Butterflies of the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
A working Checklist
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Swallowtails - (Papilionidae)
- Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadesis)
Whites and Sulphurs - (Pieridae)
- Mustard White (Pieris napi)
- Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
- Clouded Surphur (Colias philodice)
- Orange Surpher (Colias eurytheme)
Harvesters and Coppers - (Lycaenidae)
- Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
- Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
- Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
Hairstreaks - (Lycaenidae)
- Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
- Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)
- Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
- Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
- Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
- Eastern Pine Elphin (Callophrys eryphon)
Blues - (Lycaenidae)
- Eastern Tail-Blue (Everes comyntas)
- Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
- Summer Azure (Celastrina ladon neglecta)
- Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
Brushfoots - (Nymphalidae)
- Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
- Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
- Sivery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
- Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
- Northern Crescent (Phyciodes selenis)
Anglewings and Tortoise Shells - (Nymphalidae)
- Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
- Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
- Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
- Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
- Milbert's Tortioseshell (Nymphalis milberti)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Satyrs or Brown - (Nymphalidae)
- Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon)
- Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)
- Little Wood-Satyr
- Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
- Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
Milkweed Butterflies - (Nymphalidae)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Spreadwing Skippers - (Hesperiidae)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
- Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
- Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
- Juvenals Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
- Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius)
- Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
Grass Skippers - (Hesperiidae)
- Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
- Powersheik Skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek)
- Peck's Skipper (Polites themistocles)
- Long Dash (Polites mystic)
- Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egerement)
- Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
- Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
- Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
- Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
- Board-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
- Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
- Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
- Dusted Skipper (Antrytonompsis hianna)
Roadside Skippers - (Hesperiidae)
- Pepper and Salt Skipper (Ambylyscirtes hegon)
- Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes viatis)
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