Below is a working checklist of Mount Desert Island's butterflies and skippers. Taxonomy follows "Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico" (15 May 2003 with additions) by Paul A. Opler and Andrew D. Warren (http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/old_site/uasm/Opler&Warren.pdf).
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| Family (Subfamily) |
Genus | Specific Epithet | authority | common name | Sources (full citations given after this table) |
| Hesperiidae (Pyrginae) |
Epargyreus | clarus | (Cramer) | silver-spotted skipper (adult (above); adult (below) [photos by Carol Muth]) |
Champlainer (CM) |
| Hesperiidae (Pyrginae) |
Thorybes | pylades | (Scudder) | northern cloudywing | Procter (1946, p. 223.) |
| Hesperiidae (Pyrginae) |
Erynnis | icelus | (Scudder & Burgess) | dreamy duskywing | Procter (1946, p. 223.) |
| Hesperiidae (Heteropterinae) |
Carterocephalus | palaemon | (Pallas) | arctic skipper | Procter (1946, p. 223.) as Carterocephalus palaemon ssp. mandon |
| Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae) |
Ancyloxypha | numitor | (Fabricius) | least skipper | Procter (1946, p. 223.) |
| Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae) |
Hesperia | comma | (L.) | Laurentian skipper | Procter (1946, p. 224.) as Hesperia comma ssp. laurentina |
| Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae) |
Hesperia | leonardus | Harris | Leonard's skipper | Procter (1946, p. 224.) |
| Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae) |
Hesperia | sassacus | Harris | Indian skipper | Procter (1946, p. 224.) |
| Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae) |
Polites | peckius | (W. Kirby) | Peck's skipper | Procter (1946, p. 224.) |
| Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae) |
Polites | themistocles | (Latreille) | tawny-edged skipper | Procter (1946, p. 224.) |
| Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae) |
Polites | mystic | (W. H. Edwards) | long dash skipper | Procter (1946, p. 224.) |
| Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae) |
Wallengrenia | otho | (J. E. Smith) | southern broken dash | Procter (1946, p. 224.) as Catia otho |
| Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae) |
Poanes | hobomok | (Harris) | Hobomok skipper | Procter (1946, p. 224.) |
| Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae) |
Euphyes | bimacula | (Grote & Robinson) | two-spotted skipper | Procter (1946, p. 224.) |
| Hesperiidae | Euphyes | vestris | (Boisduval) | dun skipper | Procter (1946, p. 224.) as Euphyes ruricola |
| Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae) |
Amblyscirtes | hegon | (Scudder) | pepper and salt skipper | Procter (1946, p. 224.) |
| Hesperiidae (Hesperiinae) |
Amblyscirtes | vialis | (W. H. Edwards) | common roadside skipper | Procter (1946, p. 224.) |
| Papilionidae (Papilioninae) |
Papilio | polyxenes | Fabricius | black swallowtail | Procter (1946, p. 217.) |
| Papilionidae (Papilioninae) |
Papilio | glaucus | L. | eastern tiger swallowtail | Procter (1946, p. 217.) [see note 1 below] |
| Papilionidae (Papilioninae) |
Papilio | canadensis | Rothschild & Jordan | Canadian tiger swallowtail | Champlainer (TFV) |
| Pieridae (Pierinae) |
Pieris | rapae | (L.) | cabbage white | Champlainer (TFV); Procter (1946, p. 218.) |
| Pieridae (Pierinae) |
Pieris | oleracea | Harris | mustard white | Procter (1946, p. 217.) |
| Pieridae (Coliadinae) |
Colias | philodice | Godart | clouded sulphur | Procter (1946, p. 217.) |
| Pieridae (Coliadinae) |
Colias | eurytheme | Boisduval | alfalfa butterfly | Procter (1946, p. 217.) |
| Pieridae (Coliadinae) |
Colias | interior | Scudder | pink-edged sulphur | Procter (1946, p. 217.) |
| Pieridae (Coliadinae) |
Pyrisitia | lisa | (Boisduval & Leconte) | little sulphur | Procter (1946, p. 217.) |
| Lycaenidae (Miletinae) |
Feniseca | tarquinius | (Fabricius) | harvester | Procter (1946, p. 222.) |
| Lycaenidae (Lycaeninae) |
Lycaena | phlaeas | (L.) | American copper | Procter (1946, p. 222.) as Lycaena phlaeas ssp. hypophlaeas |
| Lycaenidae (Lycaeninae) |
Lycaena | epixanthe | (Boisduval & Leconte) | bog copper | Procter (1946, p. 222.) |
| Lycaenidae (Lycaeninae) |
Callophrys | augustinus | (Westwood) | brown elfin | Procter (1946, p. 222.) |
| Lycaenidae (Lycaeninae) |
Callophrys | polios | (Cook & Watson) | hoary elfin | Procter (1946, p. 222.) |
| Lycaenidae (Lycaeninae) |
