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GTM Research Reserve Butterfly Guide

This a Field Guide of Butterflies that have been site verified.

Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM Research Reserve) in St. Johns Co., Florida is dedicated to the conservation of natural biodiversity and cultural resources through research and monitoring to ...more ↓

This a Field Guide of Butterflies that have been site verified.

GTM Research Reserve protects 73,352 acres south of the City of Jacksonville (Duval County) in St. Johns County and Flagler County on the northeast coast of Florida, one of the fastest growing regions in the state. The populations of St. Johns County and the adjacent Flagler, Putnam and Volusia counties have grown 20 percent since 1990 and are projected to grow an additional 20 percent by 2010. More than 1.3 million people live within 50 miles of GTM Research Reserve, including the cities of Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Palatka, Daytona and New Smyrna.

These protected areas provide habitat for a wide variety of fish and wildlife. A species list recently compiled for Guana River Marsh Aquatic Preserve indicated the presence of at least 44 mammal, 358 bird, 41 reptile, 21 amphibian, 303 fish and 580 plant species. It contains habitats essential to 48 protected animals and 8 protected plants.

GTM Research Reserve is also important for the economy because these include 16 species that are fished or harvested commercially and 18 species that are fished recreationally.

GTM Research Reserve is geographically separated into a northern and southern component, separated by the City of St. Augustine. The northern component (referred to locally as Guana) is associated with the Tolomato and Guana River estuaries and the southern component is associated with the Matanzas River.

Butterfly monitoring began in April, 2008 with a single transect from the Visitor Center to the entrance of the hiking trails along both sides of the dam and road. This is an open disturbed area with many species of flowers which serve as nectar sources. In August, 2008, a second transect was added to explore the Marsh Pond Overlook off of the Yellow Trail. In September, 2008, two additional transects were added. The Glass Wort Loop and the Red Bay Walk. Volunteers are important in keeping the butterfly monitoring research ongoing, especially in times of climate and ecological change. less ↑

Pipevine Swallowtail ¹
Battus philenor

Southern Broken-Dash ²
Wallengrenia otho

Polydamas Swallowtail ³
Battus polydamas

Black Swallowtail ⁴
Papilio polyxenes

Palamedes Swallowtail ⁵
Papilio palamedes

Zebra Swallowtail ⁶
Eurytides marcellus

Spicebush Swallowtail ⁷
Papilio troilus

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ⁸
Papilio glaucus

Eastern Giant Swallowtail ⁹
Papilio cresphontes

Dainty Sulphur ¹⁰
Nathalis iole

Barred Yellow ¹¹
Eurema daira

Orange Sulphur ¹²
Colias eurytheme

Little Yellow ¹³
Pyrisitia lisa

Sleepy Orange ¹⁴
Abaeis nicippe

Cloudless Sulphur ¹⁵
Phoebis sennae

Checkered White ¹⁰
Pontia protodice

Great Southern White ¹⁰
Ascia monuste

Monarch ²
Danaus plexippus

Queen Butterfly ²
Danaus gilippus

Zebra Longwing ¹⁶
Heliconius charithonia

Gulf Fritillary ¹⁷
Agraulis vanillae

Variegated Fritillary ⁸
Euptoieta claudia

Phaon Crescent ¹⁸
Phyciodes phaon

Common Buckeye ¹⁹
Junonia coenia

White Peacock Butterfly ²⁰
Anartia jatrophae

Mangrove Buckeye ²¹
Junonia genoveva

Red Admiral ²²
Vanessa atalanta

Painted Lady ²³
Vanessa cardui

American Lady ²⁴
Vanessa virginiensis

Red-spotted Purple ²⁵
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Viceroy ²⁶
Limenitis archippus

