USGS - science for a changing world

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

  Home About NPWRC Our Science Staff Employment Contacts Common Questions About the Site

Butterflies of Everglades National Park

by
Barbara Lenczewski, Ph.D.1
Tallahassee, Florida

PARNASSIANS AND SWALLOWTAIL FAMILY: Papilionidae

Swallowtails: Subfamily Papilioninae

____ Polydamas Swallowtail Battus polydamas (Linnaeus)
____ Zebra Swallowtail Eurytides marcellus (Cramer)
____ Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes (Fabricius)
____ Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes (Cramer)
____ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus (Linnaeus)
____ Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus (Linnaeus)
____ Palamedes Swallowtail Papilio palamedes (Drury)


WHITES AND SULPHUR FAMILY: Pieridae

Whites: Subfamily Pierinae

____ Florida White Appias drusilla (Cramer)
____ Checkered White Pontia protodice (Boisduval and Leconte)
____ Cabbage White Pieris rapae (Linnaeus)
____ Great Southern White Ascia monuste (Linnaeus)
 
Sulphurs and Yellows: Subfamily Coliadinae

____ Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia (Stoll)
____ Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae (Linnaeus)
____ Orange-barred Sulphur Phoebis philea (Linnaeus)
____ Large Orange Sulphur Phoebis agarithe (Boisduval)
____ Barred Yellow Eurema daira (Godart)
____ Boisduval' Yellow Eurema boisduvalianum (C. & R. Felder)
____ Little Yellow Eurema lisa (Boisduval and Leconte)
____ Mimosa Yellow Eurema nise (Cramer)
____ Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe (Cramer)
____ Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole (Boisduval)


HAIRSTREAK AND BLUE FAMILY: LYCAENIDAE

Hairstreaks: Subfamily Theclinae

____ Atala Eumaeus atala (Poey)
____ Southern Hairstreak Fixsenia favonius (J.E. Smith)
____ White-M Hairstreak Parrhasius malbum (Boisduval and Leconte)
____ Red-banded Hairstreak Calycopis cecrops (Fabricius)
____ Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus (Hubner)
____ Martial Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon martialis (Herrich-Shaeffer)
____ Bartrams Scrub Hairstreak Strymon acis bartrami (Comstock and Huntington)
____ Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon istapa (Reakirt)

Blues: Subfamily Polyommatinae

____ Eastern Pygmy-Blue Brephidium isophthalma (Herrich-Shaeffer)
____ Cassius Blue Leptotes cassius (Cramer)
____ Miami Blue Hemiargus thomasi bethunebakeri (Comstock and Huntington)
____ Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus (Fabricius)


METALMARK FAMILY: RIODINIDAE

____ Little Metalmark Calephelis virginiensis (Guerin-Meneville)


BRUSHFOOT BUTTERFLY FAMILY: NYMPHALIDAE

Longwings and fritillaries: Subfamily Heliconiinae
 
____ Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus)
____ Julia Dryas iulia (Fabricius)
____ Zebra Heliconius charithonius (Linnaeus)
____ Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia (Cramer)

Brushfoots: Subfamily Nymphalinae

____ Cuban Crescent Phyciodes frisia (Poey)
____ Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon (W.H. Edwards)
____ Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos (Drury)
____ American Lady Vanessa virginiensis (Drury)
____ Painted Lady Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus)
____ Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus)
____ Mimic Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus)
____ Common Buckeye Junonia coenia (Hubner)
____ Tropical Buckeye Junonia genoveva (Stoll)
____ White Peacock Anartia jatrophae (Johansson)
____ Malachite Siproeta stelenes (Linnaeus)

Admirals and relatives: Subfamily Limenitidinae

____ Viceroy Limenitis archippus (Cramer)
____ Dingy Purplewing Eunica monima (Stoll)
____ Florida Purplewing Eunica tatila tatilista (Kaye)
____ Cramer's Eighty-eight Diaethria clymena (Cramer)
____ Ruddy Daggerwing Marpesia petreus (Cramer)

Leafwings and relatives: Subfamily Charaxinae

____ Tropical Leafwing Anaea troglodyta floridalis (Johnson and Comstock)
____ Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis (Boisduval and Leconte)

Satyrs and Woodnymphs: Subfamily Satyrinae

____ Carolina Satyr Hermeuptychia sosybius (Fabricius)
____ Georgia Satyr Neonymphja areolata (J.E. Smith)

Royalty: Subfamily Danainae

____ Monarch Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus)
____ Queen Danaus gilippus (Cramer)
____ Soldier Danaus eresimus (Cramer)


SKIPPER FAMILY: Hesperiidae

Spread-wing Skippers, Pyrgines: Subfamily Pyrginae

____ Mangrove Skipper Phocides pigmalion okeechobee (Worthington)
____ Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus (Cramer)
____ Zestos Skipper Epargyreus zestos (Geyer)
____ Hammock Skipper Polygonus leo (Gmelin)
____ Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus proteus (Linnaeus)
____ Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes (Stoll)
____ Hayhurst's Scallopwing Staphylus hayhurstii (W.H. Edwards)
____ Florida Duskywing Ephyriades brunnea floridensis (Bell and Comstock)
____ Juvenal's Duskywing Erynnis juvenalis (Fabricius)
____ Horace's Duskywing Erynnis horatius (Scudder and Burgess)
____ Tropical Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus oileus (Linnaeus)

Grass Skippers: Subfamily Hesperiinae

____ Swarthy Skipper Nastra lherminier (Latreille)
____ Neamathla Skipper Nastra neamathla (Skinner and Williams)
____ Three-spotted Skipper Cymaenes tripunctus (Herrich-Schaeffer)
____ Clouded Skipper Lerema accius (J.E. Smith)
____ Least Skipper Ancyloxipha numitor (Fabricius)
____ Southern Skipperling Copaeodes minima (W.H. Edwards)
____ Fiery Skipper Hylephila phylaeus (Drury)
____ Baracoa Skipper Polites baracoa (Lucas)
____ Whirlabout Polites vibex (Geyer)
____ Delaware Skipper Anatrytone logan (W.H. Edwards)
____ Byssus Skipper Problema byssus (W.H. Edwards)
____ Southern Broken-Dash Wallengrenia otho (J.E. Smith)
____ Aaron's Skipper Poanes aaroni (Skinner)
____ Palmetto Skipper Euphyes arpa (Boisduval and Leconte)
____ Palatka Skipper Euphyes pilatka (W.H. Edwards)
____ Berry's Skipper Euphyes berryi (Bell)
____ Monk Skipper Asbolis capucinus (Lucas)
____ Loammi Skipper Atrytonopsis loammi (Whitney)
____ Dusky Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes alternata (Grote and Robinson)
____ Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala (W.H. Edwards)
____ Brazilian Skipper Calpodes ethlius (Stoll)
____ Obscure Skipper Panoquina panoquinoides (Skinner)
____ Ocola Skipper Panoquina ocola (W.H. Edwards)
____ Purple-washed Skipper Panoquina leucas (Fabricius)

Erroneous Report
Manuels' Skipper Polygonus manueli - Resident of Mexico and Central America


REFERENCE Lenczewski, B. 1980. Butterflies of Everglades National Park. National Park Service, South Florida research Center, Homestead, Report T-588, 110 pages.

1 Author's e-mail: barbara.lenczewski@dca.state.fl.us
Return to Insects and Related Arthropods of North America main page

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

Take Pride in America logo USA.gov logo U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/insects/insect/everglad.htm
Page Contact Information: Webmaster
Page Last Modified: Thursday, 03-Aug-2006 11:39:25 EDT
Sioux Falls, SD [sdww55]