United States of America

Checklist of Endemic Swallowtail and Nymphalid Butterfly Species

This list of swallowtail and nymphalid butterfly species found exclusively in the United States of America is based on the taxonomy used in Lepidoptera Mundi (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Jonko, C. (2020), Lepidoptera Mundi, https://lepidoptera.eu, accessed 12 January 2020. The current version of the website is at Lepidoptera Mundi

If additional species are recognized in the lists at Markku Savela or in recent taxonomic papers they are listed seperately following the main list.

Argynnis adiaste  (Nymphalidae) Unsilvered Fritillary

Argynnis carolae  (Nymphalidae) Carol's Fritillary

Argynnis diana  (Nymphalidae) Diana Fritillary

Argynnis egleis  (Nymphalidae) Great Basin Fritillary

Boloria acrocnema  (Nymphalidae) Uncompaghre Fritillary

Boloria kriemhild  (Nymphalidae) Relict Fritillary

Coenonympha haydenii  (Nymphalidae) Hayden's Ringlet

Hermeuptychia intricata  (Nymphalidae) Intricate Satyr

Lethe creola  (Nymphalidae) Creole Pearly-eye

Lethe portlandia  (Nymphalidae) Southern Pearly-eye

Megisto viola  (Nymphalidae) Viola's Wood Satyr

Neonympha areolatus  (Nymphalidae) Georgia Satyr

Neonympha helicta  (Nymphalidae) Helicta Satyr

Neonympha mitchellii  (Nymphalidae) Mitchell's Satyr

Oeneis tanana  (Nymphalidae) Tanana Arctic

Phyciodes orseis  (Nymphalidae) California Crescent

Vanessa tameamea  (Nymphalidae) Kamehameha Butterfly

Eurytides marcellus  (Papilionidae) Zebra Swallowtail

Papilio appalachiensis  (Papilionidae) Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio joanae  (Papilionidae) Ozark Swallowtail

Parnassius behrii  (Papilionidae) Sierra Nevada Parnassian

The following species were not included in Lepidoptera Mundi:

Anaea floridalis  (Nymphalidae) Florida Leafwing

Eresia seminole  (Nymphalidae) Seminole Crescent

Cercyonis incognita  (Nymphalidae) Bald Hills Satyr

Junonia stemosa  (Nymphalidae) Twintip Buckeye  2020