Regional Species Checklists

• Tarache sutor  

Hesperiidae Skippers

• Epargyreus clarus  Silver-spotted Skipper
• Apyrrothrix araxes  Dull Firetip
• Polygonus leo  Hammock Skipper
• Chioides albofasciatus  White-striped Longtail
• Zestusa dorus  Short-tailed Skipper
• Urbanus dorantes  Dorantes Longtail
• Autochton cellus  Golden Banded-Skipper
• Cogia hippalus  Acacia Skipper
• Cogia caicus  Gold-costa Skipper
• Staphylus ceos  Golden-headed Scallopwing
• Systasea zampa  Arizona Powdered Skipper
• Chiomara georgina  White-patched Skipper
• Erynnis brizo  Sleepy Duskywing
• Erynnis telemachus  Rocky Mountain Duskywing
• Erynnis meridianus  Meridian Duskywing
• Erynnis tristis  Mournful Duskywing
• Erynnis funeralis  Funereal Duskywing
• Burnsius albescens  White Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius philetas  Desert Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius oileus  Tropical Checkered-Skipper
• Heliopyrgus domicella  Erichson's White-Skipper
• Heliopetes ericetorum  Northern White-Skipper
• Celotes nessus  Common Streaky-Skipper
• Pholisora catullus  Common Sootywing
• Hesperopsis libya  Mohave Sootywing
• Hesperopsis alpheus  Saltbush Sootywing
• Hesperopsis gracielae  MacNeill's Sootywing
• Ancyloxypha arene  Tropical Least Skipper
• Copaeodes aurantiaca  Orange Skipperling
• Hylephila phyleus  Fiery Skipper
• Hesperia pahaska  Pahaska Skipper
• Atalopedes campestris  Sachem
• Polites carus  Carus Skipper
• Atrytonopsis deva  Deva Skipper
• Atrytonopsis lunus  Moon-marked Skipper
• Atrytonopsis python  Python Skipper
• Atrytonopsis edwardsi  Sheep Skipper
• Amblyscirtes exoteria  Large Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes aenus  Bronze Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes nysa  Nysa Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes eos  Dotted Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes tolteca  Prenda Roadside-Skipper
• Lerodea eufala  Eufala Skipper
• Lerodea arabus  Olive-clouded Skipper or Violet-clouded Skipper
• Calpodes ethlius  Brazilian Skipper
• Megathymus yuccae  Yucca Giant-Skipper
• Megathymus ursus  Ursine Giant-Skipper
• Agathymus polingi  Poling's Giant-Skipper
• Agathymus aryxna  Arizona Giant-Skipper
• Agathymus baueri  Bauer's Giant-Skipper
• Agathymus gentryi  Gentry's Giant-Skipper

Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails

• Battus philenor  Pipevine Swallowtail
• Papilio polyxenes  Black Swallowtail
• Papilio multicaudata  Two-tailed Swallowtail
• Papilio cresphontes  Giant Swallowtail

Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs

• Anthocharis cethura  Desert Orangetip
• Anthocharis thoosa  Southwestern Orangetip
• Euchloe lotta  Desert Marble
• Pieris rapae  Cabbage White
• Pontia protodice  Checkered White
• Pontia sisymbrii  Spring White
• Ascia monuste  Great Southern White
• Colias philodice  Clouded Sulphur
• Colias eurytheme  Orange Sulphur
• Zerene cesonia  Southern Dogface
• Phoebis sennae  Cloudless Sulphur
• Phoebis agarithe  Large Orange Sulphur
• Eurema boisduvaliana  Boisduval's Yellow
• Eurema mexicana  Mexican Yellow
• Pyrisitia proterpia  Tailed Orange
• Abaeis nicippe  Sleepy Orange
• Nathalis iole  Dainty Sulphur

Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies

• Hypaurotis crysalus  Colorado Hairstreak
• Atlides halesus  Great Purple Hairstreak
• Callophrys gryneus  Juniper Hairstreak
• Callophrys xami  Xami Hairstreak
• Callophrys spinetorum  Thicket Hairstreak
• Callophrys augustinus  Brown Elfin
• Arawacus jada  Creamy Stripestreak
• Satyrium ilavia  Ilavia Hairstreak
• Phaeostrymon alcestis  Soapberry Hairstreak
• Chlorostrymon simaethis  Silver-banded Hairstreak
• Strymon melinus  Gray Hairstreak
• Strymon cestri  Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak
• Strymon istapa  Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
• Ministrymon leda  Leda Ministreak
• Erora quaderna  Arizona Hairstreak
• Leptotes marina  Marine Blue
• Brephidium exilis  Western Pygmy-Blue
• Cupido comyntas  Eastern Tailed-Blue
• Celastrina ladon  Spring Azure
• Celastrina echo  Echo Azure
• Euphilotes bernardino  Bernardino Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes rita  Rita Dotted-Blue
• Hemiargus ceraunus  Ceraunus Blue
• Echinargus isola  Reakirt's Blue
• Plebejus lupini  Lupine Blue

Riodinidae Metalmarks

• Calephelis nemesis  Fatal Metalmark
• Emesis zela  Zela Metalmark
• Emesis ares  Ares Metalmark
• Apodemia mormo  Mormon Metalmark
• Apodemia palmeri  Palmer's Metalmark

Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies

• Libytheana carinenta  American Snout
• Danaus plexippus  Monarch
• Danaus gilippus  Queen
• Agraulis vanillae  Gulf Fritillary
• Euptoieta claudia  Variegated Fritillary
• Speyeria hesperis  Northwestern Fritillary
• Limenitis arthemis  Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral
• Limenitis arthemis arizonensis  Arizona Red-spotted Purple
• Limenitis archippus  Viceroy
• Adelpha eulalia  Arizona Sister
• Asterocampa celtis  Hackberry Emperor
• Asterocampa leilia  Empress Leilia
• Asterocampa clyton  Tawny Emperor
• Poladryas minuta  Dotted Checkerspot
• Chlosyne theona  Theona Checkerspot
• Chlosyne cyneas  Black Checkerspot
• Chlosyne fulvia  Fulvia Checkerspot
• Chlosyne californica  California Patch
• Chlosyne lacinia  Bordered Patch
• Chlosyne acastus  Sagebrush Checkerspot
• Dymasia dymas  Tiny Checkerspot
• Texola elada  Elada Checkerspot
• Phyciodes picta  Painted Crescent
• Phyciodes mylitta  Mylitta Crescent
• Phyciodes phaon  Phaon Crescent
• Anthanassa texana  Texan Crescent
• Euphydryas chalcedona  Chalcedon Checkerspot
• Euphydryas anicia  Anicia Checkerspot
• Junonia coenia  Common Buckeye
• Junonia evarete  Tropical Buckeye
• Polygonia interrogationis  Question Mark
• Polygonia satyrus  Satyr Comma
• Polygonia gracilis  Hoary Comma
• Nymphalis antiopa  Mourning Cloak
• Nymphalis californica  California Tortoiseshell
• Vanessa virginiensis  American Lady
• Vanessa cardui  Painted Lady
• Vanessa annabella  West Coast Lady
• Vanessa atalanta  Red Admiral
• Anaea andria  Goatweed Leafwing
• Cyllopsis pyracmon  Nabokov's Satyr
• Cyllopsis pertepida  Canyonland Satyr
• Megisto rubricata  Red Satyr
• Gyrocheilus patrobas  Red-bordered Satyr

Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths

• Hemileuca sp.  
• Hemileuca electra  Electra buckmoth
• Hemileuca tricolor  Tricolor buckmoth
• Sphingicampa hubbardi  Hubbard's Small Silkmoth

Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths

• Smerinthus saliceti  Salicet sphinx
• Sphinx chersis  Great ash sphinx
• Manduca rustica  Rustic sphinx
• Manduca sexta  Carolina sphinx
• Manduca quinquemaculata  Five-spotted hawkmoth
• Pachysphinx occidentalis  Big poplar sphinx
• Smerinthus cerisyi  One-eyed sphinx
• Erinnyis ello  Ello sphinx
• Erinnyis obscura  Obscure sphinx
• Eumorpha achemon  Achemon sphinx
• Hyles lineata  White-lined Sphinx

Notodontidae Prominents

• Symmerista zacualpana  
• Hippia packardii  
• Afilia oslari  
• Heterocampa averna  
• Cargida pyrrha  
• Oligocentria pinalensis  
• Astylis biedermani  

Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths

• Ponometia fasciatella  
• Ponometia venustula  
• Ponometia cuta  
• Tarache bilimeki  
• Cobubatha lixiva  
• Ponometia acutus  
• Tarache apela  
• Cobubatha dividua  
• Catabena lineolata  Five-lined Sallow
• Ozarba propera  
• Neogalea sunia   Lantana Stick Moth
• Trichoplusia ni  Cabbage Looper Moth
• Grotella binda  
• Oslaria viridifera  
• Schinia hulstia  
• Schinia luxa  
• Schinia arcigera  Arcigera Flower Moth
• Schinia nundina  Goldenrod Flower Moth
• Schinia accessa  
• Schinia oculata  
• Euscirrhopterus gloveri  

Erebidae Erebid Moths

• Ctenucha cressonana  
• Kodiosoma fulvum  
• Syntomeida hampsonii  
• Hyphantria cunea  Fall Webworm Moth
• Lophocampa mixta  
• Euchaetes zella  
• Euchaetes perlevis  
• Euchaetes egle  Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth
• Euchaetes castalla  
• Cisthene tenuifascia  Thin-Banded Lichen Moth
• Lerina incarnata  
• Haematomis uniformis  
• Ectypia clio  
• Bruceia hubbardi  
• Dysschema howardi  Northern Giant Flag Moth
• Notarctia proxima  Mexican Tiger Moth
• Virbia costata  
• Euchaetes elegans  
• Ctenucha venosa  
• Virbia ostenta  Showy Holomelina
• Heteranassa mima  
• Isogona punctipennis  
• Ascalapha odorata  Black Witch
• Drasteria fumosa  
• Hemeroplanis incusalis  
• Litocala sexsignata  
• Hemeroplanis rectalis  

Oecophoridae Concealer Moths

• Decantha stonda  
• Pleurotus albastrigulella  
• Inga cretacea  
• Inga ciliella  

Tineidae Clothes Moths

• Nemapogon defectella  
• Monopis crocicapitella  Bird Nest Moth

Elachistidae Grass Miner Moths

• Agonopterix sanguinella  
• Antaeotricha schlaegeri  
• Antaeotricha lindseyi  
• Ethmia semitenebrella  
• Ethmia marmorea  
• Ethmia hodgesella  

Gelechiidae Twirler Moths

• Filatima arizonella  

Scythrididae Scythridid Moths

• Neoscythris fissirostris  

Cossidae Cossid Moths, Carpenter Moths

• Givira mucida  

Tortricidae Tortricid Moths

• Platynota labiosana  

Crambidae Crambid Snout Moths

• Frechinia laetalis  
• Uresiphita reversalis  Genista Broom Moth
• Loxostege typhonalis  
• Pyrausta pseudonythesalis  
• Achyra rantalis  

Geometridae Geometer Moths, Looper Moths

• Speranza deceptrix  
• Odontoptila obrimo  
• Idaea bonifata