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 **    Butterflies in Kansas   **    || Silvery Checkerspot - Photo by Jim Mason  || Butterflies and moths form the insect order  Lepidoptera  .They are one of the advanced orders of insects, and undergo complete metamorphosis. Most people regard butterflies as very colorful and appealing, even if they don't like "bugs" in general. By studying them, one can gain insight into the invertebrate world in general. || 725 different species of butterflies occur in the U.S. and Canada. Roughly 20,000 occur worldwide. The following is a list of the 190 species of butterflies that have been recorded in Kansas, their distributional status and their normal range within the state. || || Occurrence data is based on "Checklist of Kansas Butterflies", [|Kansas School Naturalist], Vol.37, No.4, April 1991 by Marvin Schwilling and Charles Ely, with updates (Feb. 2011) by Charles Ely. || Those interested in observing butterflies may be interested in joining the [|North American Butterfly Association]. For a pdf version of this list, click here. (On a Windows system, download the file by right clicking on the link and choose "Save Target As" to save it to your hard drive, then open it from there. You will need Acrobat Reader to view this file. If you don't have that software already, you can get it for free from [|Adobe].) There are individual species pages for the [|Monarch] and [|Regal Fritillary]. __**FAMILY PAPILIONIDAE - - - SWALLOWTAILS**__ Pipevine Swallowtail - //Battus philenor// – All but NW 1/8 Zebra Swallowtail - //Eurytides marcellus// – SE 1/4 Black Swallowtail - //Papilio polyxenes// - All Anise Swallowtail - //Papilio zelicaon//– Stray W Giant Swallowtail - //Papilio cresphontes// – E 1/2 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - //Papilio glaucus// – E 2/3 Spicebush Swallowtail - //Papilio troilus// – E 1/4
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 * [[image:http://www.gpnc.org/_themes/gpnc/expbul1a.gif width="20" height="20"]] || An asterisk (*) means the species is an erratic only rarely found in Kansas (54 species). The direction from Kansas of their normal range is shown in brackets { }. ||
 * [[image:http://www.gpnc.org/_themes/gpnc/expbul1a.gif width="20" height="20"]] || Species recorded from Kansas whose normal range is in an adjoining state are indicated as strays. ||
 * [[image:http://www.gpnc.org/_themes/gpnc/expbul1a.gif width="20" height="20"]] || Taxonomy, nomenclature and overall distribution are drawn from [|The Butterflies and Moths of North America website]. ||
 * Baird’s Old World Swallowtail - //Papilio machaon bairdii// {NW}
 * Thoas Swallowtail - //Papilio thoas// {S}
 * Ornythion Swallowtail - //Papilio ornythion// {S}
 * Two-tailed Swallowtail - //Papilio multicaudata// – Stray W
 * Ruby-spotted Swallowtail - //Papilio anchisiades// {S}

__ **FAMILY PIERIDAE - - - WHITES, SULPHURS & ORANGE-TIPS** __ Checkered White - //Pontia protodice// - All Cabbage White - //Pieris rapae// - All Olympia Marble - //Euchloe olympia// - All Falcate Orangetip - //Anthocharis midea// – SE 1/4 Clouded Sulphur - //Colias philodice// – All Orange Sulphur - //Colias eurytheme// - All Southern Dogface - //Colias cesonia// - All Cloudless Sulphur - //Phoebis sennae// - All Mexican Yellow - //Eurema mexicana// – All but NE 1/8 Little Yellow - //Eurema lisa// – E 2/3 Sleepy Orange - //Eurema nicippe// – All but NW 1/8 Dainty Sulphur - //Nathalis iole// - All
 * SUBFAMILY PIERINAE - - - WHITES**
 * Florida White - //Appias drusilla// {S}
 * Western White - //Pontia occidentalis// {W}
 * Great Southern White - //Ascia monuste// {S}
 * Giant White - //Ganyra josephina// {S}
 * SUBFAMILY COLIADINAE - - - SULPHURS**
 * White Angled-Sulphur - //Anteos chlorinde// {SW}
 * Orange-barred Sulphur - //Phoebis philea// {S}
 * Apricot Sulphur - //Phoebis argante// {S}
 * Large Orange Sulphur - //Phoebis agarithe// {S}
 * Statira Sulphur - //Phoebis statira// {S}
 * Lyside Sulphur - //Kricogonia lyside// {S}
 * Tailed Orange - //Eurema proterpia// {S}
 * Mimosa Yellow - //Eurema nise// {S}

