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The butterfly guide

Chapter 129: INDEX OF FAMILIES, SUBFAMILIES, GENERA, AND SPECIES, ACCORDING TO THEIR SCIENTIFIC OR LATIN NAMES
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A concise field manual for identifying common North American butterflies, presenting 295 colored figures that depict 255 species and varieties alongside succinct descriptions of wing patterns, sizes, ranges, and habits. The text opens with accessible explanations of butterfly anatomy, classification, and life history, then provides practical, field-oriented identification guidance, often illustrating only a single wing side or half when adequate. Emphasis is on clear visual comparison, terminology, and observation tips to assist naturalists and beginners in recognizing and distinguishing species across the United States and Canada.

INDEX OF FAMILIES, SUBFAMILIES, GENERA, AND SPECIES, ACCORDING TO THEIR SCIENTIFIC OR LATIN NAMES

  • aaroni, Phycanassa, 220
  • acadica, Thecla, 153
  • accius, Lerema, 222
  • Achalarus, genus, 201;
  • cellus, 202;
  • lycidas, 201
  • acheronta, Cœa, 119
  • acmon, Lycæna, 168
  • Adelpha, californica, 114
  • Ageronia, feronia, 123;
  • fornax, 123
  • Aganisthos, odius, 119
  • ajax, Papilio, 187
  • aliaska, Papilio, 195
  • alicia, Chlorippe, 117
  • alope, Satyrus, 137
  • alpheus, Pholisora, 204
  • Amblyscirtes, genus, 208;
  • samoset, 209;
  • textor, 209;
  • vialis, 10, 208
  • ammon, Lycæna, 168
  • amymone, Cystineura, 106
  • amyntula, Lycæna, 166
  • Anartia, genus, 103;
  • jatrophæ, 104
  • Ancyloxypha, genus, 210;
  • numitor, 210
  • andria, Pyrrhanæa, 121
  • Anosia, genus, 62, 63;
  • berenice, 64;
  • plexippus, 10, 20, 30, 36, 63
  • antiopa, Vanessa, 97
  • aphrodite, Argynnis, 75
  • Apodemia, genus, 145;
  • palmeri, 145
  • araxes, Pyrrhopyge, 199
  • Argynnis, genus, 20, 72;
  • aphrodite, 10, 75;
  • atlantis, 78;
  • callippe, 79;
  • cybele, 75;
  • diana, 74;
  • idalia, 10, 73;
  • leto, 74;
  • rhodope, 80
  • arthemis, Basilarchia, 112
  • Arthropoda, Subkingdom, 12
  • aster, Lycæna, 163
  • asterias, Papilio, 195
  • asterius, Papilio, 195
  • astyanax, Basilarchia, 111
  • atala, Eumæus, 148
  • atalanta, Pyrameis, 100
  • Atalopedes, genus, 214;
  • huron, 214
  • atlantis, Argynnis, 78
  • Atrytone, genus, 220;
  • hobomok, 221;
  • pocohontas, 221;
  • vitellius, 220;
  • zabulon, 221
  • attalus, Erynnis, 212
  • augustus, Thecla, 155
  • autolycus, Thecla, 151
  • ausonides, Euchloë, 176
  • bachmani, Libythea, 143
  • Basilarchia, genus, 110;
  • arthemis, 112;
  • astyanax, 10, 111;
  • disippus, 30, 113;
  • lorquini, 113;
  • Weidemeyeri, 112
  • batesi, Phyciodes, 88
  • bathyllus, Thorybes, 201
  • behri, Thecla, 158
  • bellona, Brenthis, 82
  • berenice, Anosia, 64
  • borealis, Charis, 145
  • Brenthis, genus, 80;
  • bellona, 82;
  • montinus, 81;
  • myrina, 81
  • brettus, Thymelicus, 213
  • brevicauda, Papilio, 195
  • brizo, Thanaos, 205
  • bryoniæ, Pieris, 173
  • cænius, Charis, 145
  • cæsonia, Meganostoma, 179
  • calanus, Thecla, 153
  • californica, Adelpha, 114
  • Callicore, genus, 106;
  • clymena, 107
  • callippe, Argynnis, 79
