| QUICK LINK TO Parnassiinae - Parnassians Papilioninae - Swallowtails Pierinae - Whites Coliadinae - Sulphurs Lycaeninae - Coppers Theclinae - Hairstreaks Polyommatinae - Blues Riodinidae - Metalmarks Heliconiinae - Heliconians and Fritillaries Nymphalinae -True Brush-foots Limenitidinae - Admirals and Relatives Satyrinae -Satyrs Danainae - Monarchs Pyrginae - Spread-wing Skippers Hesperiinae - Grass Skippers Megathyminae - Giant Skippers Moths NEW PHOTOS Boloria kriemhild (Relict Fritillary) - Immatures Saturniidae Hemileucinae Hemileucini Automeris io (Io Moth) - Immatures Chlosyne damoetas damoetas (Rockslide Checkerspot) - immatures after hibernation Erynnis icelus (Dreamy Cloudywing) - Adults Saturniidae Eacles imperialis (Imperial Moth) - Adult Euphilotes stanfordorum (Stanford's Blue) - Immatures Satyrium behrii crossi (Behr's Hairstreak) - Immatures Satyrium behrii crossi (Behr's Hairstreak) - Male Emerging Satyrium behrii crossi (Behr's Hairstreak) - Female Emerging BUTTERFLY THUMBNAIL INDEX Swallowtails & Parnassians Whites and Sulphurs Coppers, Hairstreaks, Blues & Metalmarks Brushfoots Skippers Larva Thumbnail Index LEPIDOPTERA (BUTTERFLIES) Family Papilionidae (Parnassians & Swallowtails)  Subfamily
Parnassiinae (Parnassians) Parnassius clodius menetriesi (Clodius Parnassian) Adult Male Parnassius smintheus sayi (Rocky Mountain Parnassian) Male Emergence Immatures Subfamily Papilioninae
(Swallowtails)Battus philenor (Pipevine Swallowtail) Immatures Specimen Eurytides Marcellus (Zebra Swallowtail) Immatures & Adults Papilio brevicauda (Short-Tailed Swallowtail) Immatures Specimen Papilio cresphontes (Giant Swallowtail) Adult Immatures Papilio eurymedon (Pale Swallowtail) Adult Immatures Papilio indra bonnevillensis (West Desert Indra Swallowtail) Male Immatures Papilio indra indra (Indra Swallowtail) Emergence Immatures Papilio indra minori (Mesa Rim Cliff Swallowtail) Male Adult, Specimen Immatures, Larval Host Papilio machaon bairdi (Baird's Swallowtail) Adult Male Immatures Papilio multicaudata multicaudata (Two-Tailed Swallowtail), Great Basin ssp.) Adults Immatures Papilio multicaudata pusillus (Two-Tailed Swallowtail) Adults Emergence Immatures Papilio polyxenes asterius (Black Swallowtail) Adult Female Adult Male Immatures Papilio polyxenes coloro (Desert Swallowtail) Male Puddling Immatures, Host, Specimen Papilio polyxenes coloro form clarki (Desert Swallowtail) Male Papilio rutulus (Western Tiger Swallowtail) Adult Immatures Papilio zelicaon nitra - form gothica (Anise Swallowtail) Female Adult Male Adult Immatures, Host Family Pieridae (Whites and Sulphurs) Sub-Family
Pierinae
(Whites)Anthocharis cethura mojavensis (Desert Orangetip) Male Male Emergence Larva & Host Pupa Anthocharis julia browningi (Utah Julia Orangetip) Female Female Emergence Male Male Emergence Larva Pupa Anthocharis julia flora (Stella Orangetip ssp. flora) Immatures Anthocharis julia julia (Julia Orangetip ssp julia) Immatures Anthocharis julia julia (Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip) Female Anthocharis sara ingham (Southwestern Orangetip) Immatures Anthocharis sara thoosa==A. thoosa (Southwestern Orangetip) Female Immatures & Host Euchloe ausonides coloradensis (Large Marble) Male Female Emergence Immatures Euchloe lotta==Euchloe hyantis lotta (Desert Marble) Male Male Emergence Immatures Neophasia Menapia (Pine White) Female ovipositing & Immatures Neophasia terlootii (Chiricahua White) Ova Pieris (artogeia) marginalis nearly pallidissima (Margined White==Utah All White==Near All White) Adult Immatures Emergence Pieris rapae (European Cabbage White) Adults Immatures Pontia beckerii (Becker's White) Adults Immatures Emergence Specimen Pontia occidentalis (Western White) Female Male Immatures Emergence Pontia protodice (Checkered White) Female Male Immatures Emergence Mating Pair Pontia sisymbrii nigravenosa (Dark-veined Spring White) Adult Male Immatures Specimen Pontia sisymbrii sisymbrii Immatures Pontia Unidentified Adult Sub-Family
Coliadinae
(Sulphurs)Colias alexandra alexandra (Queen Alexandra's Sulphur) Specimen Male Colias alexandra columbiensis (Queen Alexandra's Sulphur) Specimen Colias alexandra edwardsi (Queen Alexandra's Sulphur) Female emergence Female Male Emergence Male Ova, Larva Pupa Specimen Colias alexandra pseudocolumbiensis (Queen Alexandra's Sulphur) Adult Larvae Pupae Specimen Colias boothi thula (Booth's Colias) Immatures Specimen Colias canadensis (Canada Sulphur) Immatures Specimen Colias christina kluanensis (Christina Sulphur) Immatures Male Emergence Specimen Colias christina krauthii (Christina Sulphur ssp. krauthii) Larva Male Specimen Colias eurytheme (Orange Sulphur) Adult Adult Immatures Male Male Emergence Specimen Colias gigantea inupiat (Giant Sulphur) Immatures Male Emergence Specimen & Newly Emerged Adults Colias harfordii (Harford's Sulphur) Immatures Larva Silking a Spot to Pupate Specimen Female Male Female Emergence Male Eclosure Pupa Colias hecla glacialis (Hecla Sulphur) Immatures Specimen Colias meadii meadii (Mead's Sulphur) Specimen Female Male Male Emergence Ovum & Larva Pupa Colias nastes nastes (Labrador Sulphur == Arctic Green Sulphur) Specimen Female Female Emergence Larva Pupa Colias occidentalis pseudochristina (Western Sulphur) Specimen Male Female Male Emergence Female Emergence Larva Pupa Colias palaeno chippewa (Palaeno Sulphur) Specimen Immatures Male Colias pelidne pelidne (Pelidne Sulphur) Specimen Immatures Colias philodice eriphyle (Clouded Sulphur) Specimen Female Immatures Colias philodice vitabunda (Clouded Sulphur) Specimen Immatures Male Emergence Colias scudderii scudderii (Scudder's Sulphur) Specimen Female Male Female Emergence 2008 Female Emergence 2009 Male Emergence Larva 2008 Larva 2009, After Hibernation Pupa 2008 Pupa 2009, After Hibernation Nathalis iole (Dainty Sulphur) Female #2 Emerging Female #8 Emerging Male Emerging Ova & Larvae Pupae Zerene eurydice (California Dogface) Larva Specimen Family Lycaenidae (Gossamer-Wings) Subfamily Lycaeninae
(Coppers)Lycaena arota schellbacki (Tailed Copper) Female Lycaena cupreus cupreus (Lustrous Copper) Immatures Specimen Lycaena cupreus snowi (Lustrous Copper) Immatures Specimen Male Emerging Lycaena dospassosi (Dos Passos' Copper) Specimen Lycaena editha montana (Edith's Copper) Specimen Adult Males Immatures Lycaena helloides (Purplish Copper) Specimen Female Male Female Emergence Immatures Lycaena heteronea heteronea (Blue Copper) Female Female Emergence Male Male Emergence Ova, Larvae Pupa Specimen Lycaena hyllus (Bronze Copper) Male Emerging Female emerging Specimen Female Male Immatures Lycaena nivalis browni (Lilac-Bordered Copper) Specimen Adult Lycaena phlaeas feildeni (American Copper) Larvae Pupae Adult Emergence Adults Specimen Lycaena rubidus (Ruddy Copper) Female Female Emerging Male Male Emerging Male & Female Larva Pupa shedding old larval skin Pupa Specimen Lycaena xanthoides xanthoides (Great Copper) Specimen Lycaena xanthoides dione==Lycaena dione (Gray Copper) Specimen
