The Putah-Cache Bioregion Project: Butterfly List Who | What | Where | Publications

Many thanks to Art Shapiro, Ph.D, for providing this list.

Families

• Papilionidae (Swallowtails)
• Pieridae (Whites, Sulphurs, and Orange-Tips)
• Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
• Satyridae, Danidae, Riodinidae (Meadow Browns, Monarchs, Metalmarks)
• Lycaenidae (Gossamer-Winged Butterflies)
• Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Key

Sighting Frequency	Central Valley	Coast Range
+ = Present, breeding (most years). S = Stray or sighting (rarely breeding). H = Historic (not recorded last 10 years).	= Urban. = Annual Grassland. = Riparian.	= Canyon Riparian. = Foothill Woodland. = Non-Serpentine Chaparral. = Serpentine Chaparral & Woodland

Latin name	Common name	Central Valley			Coast Range
Family Papilionidae	Swallowtails
Battus philenor	Pipevine Swallowtail	S	S	+	+	+	S	S
Papilio zelicaon	Anise Swallowtail	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Papilio indra	Indra Swallowtail						S	+
Papilio rutulus	Western Tiger Swallowtail	+	S	+	+	+	+	+
Papilio multicaudatus	Two-tailed Swallowtail				+	+	S	S
Papilio eurymedon	Pale Swallowtail				+	+	+	+

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Latin name	Common name	Central Valley			Coast Range
Family Pieridae	Whites, Sulphurs, and Orange-Tips
Pieris rapae	European Cabbage Butterfly	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Pieris napi microstriata	Gray-veined White				+	S	S	S
Pontia protodice	Checkered White	S	+	S	S	S	S	S
Pontia sisymbrii	California White				S	S	+	+
Euchloe ausonides	Large Marble		+	+	+	+	S	S
Euchloe hyantis	Small Marble						S	+
Anthocharis sara	Sara Orange-Tip	S	S	S	+	+	+	+
Colias eurytheme	Orange Sulphur	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Colias occidentalis chrysomelas	Golden Sulphur				+
Zerene eurydice	California Dog-face	S	S	+	+	S	S	S

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Latin name	Common name	Central Valley			Coast Range
Family Nymphalidae	Brush-footed Butterflies
Adelpha bredowii californica	California Sister	S	S	S	+	+	+	+
Limenitis lorquini	Lorquin's Admiral	S	S	+	+	S	S	S
Junonia coenia	Buckeye	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Vanessa annabella	West Coast Lady	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Vanessa atalanta	Red Admiral	+	S	+	+	+	+	+
Vanessa virginiensis	West Virginia Lady	S	+	+	+	+	+	+
Vanessa cardui	Painted Lady	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Nymphalis antiopa	Mourning Cloak	+	S	+	+	+	S	S
Nymphalis californica	California Tortoise-shell	S	S	S	+	+	+	+
Nymphalis milberti	Milbert's Tortoise-shell	S	S	+	+	S	S	S
Polygonia zephyrus	Zephyr Anglewing				+
Polygonia satyrus	Satyr Anglewing	S		+	+	S	S	S
Phyciodes campestris	Field Crescent	S	S	+
Phyciodes mylitta	Mylitta Crescent	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Chlosyne leanira	Leanira Checkerspot				+	+	+	+
Chlosyne palla	Northern Checkerspot				+	+	+	+
Euphydryas chalcedona	Chalcedon Checkerspot	S	S	S	+	+	+	+
Euphydryas editha	Edith's Checkerspot				+		+	+
Speyeria coronis	Coronis Silverspot				+
Speyeria callippe	Callippe Silverspot				S		+	+

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Latin name	Common name	Central Valley			Coast Range
Family Satyridae	Meadow Browns
Cercyonis pegala boopis	Ox-Eyed Satyr					+		+
Cercyonis sthenele silvestris	Woodland Satyr					+		+
Coenonympha tullia california	California Ringlet	S	+	+	+	+	+	+
Family Danaidae	Monarchs
Danaus plexippus	Monarch	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Family Riodinidae	Metalmarks
Apodemia mormo	Mormon Metalmark				+		+

