List of butterflies of Texas

This is a list of Texas butterflies, all species of butterfly found in the state of Texas.

Subfamily Papilioninae (swallowtails)

 * Battus philenor (pipevine swallowtail)
 * Battus polydamas (Polydamas swallowtail)
 * Eurytides marcellus (zebra swallowtail)
 * Eurytides philolaus (dark kite-swallowtail)
 * Papilio polyxenes (black swallowtail)
 * Papilio thoas (Thoas swallowtail)
 * Papilio cresphontes (giant swallowtail)
 * Papilio ornythion (ornythion swallowtail)
 * Papilio astyalus (broad-banded swallowtail)
 * Papilio glaucus (eastern tiger swallowtail)
 * Papilio rutulus (western tiger swallowtail)
 * Papilio multicaudata (two-tailed swallowtail)
 * Papilio pilumnus (three-tailed swallowtail)
 * Papilio troilus (spicebush swallowtail)
 * Papilio garamus (magnificent swallowtail)
 * Papilio palamedes (Palamedes swallowtail)
 * Papilio victorinus (Victorine swallowtail)
 * Papilio pharnaces (pink-spotted swallowtail)
 * Papilio anchisiades (ruby-spotted swallowtail)
 * Parides eurimedes (mylotes cattle heart)

Subfamily Pierinae (whites)

 * Anthocharis cethura (desert orangetip)
 * Anthocharis midea (falcate orangetip)
 * Anthocharis thoosa (southwestern orangetip)
 * Appias drusilla (Florida white)
 * Ascia monuste (great southern white)
 * Catasticta nimbice (Mexican dartwhite)
 * Euchloe lotta (desert marble)
 * Euchloe olympia (Olympia marble)
 * Ganyra josephina (giant white)
 * Leptophobia aripa (mountain white)
 * Pieris rapae (cabbage white)
 * Pontia protodice (checkered white)
 * Pontia sisymbrii (spring white)

Subfamily Coliadinae (sulphurs)

 * Anteos clorinde (white angled-sulphur)
 * Anteos maerula (yellow angled-sulphur)
 * Aphrissa statira (Statira sulphur)
 * Colias eurytheme (orange sulphur)
 * Colias philodice (clouded sulphur)
 * Eurema albula (ghost yellow)
 * Eurema boisduvaliana (Boisduval's yellow)
 * Eurema daira (barred yellow)
 * Eurema dina (dina yellow)
 * Eurema lisa (little yellow)
 * Eurema mexicana (Mexican yellow)
 * Eurema nicippe (sleepy orange)
 * Eurema nise (mimosa yellow)
 * Eurema proterpia (tailed orange)
 * Eurema salome (Salome yellow)
 * Kricogonia lyside (lyside sulphur)
 * Nathalis iole (dainty sulphur)
 * Phoebis agarithe (large orange sulphur)
 * Phoebis argante (apricot sulphur)
 * Phoebis neocypris (tailed sulphur)
 * Phoebis philea (orange-barred sulphur)
 * Phoebis sennae (cloudless sulphur)
 * Zerene cesonia (southern dogface)

Subfamily Dismorphiinae (mimic-whites)

 * Enantia albania (costa-spotted mimic-white)

Subfamily Miletinae (harvesters)

 * Feniseca tarquinius (harvester)

Subfamily Lycaeninae (coppers)

 * Lycaena dione (gray copper)

Subfamily Theclinae (hairstreaks)