Carolina Satyr ²⁷
Hermeuptychia sosybius

Little Wood Satyr ²⁸
Megisto cymela

Great Purple Hairstreak ²⁹
Atlides halesus

Eastern Pygmy-Blue ³⁰
Brephidium pseudofea

Juniper Hairstreak ¹⁰
Callophrys gryneus

Red-banded Hairstreak ³¹
Calycopis cecrops

Ceraunus Blue ¹⁵
Hemiargus ceraunus

Cassius Blue ³²
Leptotes cassius

Oak Hairstreak ³³
Satyrium favonius

White M Hairstreak ³⁴
Parrhasius m-album

Least Skipper ³⁵
Ancyloxypha numitor

Gray Hairstreak ²
Strymon melinus

Monk Skipper ³⁶
Asbolis capucinus

Sachem ¹
Atalopedes campestris

Southern Skipperling ¹⁰
Copaeodes minima

Delaware Skipper ³⁷
Anatrytone logan

Silver-spotted Skipper ¹
Epargyreus clarus

Horace's Duskywing ³⁸
Erynnis horatius

Zarucco Duskywing ¹¹
Erynnis zarucco

Dun Skipper ³⁹
Euphyes vestris

Fiery Skipper ⁴⁰
Hylephila phyleus

Clouded Skipper ¹¹
Lerema accius

Eufala Skipper ⁴¹
Lerodea eufala

Twin-spot Skipper ¹¹
Oligoria maculata

Ocola Skipper ¹¹
Panoquina ocola

Salt Marsh Skipper ²¹
Panoquina panoquin

Little Tawny Edge Skipper ⁴²
Polites baracoa

Tawny-edged Skipper ²⁹
Polites themistocles

Whirlabout ¹
Polites vibex

Little Glassywing ³⁷
Pompeius verna

Common Checkered-Skipper ⁴³
Pyrgus communis

Tropical Checkered Skipper ⁴⁴
Pyrgus oileus

Long-tailed Skipper ⁴³
Urbanus proteus

Northern Cloudy Wing ⁴⁵
Thorybes pylades

Northern Broken-Dash ³⁷
Wallengrenia egeremet

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GTM Research Reserve Butterfly Guide

Pipevine Swallowtail 1 Battus philenor

Southern Broken-Dash 2 Wallengrenia otho

Polydamas Swallowtail 3 Battus polydamas

Black Swallowtail 4 Papilio polyxenes

Palamedes Swallowtail 5 Papilio palamedes

Zebra Swallowtail 6 Eurytides marcellus

Spicebush Swallowtail 7 Papilio troilus

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 8 Papilio glaucus

Eastern Giant Swallowtail 9 Papilio cresphontes

Dainty Sulphur 10 Nathalis iole

Barred Yellow 11 Eurema daira

Orange Sulphur 12 Colias eurytheme

Little Yellow 13 Pyrisitia lisa

Sleepy Orange 14 Abaeis nicippe

Cloudless Sulphur 15 Phoebis sennae

Checkered White 10 Pontia protodice

Great Southern White 10 Ascia monuste

Monarch 2 Danaus plexippus

Queen Butterfly 2 Danaus gilippus

Zebra Longwing 16 Heliconius charithonia

Gulf Fritillary 17 Agraulis vanillae

Variegated Fritillary 8 Euptoieta claudia

Phaon Crescent 18 Phyciodes phaon

Common Buckeye 19 Junonia coenia

White Peacock Butterfly 20 Anartia jatrophae

Mangrove Buckeye 21 Junonia genoveva

Red Admiral 22 Vanessa atalanta

Painted Lady 23 Vanessa cardui

American Lady 24 Vanessa virginiensis

Red-spotted Purple 25 Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Viceroy 26 Limenitis archippus

Carolina Satyr 27 Hermeuptychia sosybius

Little Wood Satyr 28 Megisto cymela

Great Purple Hairstreak 29 Atlides halesus

Eastern Pygmy-Blue 30 Brephidium pseudofea

Juniper Hairstreak 10 Callophrys gryneus

Red-banded Hairstreak 31 Calycopis cecrops

Ceraunus Blue 15 Hemiargus ceraunus

Cassius Blue 32 Leptotes cassius

Oak Hairstreak 33 Satyrium favonius

White M Hairstreak 34 Parrhasius m-album

Least Skipper 35 Ancyloxypha numitor

Gray Hairstreak 2 Strymon melinus

Monk Skipper 36 Asbolis capucinus

Sachem 1 Atalopedes campestris

Southern Skipperling 10 Copaeodes minima

Delaware Skipper 37 Anatrytone logan

Silver-spotted Skipper 1 Epargyreus clarus

Horace's Duskywing 38 Erynnis horatius

Zarucco Duskywing 11 Erynnis zarucco

Dun Skipper 39 Euphyes vestris

Fiery Skipper 40 Hylephila phyleus

Clouded Skipper 11 Lerema accius

Eufala Skipper 41 Lerodea eufala

Twin-spot Skipper 11 Oligoria maculata

Ocola Skipper 11 Panoquina ocola

Salt Marsh Skipper 21 Panoquina panoquin

Little Tawny Edge Skipper 42 Polites baracoa

Tawny-edged Skipper 29 Polites themistocles

Whirlabout 1 Polites vibex

Little Glassywing 37 Pompeius verna

Common Checkered-Skipper 43 Pyrgus communis

Tropical Checkered Skipper 44 Pyrgus oileus

Long-tailed Skipper 43 Urbanus proteus

Northern Cloudy Wing 45 Thorybes pylades

Northern Broken-Dash 37 Wallengrenia egeremet