Butterflies of Pinnacles National Monument, California

by
Paul Johnson
Biological Technician, Pinnacles National Monument, National Park Service
Family PAPILIONIDAE
_____ Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
_____ Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
_____ Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)

Family PIERIDAE
_____ Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
_____ Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
_____ Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
_____ Sara Orangetip (Anthocaris sara)
_____ Orange Sulfur (Colias eurytheme)
_____ California Dogface (Colias eurydice)

Family LYCAENIDAE
_____ Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota)
_____ Great Copper (Lycaena xanthoides)
_____ Gorgon Copper (Lycaena gorgon)
_____ Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
_____ Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
_____ California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
_____ Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus)
_____ Gold-hunter's Hairstreak (Satyrium auretorum)
_____ Mtn. Mahogany Hairstreak (Satyrium tetra)
_____ Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
_____ Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis)
_____ Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
_____ Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
_____ Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
_____ Western Pygmy-blue (Brephidium exile)
_____ Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
_____ Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
_____ Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
_____ Bernardino Dotted-blue (Euphilotes bernardino)
_____ Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
_____ Boisduval's Blue (Icaricia icarioides)
_____ Acmon Blue (Icaricia acmon)
_____ Lupine Blue (Icaricia lupini)

Family RIODINIDAE
_____ Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)

Family NYMPHALIDAE
_____ Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
_____ Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
_____ Gabb's Checkerspot (Chlosyne gabbii)
_____ Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
_____ Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
_____ Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)
_____ Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
_____ California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
_____ Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
_____ Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
_____ American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
_____ Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
_____ West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
_____ Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
_____ Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)
_____ California Sister (Adelpha bredowii)
_____ Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
_____ Great Basin Wood-nymph (Cercyonis sthenele)
_____ Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Family HESPERIIDAE
_____ Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius)
_____ Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)
_____ Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
_____ Northern White-skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)
_____ Columbian Skipper (Hesperia columbia)
_____ Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
_____ Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
_____ Rural Skipper (Ochlodes agricola)
_____ Umber Skipper (Poanes melane)


I acknowledge Rich Kelson (Vallejo, California), Bob Langston (Kensington, 
California) ,Jerry Powell (University of California, Berkeley), and others.


References

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

Opler, P.A., Stanford, R.E., and H. Pavulaan. 2001. Butterflies of North 
America Web site. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, 
North Dakota. [URL=www.npwrc.usgs.gov/notfound/bflymoth.htm]
Author's e-mail: PINN_Resources_Seasonals@nps.gov
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