 * Allosmaitia strophius (Strophius hairstreak)
 * Atlides halesus (great purple hairstreak)
 * Callophrys gryneus (juniper hairstreak)
 * Callophrys henrici (Henry's elfin)
 * Callophrys irus (frosted elfin)
 * Callophrys mcfarlandi (sandia hairstreak)
 * Callophrys niphon (eastern pine elfin)
 * Callophrys spinetorum (thicket hairstreak)
 * Callophrys xami (xami hairstreak)
 * Calycopis cecrops (red-banded hairstreak)
 * Calycopis isobeon (dusky-blue groundstreak)
 * Chlorostrymon simaethis (silver-banded hairstreak)
 * Chlorostrymon telea (Telea hairstreak)
 * Cyanophrys goodsoni (Goodson's greenstreak)
 * Cyanophrys herodotus (tropical greenstreak)
 * Cyanophrys miserabilis (Clench's greenstreak)
 * Electrostrymon canus (muted hairstreak)
 * Electrostrymon sangala (ruddy hairstreak)
 * Erora quaderna (Arizona hairstreak)
 * Eumaeus toxea (Mexican cycadian)
 * Fixsenia favonius (southern hairstreak)
 * Fixsenia polingi (Poling's hairstreak)
 * Hypaurotis crysalus (Colorado hairstreak)
 * Ministrymon azia (gray ministreak)
 * Ministrymon clytie (Clytie ministreak)
 * Ministrymon echion (red-spotted hairstreak)
 * Ministrymon janevicroy (Vicroy’s ministreak)
 * Ministrymon leda (Leda ministreak)
 * Ocaria ocrisia (black hairstreak)
 * Oenomaus ortygnus (aquamarine hairstreak)
 * Parrhasius m-album (white m hairstreak)
 * Phaeostrymon alcestis (soapberry hairstreak)
 * Rekoa marius (Marius hairstreak)
 * Rekoa palegon (gold-bordered hairstreak)
 * Rekoa zebina (zebina hairstreak)
 * Satyrium behrii (Behr's hairstreak)
 * Satyrium calanus (banded hairstreak)
 * Satyrium edwardsii (Edwards' hairstreak)
 * Satyrium kingi (King's hairstreak)
 * Satyrium liparops (striped hairstreak)
 * Satyrium titus (coral hairstreak)
 * Siderus tephraeus (pearly-gray hairstreak)
 * Strymon albata (white scrub-hairstreak)
 * Strymon alea (Lacey's scrub-hairstreak)
 * Strymon bazochii (lantana scrub-hairstreak)
 * Strymon bebrycia (red-lined scrub-hairstreak)
 * Strymon cestri (tailless scrub-hairstreak)
 * Strymon istapa (mallow scrub-hairstreak)
 * Strymon melinus (gray hairstreak)
 * Strymon rufofusca (red-crescent scrub-hairstreak)
 * Strymon serapio (bromeliad scrub-hairstreak)
 * Strymon yojoa (Yojoa scrub-hairstreak)

Subfamily Polyommatinae (blues)

 * Brephidium exile (western pygmy-blue)
 * Brephidium isophthalma (eastern pygmy-blue)
 * Celastrina ladon (spring azure)
 * Celastrina neglecta (summer azure)
 * Cupido comyntas (eastern tailed-blue)
 * Echinargus isola (Reakirt's blue)
 * Euphilotes rita (rita dotted-blue)
 * Glaucopsyche lygdamus (silvery blue)
 * Hemiargus ceraunus (Ceraunus blue)
 * Icaricia lupini (lupine blue)
 * Leptotes cassius (Cassius blue)
 * Leptotes marina (marine blue)
 * Plebejus melissa (Melissa blue)
 * Zizula cyna (cyna blue)

Family Riodinidae (metalmarks)

 * Apodemia chisosensis (Chisos metalmark)
 * Apodemia duryi (Mexican metalmark)
 * Apodemia hepburni (Hepburn's metalmark)
 * Apodemia multiplaga (narrow-winged metalmark)
 * Apodemia palmeri (Palmer's metalmark)
 * Apodemia phyciodoides (crescent metalmark)
 * Apodemia walkeri (Walker's metalmark)
 * Calephelis nemesis (fatal metalmark)
 * Calephelis nilus (rounded metalmark)
 * Calephelis rawsoni (Rawson's metalmark)
 * Calephelis virginiensis (little metalmark)
 * Caria ino (red-bordered metalmark)
 * Emesis emesia (curve-winged metalmark)
 * Emesis tenedia (falcate metalmark)
 * Emesis zela (Zela metalmark)
 * Lasaia sula (blue metalmark)
 * Melanis pixe (red-bordered pixie)

Subfamily Libytheinae (snouts)

 * Libytheana carinenta (American snout)

Subfamily Heliconiinae (heliconians and fritillaries)