Callophrys | niphon | Hübner | eastern pine elfin | Procter (1946, p. 222.) as Callophrys niphon ssp. clarki |
| Lycaenidae (Lycaeninae) |
Satyrium | edwardsii | (Grote & Robinson) | Edwards' hairstreak | Procter (1946, p. 222.) |
| Lycaenidae (Lycaeninae) |
Satyrium | calanus | (Hübner) | banded hairstreak | Procter (1946, p. 222.) as Satyrium calanus ssp. falacer |
| Lycaenidae (Lycaeninae) |
Strymon | melinus | (Hübner) | gray hairstreak | Procter (1946, p. 222.) as Satyrium melinus |
| Lycaenidae (Lycaeninae) |
Erora | laeta | (W. H. Edwards) | early hairstreak | Procter (1946, p. 222.) |
| Lycaenidae (Lycaeninae) |
Cupido | comyntas | (Godart) | eastern tailed blue | Procter (1946, p. 223.) |
| Lycaenidae (Lycaeninae) |
Plebejus | saepiolus | (Boisduval) | greenish blue | Procter (1946, p. 223.) as Plebejus saepiolus ssp. amica |
| Lycaenidae | Lycaenopsis | pseudargiolus | ? | common blue | Procter (1946, p. 223.) |
| Nymphalidae (Danainae) |
Danaus | plexippus | (L.) | monarch (larva) |
Procter (1946, p. 218.) |
| Nymphalidae (Heliconiinae) |
Speyeria | cybele | (Fabricius) | great spangled fritillary | Procter (1946, p. 219.) |
| Nymphalidae (Heliconiinae) |
Speyeria | aphrodite | (Fabricius) | Aphrodite fritillary (adult) |
Champlainer (TFV); Procter (1946, p. 219.) |
| Nymphalidae (Heliconiinae) |
Speyeria | atlantis | (W. H. Edwards) | Atlantis fritillary | Procter (1946, p. 219.) |
| Nymphalidae (Heliconiinae) |
Boloria | selene | (Denis & Schiffermüller) | silver-bordered fritillary | Procter (1946, p. 219.) |
| Nymphalidae (Heliconiinae) |
Boloria | bellona | (Fabricius) | meadow fritillary | Procter (1946, p. 219.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Chlosyne | nycteis | (Doubleday) | silvery checkerspot | Procter (1946, p. 220.) as Phyciodes nycteis |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Chlosyne | harrisii | (Scudder) | Harris's checkerspot | Procter (1946, p. 219.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Phyciodes | tharos | (Drury) | pearl crescent | Procter (1946, p. 220.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Euphydryas | phaeton | (Drury) | Baltimore checkerspot | Procter (1946, p. 219.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Junonia | coenia | Hübner | common buckeye | Procter (1946, p. 221.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Polygonia | interrogationis | (Fabricius) | question mark | Procter (1946, p. 220.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Polygonia | comma | (Harris) | eastern comma | Procter (1946, p. 220.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Polygonia | faunus | (W. H. Edwards) | green comma | Procter (1946, p. 220.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Polygonia | progne | (Cramer) | gray comma | Procter (1946, p. 220.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Roddia | vaualbum | (Denis & Schiffermüller) | Compton tortoiseshell | Procter (1946, p. 220.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Aglais | milberti | (Godart) | Milbert's tortoiseshell | Procter (1946, p. 220.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Nymphalis | antiopa | (L.) | mourning cloak | Procter (1946, p. 220.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Vanessa | atalanta | (L.) | red admiral | Procter (1946, p. 221.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Vanessa | cardui | (L.) | painted lady | Procter (1946, p. 221.) |
| Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae) |
Vanessa | virginiensis | (Drury) | American lady | Procter (1946, p. 221.) |
| Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae) |
Limenitis | arthemis | (Drury) | white admiral (adult) |
Champlainers (TFV, EMW); Procter (1946, p. 221.) |
| Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae) |
Limenitis | archippus | (Cramer) | viceroy | Procter (1946, p. 221.) |
| Nymphalidae (Satyrinae) |
Enodia | anthedon | A. H. Clark | northern pearly-eye (adult [photo by Carol Muth]) |
Champlainer (CM); Procter (1946, p. 218.) |
| Nymphalidae (Satyrinae) |
Satyrodes | eurydice | (L.) | eyed brown | Procter (1946, p. 218.) |
| Nymphalidae (Satyrinae) |
Cercyonis | pegala | (Fabricius) | common wood nymph | Procter (1946, p. 218.) as Cercyonis pegala ssp. alope and C. p. ssp. nephele [see note 2 below] |
| Nymphalidae (Satyrinae) |
Oeneis | jutta | (Hübner) | Jutta arctic | Procter (1946, p. 219.) as Oeneis jutta ssp. ascerta |