__ **FAMILY LYCAENIDAE - - - GOSSAMER-WING BUTTERFLIES** __ Harvester - //Feniseca tarquinius// - E 1/4 American Copper - //Lycaena phlaeas// – Stray E Gray Copper - //Lycaena dione// - All Bronze Copper - //Lycaena hyllus// - All Purplish Copper - //Lycaena helloides// – Stray NW Great Purple Hairstreak - //Atlides halesus// – Stray S Soapberry Hairstreak - //Phaeostrymon alcestis// - SC 1/4 Coral Hairstreak - //Satyrium titus// – All but W 1/4 Acadian Hairstreak - //Satyrium acadica// – Stray N Edwards’ Hairstreak - //Satyrium edwardsii// – Stray E Banded Hairstreak - //Satyrium calanus// – E 2/3 Hickory Hairstreak - //Satyrium caryaevorus// – Stray E Striped Hairstreak - //Satyrium liparops// – NE 1/8 Southern Hairstreak - //Satyrium favonius// - SE 1/4 Henry’s Elfin - //Callophrys henrici// – E 1/3 'Olive' Juniper Hairstreak - //Callophrys gryneus gryneus// – E 2/3 White M Hairstreak - //Parrhasius m-album// – Stray E Gray Hairstreak - //Strymon melinus// - All Red-banded Hairstreak - //Calycopis cecrops// – Stray SE Western Pygmy-Blue - //Brephidium exilis// – SW 1/4 Marine Blue - //Leptotes marina// – All but NE 1/8 Reakirt’s Blue - //Hemiargus isola// - All Eastern Tailed-Blue - //Cupido comyntas// - All Spring Azure - //Celastrina ladon// – All Summer Azure - //Celastrina neglecta// - All Melissa Blue - //Plebejus melissa// – W 1/2 Lupine Blue - //Plebejus lupini// – W 1/2
 * SUBFAMILY MILETINAE - - - HARVESTERS**
 * SUBFAMILY LYCAENINAE**
 * SUBFAMILY THECLINAE - - - HAIRSTREAKS**
 * Dusky-blue Groundstreak - //Calycopis isobeon// {S}
 * Gray Ministreak - //Ministrymon azia// {S}
 * SUBFAMILY POLYOMMATINAE - - - BLUES**
 * Cassius Blue - //Leptotes cassius// {S}
 * Ceraunus Blue - //Hemiargus ceraunus// {S}
 * Silvery Blue - //Glaucopsyche lygdamus// {W}

__ **FAMILY NYMPHALIDAE - - - BRUSHFOOTS** __ American Snout - //Libytheana carinenta// - All
 * SUBFAMILY LIBYTHEINAE - - - SNOUTS**

Gulf Fritillary - //Agraulis vanillae// – Stray S
 * SUBFAMILY HELICONIINAE - - - HELICONIANS**
 * Banded Orange Heliconian - //Dryadula phaetusa// {S}
 * Julia Heliconian - //Dryas iulia// {S}
 * Isabella’s Heliconian - //Eueides isabella// {S}
 * Zebra Heliconian - //Heliconius charithonia// {S}

