List of butterflies of Connecticut

This is a list of butterflies that can be found in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The list is in alphabetical order by scientific name.

* Achalarus lyciades – hoary edge
* Amblyscirtes hegon – pepper and salt skipper
* Amblyscirtes vialis – common roadside skipper
* Anatrytone logan – Delaware skipper
* Ancyloxypha numitor – least skipper
* Anthocharis midea – falcate orangetip
* Asterocampa celtis – hackberry emperor
* Asterocampa clyton – tawny emperor
* Atalopedes campestris – sachem
* Atrytonopsis hianna – dusted skipper
* Battus philenor – pipevine swallowtail
* Boloria bellona – meadow fritillary
* Boloria selene – silver-bordered fritillary
* Calephelis borealis – northern metalmark
* Callophrys augustinus – brown elfin
* Calycopis cecrops – red-banded hairstreak
* Callophrys gryneus – juniper (olive) hairstreak
* Callophrys henrici – Henry's elfin
* Callophrys hesseli – Hessel's hairstreak
* Callophrys irus – frosted elfin
* Callophrys niphon – eastern pine elfin
* Callophrys polia – hoary elfin
* Carterocephalus palaemon – Arctic skipper
* Celastrina ladon – spring azure
* Celastrina neglecta – summer azure
* Celastrina neglectamajor – Appalachian azure
* Cercyonis pegala – common wood nymph
* Chlosyne harrisii – Harris' checkerspot
* Chlosyne nycteis – silvery checkerspot
* Coenonympha tullia – common ringle
* Colias eurytheme – orange sulphur
* Colias philodice – clouded sulphur
* Danaus plexippus – monarch
* Enodia anthedon – northern pearly eye
* Epargyreus clarus – silver-spotted skipper
* Erynnis baptisiae – wild indigo duskywing
* Erynnis brizo – sleepy duskywing
* Erynnis horatius – Horace's duskywing
* Erynnis icelus – dreamy duskywing
* Erynnis juvenalis – Juvenal's duskywing
* Erynnis lucilius – columbine duskywing
* Erynnis martialis – mottled duskywing
* Erynnis persius – Persius duskywing
* Erynnis zarucco – zarucco duskywing
* Euphyes bimacula – two-spotted skipper
* Euphyes conspicua – black dash
* Euphyes dion – Dion skipper
* Euphyes vestris – dun skipper
* Eurema lisa – little yellow
* Eurema nicippe – sleepy orange
* Everes comyntas – eastern tailed blue
* Feniseca tarquinius – harvester
* Fixsenia favonius – southern hairstreak
* Glaucopsyche lygdamus – silvery blue
* Hesperia leonardus – Leonard's skipper
* Hesperia metea – cobweb skipper
* Hesperia sassacus – Indian skipper
* Hylephila phyleus – fiery skipper
* Junonia coenia – common buckeye
* Libytheana carinenta – American snout
* Limenitis archippus – viceroy
* Limenitis arthemis – red-spotted purple/white admiral

* Lon zabulon – Zabulon skipper

* Lycaena epixanthe – bog copper

* Lycaena hyllus – bronze copper
* Lycaena phlaeas – American copper
* Megisto cymela – little wood satyr
* Nastra lherminier – swarthy skipper
* Nymphalis antiopa – mourning cloak
* Nymphalis milberti – Milbert's tortoiseshell
* Nymphalis vaualbum – Compton tortoiseshell
* Panoquina ocola – ocola skipper
* Papilio canadensis – Canadian tiger swallowtail
* Papilio cresphontes – giant swallowtail
* Papilio glaucus – eastern tiger swallowtail
* Papilio polyxenes – black swallowtail
* Papilio troilus – spicebush swallowtail
* Parrhasius m-album – white M hairstreak
* Phoebis sennae – cloudless sulphur
* Pholisora catullus – common sootywing
* Phyciodes tharos – pearl crescent
* Pieris protodice – checkered white
* Pieris rapae – cabbage white
* Pieris virginiensis – West Virginia white
* Poanes hobomok – Hobomok skipper
* Poanes massasoit – mulberry wing
* Poanes viator – broad-winged skipper
* Polites mystic – long dash
* Polites origenes – crossline skipper
* Polites peckius – Peck's skipper
* Polites themistocles – tawny-edged skipper
* Polygonia comma – eastern comma
* Polygonia interrogationis – question mark
* Polygonia progne – gray comma
* Pompeius verna – little glassy wing
* Pyrgus communis – checkered skipper
* Satyrium acadicum – Acadian hairstreak
* Satyrium calanus – banded hairstreak
* Satyrium caryaevorum – hickory hairstreak
* Satyrium edwardsii – Edwards hairstreak
* Satyrium liparops – striped hairstreak
* Satyrium titus – coral hairstreak
* Satyrodes appalachia – Appalachian brown
* Satyrodes eurydice – eyed brown
* Speyeria aphrodite – Aphrodite fritillary
* Speyeria atlantis – Atlantis fritillary
* Speyeria cybele – great spangled fritillary
* Strymon melinus – gray hairstreak
* Thorybes bathyllus – southern cloudywing
* Thorybes pylades – northern cloudywing
* Thymelicus lineola – European skipper
* Urbanus proteus – long-tailed skipper
* Vanessa atalanta – red admiral
* Vanessa cardui – painted lady
* Vanessa virginiensis – American lady
* Wallengrenia egeremet – northern broken dash[1]
* Zerene cesonia – southern dogface

## References

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1. ^ "Connecticut Butterfly Atlas Project – List of Species". Yale Peabody Museum. Retrieved 8 August 2011.

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