Zaepfel Nature Center

 

Butterfly Species Observed at the:

James A. Zaepfel Nature Sanctuary and Research Center

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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

• Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

  • Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)​

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieidae)

• Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

  • Small Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)

• Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)​

  • Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)​

  • Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

• Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)

  • American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)​

• Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

  • Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)​

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Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)

• Northern Metalmark (Calephelis borealis)

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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

• Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

  • Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

  • Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)

• True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

  • Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)​

  • Baltimore checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)

  • Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)

  • Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

  • American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

  • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

• Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)

  • Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)​

  • Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

• Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

  • Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)​

  • Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)

  • Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)

• Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

  • Monarch (Danaus plexippus)​

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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

• Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

  • Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)

  • Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

• Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

  • Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)

  • European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)

  • Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)

  • Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)