  • Calpodes, genus, 216;
  • ethlius, 216
  • camillus, Phyciodes, 88
  • canthus, Satyrodes, 127
  • cardui, Pyrameis, 102
  • Catopsilia, genus, 177;
  • eubule, 178
  • catullus, Pholisora, 203
  • cellus, Achalarus, 202
  • celtis, Chlorippe, 115
  • centaureæ, Hesperia, 203
  • Ceratinia lycaste, 65
  • chalcedon, Melitæa, 84
  • Charis, genus, 144;
  • borealis, 145;
  • cænius, 145
  • charithonius, Heliconius, 67
  • charon, Satyrus, 138
  • Chlorippe, genus, 114;
  • alicia, 117;
  • celtis, 115;
  • clyton, 116;
  • flora, 116
  • Chrysophanus, genus, 160;
  • epixanthe, 161;
  • helloides, 162;
  • hypophlæus, 161;
  • thoë, 161;
  • xanthoides, 160
  • claudia, Euptoieta, 71
  • clymena, Callicore, 107
  • clytie, Thecla, 159
  • clyton, Chlorippe, 116
  • Cœa, genus, 119;
  • acheronta, 119
  • cœnia, Junonia, 103
  • Cœnonympha, genus, 130;
  • inornata, 131;
  • ochracea, 131
  • Colænis, genus, 69;
  • delila, 69;
  • julia, 69
  • Colias, genus, 179;
  • eurytheme, 181;
  • keewaydin, 181;
  • philodice, 180
  • comma, Grapta, 93
  • comyntas, Lycæna, 166
  • Copœodes, genus, 211;
  • procris, 211;
  • wrighti, 211
  • coresia, Timetes, 108
  • couperi, Lycæna, 163
  • creola, Debis, 126
  • cresphontes, Papilio, 192
  • crysalus, Thecla, 150
  • cybele, Argynnis, 75
  • Cystineura, genus, 105;
  • amymone, 106
  • damon, Thecla, 154
  • daunus, Papilio, 191
  • Debis, genus, 125;
  • creola, 126;
  • portlandia, 126
  • delia, Terias, 183
  • delila, Colænis, 69
  • diana, Argynnis, 74
  • Dione vanillæ, 70
  • dionysius, Neominois, 135
  • Dircenna klugi, 66
  • discoidalis, Erebia, 133
  • discoidalis, Thecla, 155
  • disippus, Basilarchia, 30, 113
  • dumetorum, Thecla, 158
  • dymas, Melitæa, 86
  • edwardsi, Thecla 152
  • elathea, Terias, 183
  • Epargyreus, genus, 200;
  • tityrus, 200
  • epipsodea, Erebia, 133
  • epixanthe, Chrysophanus, 161
  • Erebia, genus, 132;
  • discoidalis, 133;
  • epipsodea, 133
  • Eresia, genus, 89;
  • frisia, 90;
  • texana, 90
  • Erycinidæ, Family, 16, 58, 144
  • Erynnis, genus, 211;
  • attalus, 212;
  • leonardus, 213;
  • manitoba, 211;
  • metea, 212;
  • sassacus, 212;
  • uncas, 213
  • ethlius, Calpodes, 216
  • eubule, Catopsilia, 178
  • Euchloë, genus, 175;
  • ausonides, 176;
  • genutia, 176;
  • hyantis, 177;
  • rosa, 177;
  • sara, 177
  • Eudamus, genus, 200;
  • proteus, 200
  • eufala, Lerodea, 216
  • Eumæus, genus, 147;
  • atala, 148;
  • minyas, 148
  • Eunica, genus, 104;
  • monima, 105
  • Euphyes, genus, 218;
  • metacomet, 218;
  • verna, 218
  • Euplœinæ, Subfamily, 61, 62
  • Euptoieta claudia, 71
  • eurydice, Meganostoma, 179
  • eurymedon, Papilio, 191
  • eurytheme, Colias, 181
  • eurytus, Neonympha, 129
  • exilis, Lycæna, 167
  • fabricii, Grapta, 93
  • faunus, Grapta, 93
  • favonius, Thecla, 150
  • Feniseca, genus, 159;
  • tarquinius, 34, 160
  • feronia, Ageronia, 123
  • flora, Chlorippe, 116
  • fornax, Ageronia, 123
  • frisia, Eresia, 90
  • funeralis, Thanaos, 207
  • garita, Oarisma, 209
  • gemma, Neonympha, 128
  • genutia, Euchloë, 176
  • glaucus, Papilio, 188
  • Grapta, genus, 20, 92;
  • comma, 93;
  • fabricii, 93;
  • faunus, 93;
