CHECKLIST OF BUTTERFLIES AND SKIPPERS OFARKANSAS

MEGATHYMI DAE

Mcathymus yuccae (Boisduval & be Conte)Yucca Skipper

HESPERIIDAE

IIESPERIINAE

Panoquina ocola (Edwards)Ocola Skipper
Calpodes ethijus (Stoll)Brazilian Skipper
Lerodea eufala (Edwards)Euf ala Sldpper
Amblyscirtes linda H. A. FreemanLinda’s Roadside Skipper
Arnblyscirtes samoset (Scudder)Pepper and Salt Skipper
Amblyscirtes aesculapius (Fabricius)Aesculapius Skipper
Amblyscirtes carolina (Skinner) Carolina Roadside Skipper
Amblyscirtes nysa EdwardsNysa Roadside Skipper
Amblyscirtes via lie (Edwards)Roadside Skipper
Amblyscirtes belli H. A. FreemanBell’s Roadside Skipper
Amblyscirtes alternata (Grote & Robinson)Least Florida Skipper
Atrytonopsis hianna (Scudder)Dusted Skipper
Euphyes alabamae (Lindsey)Alabama Skipper
Euphyes dukesi (Lindsey)Duke’s Skipper
Euphyes t’estris metacornet (Harris)Dun Skipper
Poanes hobomok (Harris)Hobomok Skipper
Poanes zabu ion (Boisduval & Le Conte)Zabulon Skipper
Poanes yehl (Skinner)Yehl Skipper
Poanes viator (Edwards)Broad Winged Skipper
Problema byssus (Edwards)Byssus Skipper
Atrytone delaware delaware (Edwards)Delaware Skipper
Atalopedes campestris (Boisduval)Sachem
Pompejus verna sequoyah (H. A. Freeman)Little Glassy Wing
Wallengrenia otho (Smith)Broken Dash
Wallengrenia eqeremet (Scudder)Egeremet Skipper
Polites coras (Cramer)Coras Skipper
Polites themistocles (Latreille)Tawny Edged Skipper
Polites origines origines (lYabricius)Cross Line Skipper
Polites vibex (Geyer)Whirlabout
Hesperia metea licinus (Edwards)Cobweb Skipper
Hesperia meskei (Edwards)Meske’s Skipper
Hesperia leonardus HarrisLeonard’s Skipper
Hylephila phyleus (Drury)Fiery Skipper
Gopacodes aurantiaca (Hewitson)Orange Skipperling
C’opaeodes minima (Edwards)Southern Skipperling
Ancyloxypha numitor (Fabricius)Least Skipper
Lerema accius (Smith)Clouded Skipper
IVastra iherminier (Latreille)Swarthy Skipper

PYRGINAE

Pholisora catuZius (Fabricius)Common Sooty Wing
Pyrjus bommunis (Grote)Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus oileus (Linnaeus Tropical Checkered Skipper
Erynnis ice lus (Scudder & Burgess)Dreamy Dusky Wing
Erynnis brizo (Boisduval & be Conte)Sleepy Dusky Wing
Erynnis persius (Scudder)Persius Dusky Wing
Erynnis baptisiae (Forbes)Wild Indigo Dusky Wing
Erynnis zarucco (Lucas)Zarucco Dusky Wing
Erynnis funeralis (Scudder & Burgess)Funereal Dusky Wing
Erynnis martialis (Scudder)Mottled Dusky Wing

Erynnis horatius (Scudder & Burgess)horace’s Dusky Wing
P,’r;yrznis juvenalis (Fabricius)Juvenal’s Dusky Wing
Achiyodes thraso (Hibner)Sickle Winged Skipper
Staphylas hayhursti (Edwards)Southern Sooty Wing
Cogia outis (Skinner)Outis Skipper
Thorybes bathyllus (Smith)Southern Cloudy Wing
Thorybes pylades (Scudder)Northern Cloudy Wing
Thorybes confusis BellConfused Cloudy Wing
Achalarus lyciades (Geyer)Hoary Edge
Auchton cellus (Boisduval & Le Conte)Golden Banded Skipper
Urbanus proteus (Linnaeus)Long Tailed Skipper
Epargyreus clarus (Cramer)Silver Spotted Skipper

PAPILIONIDAE

PAPILIONINAE

Battus philenor (Linnaeus)Pipe Vine Swallowtail

Battus polydamas (Linnaeus)Polydamas Swallowtail

Papilia polyxenes FabriciusBlack Swallowtail

Papilio joanae J. R. HeitzmanJoan’s Swallowtail

Papilio ores phontes CramerGiant Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus LinnaeusTiger Swallowtail

Papilio troilus LinnaeusSpicebush Swallowtail

Papilio palamedes DruryPalamedes Swallowtail

Eurytides marcellus (Cramer)Zebra Swallowtail

PIERIDAE

PIERINAE

Appias drusilla (Cramer)Florida White

Pieris pro todice Boisduval & Le ConteCheckered White

Pieris rapac (Linnacus)Cabbage Butterfly

Asuja monuste (Linnacus)Great Southern White

COLIADINAE

Coliac eur;itheine BoisduvalAlEalfa Butterfly
CoZias philodice CodartClouded Sulphur
Colias cesonia (Stoll)Dog Face Sulphur
Phoobis scmnae cuba/-a (Linnaeus)Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis philea (Johansson)Orange Barred Sulphur
Phoebis agarithe (Boisduval)Large Orange Sulphur
Euretna daira (Godart)Barred Sulphur
Eurema mexicana (Boisduval)Mexican Sulphur
Eurema lisa Boisduval & Le ConteLittle Sulphur
Eurema nicippe (Cramer)Sleepy Orange
Nathalis iota BoisduvalDainty Sulphur

