Butterflies of Manitoba

This is a guide to the butterfly species that regularly occur in Manitoba, Canada. For more information about butterflies in Manitoba, check out the following resources:

The Butterflies of Manitoba by Klassen, Westwood, Preston, and McKillop.

Manitoba Butterflies: A Field Guide ...more ↓

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ¹
Aglais milberti

Pepper and Salt Skipper ²
Amblyscirtes hegon

Common Roadside-Skipper ³
Amblyscirtes vialis

Delaware Skipper ⁴
Anatrytone logan

Least Skipper ⁵
Ancyloxypha numitor

Dusted Skipper ⁶
Atrytonopsis hianna

Meadow Fritillary ⁴
Boloria bellona

Purplish Fritillary ⁷
Boloria chariclea

Bog Fritillary ⁸
Boloria eunomia

Freija Fritillary ⁹
Boloria freija

Frigga Fritillary ¹⁰
Boloria frigga

Polaris Fritillary
Boloria polaris

Brown Elfin ¹¹
Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin ⁴
Callophrys eryphon

Henry's Elfin ¹²
Callophrys henrici

Eastern Pine Elfin ¹³
Callophrys niphon

Hoary Elfin ⁴
Callophrys polios

Chequered Skipper ¹⁴
Carterocephalus palaemon

Northern Azure ¹⁵
Celastrina lucia

Summer Azure ¹²
Celastrina neglecta

Common Wood-Nymph ¹⁶
Cercyonis pegala

Gorgone Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone

Harris's Checkerspot ¹⁷
Chlosyne harrisii

Silvery Checkerspot ¹⁸
Chlosyne nycteis

Common Ringlet ¹⁹
Coenonympha tullia

Christina Sulphur ²⁰
Colias christina

Orange Sulphur ²¹
Colias eurytheme

Giant Sulphur
Colias gigantea

Hecla Sulphur ²²
Colias hecla

Pink-edged Sulphur ¹³
Colias interior

Labrador Sulphur ²³
Colias nastes

Moorland Clouded Yellow ²⁴
Colias palaeno

Clouded Sulphur ²¹
Colias philodice

Booth's Sulphur
Colias tyche

Western Tailed-Blue ²⁵
Cupido amyntula

Eastern Tailed-Blue ²⁶
Cupido comyntas

Monarch ²⁷
Danaus plexippus

Silver-spotted Skipper ²⁸
Epargyreus clarus

Red-disked Alpine
Erebia discoidalis

Common Alpine ²⁹
Erebia epipsodea

Taiga Alpine
Erebia mancinus

Theano Alpine ³⁰
Erebia pawloskii

Ross' Alpine ³¹
Erebia rossii

Sleepy Duskywing ³²
Erynnis brizo

Dreamy Duskywing ³³
Erynnis icelus

Juvenal's Duskywing ³⁴
Erynnis juvenalis

Columbine Duskywing ³⁵
Erynnis lucilius

Mottled Duskywing ³⁶
Erynnis martialis

Persius Duskywing ¹⁸
Erynnis persius

Large Marble ³⁷
Euchloe ausonides

Olympia Marble ³⁸
Euchloe olympia

Anicia Checkerspot ³⁹
Euphydryas anicia

Baltimore Checkerspot ⁴⁰
Euphydryas phaeton

Dun Skipper ⁴¹
Euphyes vestris

Variegated Fritillary ⁴²
Euptoieta claudia

Harvester ⁴³
Feniseca tarquinius

Silvery Blue ⁴⁴
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Assiniboine Skipper
Hesperia assiniboia