Subfamily
Theclinae
(Hairstreaks)Atlides halesus (Great Blue Hairstreak) Immatures Adult Specimen Callophrys affinis affinis (Western Green Hairstreak) Ova & Larvae Pupae Male Adult Emerging Specimen Callophrys augustinus==Incisalia augustinus (Brown Elfin) Adults Immatures Specimen Callophrys eryphon eryphon (Western Pine Elfin) Adult Immatures Specimen Callophrys fotis==Incisalia fotis (Desert Elfin) Emergence Adults Immatures Specimen Callophrys gryneus==Mitoura siva/chalcosiva blend (Juniper Hairstreak) Adults Callophrys gryneus chalcosiva (Juniper Hairstreak) Adults Immatures Emergence Callophrys gryneus siva (Juniper Hairstreak "siva") Specimen Callophrys (Incisalia) henrici turneri (Henry's Elfin) Immatures Specimen Callophrys (Incisalia) polios obscura (Hoary Elfin) Adult Male Emerging Immatures Specimen Callophrys sheridani neoperplexa (Sheridan's Hairstreak) Female Male Immatures Specimen Callophrys spinetorum (Thicket Hairstreak) Immatures Male Emerging Female Emerging Specimen Calycopis cecrops (Red-Banded Hairstreak) Immatures Female Emerging Male Emerging Specimen Hypaurotis crysalus citima (Colorado Hairstreak) Female Emergence Larva Pupa Specimen Satyrium behri (Behr's Hairstreak) Adults Nectaring Immatures Female Emerging Males Emerging Specimen Satyrium calanus (Banded Hairstreak) Specimen Satyrium californica (California Hairstreak) Adult Specimen Satyrium fuliginosum semiluna (Sooty Hairstreak) Female Emergence Immatures Specimen Satyrium saepium provo (Hedgerow Hairstreak) Male Ova & Larvae Pupae Female emerging Male emerging Specimen Satyrium sylvinus (Sylvan Hairstreak) Adult Satyrium sylvinus putnami (Sylvan Hairstreak) Specimen Satyrium titus (Coral Hairstreak) Specimen Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak) Female Male Emergence Immatures Specimen Subfamily
Polyommatinae
(Blues)Brephidium exile (Western Pygmy-Blue) Adults Immatures Emergence Specimen Celastrina ladon echo==C. echo (Spring Azure) Female Female Eclosure Immatures Specimen Cupido amyntula (Western Tailed-Blue) Female Male Female Eclosure Immatures Male Eclosure Specimen Euphilotes ancilla (Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue) Ova & Larvae Pupae Female Emerging Specimen Euphilotes ellisii ellisii (Western Square-Spotted Blue or Ellis' Blue) Male #1 Emerging Male #2 Emerging Larvae Pupae Specimen Euphilotes pallescens emmeli (Pallid Blue or Desert Buckwheat Blue Larvae Pupae Female #2 emerging Female #3 emerging Male emerging Specimen Euphilotes pallescens pallescens (Pallid Dotted-Blue) Female Male Female Eclosure Male Eclosure Larva Pupa Specimen Euphilotes spaldingi (Spalding's Blue) Female Male Female Eclosure Male Eclosure Larvae Pupae Specimen Euphilotes stanfordorum (Stanford's Blue Immatures Female Emerging Male Emerging Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro (Silvery Blue) Adult Female Adult Male Female Eclosure Immatures-Host-Specimen Glaucopsyche piasus daunia (Arrowhead Blue) Female Eclosure Immatures Specimen Hemiargus ceraunus gyas (Ceraunus Blue) Female Emergence Male Emergence Immatures Specimen Leptotes marina (Marine Blue) Female emerging Male emerging Ova & Larvae Pupae Specimen