List of butterflies of North America (Nymphalidae)

Subfamily Libytheinae: snouts

 * American snout, Libytheana carinenta

Subfamily Heliconiinae: heliconians and fritillaries

 * Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae
 * Alberta fritillary, Boloria alberta
 * Astarte fritillary, Boloria astarte
 * Distinct Astarte fritillary, Boloria astarte distincta
 * Meadow fritillary, Boloria bellona
 * Arctic fritillary, Boloria chariclea
 * Pacific fritillary, Boloria epithore
 * Bog fritillary, Boloria eunomia
 * Freija fritillary, Boloria freija
 * Frigga fritillary, Boloria frigga
 * Dingy fritillary, Boloria improba
 * Uncompahgre dingy fritillary, Boloria improba acrocnema
 * Wind River dingy fritillary, Boloria improba harryi
 * Relict fritillary, Boloria kriemhild
 * Purplish fritillary, Boloria montinus
 * Mountain fritillary, Boloria napaea
 * Cryptic fritillary, Boloria natazhati
 * Polaris fritillary, Boloria polaris
 * Silver-bordered fritillary, Boloria selene
 * Mexican silverspot, Dione moneta
 * Banded orange heliconian, Dryadula phaetusa
 * Julia heliconian, Dryas iulia
 * Least heliconian, Euiedes aliphera
 * Isabella's heliconian, Eueides isabella
 * Variegated fritillary, Euptoieta claudia
 * Mexican fritillary, Euptoieta hegesia
 * Zebra heliconian, Heliconius charithonia
 * Erato heliconian, Heliconius erato
 * Tiger heliconian, Heliconius ismenius
 * Unsilvered fritillary, Speyeria adiaste
 * Aphrodite fritillary, Speyeria aphrodite
 * Atlantis fritillary, Speyeria atlantis
 * Callippe fritillary, Speyeria callippe
 * Carol's fritillary, Speyeria carolae
 * Coronis fritillary, Speyeria coronis
 * Great spangled fritillary, Speyeria cybele
 * Diana fritillary, Speyeria diana
 * Edward's fritillary, Speyeria edwardsii
 * Great Basin fritillary, Speyeria egleis
 * Northwestern fritillary, Speyeria hesperis
 * Hydaspe fritillary, Speyeria hydaspe
 * Regal fritillary, Speyeria idalia
 * Mormon fritillary, Speyeria mormonia
 * Nokomis fritillary, Speyeria nokomis
 * Zerene fritillary, Speyeria zerene

