, Calephelis virginiensis
Brushfooted Butterflies (52 species):
Snout:
American Snout, Libytheana carinenta
Milkweed Butterflies:
Admirals and Sisters:
Red-
Weidemeyer’s Admiral, Limenitis weidemeyerii
Arizona Sister, Adelpha eulalia
Longwings and Fritillaries:
Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae
Julia Heliconian, Dryas iulia
Zebra Heliconian, Heliconius charithonia
Variegated Fritillary, Euptoieta claudia
Diana Fritillary, Speyeria diana
Great Spangled Fritillary, Speyeria cybele
Regal Fritillary, Speyeria idalia
Edwards’s Fritillary, Speyeria edwardsii
Emperors:
Hackberry Emperor, Asterocampa celtis
Tawny Emperor, Asterocampa clyton
Exotic Brushfoots:
Common Mestra, Mestra amymone
True Brushfoots:
American Lady, Vanessa virginiensis
West Coast Lady, Vanessa annabella
Mourning Cloak, Nymphalis antiopa
Question Mark, Polygonia interrogationis
Eastern Comma, Polygonia comma
Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia
Variable Checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona
Baltimore Checkerspot, Euphydryas phaeton
Dotted Checkerspot, Poladryas minuta
Fulvia Checkerspot, Chlosyne fulvia
Silvery Checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis
Gorgone Checkerspot, Chlosyne gorgone
Bordered Patch, Chlosyne lacinia
Texan Crescent, Anthanassa texana
Vesta Crescent, Phyciodes graphica
Painted Crescent, Phyciodes picta
Phaon Crescent, Phyciodes phaon
Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos
Field Crescent, Phyciodes pulchella
Leafwings:
Goatweed Leafwing, Anaea andria
Satyrs:
Southern Pearly-
Northern Pearly-
Creole Pearly-
Canyonland Satyr, Cyllopsis pertepida
Georgia Satyr, Neonympha areolatus
Little Wood-
Carolina Satyr, Hermeuptychia sosybius
Common Wood-
Ridings Satyr, Neominois ridingsii
Skippers (76 species):
Spread-
Silver-
Long-
Dorantes Longtail, Urbanus dorantes
Golden Banded-
Hoary Edge, Achalarus lyciades
Southern Cloudywing, Thorybes bathyllus
Northern Cloudywing, Thorybes pylades
Confused Cloudywing, Thorybes confusis
Hayhurst’s Scallopwing, Staphylus hayhurstii
Common Sootywing, Pholisora catullus
Hermit Skipper, Grais stigmaticus
Dreamy Duskywing, Erynnis icelus
Sleepy Duskywing, Erynnis brizo
Juvenal’s Duskywing, Erynnis juvenalis
Rocky Mountain Duskywing, Erynnis telemachus
Horace’s Duskywing, Erynnis horatius
Mottled Duskywing, Erynnis martialis
Zarucco Duskywing, Erynnis zarucco
Funereal Duskywing, Erynnis funeralis
Wild Indigo Duskywing, Erynnis baptisiae
Sickle-
Common Streaky-
Common Checkered-
Giant-
Yucca Giant-
Strecker’s Giant-
Grass Skippers:
Least Skipper, Ancyloxypha numitor
Orange Skipperling, Copaeodes aurantiaca
Southern Skipperling, Copaeodes minima
Brazilian Skipper, Calpodes ethlius
Ocola Skipper, Panoquina ocola
Bronze Roadside-
Lindas Roadside-
Oslar’s Roadside-
Pepper and Salt Skipper, Amblyscirtes hegon
Lace-
Nysa Roadside-
Dotted Roadside-
Common Roadside-
Dusky Roadside-
Bell’s Roadside-
Swarthy Skipper, Nastra lherminier
Eufala Skipper, Lerodea eufala
Clouded Skipper, Lerema accius
Fiery Skipper, Hylephila phyleus
Leonard’s Skipper, Hesperia leonardus
Pahaska Skipper, Hesperia pahaska
Cobweb Skipper, Hesperia metea
Green Skipper, Hesperia viridis
Dotted Skipper, Hesperia attalus
Meskes Skipper, Hesperia meskei
Rhesus Skipper, Polites rhesus
Carus Skipper, Polites carus
Pecks Skipper, Polites peckius
Tawny-
Crossline Skipper, Polites origenes
Northern Broken-
Southern Broken-
Little Glassywing, Pompeius verna
Arogos Skipper, Atrytone arogos
Byssus Skipper, Problema byssus
Hobomok Skipper, Poanes hobomok
Zabulon Skipper, Poanes zabulon
Broad-
Delaware Skipper, Anatrytone logan
Black Dash, Euphyes conspicua
Dukess Skipper, Euphyes dukesi
Dusted Skipper, Atrytonopsis hianna
Viereck’s Skipper, Atrytonopsis vierecki
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