Butterflies

The following are the more usual butterflies that may be found in and around the Sarasota County area. Butterflies are grouped into common families, then listed alphabetically by common name. Click on the image to get more detailed information. All photographs were taken by NABA/Sarasota County Butterfly Club members – a very talented group of photographers!

Swallowtails

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

Palamedes Swallowtail — Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)

Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)

Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)

Whites and Sulphurs

Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)

Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)

Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)

Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)

Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)

Statira Sulphur (Phoebis statira)

Brushfoots

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)

Soldier (Danaus eresimus)

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)

Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

Queen (Danaus gilippus)

Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)

Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)

Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia evarete)

Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta Claudia)

Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia)

Blues

Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)

Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)

Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)

Hairstreaks

Fulvous Hairstreak (Electrostrymon angelia)

Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrop)

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

‘Southern’ Oak Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius favonius )

Mallow Scrub Hairstreak (Strymon istapa modesta)

White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)

Metalmarks and Satyrs

Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis)

Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)

Skippers – Spreadwing

Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)

Mangrove Skipper (Phocides pigmalion)

White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens)

Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)

Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)

Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)

Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)

Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)

Skippers-Grass

Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)

Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)

Monk Skipper (Asbolis capucinus)

Palmetto Skipper (Euphyes arpa)

Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minimus)

Whirlabout (Polites vibex)

Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)

Neamathla Skipper (Nastra neamathla)

Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)

Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)

Least Skipper (Ancyloypha numitor)

Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)

Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)

Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata)