List of butterflies of Maine

This is a tentative list of butterflies found in Maine, a state in the United States.

Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Admirals and relatives (Limenitidinae)

• 'Astyanax' red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
• Red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis)
• Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
• White admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis) *

Longwings (Heliconiinae)

• Aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
• Arctic fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
• Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
• Bog fritillary (Boloria eunomia)
• Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) *
• Meadow fritillary (Boloria bellona)
• Regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
• Silver-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene)
• Variegated fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

Milkweed butterflies (Danainae)

• Monarch (Danaus plexippus) * [1]

Snouts (Libytheinae)

• American snout (Libytheana carinenta)

True brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

• American lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
• Common buckeye (Junonia coenia)
• Compton tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
• Eastern comma (Polygonia comma)
• Gray comma (Polygonia progne)
• Green comma (Polygonia faunus)
• Harris' checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
• Hoary comma (Polygonia gracilis)
• Milbert's tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
• Mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) *
• Northern crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
• Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
• Question mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
• Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) *
• Satyr comma (Polygonia satyrus)
• Silvery checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)[2]
• Tawny crescent (Phyciodes batesii)

Parnassians and swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Papilioninae)

• Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) *
• Canadian tiger swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
• Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) *
• Giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
• Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)
• Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) [2]

Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing skippers (Pyrginae)

• Common sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
• Dreamy duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
• Juvenal's duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
• Northern cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
• Persius duskywing (Erynnis persius)
• Silver-spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
• Sleepy duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
• Southern cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)

Gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae)

• Spring azure (Celastrina ladon) *

Harvesters (Miletinae)

• Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)

* most common species

References

1. Miller, Nathan G.; Wassenaar, Leonard I.; Hobson, Keith A.; Norris, D. Ryan (23 February 2011). "Monarch butterflies cross the Appalachians from the west to recolonize the east coast of North America". Biology Letters. 7 (1): 43–46. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0525. PMC 3030879.
2. "Species of Special Concern: Endangered & Threatened Species: Wildlife: Fish & Wildlife: Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife". www.maine.gov. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.