Gossamer-wing Butterflies

Family Lycaenidae

Harvesters   Subfamily Miletinae

HarvesterFeniseca tarquinius

Coppers   Subfamily Lycaeninae

Tailed CopperLycaena arota
American CopperLycaena phlaeas
Lustrous CopperLycaena cupreus
     ‘Snow’s’     Lycaena cupreus snowi
Great CopperLycaena xanthoides
Gray CopperLycaena dione
Edith’s CopperLycaena editha
Gorgon CopperLycaena gorgon
Bronze CopperLycaena hyllus
Ruddy CopperLycaena rubidus
     ‘White Mountains’     Lycaena rubidus ferrisi
Blue CopperLycaena heteronea
Bog CopperLycaena epixanthe
Dorcas CopperLycaena dorcas
     ‘Maine’     Lycaena dorcas claytoni
     ‘Salt Marsh’     Lycaena dorcas dospassosi
Purplish CopperLycaena helloides
Lilac-bordered CopperLycaena nivalis
Mariposa CopperLycaena mariposa
Hermes CopperLycaena hermes

Hairstreaks   Subfamily Theclinae

Colorado HairstreakHypaurotis crysalus
Golden HairstreakHabrodais grunus
AtalaEumaeus atala
Strophius HairstreakAllosmaitia strophius
Great Purple HairstreakAtlides halesus
Creamy Stripe-streakArawacus jada
Gold-bordered HairstreakRekoa palegon
Marius HairstreakRekoa marius (=spurina )
Black HairstreakOcaria ocrisia
Amethyst HairstreakChlorostrymon maesites
Telea HairstreakChlorostrymon telea
Silver-banded HairstreakChlorostrymon simaethis
Soapberry HairstreakPhaeostrymon alcestis
Coral HairstreakSatyrium titus
Behr’s HairstreakSatyrium behrii
Sooty HairstreakSatyrium fulginosa
Acadian HairstreakSatyrium acadica
California HairstreakSatyrium californica
Sylvan HairstreakSatyrium sylvinus
Edwards’ HairstreakSatyrium edwardsii
Banded HairstreakSatryium calanus
Hickory HairstreakSatyrium caryaevorum
King’s HairstreakSatyrium kingi
Striped HairstreakSatyrium liparops
Gold-hunter’s HairstreakSatyrium auretorum
Mountain Mahogany HairstreakSatyrium tetra
Hedgerow HairstreakSatyrium saepium
Oak HairstreakSatyrium favonius
     ‘Southern’     Satyrium favonius favonius
     ‘Northern’     Satyrium favonius ontario
Ilavia HairstreakSatyrium ilavia
Poling’s HairstreakSatyrium polingi
Clench’s GreenstreakCyanophrys miserabilis
Goodson’s GreenstreakCyanophrys goodsoni
Tropical GreenstreakCyanophrys herodotus
Bramble HairstreakCallophrys dumetorum
      ‘Bramble’      Callophrys dumetorum dumetorum
      ‘Coastal’      Callophrys dumetorum viridis
      ‘Canyon’      Callophrys dumetorum apama
      ‘Immaculate’     Callophrys dumetorum affinis
Sheridan’s HairstreakCallophrys sheridanii
      ‘White-lined’     Callophrys sheridani sheridanii
      ‘Desert’     Callophrys sheridani comstocki
      ‘Alpine’     Callophrys sheridani lemberti
Xami HairstreakCallophrys xami
Sandia HairstreakCallophrys mcfarlandi
Brown ElfinCallophrys augustinus
Desert ElfinCallophrys fotis
Moss’ ElfinCallophrys mossii
Hoary ElfinCallophrys polios
Frosted ElfinCallophrys irus
Henry’s ElfinCallophrys henrici
Bog ElfinCallophrys lanoraieensis
Eastern Pine ElfinCallophrys niphon
Western Pine ElfinCallophrys eryphon
Thicket HairstreakCallophrys spinetorum
Johnson’s HairstreakCallophrys johnsoni
Juniper HairstreakCallophrys gryneus
      ‘Olive’     Callophrys gryneus gryneus
      ‘Sweadner’s’     Callophrys gryneus sweadneri
      ‘Siva’     Callophrys gryneus siva
      ‘Nelson’s’     Callophrys gryneus nelsoni
      ‘Muir’s’     Callophrys gryneus muiri
      ‘Loki’     Callophrys gryneus loki
      ‘Thorne’s’     Callophrys gryneus thornei
Hessel’s HairstreakCallophrys hesseli
Aquamarine HairstreakOenomaus ortygnus
White M HairstreakParrhasius m-album
Gray HairstreakStrymon melinus
Avalon Scrub-HairstreakStrymon avalona
Red-crescent Scrub-HairstreakStrymon rufofusca
Red-lined Scrub-HairstreakStrymon bebrycia
Martial Scrub-HairstreakStrymon martialis
Yojoa Scrub-HairstreakStrymon yojoa
White Scrub-HairstreakStrymon albata
Bartram’s Scrub-HairstreakStrymon acis
Lacey’s Scrub-HairstreakStrymon alea
Mallow Scrub-HairstreakStrymon istapa
Disguised Scrub-HairstreakStrymon limenia
Tailless Scrub-HairstreakStrymon cestri
Lantana Scrub-HairstreakStrymon bazochii
Bromeliad Scrub-HairstreakStrymon serapio
Ruddy HairstreakElectrostrymon sangala
Fulvous HairstreakElectrostrymon angelia
Muted HairstreakElectrostrymon canus
Red-banded HairstreakCalycopis cecrops
Dusky-blue GroundstreakCalycopis isobeon
Red-spotted HairstreakTmolus echion
Pearly-gray HairstreakSiderus tephraeus
Leda MinistreakMinistrymon leda
Clytie MinistreakMinistrymon clytie
Gray MinistreakMinistrymon azia
Sonoran HairstreakHypostrymon critola
Early HairstreakErora laeta
Arizona HairstreakErora quaderna

Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae

Western Pygmy-BlueBrephidium exile
Eastern Pygmy-BlueBrephidium isophthalma
Cassius BlueLeptotes cassius
Marine BlueLeptotes marina
Pea BlueLampides boeticus
Cyna BlueZizula cyna
Miami BlueHemiargus thomasi
Nickerbean BlueHemiargus ammon
Ceraunus BlueHemiargus ceraunus
Reakirt’s BlueHemiargus isola
Eastern Tailed-BlueEveres comyntas
Western Tailed-BlueEveres amyntula
Spring AzureCelastrina ladon
      ‘Spring’     Celastrina ladon ladon
      ‘Edwards’ ‘     Celastrina ladon violacea
      ‘Cherry Gall’     Celastrina ladon ssp.
      ‘Atlantic’     Celastrina ladon idella.
      ‘Hops’      Celastrina ladon humulus
      ‘Manitoba’      Celastrina ladon argentata
      ‘Summer’      Celastrina ladon neglecta
Appalachian AzureCelastrina neglectamajor
Dusky AzureCelastrina nigra (=ebinina )
Hawaiian BlueVaga blackburni
Sonoran BluePhilotes sonorensis
Square-spotted BlueEuphilotes battoides
     ‘El Segundo’     Euphilotes battoides allyni
     ‘Bernardino’     Euphilotes battoides bernardino
      Euphilotes battoides intermedia
      Euphilotes battoides baueri
      Euphilotes battoides centralis
      Euphilotes battoides ellisio
Dotted BlueEuphilotes enoptes
      ‘Mojave’     Euphilotes enoptes mojave
      ‘Dammer’s ‘     Euphilotes enoptes dammersi
      Euphilotes enoptes ancilla
Rita BlueEuphilotes rita
     ‘Pale’     Euphilotes rita pallescens
Spalding’s BlueEuphilotes spaldingi
Small BluePhilotiella speciosa
      Philotiella speciosa leona
Arrowhead BlueGlaucopsyche piasus
Silvery BlueGlaucopsyche lygdamus
Northern BlueLycaeides idas
Melissa BlueLycaeides melissa
     ‘Karner’     Lycaeides melissa samuelis
Greenish BluePlebejus saepiolus
San Emigdio BluePlebejus emigdionis
Boisduval’s BluePlebejus icarioides
     ‘Mission’     Plebejus icarioides missionensis
Shasta BluePlebejus shasta
Acmon BluePlebejus acmon (includes texana and lutzi)
Lupine BluePlebejus lupini
Veined BluePlebejus neurona
Cranberry BlueVacciniina optilete
Arctic BlueAgriades glandon
      ‘Glandon’     Agriades glandon glandon
      ‘Mountain’     Agriades glandon franklinii
      ‘Sierra’     Agriades glandon podarce
Heather BlueAgriades cassiope