List of butterflies of North America

Monarch butterfly

This list contains links to lists with the common and scientific names of butterflies of North America north of Mexico.

* 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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* Media related to Butterflies of North America at Wikimedia Commons
* "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