List of butterflies of Canada

This is a list of butterflies of Canada.

Subfamily Pyrginae – pyrgine skippers

 * Epargyreus clarus – silver-spotted skipper
 * Urbanus proteus – long-tailed skipper
 * Achalarus lyciades – hoary edge
 * Thorybes bathyllus – southern cloudywing
 * Thorybes pylades – northern cloudywing
 * Staphylus hayhurstii – Hayhurst's scallopwing
 * Erynnis icelus – dreamy duskywing
 * Erynnis brizo – sleepy duskywing
 * Erynnis juvenalis – Juvenal's duskywing
 * Erynnis propertius – propertius duskywing
 * Erynnis horatius – Horace's duskywing
 * Erynnis martialis – mottled duskywing
 * Erynnis pacuvius – Pacuvius duskywing
 * Erynnis zarucco – Zarucco duskywing
 * Erynnis funeralis – funereal duskywing
 * Erynnis lucilius – columbine duskywing
 * Erynnis baptisiae – wild indigo duskywing
 * Erynnis afranius – Afranius duskywing
 * Erynnis persius – Persius duskywing
 * Pyrgus centaureae – grizzled skipper
 * Pyrgus ruralis – two-banded checkered skipper
 * Pyrgus scriptura – small checkered skipper
 * Pyrgus communis – common checkered skipper
 * Pholisora catullus – common sootywing



Subfamily Heteropterinae – intermediate skippers

 * Carterocephalus palaemon – Arctic skipper

Subfamily Hesperiinae – branded skippers

 * Lerema accius – clouded skipper
 * Ancyloxypha numitor – least skipper
 * Oarisma poweshiek – Poweshiek skipperling
 * Oarisma garita – Garita skipperling
 * Thymelicus lineola – European skipper
 * Hylephila phyleus – fiery skipper
 * Hesperia uncas – uncas skipper
 * Hesperia juba – juba skipper
 * Hesperia comma – common branded skipper
 * Hesperia colorado – western branded skipper
 * Hesperia assiniboia – plains skipper
 * Hesperia ottoe – Ottoe skipper
 * Hesperia leonardus – Leonard's skipper
 * Hesperia pahaska – Pahaska skipper
 * Hesperia dacotae – Dakota skipper
 * Hesperia sassacus – Indian skipper
 * Hesperia nevada – Nevada skipper
 * Polites peckius – Peck's skipper
 * Polites sabuleti – sandhill skipper
 * Polites draco – draco skipper
 * Polites themistocles – tawny-edged skipper
 * Polites origenes – crossline skipper
 * Polites mystic – long dash skipper
 * Polites rhesus – rhesus skipper
 * Polites sonora – sonoran skipper
 * Polites vibex – whirlabout
 * Wallengrenia egeremet – northern broken-dash
 * Pompeius verna – little glassywing
 * Atalopedes campestris – sachem
 * Anatrytone logan – Delaware skipper
 * Ochlodes sylvanoides – woodland skipper
 * Poanes massasoit – mulberry wing
 * Poanes hobomok – Hobomok skipper
 * Poanes zabulon – Zabulon skipper
 * Poanes viator – broad-winged skipper
 * Euphyes dion – Dion skipper
 * Euphyes dukesi – Dukes' skipper
 * Euphyes conspicua – black dash
 * Euphyes bimacula – two-spotted skipper
 * Euphyes vestris – dun skipper
 * Atrytonopsis hianna – dusted skipper
 * Amblyscirtes simius – simius roadside skipper
 * Amblyscirtes oslari – Oslar's roadside skipper
 * Amblyscirtes hegon – pepper and salt skipper
 * Amblyscirtes vialis – common roadside skipper
 * Calpodes ethlius – Brazilian skipper
 * Panoquina ocola – ocola skipper