Common Branded Skipper ⁴⁵
Hesperia comma

Dakota Skipper
Hesperia dacotae

Leonard's Skipper ⁴⁶
Hesperia leonardus

Nevada Skipper ⁴⁷
Hesperia nevada

Ottoe Skipper
Hesperia ottoe

Pahaska Skipper ³⁶
Hesperia pahaska

Indian Skipper ²
Hesperia sassacus

Uncas Skipper ⁴
Hesperia uncas

Common Buckeye ⁴⁸
Junonia coenia

Northern Pearly-eye ²
Lethe anthedon

Eyed Brown ⁴
Lethe eurydice

Viceroy ⁴⁹
Limenitis archippus

Red-spotted Admiral ⁵⁰
Limenitis arthemis

Gray Copper ⁵¹
Lycaena dione

Dorcas Copper ⁵²
Lycaena dorcas

Bog Copper ³⁶
Lycaena epixanthe

Purplish Copper ⁴⁴
Lycaena helloides

Bronze Copper ⁵³
Lycaena hyllus

Little Wood Satyr ⁵⁴
Megisto cymela

Ridings' Satyr ⁵⁵
Neominois ridingsii

Mourning Cloak ⁵⁶
Nymphalis antiopa

Garita Skipperling ³⁶
Oarisma garita

Oarisma powesheik
Oarisma poweshiek

Alberta Arctic
Oeneis alberta

White-veined Arctic ⁵⁷
Oeneis bore

Chryxus Arctic ²
Oeneis chryxus

Jutta Arctic ⁵⁸
Oeneis jutta

Macoun's Arctic ⁵¹
Oeneis macounii

Melissa Arctic ⁵⁹
Oeneis melissa

Polixenes Arctic
Oeneis polixenes

Uhler's Arctic ²⁵
Oeneis uhleri

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail ⁶⁰
Papilio canadensis

Old World Swallowtail ⁶¹
Papilio machaon

Black Swallowtail ⁶²
Papilio polyxenes

Tawny Crescent ⁶³
Phyciodes batesii

Northern Crescent ⁶⁴
Phyciodes cocyta

Pearl Crescent ⁶⁵
Phyciodes tharos

Mustard White ³³
Pieris oleracea

Cabbage White ⁶⁶
Pieris rapae

Plebejus glandon ⁶⁷
Agriades glandon

Northern Blue ⁴⁵
Plebejus idas

Melissa Blue ³⁶
Plebejus melissa

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Butterflies of Manitoba

Milbert's Tortoiseshell 1 Aglais milberti

Pepper and Salt Skipper 2 Amblyscirtes hegon

Common Roadside-Skipper 3 Amblyscirtes vialis

Delaware Skipper 4 Anatrytone logan

Least Skipper 5 Ancyloxypha numitor

Dusted Skipper 6 Atrytonopsis hianna

Meadow Fritillary 4 Boloria bellona

Purplish Fritillary 7 Boloria chariclea

Bog Fritillary 8 Boloria eunomia

Freija Fritillary 9 Boloria freija

Frigga Fritillary 10 Boloria frigga

Polaris Fritillary Boloria polaris

Brown Elfin 11 Callophrys augustinus

Western Pine Elfin 4 Callophrys eryphon

Henry's Elfin 12 Callophrys henrici

Eastern Pine Elfin 13 Callophrys niphon

Hoary Elfin 4 Callophrys polios

Chequered Skipper 14 Carterocephalus palaemon

Northern Azure 15 Celastrina lucia

Summer Azure 12 Celastrina neglecta

Common Wood-Nymph 16 Cercyonis pegala

Gorgone Checkerspot Chlosyne gorgone

Harris's Checkerspot 17 Chlosyne harrisii

Silvery Checkerspot 18 Chlosyne nycteis

Common Ringlet 19 Coenonympha tullia

Christina Sulphur 20 Colias christina

Orange Sulphur 21 Colias eurytheme

Giant Sulphur Colias gigantea

Hecla Sulphur 22 Colias hecla

Pink-edged Sulphur 13 Colias interior

Labrador Sulphur 23 Colias nastes

Moorland Clouded Yellow 24 Colias palaeno

Clouded Sulphur 21 Colias philodice

Booth's Sulphur Colias tyche

Western Tailed-Blue 25 Cupido amyntula

Eastern Tailed-Blue 26 Cupido comyntas

Monarch 27 Danaus plexippus

Silver-spotted Skipper 28 Epargyreus clarus

Red-disked Alpine Erebia discoidalis

Common Alpine 29 Erebia epipsodea

Taiga Alpine Erebia mancinus

Theano Alpine 30 Erebia pawloskii

Ross' Alpine 31 Erebia rossii

Sleepy Duskywing 32 Erynnis brizo

Dreamy Duskywing 33 Erynnis icelus

Juvenal's Duskywing 34 Erynnis juvenalis

Columbine Duskywing 35 Erynnis lucilius

Mottled Duskywing 36 Erynnis martialis

Persius Duskywing 18 Erynnis persius

Large Marble 37 Euchloe ausonides

Olympia Marble 38 Euchloe olympia

Anicia Checkerspot 39 Euphydryas anicia

Baltimore Checkerspot 40 Euphydryas phaeton

Dun Skipper 41 Euphyes vestris

Variegated Fritillary 42 Euptoieta claudia

Harvester 43 Feniseca tarquinius

Silvery Blue 44 Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Assiniboine Skipper Hesperia assiniboia

Common Branded Skipper 45 Hesperia comma

Dakota Skipper Hesperia dacotae

Leonard's Skipper 46 Hesperia leonardus

Nevada Skipper 47 Hesperia nevada

Ottoe Skipper Hesperia ottoe

Pahaska Skipper 36 Hesperia pahaska

Indian Skipper 2 Hesperia sassacus

Uncas Skipper 4 Hesperia uncas

Common Buckeye 48 Junonia coenia

Northern Pearly-eye 2 Lethe anthedon

Eyed Brown 4 Lethe eurydice

Viceroy 49 Limenitis archippus

Red-spotted Admiral 50 Limenitis arthemis

Gray Copper 51 Lycaena dione

Dorcas Copper 52 Lycaena dorcas

Bog Copper 36 Lycaena epixanthe

Purplish Copper 44 Lycaena helloides

Bronze Copper 53 Lycaena hyllus

Little Wood Satyr 54 Megisto cymela

Ridings' Satyr 55 Neominois ridingsii

Mourning Cloak 56 Nymphalis antiopa