Delaware State Butterflies (Lepidoptera)

Butterfly (Lepidoptera) species found in the state of Delaware based on research grade submissions and documented range in iNaturalist.

All 116

Great Spangled Fritillary ¹
Speyeria cybele

Common Buckeye ²
Junonia coenia

Painted Lady ³
Vanessa cardui

American Lady ⁴
Vanessa virginiensis

Cloudless Sulphur ⁵
Phoebis sennae

Monarch ⁶
Danaus plexippus

Red Admiral ⁷
Vanessa atalanta

Gulf Fritillary ⁸
Agraulis vanillae

Pipevine Swallowtail ⁹
Battus philenor

Horace's Duskywing ¹⁰
Erynnis horatius

Eastern Giant Swallowtail ⁶
Papilio cresphontes

Fiery Skipper ¹¹
Hylephila phyleus

Gray Hairstreak ¹²
Strymon melinus

Common Checkered-Skipper ¹³
Pyrgus communis

Sachem ¹⁴
Atalopedes campestris

Huron Sachem ¹⁵
Atalopedes campestris huron

Zabulon Skipper ¹⁶
Poanes zabulon

Pearl Crescent ¹⁷
Phyciodes tharos

Brazilian Skipper ¹⁸
Calpodes ethlius

Eastern Comma ¹⁹
Polygonia comma

Silver-bordered Fritillary ²⁰
Boloria selene

Cabbage White ²¹
Pieris rapae

Small Copper ²²
Lycaena phlaeas

Mourning Cloak ²³
Nymphalis antiopa

Northern Cloudywing ¹⁶
Thorybes pylades

Southern Cloudywing ²⁴
Thorybes bathyllus

Sleepy Duskywing ²⁵
Erynnis brizo

Juvenal's Duskywing ²⁶
Erynnis juvenalis

Wild Indigo Duskywing ²⁷
Erynnis baptisiae

Common Sootywing ¹⁴
Pholisora catullus

Least Skipper ²⁸
Ancyloxypha numitor

Essex Skipper ²⁹
Thymelicus lineola

Crossline Skipper ³⁰
Polites origenes

Tawny-edged Skipper ²⁴
Polites themistocles

Hobomok Skipper ³¹
Poanes hobomok

Mulberry Wing ²⁴
Poanes massasoit

Delaware Skipper ³²
Anatrytone logan

Northern Broken-Dash ³⁰
Wallengrenia egeremet

Broad-winged Skipper ³³
Poanes viator

Dun Skipper ³⁴
Euphyes vestris

Dusted Skipper ³⁵
Atrytonopsis hianna

Little Glassywing ³⁰
Pompeius verna

Dion Skipper ³⁶
Euphyes dion

Black Dash ²⁴
Euphyes conspicua

Black Swallowtail ³⁷
Papilio polyxenes

Spicebush Swallowtail ³⁸
Papilio troilus

Clouded Sulphur ³⁹
Colias philodice

Orange Sulphur ⁴⁰
Colias eurytheme

Bronze Copper ⁴¹
Lycaena hyllus

Banded Hairstreak ⁴²
Satyrium calanus

Striped Hairstreak ⁴³
Satyrium liparops

Brown Elfin ⁴⁴
Callophrys augustinus

Eastern Pine Elfin ¹²
Callophrys niphon

Spring Azure ⁴⁵
Celastrina ladon

American Snout ⁴⁶
Libytheana carinenta

Meadow Fritillary ⁴⁷
Boloria bellona

Baltimore Checkerspot ⁴⁸
Euphydryas phaeton

Question Mark ³¹
Polygonia interrogationis

Gray Comma ³⁴
Polygonia progne

Red-spotted Purple ⁴⁹
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Viceroy ⁵⁰
Limenitis archippus

Tawny Emperor ⁵¹
Asterocampa clyton

Little Wood Satyr ⁵²
Megisto cymela

Common Wood-Nymph ⁵³
Cercyonis pegala

Checkered White ⁵⁴
Pontia protodice

Great Purple Hairstreak ²⁴
Atlides halesus

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ⁵⁴
Papilio glaucus

Red-spotted Admiral ³⁴
Limenitis arthemis

Silvery Checkerspot ³³
Chlosyne nycteis

Long-tailed Skipper ⁵⁵
Urbanus proteus

Palamedes Swallowtail ⁵⁶
Papilio palamedes

Variegated Fritillary ⁵⁴
Euptoieta claudia

Hackberry Emperor ⁵⁷
Asterocampa celtis

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ⁵⁸
Aglais milberti

Southern Broken-Dash ⁶
Wallengrenia otho

Falcate Orangetip ⁵⁹
Anthocharis midea

Silver-spotted Skipper ¹⁵
Epargyreus clarus

Sleepy Orange ⁶⁰
Abaeis nicippe

Harvester ⁶¹
Feniseca tarquinius

Diana Fritillary ³⁶
Speyeria diana

Summer Azure ⁶²
Celastrina neglecta

Appalachian Azure ⁶³
Celastrina neglectamajor

Zebra Swallowtail ⁶⁴
Eurytides marcellus

Hessel's Hairstreak ⁶⁵
Callophrys hesseli

Juniper Hairstreak ³⁴
Callophrys gryneus

Little Yellow ³⁴
Pyrisitia lisa

Red-banded Hairstreak ⁵⁹
Calycopis cecrops

Eastern Tailed-Blue ¹⁸
Cupido comyntas

Indian Skipper ²⁴
Hesperia sassacus

Salt Marsh Skipper ⁸
Panoquina panoquin

Cobweb Skipper ²⁵
Hesperia metea

Henry's Elfin ⁶⁶
Callophrys henrici

Hayhurst's Scallopwing ⁶⁷
Staphylus hayhurstii

White M Hairstreak ⁶⁸
Parrhasius m-album

Golden-banded Skipper ³⁶
Autochton cellus

Hoary Edge ³⁴
Achalarus lyciades

Southern Dogface ⁶⁹
Zerene cesonia

Appalachian Brown ⁷⁰
Lethe appalachia

Peck's Skipper ³⁰
Polites peckius

Eyed Brown ⁷¹
Lethe eurydice

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