Butterflies of San Diego County

Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon 1
Desert Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes coloro 2
Edwards' Swallowtail
Papilio indra pergamus 3
Western Giant Swallowtail
Papilio rumiko 3
Pale Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon 4
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus 5
Lesser Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudatus pusillus 6
Northern Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor philenor 7
California Giant-Skipper
Agathymus stephensi 3
Brazilian Skipper
Calpodes ethlius 8
Wandering Skipper
Panoquina errans 9
Eufala Skipper
Lerodea eufala eufala 10
Alkali Skipper
Pseudocopaeodes eunus eunus
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus phyleus 11
Umber Skipper
Poanes melane melane 3
Sachem
Atalopedes campestris campestris
Rural Skipper
Ochlodes agricola agricola
Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides sylvanoides 3
Columbia Skipper
Hesperia columbia 12
Juba Skipper
Hesperia juba 13
Leussler's Skipper
Hesperia colorado leussleri 14
Sandhill Skipper
Polites sabuleti sabuleti 3
Harbison's Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris harbisoni 3
Orange Skipperling
Copaeodes aurantiaca 15
Harbison’s Giant Yucca Skipper
Megathymus yuccae harbisoni
Russet Skipperling
Piruna pirus 16
Plain Longtail
Urbanus simplicius 17
Long-Tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus proteus 18
California Northern Cloudywing
Thorybes pylades indistinctus
Arizona Hammock Skipper
Polygonus leo arizonensis
California Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus californicus
Afranius Duskywing
Erynnis afranius 3
Funereal Duskywing
Erynnis funeralis 19
Propertius Duskywing
Erynnis propertius 20
Artful Duskywing
Erynnis pacuvius callidus 3
Lacustra Duskywing
Erynnis brizo lacustra 21
Mournful Duskywing
Erynnis tristis tristis 3
Erichson's White Skipper
Heliopyrgus domicella domicella 22
Arizona Powdered-Skipper
Systasea zampa 23
White Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus albescens 3
Small Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus scriptura 24
Laguna Mountains Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus ruralis lagunae 2
Northern White-Skipper
Heliopetes ericetorum 14
Golden-headed Scallopwing
Staphylus ceos 25
Mojave Sootywing
Hesperopsis libya libya
Common Sootywing
Pholisora catullus 26
California Sister
Adelpha californica 20
Powell's Admiral
Limenitis lorquini powelli 3
Arizona Viceroy
Limenitis archippus obsoleta 27
Texan Crescent ssp. texana
Anthanassa texana texana 28
Chalcedon Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona chalcedona 3
Henne's Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona hennei 2
Quino Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha quino 29
Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta mylitta 3
Western Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon jalapeno 30
California Patch
Chlosyne californica 31
Wright's Checkerspot
Chlosyne leanira wrighti
Gabb's Checkerspot
Chlosyne gabbii gabbii 3
Crocale Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia crocale 32
Chlosyne acastus neumoegeni
Chlosyne acastus neumoegeni 2
Imperial Checkerspot
Dymasia dymas imperialis 3
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella 33
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui 34
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis 35
American Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta rubria 36
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica 37
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa antiopa 3
Zephyr Anglewing
Polygonia gracilis zephyrus 38
Satyr Comma
Polygonia satyrus satyrus 39
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti subpallida 40
California Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia grisea 41
California Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia california 42
Great Basin Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis sthenele 27
Speyeria callippe comstocki
Speyeria callippe comstocki 43
Semiramis Fritillary
Speyeria coronis semiramis 14
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia 44
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae 45
Heliconius charithonia vazquezae
Heliconius charithonia vazquezae 46
Monarch
Danaus plexippus 47
Striated Queen
Danaus gilippus thersippus 48
Western Snout
Libytheana carinenta streckeri
Golden Hairstreak
Habrodais grunus grunus 3
Leda Ministreak
Ministrymon leda 3
Sarita Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon simaethis sarita
Mallow Hairstreak
Strymon istapa clenchi
Common Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus pudica 49
Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak
Satyrium tetra 50
Desert Sylvan Hairstreak
Satyrium sylvinus desertorum 3
Nut-brown Hairstreak
Satyrium auretorum spadix
Bronzed Hairstreak
Satyrium saepium chalcis 3
Coastal Hedgerow Hairstreak
Satyrium saepium chlorophora
Loki Hairstreak
Callophrys loki
Thorne's Hairstreak
Callophrys loki thornei 3
Callophrys dumetorum perplexa
Callophrys dumetorum perplexa 3
Western Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus iroides 2
Thicket Hairstreak
Callophrys spinetorum spinetorum 2
Western Pine Elfin
Callophrys eryphon eryphon 6
Nelson's Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus nelsoni 51
Western Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus corcorani 52
Tailed Copper
Lycaena arota arota 3
Hermes Copper
Lycaena hermes 53
Great Copper
Lycaena xanthoides xanthoides 3
Gorgon Copper
Lycaena gorgon gorgon
Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides 54
Small Blue
Philotiella speciosa speciosa 3
Smoky Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus umbrosa 3
Southern Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus australis 3
Sonora Blue
Philotes sonorensis sonorensis 3
Dammers' Blue
Euphilotes enoptes dammersi 3
San Bernardino Blue
Euphilotes bernardino bernardino 3
Western Pygmy Blue
Brephidium exilis exilis 55
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina 56
Western Tailed Blue
Cupido amyntula amyntula 14
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola 57
Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon 3
Hilda Blue
Icaricia saepiolus hilda
Clemence's Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini monticola 58
Orange-margined Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa paradoxa 3
Edwards' Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus gyas 59
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo echo 3
California Dogface
Zerene eurydice 60
Southern Dogface
Zerene cesonia cesonia 55
Little Yellow
Pyrisitia lisa centralis 61
Jamaican Yellow
Pyrisitia nise nelphe 62
Orange-Barred Sulphur
Phoebis philea philea 63
Southwestern Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae marcellina 3
Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis agarithe fisheri 59
Boisduval's Yellow
Eurema boisduvaliana 64
Mexican Yellow
Eurema mexicana 51
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole 19
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme 65
Harford's Sulphur
Colias harfordii 66
Western Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice eriphyle 6
Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe 67
Southern Gray Marble
Anthocharis lanceolata australis
Desert Gray Marble
Anthocharis lanceolata desertolimbus
Desert Orangetip
Anthocharis cethura cethura 3
Sara Orangetip
Anthocharis sara sara 43
California Marble
Euchloe hyantis hyantis 3
Cabbage White
Pieris rapae 68
Becker's White
Pontia beckerii 2
Checkered White
Pontia protodice 44
Spring White
Pontia sisymbrii sisymbrii 3
Wright's Metalmark
Calephelis wrighti 52
California Fatal Metalmark
Calephelis nemesis dammersi 59
Ares Metalmark
Emesis ares 51
Peninsular Metalmark
Apodemia virgulti peninsularis 3
Behr's Metalmark
Apodemia virgulti virgulti 3
Desert Mexican Metalmark
Apodemia mejicanus deserti 3
Apodemia palmerii palmerii
Apodemia palmerii palmerii 59
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