Plebejus acmon or lupini (Acmon or Lupine Blue) Adult Immatures Plebejus glandon franklinii (Arctic Blue) Specimen Plebejus glandon rustica (Arctic Blue) Female Female emergence Male Male emergence Ova, Larva development, Pupa emerging Pupa Development Specimen Plebejus icarioides pembina (Boisduval's Blue) Male Male Emergence Larva Pupa Specimen Plebejus lupini lutzi (Lupine Blue) Female Female Emergence Male Male emergence Larva Pupa Specimen (female) Plebejus melissa melissa (Melissa Blue) Female Female Eclosure Male Male Eclosure Pair Larva Pupa Specimen Plebejus saepiolus saepiolus (Greenish Blue) Adult Male and Pair Female Eclosure Male Eclosure Immatures Specimen Family Riodinidae (Metalmarks) Apodemia mormo mormo (Mormon Metalmark) Male Immatures) Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed) Subfamily Libytheinae (Snouts) Subfamily
Heliconiinae
(Heliconians and
Fritillaries) Agraulis vanillae (Gulf Fritillary) Adult Larva Pupa Emergence Female, Male comparison Boloria chariclea helena (Arctic Fritillary) Female & ova Larvae Pupae Adults Boloria Kriemhild (Relict Fritillary) Immatures Boloria selene tollandensis (Silver-bordered Fritillary) Female Emerge Male Emerge Immatures Euptoieta Claudia (Variegated Fritillary) Adult Speyeria coronis snyderi (Coronis Fritillary) Nectaring on Manure Speyeria cybele pseudocarpenteri (Great Spangled Fritillary) Male Male Emergence Immatures Speyeria cybele pugetensis (Great Spangled Fritillary) Adults & Immatures Speyeria egleis utahensis (Great Basin Fritillary) Adults Speyria hesperis wasatchia (Northwestern Fritillary) Adults Speyeria leto letona==cybele letona (Great Spangled Fritillary) Male Immatures Speyeria mormonia (Mormon Fritillary) Adults, Mating Pair, Ovum Ovum and First Instar Speyeria nokomis (Nokomis Fritillary) Ova & Larvae Adult Male Speyeria zerene platina (Zerene Fritillary) Male Speyeria unknown 2 (Fritillary) Adults Subfamily
Nymphalinae
(True Brush-foots)Chlosyne (Thessalia) fulvia coronado (Fulvia Checkerspot) Immatures Female Emerging Specimen Chlosyne leanira alma (Leanira Checkerspot) Larvae Pupae Female Emerging Male Emerging Specimen Chlosyne lacinia adjutrix (Bordered Patch) Female-Yavapai County, Arizona Pupa-Yavapai County, Arizona Chlosyne lacinia adjutrix (Bordered Patch) Female -Washington County, Utah Female Emergence -Washington County, Utah Immatures-Washington County, Utah Chlosyne palla flavula (Northern Checkerspot) Adults Immatures Chlosyne palla eremita (Northern Checkerspot) Female Emergence Immatures Chlosyne acastus acastus (Sagebrush Checkerspot) Male Larvae & Pupae Specimen Chlosyne acastus neumoegeni (Sagebrush Checkerspot) Larva Pupa Adult Male Emerging Specimen Chlosyne acastus ssp. - Gallatin, Mt. (Sagebrush Checkerspot) Larvae Specimen Chlosyne acastus ssp. - Carbon County, Mt. (Sagebrush Checkerspot Adult Ova, Larvae Pupa Specimen Chlosyne acastus sabina (Sagebrush Checkerspot) Ova & Larvae Chlosyne whitneyi (Rockslide Checkerspot) Specimen Female Emerging Immatures Chlosyne damoetas (Rockslide Checkerspot) Specimen Immatures Chlosyne damoetas damoetas (Rockslide Checkerspot) Immatures Phyciodes pulchella camillus (Field Crescent) Adults Immatures Emergence Phyciodes orseis (California Crescent) Female Female Emergence Immatures Phyciodes pallida barnesi (Pale Crescent) Male Phyciodes mylitta mylitta (Mylitta Crescent) Adults Immatures Euphydryas chalcedona (Chalcedon Checkerspot) Adults Euphydryas chalcedona klotzi (Chalcedon Checkerspot) Adults Emergence Larvae Pupae Specimen Euphydryas editha baroni (Edith's Checkerspot) Specimen Female emerging Male emerging Immatures Euphydryas editha nubigena (Edith's Checkerspot) Immatures Euphydryas anicia ssp (Variable Checkerspot) from Montana - Imm. & Specimen Euphydryas anicia alena (Variable Checkerspot) Male Immatures Euphydryas anicia maria (Variable Checkerspot) Adult Emergence #1 Butterfly Emergence #4 Butterfly Larvae Pupae Euphydryas anicia hermosa (Anicia Checkerspot) Ovum, larvae, pupae Specimen Euphydryas anicia wheeleri (Variable Checkerspot) Adults Emergence Larvae Pupae Polygonia satyrus (Satyr Comma) Adults Emergence Immatures & Host Polygonia gracilis zephyrus (Hoary Comma) Adults Immatures Nymphalis californica (California Tortoiseshell) Adults Immatures Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak) Adult Emergence Immatures Nymphalis milberti (Milbert's Tortoiseshell)- Adults Emergence Immatures Vanessa virginiensis (American Lady) Immatures Adult Emerging Specimen Vanessa annabella (West Coast Lady) Adults Immatures Specimen Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady) Adults Adult Emergence Immatures-Pg 1 Immatures-Pg 2 Vanessa atalanta rubria (Red Admiral) Adults Adult Emerging Larvae and Pupa Junonia coenia coenia (Common Buckeye) Adults, Long-Day Adults, Short-Day Emergence, Long-Day Immatures Subfamily
Limenitidinae
(Admirals and
Relatives)Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Red-Spotted Purple Admiral) Female Male Larva Pupa Limenitis archippus (Viceroy) Adult Larva Pupa Limenitis weidemeyerii latifascia (Weidemeyer's Admiral) Adults Immatures Limenitis lorquini burrisoni (Lorquin's Admiral) Adult Larva Pupa Adelpha eulalia (Arizona Sister) Adults Immatures, Pg. 1 Immatures, Pg. 2 Emergence, Pg. 1 Emergence, Pg. 2 Subfamily
Apaturinae
(Emperors)Asterocampa celtis (Hackberry Emperor) Immatures Subfamily Satyrinae
(Satyrs) Cercyonis pegala (Common Wood-Nymph) Adult Cercyonis pegala paludum (Common Wood-Nymph) Female Specimen Emergence Larva Pupa Cercyonis pegala utahensis (Common Wood-Nymph) Specimen Emergence Larva Pupa Cercyonis sthenele masoni (Great Basin Wood-Nymph) Adults Specimen Larva Pupa Emergence Cercyonis oetus charon (Small Wood-Nymph) Adult Male Emergence Larva Pupa Cercyonis meadii mexicana (Mead's Wood-Nymph) Female Emergence Immatures Coenonympha tullia brenda (Common Ringlet) Adults Coenonympha tullia ampelos (Common Ringlet) Adults Emergence Immatures Erebia rossii rossii (Ross' Alpine) Specimen Erebia magdalena (Magdalena Alpine) Immatures Erebia epipsodea (Common Alpine) Immatures Oeneis bore taygete (White-Veined Arctic) Adults, ovum Oeneis chryxus altacordillera (Chryxus Arctic) Immatures Male emerging Female emerging Specimen Oeneis jutta reducta (Jutta Arctic) Female emerging Ova & Larvae Pupae Specimen Neominois ridingsi dionysius (Ridings' Satyr) Male & Larva Subfamily
Danainae
(Monarchs)Danaus plexippus (Monarch) Female Male Immatures Danaus gilippus thersippus=Danaus gilippus strigosus (Queen) Ova & Larvae Pupae Female Emerging Male Emerging Specimen Family Hesperiidae (Skippers) Subfamily
Pyrginae
(Spread-wing
