title: List of butterflies of Oregon
text: # List of butterflies of Oregon
  
  This is a list of butterflies found in the U.S. state of Oregon.
  
  ## Hesperiidae, skippers
  
  * Epargyreus clarus, silver-spotted skipper
  * Thorybes pylades, northern cloudywing
  * Thorybes diversus, western cloudywing
  * Thorybes mexicana, Mexican cloudywing
  * Erynnis icelus, dreamy duskywing
  * Erynnis propertius, Propertius duskywing
  * Erynnis pacuvius, Pacuvius duskywing
  * Erynnis afranius, Afranius duskywing
  * Erynnis persius, Persius duskywing
  * Pyrgus ruralis, two-banded checkered-skipper
  * Pyrgus communis, common checkered-skipper
  * Heliopetes ericetorum, northern white-skipper
  * Pholisora catullus, common sootywing
  * Hesperopsis libya, Mohave sootywing
  * Carterocephalus palaemon, arctic skipper
  * Oarisma garita, garita skipperling
  * Hesperia uncas, Uncas skipper
  * Hesperia juba, Juba skipper
  * Hesperia colorado, western branded skipper
  * Hesperia columbia, Columbian skipper
  * Hesperia lindseyi, Lindsey's skipper
  * Hesperia nevada, Nevada skipper
  * Atalopedes campestris, sachem
  * Polites peckius, Peck's skipper
  * Polites sabuleti, sandhill skipper
  * Polites mardon, Mardon skipper
  * Polites themistocles, tawny-edged skipper
  * Polites mystic, long dash
  * Polites sonora, Sonora skipper
  * Ochlodes sylvanoides, woodland skipper
  * Ochlodes agricola, rural skipper
  * Ochlodes yuma, Yuma skipper
  * Euphyes vestris, dun skipper
  * Amblyscirtes vialis, common roadside-skipper
  
  ## Papilionidae, parnassians and swallowtails
  
  * Parnassius clodius, Clodius parnassian
  * Parnassius smintheus, Rocky Mountain parnassian
  * Battus philenor, pipevine swallowtail
  * Papilio machaon, Old World swallowtail
     * Papilio machaon oregonius, Oregon swallowtail
  * Papilio zelicaon, anise swallowtail
  * Papilio indra, Indra swallowtail
  * Papilio rutulus, western tiger swallowtail
  * Papilio eurymedon, pale swallowtail
  * Papilio multicaudata, two-tailed swallowtail
  
  ## Pieridae, whites and sulphurs
  
  * Anthocharis sara, Pacific orangetip
  * Anthocharis stella, Stella orangetip
  * Anthocharis lanceolata, gray marble
  * Euchloe ausonides, large marble
  * Euchloe lotta, desert marble
  * Euchloe hyantis, California marble
  * Neophasia menapia, pine white
  * Pieris marginalis, margined white
  * Pieris rapae, cabbage white
  * Pontia beckerii, Becker's white
  * Pontia protodice, checkered white
  * Pontia occidentalis, western white
  * Pontia sisymbrii, spring white
  * Colias philodice, clouded sulphur
  * Colias eurytheme, orange sulphur
  * Colias occidentalis, western sulphur
  * Colias alexandra, Queen Alexandra's sulphur
  * Colias pelidne, pelidne sulphur
  * Colias interior, pink-edged sulphur
  * Phoebis sennae, cloudless sulphur
  * Pyrisitia proterpia, tailed orange
  