 * Agraulis vanillae (Gulf fritillary)
 * Dione moneta (Mexican silverspot)
 * Dryadula phaetusa (banded orange heliconian)
 * Dryas julia (Julia heliconian)
 * Eueides isabella (Isabella's heliconian)
 * Euptoieta claudia (variegated fritillary)
 * Euptoieta hegesia (Mexican fritillary)
 * Heliconius charithonia (zebra heliconian)
 * Heliconius erato (Erato heliconian)
 * Philaethria dido (scarce bamboo page)
 * Speyeria cybele (great spangled fritillary)

Subfamily Nymphalinae (true brush-foots)

 * Anartia fatima (banded peacock)
 * Anartia jatrophae (white peacock)
 * Chlosyne acastus (sagebrush checkerspot)
 * Chlosyne definita (definite patch)
 * Chlosyne endeis (banded patch)
 * Chlosyne gorgone (gorgone checkerspot)
 * Chlosyne janais (crimson patch)
 * Chlosyne lacinia (bordered patch)
 * Chlosyne marina (red-spotted patch)
 * Chlosyne nycteis (silvery checkerspot)
 * Chlosyne rosita (rosita patch)
 * Dymasia dymas (tiny checkerspot)
 * Euphydryas chalcedona (variable checkerspot)
 * Euphydryas phaeton (Baltimore)
 * Hypolimnas misippus (mimic)
 * Junonia coenia (common buckeye)
 * Junonia genoveva (tropical buckeye)
 * Microtia elva (elf)
 * Nymphalis antiopa (mourning cloak)
 * Phyciodes argentea (chestnut crescent)
 * Phyciodes graphica (graphic crescent)
 * Phyciodes mylitta (Mylitta crescent)
 * Phyciodes phaon (Phaon crescent)
 * Phyciodes picta (painted crescent)
 * Phyciodes ptolyca (black crescent)
 * Phyciodes texana (Texan crescent)
 * Phyciodes tharos (pearl crescent)
 * Phyciodes tulcis (Tulcis crescent)
 * Poladryas minuta (dotted checkerspot)
 * Polygonia comma (eastern comma)
 * Polygonia interrogationis (question mark)
 * Siproeta epaphus (rusty-tipped page)
 * Siproeta stelenes (malachite)
 * Texola elada (Elada checkerspot)
 * Thessalia fulvia (Fulvia checkerspot)
 * Thessalia theona (Theona checkerspot)
 * Vanessa annabella (West Coast lady)
 * Vanessa atalanta (red admiral)
 * Vanessa cardui (painted lady)
 * Vanessa virginiensis (American lady)

Subfamily Limenitidinae (admirals and relatives)

 * Adelpha basiloides (spot-celled sister)
 * Adelpha bredowii (California sister)
 * Adelpha fessonia (band-celled sister)
 * Biblis hyperia (red rim)
 * Diaethria anna (Anna's eighty-eight)
 * Diaethria asteria (Mexican eighty-eight)
 * Dynamine dyonis (blue-eyed sailor)
 * Dynamine tithia (Tithian sailor)
 * Epiphile adrasta (common banner)
 * Eunica monima (dingy purplewing)
 * Eunica tatila (Florida purplewing)
 * Hamadryas amphinome (red cracker)
 * Hamadryas februa (gray cracker)
 * Hamadryas feronia (variable cracker)
 * Hamadryas fornax
 * Hamadryas guatemalena (Guatemalan cracker)
 * Hamadryas iphthime (brownish cracker)
 * Historis acheronta (tailed cecropian)
 * Historis odius (Orion)
 * Limenitis archippus (viceroy)
 * Limenitis arthemis astyanax ('Astyanax' red-spotted purple)
 * Limenitis arthemis (red-spotted purple)
 * Limenitis weidemeyerii (Weidemeyer's admiral)
 * Marpesia chiron (many-banded daggerwing)
 * Marpesia coresia (waiter daggerwing)
 * Marpesia petreus (ruddy daggerwing)
 * Mestra amymone (common mestra)
 * Myscelia cyananthe (blackened bluewing)
 * Myscelia ethusa (Mexican bluewing)
 * Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's beauty)
 * Smyrna karwinskii (Karwinski's beauty)

