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