  ## Lycaenidae, gossamer-wing butterflies
  
  * Lycaena arota, tailed copper
  * Lycaena phlaeas, American copper
  * Lycaena cupreus, lustrous copper
  * Lycaena xanthoides, great copper
  * Lycaena editha, Edith's copper
  * Lycaena gorgon, gorgon copper
  * Lycaena rubidus, ruddy copper
  * Lycaena heteronea, blue copper
  * Lycaena helloides, purplish copper
  * Lycaena nivalis, lilac-bordered copper
  * Lycaena mariposa, mariposa copper
  * Euphilotes columbiae, Columbian blue
  * Habrodais grunus, golden hairstreak
  * Atlides halesus, great purple hairstreak
  * Callophrys affinis, western green hairstreak
  * Callophrys sheridanii, Sheridan's green hairstreak
  * Callophrys nelsoni, Nelson's hairstreak
  * Callophrys gryneus, juniper hairstreak
  * Callophrys spinetorum, thicket hairstreak
  * Callophrys johnsoni, Johnson's hairstreak
  * Callophrys augustinus, brown elfin
  * Callophrys mossii, Moss' elfin
  * Callophrys polios, hoary elfin
  * Callophrys eryphon, western pine elfin
  * Satyrium titus, coral hairstreak
  * Satyrium californica, California hairstreak
  * Satyrium sylvinum, sylvan hairstreak
  * Satyrium auretorum, gold-hunter's hairstreak
  * Satyrium tetra, mountain mahogany hairstreak
  * Satyrium saepium, hedgerow hairstreak
  * Satyrium behrii, Behr's hairstreak
  * Satyrium fuliginosum, sooty hairstreak
  * Satyrium semiluna, sagebrush sooty hairstreak
  * Strymon melinus, gray hairstreak
  * Leptotes marina, marine blue
  * Brephidium exilis, western pygmy-blue
  * Cupido comyntas, eastern tailed-blue
  * Cupido amyntula, western tailed-blue
  * Celastrina ladon, spring azure
  * Celastrina echo, echo azure
  * Glaucopsyche piasus, arrowhead blue
  * Glaucopsyche lygdamus, silvery blue
  * Philotiella leona, pumice dotted-blue
  * Euphilotes battoides, western square-dotted blue
  * Euphilotes intermedia, intermediate dotted-blue
  * Euphilotes enoptes, Pacific dotted-blue
  * Euphilotes ancilla, Rocky Mountain dotted-blue
  * Plebejus idas, northern blue
  * Plebejus anna, Anna's blue
  * Plebejus melissa, Melissa blue (includes Karner blue)
  * Icaricia saepiolus, greenish blue
  * Icaricia icarioides, Boisduval's blue
  * Icaricia shasta, Shasta blue
  * Icaricia acmon, Acmon blue
  * Icaricia lupini, lupine blue
  * Agriades podarce, Sierra Nevada blue
  
  ## Riodinidae, metalmarks
  
  * Apodemia mormo, Mormon metalmark
  
  ## Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies
  
  * Danaus plexippus, monarch
  * Danaus gilippus, queen
  * Euptoieta claudia, variegated fritillary
  * Speyeria cybele, great spangled fritillary
  * Speyeria coronis, Coronis fritillary
  * Speyeria zerene, zerene fritillary
  * Speyeria callippe, callippe fritillary
  * Speyeria egleis, Great Basin fritillary
  * Speyeria hesperis, northwestern fritillary
  * Speyeria hydaspe, Hydaspe fritillary
  * Speyeria mormonia, Mormon fritillary
  * Boloria selene, silver-bordered fritillary
  * Boloria bellona, meadow fritillary
  * Boloria epithore, pacific fritillary
  * Limenitis archippus, viceroy
  * Limenitis lorquini, Lorquin's admiral
  * Limenitis weidemeyerii, Weidemeyer's admiral
  * Adelpha californica, California sister
  * Chlosyne leanira, leanira checkerspot
  * Chlosyne hoffmanni, Hoffmann's checkerspot
  * Chlosyne acastus, sagebrush checkerspot
  * Chlosyne palla, northern checkerspot
  * Phyciodes orseis, California crescent
  * Phyciodes pallida, pale crescent
  * Phyciodes mylitta, Mylitta crescent
  * Phyciodes cocyta, northern crescent
  * Phyciodes pulchella, field crescent
  * Euphydryas gillettii, Gillette's checkerspot
  * Euphydryas editha, Edith's checkerspot
  * Euphydryas chalcedona, Chalcedon checkerspot
  * Euphydryas anicia, Anicia checkerspot
  * Euphydryas colon, colon checkerspot
  * Junonia coenia, common buckeye
  * Polygonia satyrus, satyr comma
  * Polygonia faunus, green comma
  * Polygonia gracilis, hoary comma
  * Polygonia zephyrus, zephyr comma
  * Polygonia progne, gray comma
  * Polygonia oreas, oreas comma
  * Aglais io, European peacock
  * Aglais milberti, Milbert's tortoiseshell
  * Nymphalis vaualbum, Compton tortoiseshell
  * Nymphalis antiopa, mourning cloak
  * Nymphalis californica, California tortoiseshell
  * Vanessa atalanta, red admiral
  * Vanessa cardui, painted lady
  * Vanessa annabella, West Coast lady
  * Vanessa virginiensis, American lady
  * Coenonympha tullia, common ringlet
  * Erebia epipsodea, common alpine
  * Neominois ridingsii, Ridings' satyr
  * Oeneis nevadensis, great arctic
  * Cercyonis pegala, common wood-nymph
  * Cercyonis sthenele, Great Basin wood-nymph
  * Cercyonis oetus, small wood-nymph
  