Regional Species Checklists

• Xanthorhoe mirabilata  

Hesperiidae Skippers

• Epargyreus clarus  Silver-spotted Skipper
• Zestusa dorus  Short-tailed Skipper
• Thorybes pylades  Northern Cloudywing
• Thorybes mexicana  Mexican Cloudywing
• Erynnis icelus  Dreamy Duskywing
• Erynnis brizo  Sleepy Duskywing
• Erynnis telemachus  Rocky Mountain Duskywing
• Erynnis horatius  Horace's Duskywing
• Erynnis pacuvius  Pacuvius Duskywing
• Erynnis funeralis  Funereal Duskywing
• Erynnis afranius  Afranius Duskywing
• Erynnis persius  Persius Duskywing
• Pyrgus centaureae  Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus scriptura  Small Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius communis  Common Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius albescens or communis  
• Pholisora catullus  Common Sootywing
• Pholisora mejicanus  Mexican Sootywing
• Hesperopsis alpheus  Saltbush Sootywing
• Oarisma garita  Garita Skipperling
• Oarisma edwardsii  Edwards' Skipperling
• Copaeodes aurantiaca  Orange Skipperling
• Hylephila phyleus  Fiery Skipper
• Hesperia uncas  Uncas Skipper
• Hesperia woodgatei  Apache Skipper
• Hesperia pahaska  Pahaska Skipper
• Hesperia viridis  Green Skipper
• Hesperia nevada  Nevada Skipper
• Atalopedes campestris  Sachem
• Polites rhesus  Rhesus Skipper
• Polites sabuleti  Sandhill Skipper
• Polites draco  Draco Skipper
• Polites themistocles  Tawny-edged Skipper
• Poanes taxiles  Taxiles Skipper
• Paratrytone snowi  Snow's Skipper
• Euphyes vestris  Dun Skipper
• Atrytonopsis vierecki  Viereck's Skipper
• Atrytonopsis python  Python Skipper
• Atrytonopsis margarita  
• Amblyscirtes cassus  Cassus Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes aenus  Bronze Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes oslari  Oslar's Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes eos  Dotted Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes vialis  Common Roadside-Skipper
• NotAmblyscirtes simius  Simius Roadside-Skipper
• Megathymus streckeri  Strecker's Giant-Skipper
• Megathymus yuccae  Yucca Giant-Skipper
• Piruna pirus  Russet Skipperling

Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails

• Parnassius smintheus  Rocky Mountain Parnassian
• Battus philenor  Pipevine Swallowtail
• Papilio machaon  Old World Swallowtail
• Papilio polyxenes  Black Swallowtail
• Papilio zelicaon  Anise Swallowtail
• Papilio rutulus  Western Tiger Swallowtail
• Papilio eurymedon  Pale Swallowtail
• Papilio multicaudata  Two-tailed Swallowtail

Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs

• Anthocharis julia  Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip
• Anthocharis thoosa  Southwestern Orangetip
• Euchloe ausonides  Large Marble
• Neophasia menapia  Pine White
• Pieris marginalis  Margined White
• Pieris rapae  Cabbage White
• Pontia protodice  Checkered White
• Pontia sisymbrii  Spring White
• Kricogonia lyside  Lyside Sulphur
• Colias philodice  Clouded Sulphur
• Colias eurytheme  Orange Sulphur
• Colias eurytheme X philodice  
• Colias alexandra  Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
• Colias scudderi  Scudder's Sulphur
• Zerene cesonia  Southern Dogface
• Phoebis sennae  Cloudless Sulphur
• Eurema mexicana  Mexican Yellow
• Abaeis nicippe  Sleepy Orange
• Nathalis iole  Dainty Sulphur

Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies

• Lycaena arota  Tailed Copper
• Lycaena helloides  Purplish Copper
• Hypaurotis crysalus  Colorado Hairstreak
• Atlides halesus  Great Purple Hairstreak
• Callophrys affinis  Western Green Hairstreak
• Callophrys gryneus  Juniper Hairstreak
• Callophrys mcfarlandi  Sandia Hairstreak
• Callophrys spinetorum  Thicket Hairstreak
• Callophrys augustinus  Brown Elfin
• Callophrys polios  Hoary Elfin
• Callophrys eryphon  Western Pine Elfin
• Satyrium titus  Coral Hairstreak
• Satyrium sylvinus  Sylvan Hairstreak
• Satyrium calanus  Banded Hairstreak
• Satyrium behrii  Behr's Hairstreak
• Strymon melinus  Gray Hairstreak
• Ministrymon leda  Leda Ministreak
• Leptotes marina  Marine Blue
• Brephidium exilis  Western Pygmy-Blue
• Cupido amyntula  Western Tailed-Blue
• Celastrina ladon  Spring Azure
• Celastrina lucia  Northern Azure
• Celastrina echo  Echo Azure
• Glaucopsyche lygdamus  Silvery Blue
• Euphilotes battoides  Western Square-dotted Blue
• Euphilotes centralis  Central Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes rita  Rita Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes spaldingi  Spalding's Dotted-Blue
• Hemiargus ceraunus  Ceraunus Blue
• Echinargus isola  Reakirt's Blue
• Plebejus melissa  Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
• Plebejus saepiolus  Greenish Blue
• Plebejus icarioides  Boisduval's Blue
• Plebejus acmon  Acmon Blue
• Plebejus lupini  Lupine Blue
• Plebejus glandon  Arctic Blue

Riodinidae Metalmarks

• Apodemia mormo  Mormon Metalmark
• Apodemia nais  Nais Metalmark

Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies

• Libytheana carinenta  American Snout
• Danaus plexippus  Monarch
• Danaus gilippus  Queen
• Agraulis vanillae  Gulf Fritillary
• Euptoieta claudia  Variegated Fritillary
• Speyeria cybele  Great Spangled Fritillary
• Speyeria hesperis  Northwestern Fritillary
• Speyeria mormonia  Mormon Fritillary
• Boloria chariclea  Arctic Fritillary
• Limenitis arthemis arizonensis  Arizona Red-spotted Purple
• Limenitis archippus  Viceroy
• Limenitis weidemeyerii  Weidemeyer's Admiral
• Adelpha eulalia  Arizona Sister
• Poladryas minuta  Dotted Checkerspot
• Poladryas arachne  Arachne Checkerspot
• Chlosyne fulvia  Fulvia Checkerspot
• Chlosyne nycteis  Silvery Checkerspot
• Chlosyne lacinia  Bordered Patch
• Phyciodes picta  Painted Crescent
• Phyciodes mylitta  Mylitta Crescent
• Phyciodes tharos  Pearl Crescent
• Phyciodes cocyta  Northern Crescent
• Phyciodes pulchella  Field Crescent
• Anthanassa texana  Texan Crescent
• Junonia coenia  Common Buckeye
• Junonia grisea  Gray Buckeye
• Junonia nigrosuffusa  Dark Buckeye
• Junonia evarete  Tropical Buckeye
• Polygonia interrogationis  Question Mark
• Polygonia satyrus  Satyr Comma
• Polygonia faunus  Green Comma
• Polygonia gracilis  Hoary Comma
• Aglais milberti  Milbert's Tortoiseshell
• 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
• Coenonympha tullia  Common Ringlet
• Cyllopsis pertepida  Canyonland Satyr
• Erebia epipsodea  Common Alpine
• Oeneis polixenes  Polixenes Arctic
• Oeneis chryxus  Chryxus Arctic
• Cercyonis pegala  Common Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis meadii  Mead's Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis oetus  Small Wood-Nymph

Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths

• Coloradia pandora  Pandora pinemoth
• Automeris zephyria  Zephyr eyed silkmoth
• Coloradia doris  Doris' pinemoth
• Coloradia luski  Lusk's pinemoth
• Hemileuca oliviae  Range caterpillar moth
• Hyalophora columbia  Columbia silkmoth
• Hyalophora gloveri  Glover's Silkmoth
• Antheraea oculea  Oculea silkmoth

Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths

• Pachysphinx occidentalis  Big poplar sphinx
• Smerinthus cerisyi  One-eyed sphinx
• Lintneria istar  Istar sphinx
• Sphinx chersis  Great ash sphinx
• Manduca quinquemaculata  Five-spotted hawkmoth
• Hemaris diffinis  Snowberry Clearwing
• Proserpinus juanita  Juanita sphinx
• Eumorpha typhon  Typhon sphinx
• Eumorpha achemon  Achemon sphinx
• Proserpinus vega  Vega sphinx
• Hemaris thetis  
• Hyles lineata  White-lined Sphinx

Notodontidae Prominents

• Heterocampa incongrua  
• Oligocentria pallida  
• Furcula scolopendrina  Zigzag Furcula Moth
• Pheosia rimosa  Black-rimmed Prominent

Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths

• Heliolonche pictipennis   
• Basilodes chrysopis  
• Cucullia dorsalis  
• Cucullia lilacina   
• Autographa californica  
• Protorthodes alfkenii  
• Litholomia napaea  
• Schinia gaurae  Clouded Crimson
• Schinia coercita  
• Schinia chrysella  
• Euscirrhopterus gloveri  
• Alypia octomaculata  Eight-spotted Forester
• Alypiodes bimaculata  Two-spotted Forester Moth

Erebidae Erebid Moths

• Lophocampa significans  
• Ctenucha venosa  
• Virbia fragilis  
• Lophocampa ingens  
• Haploa lecontei  Leconte's Haploa
• Grammia williamsii  
• Lophocampa argentata  Silver-Spotted Tiger Moth
• Grammia nevadensis  
• Pseudohemihyalea ambigua  
• Grammia f pallida  
• Parasemia plantaginis  
• Pygoctenucha terminalis  
• Estigmene albida  
• Pseudohemihyalea labecula  
• Notarctia proxima  Mexican Tiger Moth
• Arctia caja  Garden Tiger Moth or Great Tiger Moth
• Lophocampa maculata  Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
• Hyphantria cunea  Fall Webworm Moth
• Bertholdia trigona  
• Hypercompe permaculata  
• Gnophaela clappiana  
• Cisthene barnesii  
• Dysschema howardi  Northern Giant Flag Moth
• Platarctia parthenos  St. Lawrence Tiger Moth
• Gnophaela discreta  
• Estigmene acrea  Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth
• Lycomorpha grotei  
• Arachnis picta  Painted Tiger Moth
• Gnophaela vermiculata  
• Lycomorpha pholus  Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth
• Catocala amatrix  Sweetheart Underwing
• Melipotis indomita  Indomitable Melipotis
• Catocala junctura  Joined Underwing Moth
• Cissusa valens  
• Catocala grotiana  
• Litocala sexsignata  
• Ascalapha odorata  Black Witch
• Catocala semirelicta  Semirelict Underwing
• Orgyia pseudotsugata  Douglas Fir Tussock Moth

Sesiidae Sesiid Moths

• Melittia gloriosa  Glorious Squash Vine Borer

Zygaenidae Zygaenid Moths

• Harrisina metallica  Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer

Crambidae Crambid Snout Moths

• Nephrogramma reniculalis  Kidney Moth
• Loxostege quaestoralis  
• Achyra rantalis  
• Loxostege cereralis  

Geometridae Geometer Moths, Looper Moths

• Rindgea s-signata  Signate Looper
• Digrammia neptaria  Dark-bordered Granite Moth
• Nemoria festaria  
• Eulithis luteolata  
• Eulithis destinata  

Lasiocampidae Lasiocampid Moths

• Malacosoma californicum  Western Tent Caterpillar Moth