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Latin name	Common name	Central Valley			Coast Range
Family Lycaenidae	Gossamer-Winged Butterflies
Habrodais grunus	Canyon Oak Hairstreak				+	+	+	+
Atlides halesus	Great Purple Hairstreak	+	S	+	+	+	+	+
Callophrys dumetorum	Green Hairstreak				+	+	+	+
Mitoura johnsoni	Brown Mistletoe Hairstreak				+	+	+	+
Mitoura spinetorum	Blue Mistletoe Hairstreak				+	+	+	+
Mitoura muiri	John Muir's Hairstreak							+
Incisalia iroides	Brown Elfin				+	+	+	+
Incisalia mossii	Moss' Elfin				+	+
Satyrium californica	California Hairstreak			+	+	+	+	+
Satyrium sylvinus	Willow Hairstreak			+	+	+	+	+
Satyrium saepium	Sepia Hairstreak				S	S	+	+
Satyrium auretorum	Gold-hunter's Hairstreak			+	+	+	+	+
Satyrium tetra	Mountain-Mahogany Hairstreak				+	+	+	+
Strymon melinus	Gray Hairstreak	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lycaena helloides	Purplish Copper	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lycaena xanthoides	Great Copper		+	+	+		+
Lycaena gorgon	Gorgon Copper				+	+	+	+
Lycaena arota	Tailed Copper				+
Brephidium exilis	Pygmy Blue	S	+	+	S	S	S	S
Leptotes marina	Marine Blue	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Everes comyntas	Eastern Tailed Blue	S	+	+	+	+
Celastrina argiolus echo	Echo Blue	S		S	+	+	+	+
Plebejus acmon	Acmon Blue	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Plebejus icarioides	Icarioides Blue				+	+	+	+
Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Silvery Blue		+	+	+	+	+	+

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Latin name	Common name	Central Valley			Coast Range
Family Hesperiidae	Skippers
Epargyreus clarus	Silver-Spotted Skipper			H	+	S	+	+
Thorybes pylades	Northern Cloudy-wing				+	+	+	+
Erynnis propertius	Propertius Dusky-wing			+	+	+	+	+
Erynnis persius	Persius Dusky-wing		H	H	+	+	+	+
Erynnis pacuvius	Pacuvius Dusky-wing						+
Erynnis tristis	Sad Dusky-wing	+	S	+	+	+	+	+
Erynnis brizo lacustra	Leather Oak Dusky-wing						S	+
Pholisora catullus	Sooty Wing	+	+	+	S	S
Pyrgus communis	Common Checkered Skipper	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Pyrgus scriptura	Least Checkered Skipper	+	+	+
Helipetes ericetorum	Large Checkered Skipper	S	S	S	S	S	+	+
Atalopedes campestris	Field Skipper	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Hylephila phyleus	Fiery Skipper	+	+	+	S	S	S
Hesperia columbia	Columbia Skipper				S	S	+	+
Hesperia lindseyi	Lindsey's Skipper				S	+	+	+
Hesperia comma tildeni	Tilden's Skipper				S	+	+	+
Hesperia juba	Yuba Skipper				S	S	S	S
Polites sabuleti	Sandhill Skipper	+	+	+	S
Ochlodes agricola	The Farmer				+	+	+	+
Ochlodes sylvanoides	Woodland Skipper	S	S	+	+	+	+	+
Poanes melane	Umber Skipper			+	+	S	S	S
Lerodea eufala	Eufala Skipper	+	+	+	S	S	S	S
Amblyscirtes vialis	Roadside Skipper				+	+

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Totals	Central Valley			Coast Range
All species 89
Present, breeding (+)	23	26	42	65	55	56	59
Stray or sighting (S)	19	17	8	15	18	19	15
Historic (H)		1	2
Total	42	44	52	80	73	75	74

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