Skippers) Autochton cellus (Golden-Banded Skipper) Adult Emerging Immatures Adult Female Specimen Epargyreus clarus clarus (Silver-spotted Skipper) Adult Immatures Erynnis icelus (Dreamy Cloudywing) Adults Immatures Erynnis telemachus (Rocky Mountain Duskywing) Male Male emergence Larva Pupa Erynnis meridianus meridianus (Meridian Duskywing) Emergence Immatures Erynnis afranius (Afranius Duskywing) Adult Immatures Erynnis persius fredericki (Persius Duskywing) Female Male Male Emergence Larva Pupa Heliopetes ericetorum (Northern White-Skipper) Female Female Emergence Immatures Heliopyrgus domicella domicella (Erichson's White Skipper) Immatures Pholisora catullus (Common Sootywing) Adults Immatures Pyrgus centaureae loki (Grizzled Skipper) Immatures Pyrgus ruralis ruralis (Two-Banded Checkered-Skipper) Immatures Adults Specimen Pyrgus scriptura (Small Checkered-Skipper) Adults Immatures Pyrgus communis (Common Checkered-Skipper) Adults Male Emergence Immatures Specimen Thorybes pylades pylades (Northern Cloudywing) Adult Male Emergence Ova, Larvae Pupa Urbanus proteus (Long-tailed Skipper Immatures Female Adult Subfamily
Hesperiinae
(Grass Skippers)Amblyscirtes vialis (Common Roadside-Skipper) Immatures Euphyes vestris metacomet (Dun Skipper) Larva Hesperia colorado (Western Branded Skipper) Adults Hesperia juba (Juba Skipper) Adults Hesperia pahaska (Pahaska Skipper) Ova & Larvae Lerodea eufala (Eufala Skipper) Emergence Immatures Oarisma garita (Garita Skipperling) Adults Ova & Larvae Pupa Emergence Ochlodes sylvanoides napa (Woodland Skipper) Ova & Larvae Pupae Emerging Male Male Specimen Adults Polites draco (Draco Skipper) Specimen Male Emerging Female Emerging Polites sonora (Sonoran Skipper) Adult Subfamily
Megathyminae
(Giant Skippers)Megathymus yuccae coloradensis (Yucca Giant-Skipper) Female Female Emergence Male Male Emergence Immatures, Specimen & Host Plant
MothsFamily - Erebidae Catocala (unk) Adult Gnophaela vermiculata #8037- (Police Car Moth) Immatures Adults Cisseps fulvicollis # 8267 (Yellow-collared Scape moth) Adults Kodiosoma fulvum Specimen Emerging Female Immatures Ectypia clio (Clio Tiger) Adults Adults and Emerging Adults Immatures Grammia nevadensis possibly Pyrrharctia isabella (Isabella Tiger Moth) Larvae Family
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Geometridae Pronunciation jee-o-MET-rid-eeDigrammia irrorata - hodges #6395 Adult Nemoria festaria Adult, Immatures and Specimen Sicya morsicaria - hodges #6915 Immatures and specimen Family - Lasiocampidae Malacosoma californica (Western Tent Caterpillar Moth) Adult & Immatures Family - Noctuidae Noctuidae Heliothentinae Schinia obliqua Adult Unknown Noctuidae from Fairfield, Utah Adult Family - Pterophoridae Pterophoridae Pselnophorus belfragei (Plume Moth) Adult Family - Saturniidae Saturniidae Hemileuca griffini Ova Saturniidae Hemileuca eglanterina annulata Adult Saturniidae Hemileuca hera (Hera Buckmoth) Adult Saturniidae Hemileucinae Hemileucini Automeris io (Io Moth) Immatures Saturniidae Hyalophora gloveri (Glover's Silkmoth) Immatures Saturniidae Hyalophora columbia (Columbia Silkmoth) Wing Saturniidae Eacles imperialis (Imperial Moth) Adult Molting to 5th Instar Immatures Family - Sphingidae Sphingidae Hyles lineata (White Lined Sphinx) Adult Smerinthus saliceti (Salicet Sphinx) Larvae Pupae Female & Male UnknownsUnknown moth or other organism in a tube, September 10, 2006, Camp Floyd Cemetery Unknown, July 20, 2005, Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah Unknown, July 26, 2005, Scipio, Millard County, Utah |