Butterflies of Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, and Tehama Counties, California

Laurence L. Crabtree, Austin, Nevada

This survey is based on surveys by the author in the late 1980's to early 1990's. Voucher specimens are deposited with the National Park Service. The personnel at Lassen Volcanic National Park are acknowledged for their encouragement and assistance. The Lassen Loomis Museum Association is acknowledged for their instrumental assistance is publishing the field guide on which this list is based (see references). Identifications were made or confirmed by Sterling Mattoon and John Emmel.

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Parnassians (Subfamily Parnassiinae)

Clodius Parnassian -- (Parnassius clodius sol)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

Anise Swallowtail -- (Papilio zelicaon)
Indra Swallowtail -- (Papilio indra)
Western Tiger Swallowtail -- (Papilio rutulus)
Pale Swallowtail -- (Papilio eurymedon)

Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

Pine White -- (Neophasia menapia)
Spring White -- (Pontia sisymbrii)
Checkered White -- (Pontia protodice)
Margined White -- (Pieris marginalis castoria)
Cabbage White -- (Pieris rapae)
California Marble -- (Euchloe hyantis)
Stella Orangetip -- (Anthocharis stella)
Gray Marble -- (Anthocharis lanceolata)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

Orange Sulphur -- (Colias eurytheme)
Cloudless Sulphur -- (Phoebis sennae)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)

Tailed Copper -- (Lycaena arota)
Edith's Copper -- (Lycaena editha)
Blue Copper -- (Lycaena heteronea)
Purplish Copper -- (Lycaena helloides)
Lilac-bordered Copper -- (Lycaena nivalis)
Mariposa Copper -- (Lycaena mariposa)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

Golden Hairstreak - (Habrodais grunus)
Behr's Hairstreak -- (Satyrium behrii) [extirpated]
Sylvan Hairstreak -- (Satyrium sylvinus)
Hedgerow Hairstreak -- (Satyrium saepium)
Sheridan's Green Hairstreak -- (Callophrys sheridani lemberti)
Brown Elfin -- (Callophrys [Incisalia] augustinus iroides)
Western Pine Elfin -- (Callophrys [Incisalia] eryphon)
Thicket Hairstreak -- (Callophrys [Loranthomitoura] spinetorum)
Johnson's Hairstreak -- (Callophrys [Loranthomitoura] johnsoni)
Nelson's Hairstreak -- (Callophrys [Mitoura] nelsoni)
Gray Hairstreak -- (Strymon melinus)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Marine Blue -- (Leptotes marina)
Spring Azure -- (Celastrina "ladon" echo)
Square-dotted Blue -- (Euphilotes battoides near oregonensis)
Pacific Dotted-Blue -- (Euphilotes enoptes)
Arrowhead Blue -- (Glaucopsyche piasus)
Silvery Blue -- (Glaucopsyche lygdamus columbia)
Northern Blue -- (Lycaeides idas anna)
Greenish Blue -- (Plebeius saepiolus)
Boisduval's Blue -- (Plebeius [Icaricia] icarioides)
Shasta Blue -- (Plebeius [Icaricia] shasta)
Acmon Blue -- (Plebeius [Icaricia] acmon)
Lupine Blue -- (Plebeius [Icaricia] lupini)
Sierra Nevada Blue -- (Agriades podarce cilla)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

Great Spangled Fritillary -- (Speyeria cybele leto)
Coronis Fritillary -- (Speyeria coronis snyderi)
Zerene Fritillary -- (Speyeria zerene zerene)
Great Basin Fritillary -- (Speyeria egleis)
Hydaspe Fritillary -- (Speyeria hydaspe)
Pacific Fritillary -- (Boloria epithore sierra)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

Northern Checkerspot -- (Chlosyne palla)
Hoffmann's Checkerspot -- (Chlosyne hoffmanni)
Field Crescent -- (Phyciodes pratensis)
California Crescent -- (Phyciodes orseis herlani)
Mylitta Crescent -- (Phyciodes mylitta)
Edith's Checkerspot -- (Euphydryas editha near edithana)
Satyr Comma -- (Polygonia satyrus)
Green Comma -- (Polygonia faunus rusticus)
Hoary Comma -- (Polygonia gracilis zephyus)
California Tortoiseshell -- (Nymphalis californica)
Mourning Cloak -- (Nymphalis antiopa)
Milbert's Tortoiseshell -- (Nymphalis [Aglais] milberti)
American Lady -- (Vanessa virginiensis)
Painted Lady -- (Vanessa cardui)
West Coast Lady -- (Vanessa annabella)
Red Admiral -- (Vanessa atalanta rubria)
Common Buckeye -- (Junonia coenia)

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)

Lorquin's Admiral -- (Limenitis lorquini)
California Sister -- (Adelpha bredowii californica)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

Great Basin Wood Nymph -- (Cercyonis sthenele silvestris)
Great Arctic -- (Oeneis nevadensis)

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

Monarch -- (Danaus plexippus)

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

Mexican Cloudywing -- (Thorybes mexicana nevada)
Propertius Duskywing -- (Erynnis propertius)
Pacuvius Duskywing -- (Erynnis pacuvius lilius)
Persius Duskywing -- (Erynnis persius)
Two-banded Checkered-Skipper -- (Pyrgus ruralis)
Common Checkered-Skipper -- (Pyrgus communis)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

Juba Skipper -- (Hesperia juba)
Western Branded Skipper -- (Hesperia colorado oregonia)
Sandhill Skipper -- (Polites sabuleti tecumseh)
Sonora Skipper -- (Polites sonora)
Woodland Skipper -- (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
Eufala Skipper -- (Lerodea eufala)

References

Crabtree, L. L. 1998. Discovering the Butterflies of Lassen Volcanic National 
     Park. Lassen Loomis Museum Association, Mineral, Calif., 107 pages.

Garth, J.S.  and J.W. Tilden. 1986.  California Butterflies. University of 
     California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles.

Opler, P.A. 1999. Field Guide to western Butterflies. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston.

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