Subfamily Parnassiinae – parnassians

 * Parnassius eversmanni – Eversmann's parnassian
 * Parnassius clodius – Clodius parnassian
 * Parnassius phoebus – Phoebus parnassian
 * Parnassius smintheus – Rocky Mountain parnassian

Subfamily Papilioninae – swallowtails

 * Battus philenor – pipevine swallowtail
 * Eurytides marcellus – zebra swallowtail
 * Papilio polyxenes – black swallowtail
 * Papilio brevicauda – short-tailed swallowtail
 * Papilio machaon – Old World swallowtail
 * Papilio zelicaon – anise swallowtail
 * Papilio indra – Indra swallowtail
 * Papilio cresphontes – giant swallowtail
 * Papilio glaucus – eastern tiger swallowtail
 * Papilio canadensis – Canadian tiger swallowtail
 * Papilio rutulus – western tiger swallowtail
 * Papilio multicaudatus – two-tailed swallowtail
 * Papilio eurymedon – pale swallowtail
 * Papilio troilus – spicebush swallowtail

Subfamily Pierinae – whites, marbles, and orangetips

 * Neophasia menapia – pine white
 * Pontia beckerii – Becker's white
 * Pontia sisymbrii – spring white
 * Pontia protodice – checkered white
 * Pontia occidentalis – western white
 * Pieris angelika – Arctic white
 * Pieris marginalis – margined white
 * Pieris oleracea – mustard white
 * Pieris virginiensis – West Virginia white
 * Pieris rapae – cabbage white
 * Ascia monuste – great southern white
 * Euchloe ausonides – large marble
 * Euchloe naina – green marble
 * Euchloe creusa – northern marble
 * Euchloe lotta – desert marble
 * Euchloe olympia – Olympia marble
 * Anthocharis sara – Pacific orangetip
 * Anthocharis stella – Stella orangetip

Subfamily Coliadinae – sulphurs

 * Colias philodice – clouded sulphur
 * Colias eurytheme – orange sulphur
 * Colias occidentalis – western sulphur
 * Colias alexandra – Queen Alexandra's sulphur
 * Colias christina – Christina sulphur
 * Colias meadii – Mead's sulphur
 * Colias johanseni – Johansen's sulphur
 * Colias hecla – hecla sulphur
 * Colias tyche – Booth's sulphur
 * Colias canadensis – Canada sulphur
 * Colias nastes – Labrador sulphur
 * Colias gigantea – giant sulphur
 * Colias pelidne – pelidne sulphur
 * Colias interior – pink-edged sulphur
 * Colias chippewa – heath sulphur
 * Colias palaeno – Palaeno sulphur
 * Zerene cesonia – southern dogface
 * Phoebis sennae – cloudless sulphur
 * Phoebis philea – orange-barred sulphur
 * Eurema mexicanum – Mexican yellow
 * Eurema lisa – little yellow
 * Eurema nicippe – sleepy orange
 * Nathalis iole – dainty sulphur

Subfamily Miletinae – harvesters

 * Feniseca tarquinius – harvester

Subfamily Lycaeninae – coppers

 * Lycaena phlaeas – American copper
 * Lycaena cuprea – lustrous copper
 * Lycaena dione – grey copper
 * Lycaena hyllus – bronze copper
 * Lycaena rubidus – ruddy copper
 * Lycaena heteronea – blue copper
 * Lycaena epixanthe – bog copper
 * Lycaena dorcas – dorcas copper
 * Lycaena dospassosi – Maritime copper
 * Lycaena helloides – purplish copper
 * Lycaena nivalis – lilac-bordered copper
 * Lycaena mariposa – mariposa copper

