This is a tentative list of butterflies found in Maine, a state in the United States.
Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)
editAdmirals and relatives (Limenitidinae)
edit- 'Astyanax' red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
- Red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis)
- Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
- White admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis) *
Longwings (Heliconiinae)
edit- Aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
- Arctic fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
- Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
- Bog fritillary (Boloria eunomia)
- Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) *
- Meadow fritillary (Boloria bellona)
- Regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
- Silver-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene)
- Variegated fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus) * [1]
Snouts (Libytheinae)
edit- American snout (Libytheana carinenta)
True brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
edit- American lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
- Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
- Common buckeye (Junonia coenia)
- Compton tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
- Eastern comma (Polygonia comma)
- Gray comma (Polygonia progne)
- Green comma (Polygonia faunus)
- Harris' checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
- Hoary comma (Polygonia gracilis)
- Milbert's tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
- Mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) *
- Northern crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
- Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
- Question mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
- Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) *
- Satyr comma (Polygonia satyrus)
- Silvery checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)[2]
- Tawny crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
Parnassians and swallowtails (Papilionidae)
editSwallowtails (Papilioninae)
edit- Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) *
- Canadian tiger swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
- Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) *
- Giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
- Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)
- Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) [2]
Skippers (Hesperiidae)
edit- Common sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
- Dreamy duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
- Juvenal's duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
- Northern cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
- Persius duskywing (Erynnis persius)
- Silver-spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
- Sleepy duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
- Southern cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
Gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae)
edit- Spring azure (Celastrina ladon) *
- Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
* most common species
References
edit- ^ Miller, Nathan G.; Wassenaar, Leonard I.; Hobson, Keith A.; Norris, D. Ryan (23 February 2011). "Monarch butterflies cross the Appalachians from the west to recolonize the east coast of North America". Biology Letters. 7 (1): 43–46. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0525. PMC 3030879.
- ^ a b "Species of Special Concern: Endangered & Threatened Species: Wildlife: Fish & Wildlife: Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife". www.maine.gov. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.