Subfamily Charaxinae (leafwings)

 * Anaea andria (goatweed leafwing)
 * Anaea echemus (chestnut leafwing)
 * Anaea glycerium (angled leafwing)
 * Anaea pithyusa (pale-spotted leafwing)
 * Anaea troglodyta (tropical leafwing)

Subfamily Apaturinae (emperors)

 * Asterocampa celtis (hackberry emperor)
 * Asterocampa clyton (tawny emperor)
 * Asterocampa leilia (empress leilia)
 * Doxocopa laure (silver emperor)
 * Doxocopa pavon (Pavon emperor)

Subfamily Satyrinae (satyrs)

 * Cercyonis meadii (Mead's wood nymph)
 * Cercyonis pegala (common wood nymph)
 * Cyllopsis gemma (gemmed satyr)
 * Cyllopsis pertepida (canyonland satyr)
 * Enodia anthedon (northern pearly eye)
 * Enodia creola (Creole pearly eye)
 * Enodia portlandia (southern pearly eye)
 * Gyrocheilus patrobas (red-bordered satyr)
 * Hermeuptychia sosybius (Carolina satyr)
 * Megisto cymela (little wood satyr)
 * Megisto rubricata (red satyr)
 * Megisto viola (Viola's wood satyr)
 * Neonympha areolata (Georgia satyr)

Subfamily Danainae (monarchs)

 * Danaus eresimus (soldier)
 * Danaus gilippus (queen)
 * Danaus plexippus (monarch)
 * Dircenna klugii (Klug's clearwing)
 * Lycorea cleobaea (tiger mimic-queen)

Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae (firetips)

 * Pyrrhopyge araxes (dull firetip)

Subfamily Pyrginae (spread-wing skippers)

