List of butterflies of Connecticut

This is a list of butterflies that can be found in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The list is in alphabetical order by scientific name.


 * Achalarus lyciades – hoary edge
 * Amblyscirtes hegon – pepper and salt skipper
 * Amblyscirtes vialis – common roadside skipper
 * Anatrytone logan – Delaware skipper
 * Ancyloxypha numitor – least skipper
 * Anthocharis midea – falcate orangetip
 * Asterocampa celtis – hackberry emperor
 * Asterocampa clyton – tawny emperor
 * Atalopedes campestris – sachem
 * Atrytonopsis hianna – dusted skipper
 * Battus philenor – pipevine swallowtail
 * Boloria bellona – meadow fritillary
 * Boloria selene – silver-bordered fritillary
 * Calephelis borealis – northern metalmark
 * Callophrys augustinus – brown elfin
 * Calycopis cecrops – red-banded hairstreak
 * Callophrys gryneus – juniper (olive) hairstreak
 * Callophrys henrici – Henry's elfin
 * Callophrys hesseli – Hessel's hairstreak
 * Callophrys irus – frosted elfin
 * Callophrys niphon – eastern pine elfin
 * Callophrys polia – hoary elfin
 * Carterocephalus palaemon – Arctic skipper
 * Celastrina ladon – spring azure
 * Celastrina neglecta – summer azure
 * Celastrina neglectamajor – Appalachian azure
 * Cercyonis pegala – common wood nymph
 * Chlosyne harrisii – Harris' checkerspot
 * Chlosyne nycteis – silvery checkerspot
 * Coenonympha tullia – common ringle
 * Colias eurytheme – orange sulphur
 * Colias philodice – clouded sulphur
 * Danaus plexippus – monarch
 * Enodia anthedon – northern pearly eye
 * Epargyreus clarus – silver-spotted skipper
 * Erynnis baptisiae – wild indigo duskywing
 * Erynnis brizo – sleepy duskywing
 * Erynnis horatius – Horace's duskywing
 * Erynnis icelus – dreamy duskywing
 * Erynnis juvenalis – Juvenal's duskywing
 * Erynnis lucilius – columbine duskywing
 * Erynnis martialis – mottled duskywing
 * Erynnis persius – Persius duskywing
 * Erynnis zarucco – zarucco duskywing
 * Euphyes bimacula – two-spotted skipper
 * Euphyes conspicua – black dash
 * Euphyes dion – Dion skipper
 * Euphyes vestris – dun skipper
 * Eurema lisa – little yellow
 * Eurema nicippe – sleepy orange
 * Everes comyntas – eastern tailed blue
 * Feniseca tarquinius – harvester
 * Fixsenia favonius – southern hairstreak
 * Glaucopsyche lygdamus – silvery blue
 * Hesperia leonardus – Leonard's skipper
 * Hesperia metea – cobweb skipper
 * Hesperia sassacus – Indian skipper
 * Hylephila phyleus – fiery skipper
 * Junonia coenia – common buckeye
 * Libytheana carinenta – American snout
 * Limenitis archippus – viceroy
 * Limenitis arthemis – red-spotted purple/white admiral


 * Lon zabulon – Zabulon skipper


 * Lycaena epixanthe – bog copper


 * Lycaena hyllus – bronze copper
 * Lycaena phlaeas – American copper
 * Megisto cymela – little wood satyr
 * Nastra lherminier – swarthy skipper
 * Nymphalis antiopa – mourning cloak
 * Nymphalis milberti – Milbert's tortoiseshell
 * Nymphalis vaualbum – Compton tortoiseshell
 * Panoquina ocola – ocola skipper
 * Papilio canadensis – Canadian tiger swallowtail
 * Papilio cresphontes – giant swallowtail
 * Papilio glaucus – eastern tiger swallowtail
 * Papilio polyxenes – black swallowtail
 * Papilio troilus – spicebush swallowtail
 * Parrhasius m-album – white M hairstreak
 * Phoebis sennae – cloudless sulphur
 * Pholisora catullus – common sootywing
 * Phyciodes tharos – pearl crescent
 * Pieris protodice – checkered white
 * Pieris rapae – cabbage white
 * Pieris virginiensis – West Virginia white
 * Poanes hobomok – Hobomok skipper
 * Poanes massasoit – mulberry wing
 * Poanes viator – broad-winged skipper
 * Polites mystic – long dash
 * Polites origenes – crossline skipper
 * Polites peckius – Peck's skipper
 * Polites themistocles – tawny-edged skipper
 * Polygonia comma – eastern comma
 * Polygonia interrogationis – question mark
 * Polygonia progne – gray comma
 * Pompeius verna – little glassy wing
 * Pyrgus communis – checkered skipper
 * Satyrium acadicum – Acadian hairstreak
 * Satyrium calanus – banded hairstreak
 * Satyrium caryaevorum – hickory hairstreak
 * Satyrium edwardsii – Edwards hairstreak
 * Satyrium liparops – striped hairstreak
 * Satyrium titus – coral hairstreak
 * Satyrodes appalachia – Appalachian brown
 * Satyrodes eurydice – eyed brown
 * Speyeria aphrodite – Aphrodite fritillary
 * Speyeria atlantis – Atlantis fritillary
 * Speyeria cybele – great spangled fritillary
 * Strymon melinus – gray hairstreak
 * Thorybes bathyllus – southern cloudywing
 * Thorybes pylades – northern cloudywing
 * Thymelicus lineola – European skipper
 * Urbanus proteus – long-tailed skipper
 * Vanessa atalanta – red admiral
 * Vanessa cardui – painted lady
 * Vanessa virginiensis – American lady
 * Wallengrenia egeremet – northern broken dash
 * Zerene cesonia – southern dogface