List of butterflies of Maryland
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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
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Papilionidae Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the larg ...

*Eastern tiger swallowtail, ''
Papilio glaucus ''Papilio glaucus'', the eastern tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly native to eastern North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States, ranging north to southern Ontario, Canada, and is common in m ...
'' *Canadian tiger swallowtail, ''Papilio canadensis'' *Zebra swallowtail, ''Eurytides marcellus'' *Pipevine swallowtail, ''Battus philenor'' *Spicebush swallowtail, ''Papilio troilus'' *Black swallowtail, ''Papilio polyxenes'' *Palamedes swallowtail, ''Papilio palamedes'' *Giant swallowtail, ''Papilio cresphontes''


Pieridae

*Cabbage white, ''Pieris rapae'' *West Virginia white, ''Pieris virginiensis'' *Checkered white, ''Pontia protodice'' *Falcate orangetip, ''Anthocharis midea'' *Olympia marble, ''Euchloe olympia'' *Clouded sulphur, ''Colias philodice'' *Orange sulphur, ''Colias eurytheme'' *Pink-edged sulphur, ''Colias interior'' *Sleepy orange, ''Abaeis nicippe'' *Little yellow, ''Eurema lisa'' *Cloudless sulphur, ''Phoebis sennae''


Lycaenidae


Lycaenini

*American copper, ''Lycaena phlaeas'' *Harvester, ''Feniseca tarquinius'' *Bog copper, ''Lycaena epixanthe'' *Bronze copper, ''Lycaena hyllus''


Theclini & Eumaeini

*Gray hairstreak, ''Strymon melinus'' *White M hairstreak, ''Parrhasius m-album'' *Banded hairstreak, ''Satyrium calanus'' *Hickory hairstreak, ''Satyrium caryaevorus'' *Edward's hairstreak, ''Satyrium edwardsii'' *King's hairstreak, ''Satyrium kingi'' *Striped hairstreak, ''Satyrium liparops'' *Northern oak hairstreak, ''Satyrium favonius ontario'' *Coral hairstreak, ''Satyrium titus'' *Red-banded hairstreak, ''Calycopis cecrops'' *Brown elfin, ''Callophrys augustinus'' *Henry's elfin, ''Callophrys henrici'' *Frosted elfin, ''Callophrys irus'' *Hoary elfin, ''Callophrys polios'' *Eastern pine elfin, ''Callophrys niphon'' *Great purple hairstreak, ''Atlides halesus'' *Juniper hairstreak, ''Callophrys gryneus'' *Hessel's hairstreak, ''Callophrys hesseli'' *Early hairstreak, ''Erora laeta''


Polyommatini

*Eastern tail-blue, ''Cupido comyntas'' *Silvery blue, ''Glaucopsyche lygdamus'' *Appalachian azure, ''Celastrina neglectamajor'' *Dusky azure, ''Celastrina nigra''


Riodinidae

*Little metalmark, ''Calephelis virginiensis'' *Northern metalmark, ''Calephelis borealis''


Nymphalidae


Heliconiinae

*Variegated fritillary, ''Euptoieta claudia'' *Greater spangled fritillary, ''Speyeria cybele'' *Aphrodite fritillary, ''Speyeria aphrodite'' *Meadow fritillary, ''Boloria bellona'' *Silver-bordered fritillary, ''Boloria selene''


Nymphalinae

*Pearl crescent, ''Phyciodes tharos'' *Phaon crescent, ''Phyciodes phaon'' *Silvery checkerspot, ''Chlosyne nycteis'' *Baltimore checkerspot, ''Euphydryas phaeton'' *Question mark, ''Polygonia interrogationis'' *Eastern comma, ''Polygonia comma'' *Gray comma, ''Polygonia progne'' *Compton tortoiseshell, ''Nymphalis vaualbum'' *Milbert's tortoiseshell, ''Aglais milberti'' *Mourning cloak, ''Nymphalis antiopa'' *Red admiral, ''Vanessa atalanta'' *American lady, ''Vanessa virginiensis'' *Painted lady, ''Vanessa cardui'' *Common buckeye, ''Junonia coenia'' *Red-spotted purple, ''Limenitis arthemis'' *Viceroy, ''Limenitis archippus'' *Hackberry emperor, ''Asterocampa celtis'' *Tawny emperor, ''Asterocampa clyton'' *American snout, ''Libytheana carinenta'' *Monarch, ''Danaus plexippus'' *Queen, ''Danaus gilippus''


Satyrinae

*Little wood-satyr, ''Megisto cymela'' *Carolina satyr, ''Hermeuptychia sosybius'' *Common wood-nymph, ''Cercyonis pegala'' *Appalachian brown, ''Satyrodes appalachia'' *Northern pearly-eye, ''Enodia anthedon''


Hesperiidae


Pyrginae & Pyrrhopyginae

*Silver-spotted skipper, ''Epargyreus clarus'' *Golden banded-skipper, ''Autochton cellus'' *Hoary Edge, ''Achalarus lyciades'' *Southern cloudywing, ''Thorybes bathyllus'' *Northern cloudywing, ''Thorybes pylades'' *Confused cloudywing, ''Thorybes confusis'' *Long-tailed skipper, ''Urbanus proteus'' *Juvenal's duskywing, ''Erynnis juvenalis'' *Horace's duskywing, ''Erynnis horatius'' *Dreamy duskywing, ''Erynnis icelus'' *Sleepy duskywing, ''Erynnis brizo'' *Wild indigo duskywing, ''Erynnis baptisiae'' *Columbine duskywing, ''Erynnis lucilius'' *Mottled duskywing, ''Erynnis martialis'' *Common checkered-skipper, ''Pyrgus communis'' *Hayhurst's scallopwing, ''Staphylus hayhurstii'' *Common sootywing, ''Pholisora catullus''


Heteropterinae & Hesperiinae

*Fiery skipper, ''Hylephila phyleus'' *Sachem, ''Atalopedes campestris'' *European skipper, ''Thymelicus lineola'' *Least skipper, ''Ancyloxpha numitor'' *Clouded skipper, ''Lerema accius'' *Swarthy skipper, ''Nastra lherminier'' *Cobweb skipper, ''Hesperia metea'' *Leonard's skipper, ''Hesperia leonardus'' *Indian skipper, ''Hesperia sassacus'' *Long dash, ''Polites mystic'' *Peck's skipper, ''Polites peckius'' *Tawny-edged skipper, ''Polites themistocles'' *Crossline skipper, ''Polites origenes'' *Black dash, ''Euphyes conspicua'' *Southern broken-dash, ''Wallengrenia otho'' *Northern broken-dash, ''Wallengrenia egeremet'' *Little glassywing, ''Pompeius verna'' *Dun skipper, ''Euphyes vestris'' *Hobomok skipper, ''Poanes hobomok'' *Zabulon skipper, ''Poanes zabulon'' *Mulberry wing, ''Poanes massasoit'' *Broad-winged skipper, ''Poanes viator'' *Aaron's skipper, ''Poanes aaroni'' *Two-spotted skipper, ''Euphyes bimacula'' *Dion skipper, ''Euphyes dion'' *Delaware skipper, ''Anatrytone logan'' *Rare skipper, ''Problema bulenta'' *Dusted skipper, ''Atrytonopsis hianna'' *Common roadside-skipper, ''Amblyscirtes vialis'' *Pepper and salt skipper, ''Amblyscirtes hegon'' *Ocola skipper, ''Panoquina ocola'' *Salt marsh skipper, ''Panoquina panoquin''


References

* {{Maryland, collapsed Lists of butterflies and moths of the United States, Maryland Lists of fauna of Maryland, Butterflies