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Butterflies of Putnam County, Indiana

A guide developed to help community members identify butterflies in Putnam County, Indiana. Species include those that have not been observed in the county recently but have been spotted historically or have ranges that likely include this county have also been added. The species list is ...more ↓

American White Admiral 1
Limenitis arthemis arthemis
Checkered White 2
Pontia protodice
Coral Hairstreak 3
Satyrium titus
Spring Azure 4
Celastrina ladon
Tawny Emperor 5
Asterocampa clyton
Silvery Checkerspot 6
Chlosyne nycteis
Eastern Comma 7
Polygonia comma
Mourning Cloak 8
Nymphalis antiopa
Common Wood-Nymph 9
Cercyonis pegala
Olympia Marble 10
Euchloe olympia
Falcate Orangetip 11
Anthocharis midea
Clouded Sulphur 12
Colias philodice
Orange Sulphur 13
Colias eurytheme
Cloudless Sulphur 14
Phoebis sennae
Little Yellow 15
Pyrisitia lisa
Sleepy Orange 16
Abaeis nicippe
Dainty Sulphur 17
Nathalis iole
Appalachian Azure 18
Celastrina neglectamajor
Henry's Elfin 19
Callophrys henrici
Eastern Pine Elfin 20
Callophrys niphon
Harvester 21
Feniseca tarquinius
Red-banded Hairstreak 22
Calycopis cecrops
White M Hairstreak 23
Parrhasius m-album
Banded Hairstreak 24
Satyrium calanus
Hickory Hairstreak 25
Satyrium caryaevorus
Striped Hairstreak 26
Satyrium liparops
Edwards' Hairstreak 27
Satyrium edwardsii
Acadian Hairstreak
Satyrium acadica
Juniper Hairstreak 15
Callophrys gryneus
Small Copper 28
Lycaena phlaeas
Bronze Copper 3
Lycaena hyllus
Swamp Metalmark 29
Calephelis muticum
Variegated Fritillary 2
Euptoieta claudia
Meadow Fritillary 12
Boloria bellona
Baltimore Checkerspot 30
Euphydryas phaeton
Goatweed Leafwing 31
Anaea andria
American Lady 32
Vanessa virginiensis
Northern Pearly-eye 33
Lethe anthedon
Carolina Satyr 34
Hermeuptychia sosybius
Gemmed Satyr 29
Cyllopsis gemma
Hoary Edge 15
Achalarus lyciades
Juvenal's Duskywing 35
Erynnis juvenalis
Horace's Duskywing 36
Erynnis horatius
Mottled Duskywing 37
Erynnis martialis
Wild Indigo Duskywing 38
Erynnis baptisiae
Dreamy Duskywing 12
Erynnis icelus
Southern Cloudywing 39
Thorybes bathyllus
Northern Cloudywing 40
Thorybes pylades
Common Sootywing 41
Pholisora catullus
Hayhurst's Scallopwing 42
Staphylus hayhurstii
Peck's Skipper 43
Polites peckius
Sachem 44
Atalopedes campestris
Cobweb Skipper 45
Hesperia metea
Leonard's Skipper 29
Hesperia leonardus
Fiery Skipper 46
Hylephila phyleus
Hobomok Skipper 47
Lon hobomok
Clouded Skipper 48
Lerema accius
Dusted Skipper 49
Atrytonopsis hianna
Pepper and Salt Skipper 39
Amblyscirtes hegon
Common Roadside-Skipper 50
Amblyscirtes vialis
Swarthy Skipper 51
Nastra lherminier
Dun Skipper 15
Euphyes vestris
Least Skipper 52
Ancyloxypha numitor
Delaware Skipper 53
Anatrytone logan
Essex Skipper 54
Thymelicus lineola
Little Glassywing 29
Pompeius verna
Tawny-edged Skipper 39
Polites themistocles
Crossline Skipper 29
Polites origenes
Northern Broken-Dash 54
Wallengrenia egeremet
Black Swallowtail 55
Papilio polyxenes
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 56
Papilio cresphontes
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 57
Papilio glaucus
Spicebush Swallowtail 58
Papilio troilus
Zebra Swallowtail 59
Eurytides marcellus
Pipevine Swallowtail 60
Battus philenor
Zabulon Skipper 40
Lon zabulon
Silver-spotted Skipper 61
Epargyreus clarus
Sleepy Duskywing 45
Erynnis brizo
Columbine Duskywing 62
Erynnis lucilius
Common Checkered-Skipper 63
Burnsius communis
Hackberry Emperor 64
Asterocampa celtis
Viceroy 65
Limenitis archippus
Red-spotted Purple 66
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Pearl Crescent 15
Phyciodes tharos
Red Admiral 67
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 68
Vanessa cardui
Question Mark 34
Polygonia interrogationis
Common Buckeye 60
Junonia coenia
Little Wood Satyr 69
Megisto cymela
Great Spangled Fritillary 70
Speyeria cybele
Monarch 71
Danaus plexippus
American Snout 72
Libytheana carinenta
Gray Hairstreak 20
Strymon melinus
Summer Azure 73
Celastrina neglecta
Eastern Tailed-Blue 74
Cupido comyntas
Cabbage White 75
Pieris rapae

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