Subfamily Nymphalinae: true brushfoots



 * Dotted checkerspot, Poladryas minuta
 * Arachne checkerspot, Poladryas arachne
 * Theona checkerspot, Thessalia theona
 * Chinati checkerspot, Thessalia chinatiensis
 * Black checkerspot, Thessalia cyneas
 * Fulvia checkerspot, Thessalia fulvia
 * Leanira checkerspot, Thessalia leanira
 * California patch, Chlosyne californica
 * Bordered patch, Chlosyne lacinia
 * Definite patch, Chlosyne definita
 * Banded patch, Chlosyne endeis
 * Crimson patch, Chlosyne janais
 * Rosita patch, Chlosyne rosita
 * Red-spotted patch, Chlosyne melitaeoides
 * Gorgone checkerspot, Chlosyne gorgone
 * Silvery checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis
 * Harris's checkerspot, Chlosyne harrisii
 * Nuevo León checkerspot, Chlosyne kendallorum
 * Northern checkerspot, Chlosyne palla
 * Rockslide checkerspot, Chlosyne whitneyi
 * Sagebrush checkerspot, Chlosyne acastus
 * Gabb's checkerspot, Chlosyne gabbii
 * Hoffmann's checkerspot, Chlosyne hoffmanni
 * Elf, Microtia elva
 * Tiny checkerspot, Dymasia dymas
 * Dymasia dymas chara
 * Elada checkerspot, Texola elada
 * Smudged crescent, Castilia eranites
 * Texan crescent, Phyciodes texana
 * Texan Texan crescent, Phyciodes texana texana
 * Seminole Texan crescent, Phyciodes texana seminole
 * Cuban crescent, Phyciodes frisia
 * Pale-banded crescent, Phyciodes tulcis
 * Orange-patched crescent, Phyciodes drusilla
 * Ardent crescent, Phyciodes ardys
 * Black crescent, Phyciodes ptolyca
 * Pine crescent, Phyciodes sitalces
 * Chestnut crescent, Phyciodes argentea
 * Vesta crescent, Phyciodes vesta
 * Phaon crescent, Phyciodes phaon
 * Pearl crescent, Phyciodes tharos
 * Northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta
 * Diminutive northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta diminutor
 * Mimic northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta incognitus
 * Tawny crescent, Phyciodes batesii
 * Field crescent, Phyciodes campestris
 * Painted crescent, Phyciodes picta
 * California crescent, Phyciodes orseis
 * Pale crescent, Phyciodes pallida
 * Mylitta crescent, Phyciodes mylitta
 * Gillett's checkerspot, Euphydryas gillettii
 * Variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona
 * Chalcedon variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona chalcedona
 * Snowberry variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona colon
 * Anicia variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona anicia
 * Edith's checkerspot, Euphydryas editha
 * Baltimore checkerspot, Euphydryas phaeton
 * Question mark, Polygonia interrogationis
 * Eastern comma, Polygonia comma
 * Satyr comma, Polygonia satyrus
 * Green comma, Polygonia faunus
 * Green green comma, Polygonia faunus faunus
 * Polygonia faunus hylas
 * Sylvan green comma, Polygonia faunus silvius
 * Hoary comma, Polygonia gracilis
 * Zephyr hoary comma, Polygonia gracilis zephyrus
 * Oreas comma, Polygonia oreas
 * Gray comma, Polygonia progne
 * Compton tortoiseshell, Nymphalis vaualbum
 * California tortoiseshell, Nymphalis californica
 * Mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa
 * Milbert's tortoiseshell, Aglais milberti
 * Small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae
 * American lady, Vanessa virginiensis
 * Painted lady, Vanessa cardui
 * West Coast lady, Vanessa annabella
 * Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta
 * Orange mapwing, Hypanartia lethe
 * Mimic, Hypolimnas misippus
 * Common buckeye, Junonia coenia
 * Gray buckeye, Junonia grisea
 * Mangrove buckeye, Junonia neildi
 * Dark buckeye, Junonia nigrosuffusa
 * Twintip buckeye, Junonia stemosa
 * Caribbean buckeye, Junonia zonalis
 * White peacock, Anartia jatrophae
 * Cuban peacock, Anartia chrysopelea
 * Banded peacock, Anartia fatima
 * Malachite, Siproeta stelenes
 * Rusty-tipped page, Siproeta epaphus

Subfamily Limenitidinae: admirals, sisters and others



 * Red-spotted admiral, Limenitis arthemis
 * White admiral, Limenitis arthemis arthemis
 * Red-spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax
 * Viceroy, Limenitis archippus
 * Weidemeyer's admiral, Limenitis weidemeyerii
 * Lorquin's admiral, Limenitis lorquini
 * Band-celled sister, Adelpha fessonia
 * California sister, Adelpha bredowii
 * Eyed sister, Adelpha paroeca
 * Spot-celled sister, Adelpha basiloides
 * Mexican sister, Adelpha diazi
 * Rayed sister, Adelpha lycorias melanthe
 * Common banner, Epiphile adrasta
 * Orange banner, Temenis laothoe
 * Mexican bluewing, Myscelia ethusa
 * Blackened bluewing, Myscelia cyanathe
 * Whitened bluewing, Myscelia cyaniris
 * Dingy purplewing, Eunica monima
 * Florida purplewing, Eunica tatila
 * Four-spotted sailor, Dynamine postverta
 * Blue-eyed sailor, Dynamine dyonis
 * Small-eyed sailor, Dynamine artisemia
 * Orange-striped eighty-eight, Diaethria pandama
 * Common Mestra, Mestra amymone
 * Red rim, Biblis hyperia
 * Red cracker, Hamadryas amphinome
 * Gray cracker, Hamadryas februa
 * Variable cracker, Hamadryas feronia
 * Glaucous cracker, Hamadryas glauconome
 * Pale cracker, Hamadryas amphichloe
 * Guatemalan cracker, Hamadryas guatemalena
 * Black-patched cracker, Hamadryas atlantis
 * Orion cecropian, Historis odius
 * Tailed cecropian, Historis acheronta
 * Blomfild's beauty, Smyrna blomfildia
 * Waiter daggerwing, Marpesia coresia
 * Many-banded daggerwing, Marpesia chiron
 * Ruddy daggerwing, Marpesia petreus
 * Antillean daggerwing, Marpesia eleuchea