EUCHLOE NAE

Anthocaris midea HübnerFalcate Orange Tip

Euchloe olympia(Edwards)Olympia

RIODINIDAE

RIODININAE

Calephelis muticum (McAlpine)Swamp Metalmark

LYCAENIDAE

THE CLINAE

Jiarkenclenus titus (Fabricius)Coral Hairstreak

Satyrium liparops (Le Campte)Striped Hairstreak

Satyriurn kingi (Klots & Clench)King’s Hairstreak

Satyrium calanus (Hiibner)Banded Hairstreak

Satyrium caryaevorus (McDunnough)Hickory Hairstreak

Satyrium edwardsii (Saunders)Edward’s Hairstreak

Calycopis cecrops (Fabricius)Red Banded Hairstreak

Callophrys irus (Godart)Frosted Elfin

Callophrys henrici (Grate & Robinson)Henry’s Elfin

Callophrys niphon (Hiibner)Pine Elfin

Callophrys gryneus (Hiibner)Olive Hairstreak

Atlides halesus (Cramer)Great Purple Hairstreak

Euristrymon onturio (Edwards)Northern Hairstreak

Pan thiades in-a lbwnWhite N Hairstreak

Stryrnon melinusGray Hairstreak

GERYDINAE

Fenesica tanquinius (Fabricius)The Harvester

LYCAENINAE

Lycaena thoc Guerin-MenevilleBronze Copper

Lycaena phiacas (Linnacus)American Copper

PLEBEJINAE

Brephidiwn exilis (Boisduval)Western Pygmy Blue

Leptotes cassius (Cramer)Cassius Blue

Leptotes marina (Reakirt)Marine Blue

Jiemiargus isola (Reakirt)Reakirt’s Blue

Everes comyntas (Godart)Eastern Tailed Blue

Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Doubleday)Silvery Blue

Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus)Spring Azure

Celastnina ebenina ClenchThe Ebenina

LIBYTHEIDAE

LIBYTHEINAE

Libytheana bachrnanii (Kirtland)Snout Butterfly

NYNPHALIDAE

CHARAXINAE

Anasa andriaScudderGoatweed Butterfly

APATURINAE

Asterocampa celtis (Boisduval & Le Conte)Hackberry Butterfly

Asterocampa clyton (Boisduval & Le Conte)Tawny Emperor

EURYTELINAE

Mestra amymone (Menetries)Amymone Butterfly

LIMENITIDINAE

Limenitis astyanax (Fabricius)Red Spotted Purple

Limenitis archip pus (Cramer)The Viceroy

VANESSINAE

Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus)-Red Admiral
Cynthia virginiensis (Drury)American Painted Lady
Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus)Painted Lady
Junonia coenia (HUbner)The Buckeye

NYMPHALINAE

Nymphalis milberti (Godart)Milbert’s Tortoise Shell
Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus)Mourning Cloak
Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius)Question Mark
Polygonia comma (Harris)Comma
Polygonia progne (Cramer)Gray Comma

MELITAEINAE

Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday)Silvery Checkerspot
Ch7osyne gorgone (Hiibner)Gorgone Checkerspot
Phyciodes texana (Edwards)Texan Crescent
Phyciodes tharos (Drury)Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes phaon (Edwards)Phaon Crescent
Euphydryas phaeton ozarkae MastersBaltimore Checkerspot

ARGYNNIN AE

Speyeria idalia (Drury)Regal Fritillary

Speyeria diana (Cramer)Diana Fritillary

Speyeria cybele (Fabricius)Great Spangled Fritillary

Euptoieta claudia (Cramer)Variegated Fritillary

HELICONI INAE

Heliconius charitonius (Linnaeus)Zebra Butterfly

Dryas Julia (Fabricius)Julia Butterfly

Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus)Gulf Fritillary

DANAIDAE

DANAINAE

Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus)The Monarch

Danaus gilippus strigosus (Bates)The Queen

SATYRIDAE

LETHINAE

Lethe portlandia missarkae J . R. Heitzman & dos PassosPearly Eye
Lethe anthedon(Clark)Anthedon Pearly Eye
Lethe creola (Skinner)Creola Pearly Eye

SATYRINAR

Euptychia gemma(Hubner)Gemmed Satyr

Euptychia areolata(Smith)Georgia Satyr

Euptychia hermes sosybius (Fabricius)Carolina Satyr
Euptychia cymela(Cramer)Little Wood Satyr

Cercyonis pegala (Fabricius)The Wood Nymph

Source:

Paulissen, Leo J. 1975. updated to 1978). Arkansas butterflies and skippers. Ark. Acad. Sci. Proc. 29:57—61.

This list is to be cited as:

Paulissen, Leo J. 1978. Checklist of Butterflies and Skippers of Arkansas. Ark. Acad. of Science, Ark. Biota Survey Checklist No. 15. 5pp.