Subfamily Theclinae – hairstreaks

 * Satyrium behrii – Behr's hairstreak
 * Satyrium fuliginosum – sooty hairstreak
 * Satyrium acadicum – Acadian hairstreak
 * Satyrium californica – California hairstreak
 * Satyrium sylvinum – sylvan hairstreak
 * Satyrium titus – coral hairstreak
 * Satyrium edwardsii – Edwards' hairstreak
 * Satyrium calanus – banded hairstreak
 * Satyrium caryaevorum – hickory hairstreak
 * Satyrium liparops – striped hairstreak
 * Satyrium saepium – hedgerow hairstreak
 * Fixsenia favonius – southern hairstreak
 * Calycopis cecrops – red-banded hairstreak
 * Callophrys affinis – western green hairstreak
 * Callophrys sheridanii – Sheridan's hairstreak
 * Callophrys spinetorum – thicket hairstreak
 * Callophrys johnsoni – Johnson's hairstreak
 * Callophrys rosneri – Rosner's hairstreak
 * Callophrys barryi – Barry's hairstreak
 * Callophrys gryneus – juniper hairstreak
 * Callophrys augustinus – brown elfin
 * Callophrys mossii – Moss's elfin
 * Callophrys polios – hoary elfin
 * Callophrys irus – frosted elfin
 * Callophrys henrici – Henry's elfin
 * Callophrys lanoraieensis – bog elfin
 * Callophrys niphon – eastern pine elfin
 * Callophrys eryphon – western pine elfin
 * Parrhasius m-album – white hairstreak
 * Strymon melinus – grey hairstreak
 * Erora laeta – early hairstreak

Subfamily Polyommatinae – blues

 * Leptotes marina – marine blue
 * Echinargus isola – Reakirt's blue
 * Cupido comyntas – eastern tailed-blue
 * Cupido amyntula – western tailed-blue
 * Celastrina ladon – spring azure
 * Celastrina lucia – lucia azure
 * Celastrina neglecta – summer azure
 * Celastrina serotina – cherry gall azure
 * Euphilotes battoides – square-spotted blue
 * Euphilotes ancilla – Rocky Mountain dotted blue
 * Glaucopsyche piasus – arrowhead blue
 * Glaucopsyche lygdamus – silvery blue
 * Plebejus idas – northern blue
 * Plebejus melissa – Melissa blue
 * Icaricia icarioides – Boisduval's blue
 * Icaricia lupini – lupine blue
 * Icaricia saepiolus – greenish blue
 * Icaricia shasta – shasta blue
 * Agriades optilete – cranberry blue
 * Agriades glandon – Arctic blue



Family Riodinidae – metalmarks

 * Apodemia mormo – Mormon metalmark

Subfamily Libytheinae – snouts

 * Libytheana carinenta – American snout



Subfamily Heliconiinae – fritillaries

 * Agraulis vanillae – gulf fritillary
 * Euptoieta claudia – variegated fritillary
 * Euptoieta hegesia – Mexican fritillary
 * Speyeria cybele – great spangled fritillary
 * Speyeria aphrodite – Aphrodite fritillary
 * Speyeria idalia – regal fritillary
 * Speyeria edwardsii – Edwards' fritillary
 * Speyeria coronis – coronis fritillary
 * Speyeria zerene – zerene fritillary
 * Speyeria callippe – callippe fritillary
 * Speyeria atlantis – Atlantis fritillary
 * Speyeria hesperis – northwestern fritillary
 * Speyeria hydaspe – hydaspe fritillary
 * Speyeria mormonia – Mormon fritillary
 * Boloria napaea – mountain fritillary
 * Boloria eunomia – bog fritillary
 * Boloria selene – silver-bordered fritillary
 * Boloria bellona – meadow fritillary
 * Boloria frigga – Frigga fritillary
 * Boloria improba – dingy fritillary
 * Boloria epithore – Pacific fritillary
 * Boloria polaris – Polaris fritillary
 * Boloria freija – Freija fritillary
 * Boloria natazhati – Beringian fritillary
 * Boloria alberta – Alberta fritillary
 * Boloria astarte – Astarte fritillary
 * Boloria chariclea – Arctic fritillary



Subfamily Nymphalinae – anglewings, tortoiseshells, ladies, checkerspots and crescents