  • interrogationis, 93;
  • progne, 96;
  • silenus, 95
  • grunus, Thecla, 152
  • Gyrocheilus, genus, 133;
  • tritonia, 134
  • halesus, Thecla, 149
  • harrisi, Melitæa, 85
  • hayhursti, Pholisora, 204
  • Heliconiinæ, Subfamily, 61, 67
  • Heliconius charithonius, 67
  • helloides, Chrysophanus, 162
  • henrici, Thecla, 157
  • Hesperia, genus, 202;
  • centaureæ, 203;
  • tessellata, 202;
  • xanthus, 203
  • Hesperiidæ, Family, 22, 36, 58, 198
  • Hesperiinæ, Subfamily, 199
  • Heterocera, Suborder, 12, 13
  • heteronea, Lycæna, 169
  • hianna, Lerema, 222
  • hobomok, Atrytone, 221
  • horatius, Thanaos, 207
  • huntera, Pyrameis, 100
  • huron, Atalopedes, 214
  • hyantis, Euchloë, 177
  • Hylephila, genus, 215;
  • phylæus, 215
  • Hypanartia, genus, 117;
  • lethe, 118
  • Hypolimnas, genus, 108;
  • misippus, 109
  • hypophlæus, Chrysophanus, 161
  • icelus, Thanaos, 205
  • idalia, Argynnis, 73
  • ilaire, Tachyris, 171
  • indra, Papilio, 196
  • inornata, Cœnonympha, 131
  • Insecta, Class, 59
  • interrogationis, Grapta, 93
  • iole, Nathalis, 175
  • irus, Thecla, 156
  • isophthalma, Lycæna, 167
  • Ithomiinæ, Subfamily, 61, 64
  • j-album, Vanessa, 98
  • janais, Synchloë, 91
  • jatrophæ, Anartia, 104
  • jucunda, Terias, 184
  • julia, Colænis, 69
  • Junonia, genus, 102;
  • cœnia, 103
  • jutta, Œneis, 141
  • Juvenalis, Thanaos, 206
  • karwinskii, Smyrna, 118
  • katahdin, Œneis, 141
  • keewaydin, Colias, 181
  • klugi, Dircenna, 66
  • Kricogonia, genus, 178;
  • lyside, 178;
  • terissa, 178
  • læta, Thecla, 157
  • leonardus, Erynnis, 213
  • Lepidoptera, Order, 59
  • Lerema, genus, 222;
  • accius, 222;
  • hianna, 222
  • Lerodea, genus, 216;
  • eufala, 216
  • lethe, Hypanartia, 118
  • leto, Argynnis, 74
  • libya, Pholisora, 204
  • Libythea, genus, 143;
  • bachmani, 143
  • Libytheinæ, Subfamily, 61, 142
  • Limochores, genus, 217;
  • palatka, 218;
  • pontiac, 217;
  • thaumas, 217
  • liparops, Thecla, 154
  • lisa, Terias, 183
  • lorquini, Basilarchia, 113
  • lucia, Lycæna, 165
  • lucilius, Thanaos, 205
  • Lycæna, genus, 162;
  • acmon, 168;
  • ammon, 168;
  • amyntula, 166;
  • aster, 163;
  • comyntas, 166;
  • couperi, 163;
  • exilis, 167;
  • heteronea, 169;
  • isophthalma, 167;
  • lucia, 165;
  • lygdamus, 169;
  • marginata, 165;
  • marina, 169;
  • melissa, 164;
  • neglecta, 165;
  • nigra, 165;
  • pseudargiolus, 165;
  • scudderi, 164;
  • theona, 167
  • Lycænidæ, Family, 16, 58, 147
  • lycaste, Ceratinia, 65
  • lycidas, Achalarus, 201
  • lygdamus, Lycæna, 169
  • lyside, Kricogonia, 178
  • m-album, Thecla, 149
  • macglashani, Melitæa, 84
  • machaon, Papilio, 195
  • macouni, Œneis, 142
  • mandan, Pamphila, 209
  • manitoba, Erynnis, 211
  • marcellus, Papilio, 187
  • marcia, Phyciodes, 87
  • marginata, Lycæna, 165
  • marina, Lycæna, 169
  • martialis, Thanaos, 207
  • massasoit, Poanes, 219
  • meadi, Satyrus, 138
  • Meganostoma, genus, 179;
  • cæsonia, 179;
  • eurydice, 179
  • Megathyminæ, Subfamily, 222
  • Megathymus, genus, 223;
  • yuccæ, 223
  • melinus, Thecla, 151
  • melissa, Lycæna, 164
  • Melitæa, genus, 83;
  • chalcedon, 84;
  • dymas, 86;
  • harrisi, 85;
  • macglashani, 84;
