title: List of butterflies of Maryland
text: # List of butterflies of Maryland
  
  This is a list of butterflies in the U.S. state of Maryland.
  
  ## Papilionidae
  
  * Eastern tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus
  * 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
  