 * Achalarus albociliatus (Skinner's cloudywing)
 * Achalarus casica (desert cloudywing)
 * Achalarus jalapus (jalapus cloudywing)
 * Achalarus lyciades (hoary edge)
 * Achalarus toxeus (coyote cloudywing)
 * Achlyodes pallida
 * Aguna asander (gold-spotted aguna)
 * Aguna claxon (emerald aguna)
 * Aguna metophis (tailed aguna)
 * Arteurotia tractipennis (starred skipper)
 * Astraptes alardus (frosted flasher)
 * Astraptes alector (Gilbert's flasher)
 * Astraptes anaphus (yellow-tipped flasher)
 * Astraptes egregius (small-spotted flasher)
 * Astraptes fulgerator (two-barred flasher)
 * Autochton cellus (golden banded-skipper)
 * Autochton cincta (Chisos banded-skipper)
 * Autochton pseudocellus (Sonoran banded-skipper)
 * Bolla brennus (obscure bolla)
 * Bolla clytius (mottled bolla)
 * Cabares potrillo (potrillo skipper)
 * Carrhenes canescens (hoary skipper)
 * Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri (Fritzgaertner's flat)
 * Celaenorrhinus stallingsi (Stallings' flat)
 * Celotes limpia (scarce streaky-skipper)
 * Celotes nessus (common streaky-skipper)
 * Chioides catillus (white-striped longtail)
 * Chioides zilpa (Zilpa longtail)
 * Chiomara georgina (white-patched skipper)
 * Codatractus alcaeus (white-crescent longtail)
 * Codatractus arizonensis (Arizona skipper)
 * Cogia calchas (mimosa skipper)
 * Cogia hippalus (acacia skipper)
 * Cogia outis (Outis skipper)
 * Eantis tamenund (sickle-winged skipper)
 * Epargyreus clarus (silver-spotted skipper)
 * Epargyreus exadeus (broken silverdrop)
 * Erynnis baptisiae (wild indigo duskywing)
 * Erynnis brizo (sleepy duskywing)
 * Erynnis funeralis (funereal duskywing)
 * Erynnis horatius (Horace's duskywing)
 * Erynnis juvenalis (Juvenal's duskywing)
 * Erynnis martialis (mottled duskywing)
 * Erynnis meridianus (meridian duskywing)
 * Erynnis scudderi (Scudder's duskywing)
 * Erynnis telemachus (Rocky Mountain duskywing)
 * Erynnis tristis (mournful duskywing)
 * Erynnis zarucco (zarucco duskywing)
 * Gesta invisa (false duskywing)
 * Gorgythion begga (variegated skipper)
 * Grais stigmatica (hermit skipper)
 * Heliopetes arsalte (veined white-skipper)
 * Heliopetes laviana (Laviana white-skipper)
 * Heliopetes macaira (Turk's-cap white-skipper)
 * Heliopyrgus domicella (Erichson's white-skipper)
 * Hesperopsis alpheus (saltbush sootywing)
 * Nisoniades rubescens (purplish-black skipper)
 * Noctuana stator (red-studded skipper)
 * Pellicia arina (glazed pellicia)
 * Pellicia dimidiata (morning glory pellicia)
 * Phocides belus
 * Phocides palemon (guava skipper)
 * Pholisora catullus (common sootywing)
 * Pholisora mejicana (Mexican sootywing)
 * Polygonus leo (hammock skipper)
 * Polygonus manueli (Manuel's skipper)
 * Polythrix mexicanus (Mexican longtail)
 * Polythrix octomaculata (eight-spotted longtail)
 * Proteides mercurius (mercurial skipper)
 * Pyrgus albescens (white checkered skipper)
 * Pyrgus communis (common checkered-skipper)
 * Pyrgus oileus (tropical checkered skipper)
 * Pyrgus philetas (desert checkered skipper)
 * Pyrgus scriptura (small checkered-skipper)
 * Sostrata nordica (blue-studded skipper)
 * Spathilepia clonius (falcate skipper)
 * Staphylus azteca (Aztec scallopwing)
 * Staphylus ceos (golden-headed scallopwing)
 * Staphylus hayhurstii (Hayhurst's scallopwing)
 * Staphylus mazans (Mazans scallopwing)
 * Systasea pulverulenta (Texas powdered skipper)
 * Systasea zampa (Arizona powdered skipper)
 * Thorybes bathyllus (southern cloudywing)
 * Thorybes confusis (confusing cloudywing)
 * Thorybes drusius (Drusius cloudywing)
 * Thorybes pylades (northern cloudywing)
 * Timochares ruptifasciatus (brown-banded skipper)
 * Typhedanus undulatus (mottled longtail)
 * Urbanus belli (double-striped longtail)
 * Urbanus dorantes (Dorantes longtail)
 * Urbanus doryssus (white-tailed longtail)
 * Urbanus esmeraldus (Esmeralda longtail)
 * Urbanus procne (brown longtail)
 * Urbanus pronus (pronus longtail)
 * Urbanus proteus (long-tailed skipper)
 * Urbanus simplicius (plain longtail)
 * Urbanus tanna (Tanna longtail)
 * Urbanus teleus (Teleus longtail)
 * Xenophanes tryxus (glassy-winged skipper)
 * Zestusa dorus (short-tailed skipper)

Subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers)