  • perse, 85;
  • phaëton, 83
  • metacomet, Euphyes, 218
  • metea, Erynnis, 212
  • mexicana, Terias, 183
  • milberti, Vanessa, 98
  • minyas, Eumæus, 148
  • misippus, Hypolimnas, 109
  • monima, Eunica, 105
  • montinus, Brenthis, 81
  • monuste, Pieris, 172
  • Morphinæ, Subfamily, 60
  • morrisoni, Pyrrhanæa, 121
  • myrina, Brenthis, 81
  • mystic, Thymelicus, 214
  • nais, Polystigma, 146
  • napi, Pieris, 173
  • Nathalis, genus, 175;
  • iole, 175
  • neglecta, Lycæna, 165
  • Neominois, genus, 134;
  • dionysius, 135;
  • ridingsi, 134
  • Neonympha, genus, 127;
  • eurytus, 129;
  • gemma, 128;
  • phocion, 128;
  • rubricata, 130;
  • sosybius, 129
  • nephele, Satyrus, 137
  • nicippe, Terias, 182
  • nigra, Lycæna, 165
  • niphon, Thecla, 156
  • numitor, Ancyloxypha, 210
  • nycteis, Phyciodes, 87
  • Nymphalidæ, Family, 15, 16, 36, 58, 59
  • Nymphalinæ, Subfamily, 61, 68
  • Oarisma, genus, 209;
  • garita, 209;
  • powesheik, 210
  • ochracea, Cœnonympha, 131
  • ocola, Prenes, 216
  • odius, Aganisthos, 119
  • Œneis, genus, 140;
  • jutta, 141;
  • katahdin, 141;
  • macouni, 142;
  • semidea, 141
  • oleracea, Pieris, 173
  • otho, Thymelicus, 213
  • palamedes, Papilio, 193
  • palatka, Limochores, 218
  • pallida, Pieris, 173
  • palmeri, Apodemia, 145
  • Pamphila, genus, 209;
  • mandan, 209
  • Pamphilinæ, Subfamily, 208
  • Papilio, genus, 10, 20, 187;
  • ajax, 187;
  • aliaska, 195;
  • asterias, 195;
  • asterius, 195;
  • brevicauda, 195;
  • cresphontes, 192;
  • daunus, 191;
  • eurymedon, 191;
  • glaucus, 188;
  • indra, 196;
  • machaon, 195;
  • marcellus, 187;
  • palamedes, 193;
  • philenor, 30, 36, 197;
  • pilumnus, 192;
  • polydamas, 197;
  • polyxenes, 193;
  • rutulus, 191;
  • troilus, 193;
  • turnus, 10, 188;
  • walshi, 187;
  • zelicaon, 196;
  • zolicaon, 197
  • Papilionidæ, Family, 58, 170
  • Papilioninæ, Subfamily, 186
  • Paramecera, genus, 139;
  • xicaque, 139
  • Parnassiinæ, Subfamily, 185
  • Parnassius, genus, 20, 186;
  • smintheus, 186
  • paulus, Satyrus, 137
  • peckius, Polites, 215
  • pegala, Satyrus, 136
  • perse, Melitæa, 85
  • petronius, Thanaos, 206
  • phaëton, Melitæa, 83
  • philenor, Papilio, 30, 36, 197
  • philodice, Colias, 180
  • phocion, Neonympha, 128
  • Pholisora, genus, 203;
  • alpheus, 204;
  • catullus, 203;
  • hayhursti, 204;
  • libya, 204
  • Phycanassa, genus, 219;
  • aaroni, 220;
  • viator, 219
  • Phyciodes, genus, 86;
  • batesi, 88;
  • camillus, 88;
  • marcia, 87;
  • nycteis, 87;
  • picta, 89;
  • pratensis, 88;
  • tharos, 87
  • phylæus, Hylephila, 215
  • picta, Phyciodes, 89
  • Pierinæ, Subfamily, 170
  • Pieris, genus, 171;
  • bryoniæ, 173;
  • monuste, 172;
  • napi, 173;
  • oleracea, 173;
  • pallida, 173;
  • protodice, 172;
  • rapæ, 173
  • pilumnus, Papilio, 192
  • plexippus, Anosia, 10, 20, 30, 36, 63
  • Poanes, genus, 219;
  • massasoit, 219
  • pocohontas, Atrytone, 221
  • Polites, genus, 215;
  • peckius, 215
  • polydamas, Papilio, 197
  • Polystigma, genus, 146;
  • nais, 146
  • polyxenes, Papilio, 193
  • pontiac, Limochores, 217
  • portlandia, Debis, 126
  • powesheik, Oarisma, 210
  • pratensis, Phyciodes, 88
  • Prenes, genus, 216;
