Butterflies of Acadia National Park^*

Hancock County, Maine
*Includes all records from anywhere on Mount Desert Island, including some sites outside park boundaries.

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

Black Swallowtail -- (Papilio polyxenes)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail -- (Papilio glaucus)
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail -- (Papilio canadensis)

Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

Mustard White -- (Pieris oleracea)
Cabbage White -- (Pieris rapae)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

Clouded Sulphur -- (Colias philodice)
Orange Sulphur -- (Colias eurytheme)
Pink-edged Sulphur -- (Colias interior)
Little Yellow -- (Eurema lisa)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Harvesters (Subfamily Miletinae)

Harvester -- (Feniseca tarquinius)

Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)

American Copper -- (Lycaena phlaeas)
Bog Copper -- (Lycaena epixanthe)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

Edwards' Hairstreak -- (Satyrium edwardsii)
Banded Hairstreak -- (Satyrium calanus falacer)
Brown Elfin -- (Callophrys [Incisalia] augustinus)
Hoary Elfin -- (Callophrys [Incisalia] polios)
Eastern Pine Elfin -- (Callophrys [Incisalia] niphon)
Gray Hairstreak -- (Strymon melinus)
Early Hairstreak -- (Erora laeta)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Eastern Tailed-Blue -- (Everes comyntas)
Spring Azure - (Celastrina ladon)
Summer Azure -- (Celastrina neglecta)
Greenish Blue -- (Plebejus saepiolus)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

Great Spangled Fritillary -- (Speyeria cybele)
Aphrodite Fritillary -- (Speyeria aphrodite)
Atlantis Fritillary -- (Speyeria atlantis)
Silver-bordered Fritillary -- (Boloria selene)
Meadow Fritillary -- (Boloria bellona)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

Silvery Checkerspot -- (Chlosyne nycteis)
Harris' Checkerspot -- (Chlosyne harrisii)
Northern Crescent -- (Phyciodes cocyta)
Pearl Crescent -- (Phyciodes tharos)
Baltimore -- (Euphydryas phaeton)
Question Mark -- (Polygonia interrogationis)
Eastern Comma -- (Polygonia comma)
Green Comma -- (Polygonia faunus)
Gray Comma -- (Polygonia progne)
Compton Tortoiseshell -- (Nymphalis vaualbum)
Mourning Cloak -- (Nymphalis antiopa)
Milbert's Tortoiseshell -- (Nymphalis [Aglais] milberti)
American Lady -- (Vanessa virginiensis)
Painted Lady -- (Vanessa cardui)
Red Admiral -- (Vanessa atalanta)
Common Buckeye -- (Junonia coenia)

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)

White Admiral -- (Limenitis arthemis arthemis (white-banded))
Viceroy -- (Limenitis archippus)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

Northern Pearly Eye -- (Enodia anthedon)
Eyed Brown -- (Satyrodes eurydice)
Common Wood Nymph -- (Cercyonis pegala)
Jutta Arctic -- (Oeneis jutta)

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

Monarch -- (Danaus plexippus)

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

Silver-spotted Skipper -- (Epargyreus clarus)
Northern Cloudywing -- (Thorybes pylades)
Dreamy Duskywing -- (Erynnis icelus)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

Arctic Skipper -- (Carterocephalus palaemon)
Least Skipper -- (Ancyloxypha numitor)
Common Branded Skipper -- (Hesperia comma)
Leonard's Skipper -- (Hesperia leonardus)
Indian Skipper -- (Hesperia sassacus)
Peck's Skipper -- (Polites peckius)
Tawny-edged Skipper -- (Polites themistocles)
Long Dash -- (Polites mystic)
Northern Broken-Dash -- (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Hobomok Skipper -- (Poanes hobomok)
Two-spotted Skipper -- (Euphyes bimacula)
Dun Skipper -- (Euphyes vestris (=ruricola))
Pepper and Salt Skipper -- (Amblyscirtes hegon (=samoset))
Common Roadside-Skipper -- (Amblyscirtes vialis)

References

Brower, A. E. 1974. A list of the Lepidoptera of Maine. Part 1. Macrolepidoptera. Life Sciences and Agricultural Station Technical bulletin #66, University of Maine, Orono.

Procter, W. 1946. Mount Desert Region Survey, Insecta. Amplified and revised. Wistar Institute, Bar Harbor, Maine. Pages 216-224.

Stanford, R.E. 1997. Field notes on butterflies of Mount Desert Island. Unpublished notes, Denver, Colorado, 1 page.