 * Adopaeoides prittwitzi (sunrise skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes aenus (bronze roadside-skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes aesculapius (lace-winged roadside-skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes alternata (dusky roadside-skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes belli (Bell's roadside-skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes cassus (cassus roadside-skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes celia (Celia's roadside skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes eos (dotted roadside-skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes hegon (pepper and salt skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes nereus (slaty roadside-skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes nysa (Nysa roadside-skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes oslari (Oslar's roadside-skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes phylace (orange-headed roadside-skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes simius (simius roadside-skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes texanae (Texas roadside-skipper)
 * Amblyscirtes vialis (common roadside-skipper)
 * Anatrytone logan (Delaware skipper)
 * Anatrytone mazai (glowing skipper)
 * Ancyloxypha arene (tropical least skipper)
 * Ancyloxypha numitor (least skipper)
 * Atalopedes campestris (sachem)
 * Atrytone arogos (arogos skipper)
 * Atrytonopsis edwardsii (sheep skipper)
 * Atrytonopsis hianna (dusted skipper)
 * Atrytonopsis pittacus (white-barred skipper)
 * Atrytonopsis python (python skipper)
 * Atrytonopsis vierecki (Viereck's skipper)
 * Calpodes ethlius (Brazilian skipper)
 * Conga chydaea (hidden-ray skipper)
 * Copaeodes aurantiacia (orange skipperling)
 * Copaeodes minima (southern skipperling)
 * Corticea corticea (redundant skipper)
 * Cymaenes odilia trebius ('Trebius' fawn-spotted skipper)
 * Decinea percosius (double-dotted skipper)
 * Euphyes bayensis (bay skipper)
 * Euphyes dion (Dion skipper)
 * Euphyes dukesi (Dukes' skipper)
 * Euphyes vestris (dun skipper)
 * Hesperia attalus (dotted skipper)
 * Hesperia juba (Juba skipper)
 * Hesperia meskei (Meske's skipper)
 * Hesperia metea (cobweb skipper)
 * Hesperia ottoe (ottoe skipper)
 * Hesperia pahaska (Pahaska skipper)
 * Hesperia uncas (Uncas skipper)
 * Hesperia viridis (green skipper)
 * Hesperia woodgatei (Apache skipper)
 * Hylephila phyleus (fiery skipper)
 * Lerema accius (clouded skipper)
 * Lerema ancillaris (Liris skipper)
 * Lerodea arabus (olive-clouded skipper)
 * Lerodea eufala (Eufala skipper)
 * Monca telata tyrtaeus ('Tyrtaeus' violet-patched skipper)
 * Nastra julia (Julia's skipper)
 * Nastra lherminier (swarthy skipper)
 * Nastra neamathla (Neamathla skipper)
 * Nyctelius nyctelius (violet-banded skipper)
 * Oarisma edwardsii (Edwards' skipperling)
 * Oligoria maculata (twin-spot skipper)
 * Panoquina evansi (Evans' skipper)
 * Panoquina hecebola (Hecebolus skipper)
 * Panoquina leucas (purple-washed skipper)
 * Panoquina ocola (ocola skipper)
 * Panoquina panoquin (salt marsh skipper)
 * Panoquina panoquinoides (obscure skipper)
 * Perichares philetes (green-backed ruby-eye)
 * Piruna hafernicki (Chisos skipperling)
 * Piruna microstictus (small-spotted skipperling)
 * Piruna pirus (russet skipperling)
 * Piruna polingi (four-spotted skipperling)
 * Poanes aaroni (Aaron's skipper)
 * Poanes melane (umber skipper)
 * Poanes taxiles (Taxiles skipper)
 * Poanes viator (broad-winged skipper)
 * Poanes yehl (Yehl skipper)
 * Poanes zabulon (Zabulon skipper)
 * Polites carus (Carus skipper)
 * Polites origenes (crossline skipper)
 * Polites peckius (Peck's skipper)
 * Polites rhesus (rhesus skipper)
 * Polites themistocles (tawny-edged skipper)
 * Polites vibex (whirlabout)
 * Pompeius verna (little glassywing)
 * Problema byssus (byssus skipper)
 * Quasimellana eulogius (common mellana)
 * Quasimellana mexicana
 * Rhinthon cubana osca (osca skipper)
 * Stinga morrisoni (Morrison's skipper)
 * Synapte malitiosa (malicious skipper)
 * Synapte salenus (salenus skipper)
 * Thespieus macareus (chestnut-marked skipper)
 * Vettius fantasos (fantastic skipper)
 * Vidius perigenes (pale-rayed skipper)
 * Wallengrenia egeremet (northern broken-dash)
 * Wallengrenia otho (southern broken-dash)

Subfamily Megathyminae (giant-skippers)

 * Agathymus mariae (Mary's giant-skipper)
 * Agathymus neumoegeni (orange giant-skipper)
 * Agathymus remingtoni (Coahuila giant-skipper)
 * Megathymus streckeri (Strecker's giant-skipper)
 * Megathymus ursus (ursine giant-skipper)
 * Megathymus yuccae (yucca giant-skipper)
 * Stallingsia maculosa (manfreda giant-skipper)