Subfamily Charaxinae: leafwings



 * Tropical leafwing, Anaea aidea
 * Goatweed leafwing, Anaea andria
 * Pointed leafwing, Anaea eurypyle
 * Florida leafwing, Anaea floridalis
 * Guatemalan leafwing, Anaea forreri
 * Angled leafwing, Anaea glycerium
 * Pale-spotted leafwing, Anaea pithyusa
 * One-spotted prepona, Archaeoprepona demophon

Subfamily Apaturinae: emperors



 * Hackberry emperor, Asterocampa celtis
 * Tawny emperor, Asterocampa clyton
 * Cream-banded dusky emperor, Asterocampa idyja argus
 * Empress Leilia, Asterocampa leilia
 * Silver emperor, Doxocopa laure
 * Pavon emperor, Doxocopa pavon

Subfamily Morphinae: morphos

 * White morpho, Morpho polyphemus
 * Split-banded owlet, Opsiphanes cassina
 * Orange owlet, Opsiphanes boisduvalii

Subfamily Satyrinae: satyrs



 * Southern pearly-eye, Enodia portlandia
 * Northern pearly-eye, Enodia anthedon
 * Creole pearly-eye, Enodia creola
 * Eyed brown, Satyrodes eurydice
 * Appalachian brown, Satyrodes appalachia
 * Nabokov's satyr, Cyllopsis pyracmon
 * Horsetail gemmed-satyr, Cyllopsis pseudopephredo
 * Canyonland satyr, Cyllopsis pertepida
 * Gemmed satyr, Cyllopsis gemma
 * Carolina satyr, Hermeuptychia sosybius
 * Hermeuptychia hermybius
 * Hermeuptychia intricata
 * Georgia satyr, Neonympha areolata
 * Mitchell's satyr, Neonympha mitchellii
 * Helicta satyr, Neonympha helicta
 * Little wood-satyr, Megisto cymela
 * Red satyr, Megisto rubricata
 * Pine satyr, Paramacera allyni
 * White satyr, Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
 * Hayden's ringlet, Coenonympha haydenii
 * Common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia
 * Inornate common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia inornata
 * Salt marsh common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia nipisiquit
 * Ochre common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia ochracea
 * California common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia california
 * Common wood-nymph, Cercyonis pegala
 * Mead's wood-nymph, Cercyonis meadii
 * Great Basin wood-nymph, Cercyonis sthenele
 * Small wood-nymph, Cercyonis oetus
 * Vidler's alpine, Erebia vidleri
 * Ross's alpine, Erebia rossii
 * Disa alpine, Erebia disa
 * Taiga alpine, Erebia mancinus
 * Magdalena alpine, Erebia magdalena
 * Banded alpine, Erebia fasciata
 * Red-disked alpine, Erebia discoidalis
 * Theano alpine, Erebia theano
 * Four-dotted alpine, Erebia dabanensis (includes youngi)
 * Common alpine, Erebia epipsodea
 * Colorado alpine, Erebia callias
 * Reddish alpine, Erebia kozhantshikovi (includes lafontainei)
 * Eskimo alpine, Erebia occulta
 * Red-bordered satyr, Gyrocheilus patrobas
 * Riding's satyr, Neominois ridingsii
 * Great Arctic, Oeneis nevadensis
 * Macoun's Arctic, Oeneis macounii
 * Chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus
 * Brown chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus chryxus
 * California chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus ivallda
 * Uhler's Arctic, Oeneis uhleri
 * Alberta Arctic, Oeneis alberta
 * White-veined Arctic, Oeneis taygete (distinct from Old World Oeneis bore)
 * Jutta Arctic, Oeneis jutta
 * Sentinel Arctic, Oeneis alpina (includes exubitor)
 * Melissa Arctic, Oeneis melissa
 * Polixenes Arctic, Oeneis polixenes
 * Early Arctic, Oeneis rosovi (includes philipi)

Subfamily Danainae: milkweed butterflies and clearwings



 * Soldier, Danaus eresimus
 * Queen, Danaus gilippus
 * Monarch, Danaus plexippus
 * Klug's clearwing, Dircenna klugii
 * Thick-tipped Greta, Greta morgane
 * Tiger mimic-queen, Lycorea cleobaea
 * Disturbed tigerwing, Mechanitis polymnia
 * Broad-tipped clearwing, Pteronymia cotytto