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Butterflies of San Diego County

Butterflies found in San Diego County

Anise Swallowtail 1
Papilio zelicaon
Desert Black Swallowtail 2
Papilio polyxenes coloro
Edwards' Swallowtail 3
Papilio indra pergamus
Western Giant Swallowtail 3
Papilio rumiko
Pale Swallowtail 4
Papilio eurymedon
Western Tiger Swallowtail 5
Papilio rutulus
Lesser Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail 6
Papilio multicaudatus pusillus
Northern Pipevine Swallowtail 7
Battus philenor philenor
California Giant-Skipper 3
Agathymus stephensi
Brazilian Skipper 8
Calpodes ethlius
Wandering Skipper 9
Panoquina errans
Eufala Skipper 10
Lerodea eufala eufala
Alkali Skipper
Pseudocopaeodes eunus eunus
Fiery Skipper 11
Hylephila phyleus phyleus
Umber Skipper 3
Poanes melane melane
Sachem
Atalopedes campestris campestris
Rural Skipper
Ochlodes agricola agricola
Woodland Skipper 3
Ochlodes sylvanoides sylvanoides
Columbia Skipper 12
Hesperia columbia
Juba Skipper 13
Hesperia juba
Leussler's Skipper 14
Hesperia colorado leussleri
Sandhill Skipper 3
Polites sabuleti sabuleti
Harbison's Dun Skipper 3
Euphyes vestris harbisoni
Orange Skipperling 15
Copaeodes aurantiaca
Harbison’s Giant Yucca Skipper
Megathymus yuccae harbisoni
Russet Skipperling 16
Piruna pirus
Plain Longtail 17
Urbanus simplicius
Long-Tailed Skipper 18
Urbanus proteus proteus
California Northern Cloudywing
Thorybes pylades indistinctus
Arizona Hammock Skipper
Polygonus leo arizonensis
California Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus californicus
Afranius Duskywing 3
Erynnis afranius
Funereal Duskywing 19
Erynnis funeralis
Propertius Duskywing 20
Erynnis propertius
Artful Duskywing 3
Erynnis pacuvius callidus
Lacustra Duskywing 21
Erynnis brizo lacustra
Mournful Duskywing 3
Erynnis tristis tristis
Erichson's White Skipper 22
Heliopyrgus domicella domicella
Arizona Powdered-Skipper 23
Systasea zampa
White Checkered-Skipper 3
Pyrgus albescens
Small Checkered Skipper 24
Pyrgus scriptura
Laguna Mountains Checkered Skipper 2
Pyrgus ruralis lagunae
Northern White-Skipper 14
Heliopetes ericetorum
Golden-headed Scallopwing 25
Staphylus ceos
Mojave Sootywing
Hesperopsis libya libya
Common Sootywing 26
Pholisora catullus
California Sister 20
Adelpha californica
Powell's Admiral 3
Limenitis lorquini powelli
Arizona Viceroy 27
Limenitis archippus obsoleta
Texan Crescent ssp. texana 28
Anthanassa texana texana
Chalcedon Checkerspot 3
Euphydryas chalcedona chalcedona
Henne's Checkerspot 2
Euphydryas chalcedona hennei
Quino Checkerspot 29
Euphydryas editha quino
Mylitta Crescent 3
Phyciodes mylitta mylitta
Western Phaon Crescent 30
Phyciodes phaon jalapeno
California Patch 31
Chlosyne californica
Wright's Checkerspot
Chlosyne leanira wrighti
Gabb's Checkerspot 3
Chlosyne gabbii gabbii
Crocale Bordered Patch 32
Chlosyne lacinia crocale
Chlosyne acastus neumoegeni 2
Imperial Checkerspot 3
Dymasia dymas imperialis
West Coast Lady 33
Vanessa annabella
Painted Lady 34
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 35
Vanessa virginiensis
American Red Admiral 36
Vanessa atalanta rubria
California Tortoiseshell 37
Nymphalis californica
Mourning Cloak 3
Nymphalis antiopa antiopa
Zephyr Anglewing 38
Polygonia gracilis zephyrus
Satyr Comma 39
Polygonia satyrus satyrus
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 40
Aglais milberti subpallida
California Common Buckeye 41
Junonia coenia grisea
California Ringlet 42
Coenonympha tullia california
Great Basin Wood-Nymph 27
Cercyonis sthenele
Speyeria callippe comstocki 43
Semiramis Fritillary 14
Speyeria coronis semiramis
Variegated Fritillary 44
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary 45
Agraulis vanillae
Heliconius charithonia vazquezae 46
Monarch 47
Danaus plexippus
Striated Queen 48
Danaus gilippus thersippus
Western Snout
Libytheana carinenta streckeri
Golden Hairstreak 3
Habrodais grunus grunus
Leda Ministreak 3
Ministrymon leda
Sarita Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon simaethis sarita
Mallow Hairstreak
Strymon istapa clenchi
Common Gray Hairstreak 49
Strymon melinus pudica
Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak 50
Satyrium tetra
Desert Sylvan Hairstreak 3
Satyrium sylvinus desertorum
Nut-brown Hairstreak
Satyrium auretorum spadix
Bronzed Hairstreak 3
Satyrium saepium chalcis
Coastal Hedgerow Hairstreak
Satyrium saepium chlorophora
Loki Hairstreak
Callophrys loki
Thorne's Hairstreak 3
Callophrys loki thornei
Callophrys dumetorum perplexa 3
Western Brown Elfin 2
Callophrys augustinus iroides
Thicket Hairstreak 2
Callophrys spinetorum spinetorum
Western Pine Elfin 6
Callophrys eryphon eryphon
Nelson's Hairstreak 51
Callophrys gryneus nelsoni
Western Great Purple Hairstreak 52
Atlides halesus corcorani
Tailed Copper 3
Lycaena arota arota

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