Variegated Fritillary - //Euptoieta claudia// - All Great Spangled Fritillary - //Speyeria cybele// – NE 2/3 Aphrodite Fritillary - //Speyeria aphrodite// – Stray N [|Regal Fritillary - //Speyeria idalia//]– All, Stray W 1/2 Edwards’ Fritillary - //Speyeria edwardsii// – Stray W Fulvia Checkerspot - //Thessalia fulvia// – W 1/2 Bordered Patch - //Chlosyne lacinia// – SW 1/4 Gorgone Checkerspot - //Chlosyne gorgone// - All Silvery Checkerspot - //Chlosyne nycteis// – E 1/2 Graphic Crescent - //Phyciodes graphica// – Stray S Phaon Crescen - //Phyciodes phaon//t – SE 1/2 Pearl Crescent - //Phyciodes tharos// - All Painted Crescent - //Phyciodes picta// – W 1/4 Baltimore Checkerspot - //Euphydryas phaeton// – Stray E Question Mark - //Polygonia interrogationis// - All Eastern Comma - //Polygonia comma// – NE 1/2 Hoary Comma - //Polygonia gracilis// – Stray W Gray Comma - //Polygonia progne// – E 1/4 Mourning Cloak - //Nymphalis antiopa// - All American Lady - //Vanessa virginiensis// - All Painted Lady - //Vanessa cardui// - All West Coast Lady - //Vanessa annabella// – Stray W Red Admiral - //Vanessa atalanta// - All Common Buckeye - //Junonia coenia// - All Red-spotted Purple - //Limenitis arthemis// astyanax – E 1/2 Viceroy - //Limenitis archippus// - All Arizona Sister - //Adelpha eulalia// – Stray SW
 * SUBFAMILY NYMPHALINAE - - - TRUE BRUSHFOOTS**
 * Texan Crescent - //Phyciodes texana// {S}
 * Field Crescent - //Phyciodes campestris// {W}
 * Dotted Checkerspot - //Poladryas minuta// {W}
 * Milbert’s Tortoiseshell - //Aglais milberti// {W}
 * White Peacock - //Anartia jatrophae// {S}
 * Malachite - //Siproeta stelenes// {S}
 * SUBFAMILY LIMENITIDINAE - - - ADMIRALS**
 * Weidemeyer’s Admiral - //Limenitis weidemeyerii// {W}
 * Florida Purplewing - //Eunica tatila// {S}
 * Common Mestra - //Mestra amymone// {S}
 * Many-banded Daggerwing - //Marpesia chiron// {S}
 * Ruddy Daggerwing - //Marpesia petreus// {SW}

Goatweed Leafwing - //Anaea andria// - All Hackberry Emperor - //Asterocampa celtis// - All Tawny Emperor - //Asterocampa clyton// – E 2/3
 * SUBFAMILY CHARAXINIE - - - LEAFWINGS**
 * Tropical Leafwing - //Anaea aidea// {S}
 * SUBFAMILY APATURINAE - - - EMPERORS**

Northern Pearly Eye - //Enodia anthedon// – Stray E 1/4 Gemmed Satyr - //Cyllopsis gemma// – Stray SE 1/8 Little Wood Satyr - //Megisto cymela// – E 2/3 Red Satyr - //Megisto rubricata// – Stray SW Common Wood Nymph - //Cercyonis pegala// - All
 * SUBFAMILY SATYRINAE - - - SATYRS**
 * Creole Pearly Eye - //Enodia creola// {SE}
 * Eyed Brown - //Satyrodes eurydice// {N}
 * Carolina Satyr - //Hermeuptychia sosybius// {SE}

