List of butterflies of North America
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This list contains links to lists with the common and scientific names of butterflies of North America north of Mexico.
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- Papilionidae: swallowtails and parnassians (40 species)
- Parnassiinae: parnassians (3 species)
- Papilioninae: swallowtails (37 species)
- Hesperiidae: skippers (300 species)
- Pyrrhopyginae: firetips (1 species)
- Pyrginae: spread-wing skippers (138 species)
- Heteropterinae: skipperlings (7 species)
- Hesperiinae: grass skippers (141 species)
- Megathyminae: giant-skippers (13 species)
- Pieridae: whites and sulphurs (70 species)
- Pierinae: whites (29 species)
- Coliadinae: sulphurs (40 species)
- Dismorphiinae: mimic-whites (1 species)
- Lycaenidae: gossamer-wings (144 species)
- Miletinae: harvesters (1 species)
- Lycaeninae: coppers (16 species)
- Theclinae: hairstreaks (90 species)
- Polyommatinae: blues (37 species)
- Riodinidae: metalmarks (28 species)
- Nymphalidae: brush-footed butterflies (233 species)
- Libytheinae: snouts (1 species)
- Heliconiinae: heliconians and fritillaries (40 species)
- Nymphalinae: true brushfoots (76 species)
- Limenitidinae: admirals, sisters and others (37 species)
- Charaxinae: leafwings (8 species)
- Apaturinae: emperors (5 species)
- Morphinae: morphos (3 species)
- Satyrinae: satyrs (49 species)
- Danainae: milkweed butterflies and clearwings (8 species)
External links
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- "Butterflies of North America" (1868-1872) by W. H. Edwards from the American Entymological Society; second series (1884), third series (1897)
- Holland, W. J. (1915). The butterfly guide : A pocket manual for the ready identification of the commoner species found in the United States and Canada, United States: Doubleday, Page & Company