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"Butterflies of North America"
(1868-1872) by W. H. Edwards from the American Entymological Society
second series (1884)third series (1897)
This list contains links to lists with the common and scientific names of butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
of North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
north of Mexico.
* Papilionidae: swallowtails and parnassians (40 species)
** Parnassiinae: parnassians (3 species)
** Papilioninae: swallowtails (37 species)
* Hesperiidae: skippers (300 species)
** Pyrrhopyginae: firetips (1 species)
** Pyrginae: spread-wing skippers (138 species)
** Heteropterinae: skipperlings (7 species)
** Hesperiinae: grass skippers (141 species)
** Megathyminae: giant-skippers (13 species)
* Pieridae: whites and sulphurs (70 species)
** Pierinae: whites (29 species)
** Coliadinae: sulphurs (40 species)
** Dismorphiinae: mimic-whites (1 species)
* Lycaenidae: gossamer-wings (144 species)
** Miletinae: harvesters (1 species)
** Lycaeninae: coppers (16 species)
** Theclinae: hairstreaks (90 species)
** Polyommatinae: blues (37 species)
* Riodinidae: metalmarks (28 species)
* Nymphalidae: brush-footed butterflies (233 species)
** Libytheinae: snouts (1 species)
** Heliconiinae: heliconians and fritillaries (40 species)
** Nymphalinae: true brushfoots (76 species)
** Limenitidinae: admirals, sisters and others (37 species)
** Charaxinae: leafwings (8 species)
** Apaturinae: emperors (5 species)
** Morphinae: morphos (3 species)
** Satyrinae: satyrs (49 species)
** Danainae: milkweed butterflies and clearwings (8 species)
See also
* :Butterflies of North AmericaExternal links
* {{commons category-inline, Butterflies of North America"Butterflies of North America"
(1868-1872) by W. H. Edwards from the American Entymological Society
second series (1884)
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
Butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
Butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...