  • ocola, 216
  • procris, Copœodes, 211
  • progne, Grapta, 96
  • proterpia, Terias, 185
  • proteus, Eudamus, 200
  • protodice, Pieris, 172
  • pseudargiolus, Lycæna, 165
  • pylades, Thorybes, 201
  • Pyrameis, genus, 99;
  • atalanta, 100;
  • cardui, 102;
  • huntera, 100
  • Pyrrhanæa, genus, 120;
  • andria, 121;
  • morrisoni, 121
  • Pyrrhopyge, genus, 199;
  • araxes, 199
  • Pyrrhopyginæ, Subfamily, 199
  • rapæ, Pieris, 173
  • rhodope, Argynnis, 80
  • Rhopalocera, Suborder, 12, 13
  • ridingsi, Neominois, 134
  • rosa, Euchloë, 177
  • rubricata, Neonympha, 130
  • rutulus, Papilio, 191
  • samoset, Amblyscirtes, 209
  • sara, Euchloë, 177
  • sassacus, Erynnis, 212
  • Satyrinæ, Subfamily, 60, 61, 124
  • Satyrodes, genus, 126;
  • canthus, 127
  • Satyrus, genus, 135;
  • alope, 137;
  • charon, 138;
  • meadi, 138;
  • nephele, 137;
  • paulus, 137;
  • pegala, 136;
  • sthenele, 139
  • scudderi, Lycæna, 164
  • semidea, Œneis, 141
  • silenus, Grapta, 95
  • simæthis, Thecla, 155
  • smintheus, Parnassius, 186
  • Smyrna, genus, 20, 118;
  • karwinskii, 118
  • sosybius, Neonympha, 129
  • steneles, Victorina, 124
  • sthenele, Satyrus, 139
  • Synchloë, genus, 91;
  • janais, 91
  • Tachyris, genus, 171;
  • ilaire, 171
  • tarquinius, Feniseca, 34, 160
  • Terias, genus, 181;
  • delia, 183;
  • elathea, 183;
  • jucunda, 184;
  • lisa, 183;
  • mexicana, 183;
  • nicippe, 182;
  • proterpia, 185
  • terissa, Kricogonia, 178
  • tessellata, Hesperia, 202
  • texana, Eresia, 90
  • textor, Amblyscirtes, 209
  • Thanaos, genus, 205;
  • brizo, 205;
  • funeralis, 207;
  • horatius, 207;
  • icelus, 205;
  • juvenalis, 206;
  • lucilius, 205;
  • martialis, 207;
  • petronius, 206
  • tharos, Phyciodes, 87
  • thaumas, Limochores, 217
  • Thecla, genus, 20, 22, 148;
  • acadica, 153;
  • augustus, 155;
  • autolycus, 151;
  • behri, 158;
  • calanus, 153;
  • clytie, 159;
  • crysalus, 150;
  • damon, 154;
  • discoidalis, 155;
  • dumetorum, 158;
  • edwardsi, 152;
  • favonius, 150;
  • grunus, 152;
  • halesus, 149;
  • henrici, 157;
  • irus, 156;
  • læta, 157;
  • liparops, 154;
  • m-album, 149;
  • melinus, 151;
  • niphon, 156;
  • simæthis, 155;
  • titus, 158;
  • wittfeldi, 151
  • theona, Lycæna, 167
  • thoë, Chrysophanus, 161
  • Thorybes, genus, 201;
  • bathyllus, 201;
  • pylades, 201
  • Thymelicus, genus, 213;
  • brettus, 213;
  • mystic, 214;
  • otho, 213
  • Timetes, genus, 107;
  • coresia, 108
  • titus, Thecla, 158
  • tityrus, Epargyreus, 200
  • tritonia, Gyrocheilus, 134
  • troilus, Papilio, 193
  • turnus, Papilio, 20, 188
  • uncas, Erynnis, 213
  • Vanessa, genus, 96;
  • antiopa, 97;
  • j-album, 98;
  • milberti, 98
  • vanillæ, Dione, 70
  • verna, Euphyes, 218
  • vialis, Amblyscirtes, 208
  • viator, Phycanassa, 219
  • Victorina, genus, 123;
  • steneles, 124
  • vitellius, Atrytone, 220
  • walshi, Papilio, 187
  • weidemeyeri, Basilarchia, 112
  • wittfeldi, Thecla, 151
  • wrighti, Copœodes, 211
  • xanthoides, Chrysophanus, 160
  • xanthus, Hesperia, 203
  • xicaque, Paramecera, 139
  • yuccæ, Megathymus, 223
  • zabulon, Atrytone, 221
  • zelicaon, Papilio, 196
  • zolicaon, Papilio, 197