 * Polygonia interrogationis – question mark
 * Polygonia comma – eastern comma
 * Polygonia satyrus – satyr comma
 * Polygonia faunus – green comma
 * Polygonia gracilis – hoary comma
 * Polygonia oreas – oreas comma
 * Polygonia progne – grey comma
 * Nymphalis vaualbum – Compton tortoiseshell
 * Nymphalis californica – California tortoiseshell
 * Nymphalis antiopa – mourning cloak
 * Nymphalis milberti – Milbert's tortoiseshell
 * Vanessa virginiensis – American lady
 * Vanessa cardui – painted lady
 * Vanessa annabella – West Coast lady
 * Vanessa atalanta – red admiral
 * Junonia coenia – common buckeye
 * Chlosyne gorgone – gorgone checkerspot
 * Chlosyne nycteis – silvery checkerspot
 * Chlosyne harrisii – Harris's checkerspot
 * Chlosyne palla – northern checkerspot
 * Chlosyne acastus – sagebrush checkerspot
 * Chlosyne hoffmanni – Hoffmann's checkerspot
 * Phyciodes tharos – pearl crescent
 * Phyciodes cocyta – northern crescent
 * Phyciodes batesii – tawny crescent
 * Phyciodes pallida – pale crescent
 * Phyciodes pulchella – field crescent
 * Phyciodes mylitta – mylitta crescent
 * Euphydryas gillettii – Gillette's checkerspot
 * Euphydryas chalcedona – variable checkerspot
 * Euphydryas editha – Edith's checkerspot
 * Euphydryas phaeton – Baltimore checkerspot



Subfamily Limenitidinae – admirals

 * Limenitis arthemis – white admiral, red-spotted purple
 * Limenitis archippus – viceroy
 * Limenitis weidemeyerii – Weidemeyer's admiral
 * Limenitis lorquini – Lorquin's admiral



Subfamily Apaturinae – emperors

 * Asterocampa celtis – hackberry emperor
 * Asterocampa clyton – tawny emperor

Subfamily Satyrinae – satyrs and wood-nymphs

 * Enodia anthedon – northern pearly-eye
 * Satyrodes eurydice – eyed brown
 * Satyrodes appalachia – Appalachian brown
 * Megisto cymela – little wood-satyr
 * Coenonympha tullia – common ringlet
 * Coenonympha nipisiquit – maritime ringlet
 * Cercyonis pegala – common wood-nymph
 * Cercyonis sthenele – Great Basin wood-nymph
 * Cercyonis oetus – small wood-nymph
 * Erebia vidleri – Vidler's alpine
 * Erebia rossii – Ross's alpine
 * Erebia disa – Disa alpine
 * Erebia mancinus – taiga alpine
 * Erebia magdalena – Magdalena alpine
 * Erebia mackinleyensis – Mt. McKinley alpine
 * Erebia fasciata – banded alpine
 * Erebia discoidalis – red-disked alpine
 * Erebia pawlowskii – yellow-dotted alpine
 * Erebia youngi – four-dotted alpine
 * Erebia anyuica – scree alpine
 * Erebia lafontainei – reddish alpine
 * Erebia epipsodea – common alpine
 * Neominois ridingsii – Ridings' satyr
 * Oeneis nevadensis – great arctic
 * Oeneis macounii – Macoun's arctic or Canada arctic
 * Oeneis chryxus – chryxus arctic or brown arctic
 * Oeneis uhleri – Uhler's arctic
 * Oeneis alberta – Alberta arctic
 * Oeneis bore – white-veined arctic
 * Oeneis jutta – Jutta arctic
 * Oeneis melissa – Melissa arctic
 * Oeneis polixenes – Polixenes arctic
 * Oeneis rosovi – Philip's arctic
 * Oeneis alpina – sentinel arctic



Subfamily Danainae – milkweed butterflies

 * Danaus plexippus – monarch