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Visual Guide to Butterflies + Moths of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Because of the unique diversity of habitat, more than 100 species of butterflies have been documented within the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. It is one of the highest diversities of butterfly species in the United States. I'd say that is pretty special!

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Mardon Skipper 1
Polites mardon
Johnson’s Hairstreak 2
Callophrys johnsoni
Lindsey's Skipper 3
Hesperia lindseyi
Clodius Parnassian
Parnassius clodius
Anise Swallowtail 4
Papilio zelicaon
Indra Swallowtail
Papilio indra shastensis
Western Tiger Swallowtail 5
Papilio rutulus
Lesser Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail 6
Papilio multicaudatus pusillus
Pale Swallowtail 7
Papilio eurymedon
Western Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris vestris
Common Roadside-Skipper 8
Amblyscirtes vialis
Woodland Skipper 9
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Field Sachem
Atalopedes campestris campestris
Sonoran Skipper 10
Polites sonora
Sandhill Skipper 11
Polites sabuleti
Columbian Skipper 12
Hesperia columbia
Western Branded Skipper 10
Hesperia colorado
Juba Skipper 11
Hesperia juba
Chequered Skipper 13
Carterocephalus palaemon
Common Checkered-Skipper 14
Pyrgus communis
Two-banded Checkered Skipper 15
Pyrgus ruralis
Boreal Duskywing
Erynnis persius borealis
Pacuvius Duskywing 10
Erynnis pacuvius
Propertius Duskywing 16
Erynnis propertius
California Northern Cloudywing
Thorybes pylades indistinctus
California Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus californicus
Dreamy Duskywing 17
Erynnis icelus
Tailed Copper 18
Lycaena arota
Edith's Copper
Lycaena editha
Great Copper 3
Lycaena xanthoides
Gorgon Copper 19
Lycaena gorgon
Purplish Copper 20
Lycaena helloides
Blue Copper 21
Lycaena heteronea
Lilac-bordered Copper 3
Lycaena nivalis
Western Sooty Hairstreak 22
Satyrium fuliginosa
Golden Hairstreak 23
Habrodais grunus
California Hairstreak 3
Satyrium californica
Sylvan Hairstreak 24
Satyrium sylvinus
Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak 25
Satyrium tetra
Gold-hunter's Hairstreak 3
Satyrium auretorum
Pine White 26
Neophasia menapia menapia
Becker's White
Pontia beckerii
Checkered White 27
Pontia protodice
Western White ssp. occidentalis
Pontia occidentalis occidentalis
Spring White 28
Pontia sisymbrii
Margined White 29
Pieris marginalis
Cabbage White 30
Pieris rapae
Large Marble 31
Euchloe ausonides
Gray Marble 3
Anthocharis lanceolata
Sara's Orangetip, Flora Subspecies 32
Anthocharis sara flora
Clouded Sulphur 33
Colias philodice
Orange Sulphur 33
Colias eurytheme
Western Sulphur 3
Colias occidentalis
Hedgerow Hairstreak ssp. saepium 34
Satyrium saepium saepium
Bramble Green Hairstreak 21
Callophrys dumetorum
Johnson’s Hairstreak 2
Callophrys johnsoni
Sheridan's Green Hairstreak 35
Callophrys sheridanii
Thicket Hairstreak 28
Callophrys spinetorum
Cedar Hairstreak 36
Callophrys gryneus plicataria
Western Brown Elfin 37
Callophrys augustinus iroides
Moss' Elfin
Callophrys mossii mossii
Western Pine Elfin ssp. eryphon 6
Callophrys eryphon eryphon
Western Tailed-Blue 38
Cupido amyntula
Gray Hairstreak 39
Strymon melinus
Eastern Tailed-Blue 40
Cupido comyntas
Spring Azure 41
Celastrina ladon
Pacific Dotted-Blue 9
Euphilotes enoptes enoptes
Intermediate Dotted-Blue 18
Euphilotes glaucon intermedia
Square-spotted Blue 3
Euphilotes battoides
Anna's Blue 23
Plebejus anna
Silvery Blue 20
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Greenish Blue 28
Icaricia saepiolus
Boisduval's Blue 42
Icaricia icarioides
Acmon Blue 28
Icaricia acmon
Lupine Blue 3
Icaricia lupini
Mormon Metalmark 3
Apodemia mormo
Great Spangled Fritillary 43
Speyeria cybele
Coronis Fritillary 44
Speyeria coronis
Zerene Fritillary 45
Speyeria zerene
Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria callippe
Atlantis Fritillary 46
Speyeria atlantis
Great Basin Fritillary 3
Speyeria egleis
Hydaspe Fritillary 3
Speyeria hydaspe
Pacific Fritillary ssp. sigridae
Boloria epithore sigridae
Field Crescent 24
Phyciodes pulchella
California Crescent 3
Phyciodes orseis
Mylitta Crescent 47
Phyciodes mylitta
Northern Checkerspot 29
Chlosyne palla
Chalcedon Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot 48
Euphydryas editha
Satyr Comma 21
Polygonia satyrus
Green Comma 49
Polygonia faunus
Oreas Anglewing
Polygonia oreas threatfuli
Hoary Comma 50
Polygonia gracilis
California Tortoiseshell 51
Nymphalis californica
Mourning Cloak 52
Nymphalis antiopa
Monarch 53
Danaus plexippus
Great Arctic
Oeneis nevadensis nevadensis
Great Basin Wood-Nymph 34
Cercyonis sthenele
Common Wood-Nymph 21
Cercyonis pegala

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