[|Monarch - //Danaus plexippus//]– All Queen - //Danaus gilippus// – Stray S 1/2 __ **FAMILY HESPERIIDAE - - - SKIPPERS** __ Silver-spotted Skipper - //Epargyreus clarus// - All Hoary Edge - //Achalarus lyciades// - E 1/4 Southern Cloudywing - //Thorybes bathyllus// - E 1/2 Northern Cloudywing - //Thorybes pylades// - E 1/2 Confused Cloudywing - //Thorybes confusis// - SE 1/4 Hayhurst’s Scallopwing - //Staphylus hayhurstii// - E 2/3 Sleepy Duskywing - //Erynnis brizo// – Stray E Juvenal’s Duskywing - //Erynnis juvenalis// - E 1/4 Horace’s Duskywing - //Erynnis horatius// – E 1/2 Mottled Duskywing - //Erynnis martialis// – Stray E Funeral Duskywing - //Erynnis funeralis// – All Wild Indigo Duskywing - //Erynnis baptisiae// – E 1/2 Common Checkered-Skipper - //Pyrgus communis// - All Common Sootywing - //Pholisora catullus// – All Swarthy Skipper - //Nastra lherminier// – Stray SE Least Skipper - //Ancyloxypha numitor// – All Orange Skipperling - //Copaeodes aurantiaca// - W 1/4 Fiery Skipper - //Hylephila phyleus// – All Uncas Skipper - //Hesperia uncas// – W 1/3 Ottoe Skipper - //Hesperia ottoe// – All Leonard’s Skipper - //Hesperia leonardus// – NW 1/4 Pahaska Skipper - //Hesperia pahaska// – Stray W Cobweb Skipper - //Hesperia metea// – Stray SE Green Skipper - //Hesperia viridis// – W 1/3 Dotted Skipper - //Hesperia attalus// – Stray SC Rhesus Skipper - //Polites rhesus// – Stray W Peck’s Skipper - //Polites peckius// – NE 1/4 Tawny-edged Skipper - //Polites themistocles// – E 1/2 Crossline Skipper - //Polites origenes// – E 1/2 Southern Broken-dash - //Wallengrenia otho// – Stray SE Northern Broken-dash - //Wallengrenia egeremet// – Stray E Little Glassywing - //Pompeius verna// – Stray NE Sachem - //Atalopedes campestris// - All Arogos Skipper - //Atrytone arogos// – All but SW 1/4 Delaware Skipper - //Anatrytone logan// – All Byssus Skipper - //Problema byssus// – SE 1/4 Hobomok Skipper - //Poanes hobomok// – E 1/2 Zabulon Skipper - //Poanes zabulon// – E 1/2 Dion Skipper - //Euphyes dion// – Stray SE Two-Spotted Skipper - //Euphyes bimacula// – Stray N Dun Skipper - //Euphyes vestris// – All Dusted Skipper - //Atrytonopsis hianna// - All Bronze Roadside-Skipper - //Amblyscirtes aenus// – Stray SW Linda’s Roadside-Skipper - //Amblyscirtes linda// - Stray SE Oslar’s Roadside-Skipper - //Amblyscirtes oslari// – W 1/4 Nysa Roadside-Skipper - //Amblyscirtes nysa// - E 2/3 Common Roadside-Skipper - //Amblyscirtes vialis// – All Bell’s Roadside-Skipper - //Amblyscirtes belli// – SE 1/4 Eufala Skipper - //Lerodea eufala// – All Yucca Giant-Skipper - //Megathymus yuccae// – W 1/2 Strecker’s Giant-Skipper - //Megathymus streckeri// – SW & NW [|Top of page]   ||  <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,arial,helvetica;">
 * SUBFAMILY DANAINAE - - - MILKWEED BUTTERFLIES**
 * Tiger Mimic-Queen - //Lycorea halia// {S}
 * SUBFAMILY PYRGINAE - - - SPREADWING SKIPPERS**
 * Long-tailed Skipper - //Urbanus proteus// {S}
 * Northern Sicklewing - //Eantis tamenund// {S}
 * Hermit Skipper - //Grais stigmatica// {S}
 * White-patched Skipper - //Chiomara georgina// {S}
 * Columbine Duskywing - //Erynnis lucilius// {NE}
 * Afranius Duskywing - //Erynnis afranius// {W}
 * Persius Duskywing - //Erynnis persius// {W}
 * Mexican Sootywing - //Pholisora mejicana// {SW}
 * SUBFAMILY HETEROPTERINAE - - - SKIPPERLINGS**
 * Russet Skipperling- //Piruna pirus// {W}
 * SUBFAMILY HERPERIINAE - - - GRASS-SKIPPERS**
 * Clouded Skipper - //Lerema accius// {SE}
 * Dotted Roadside-Skipper - //Amblyscirtes eos// {SW}
 * Brazilian Skipper - //Calpodes ethlius// {S}
 * SUBFAMILY MEGATHYMININAE - - - GIANT-SKIPPERS**