List of butterflies of Canada

This is a list of butterflies of Canada.

Family Hesperiidae – skippers

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

Family

Papilionidae – parnassians and swallowtails

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

Family

Pieridae – whites and sulphurs

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

Family

Lycaenidae – harvesters, coppers, hairstreaks, and blues

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'' – 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