The Halifax Field Naturalists
Checklist of Nova Scotia Butterflies


SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA:
The True Butterflies

FAMILY PAPILIONIDAE: Swallowtails

Subfamily Papilioninae: True Swallowtails

____ Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes
____ Short-Tailed Swallowtail Papilio brevicauda*
____ Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio canadensis


FAMILY PIERIDAE: Whites and Sulphurs

Subfamily Pierinae: Whites

____ Mustard White Pieris napi*
____ Cabbage Butterfly Pieris rapae

Subfamily Coliadinae: Sulphurs and Yellows

____ Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice
____ Alfalfa Butterfly Colias eurytheme
____ Pink-edged Sulphur Colias interior


FAMILY LYCAENIDAE: Harvesters, Coppers, Hairstreaks and Blues

Subfamily Miletinae: Harvesters
____ Harvester Feniseca tarquinius

Subfamily Lycaeninae: Coppers
____ Little Copper Lycaena phlaeas
____ Bronze Copper Lycaena hyllus*
____ Bog Copper Lycaena epixanthe

Subfamily Theclinae: Hairstreaks
____ Acadian Hairstreak Satyrium acadicum * +
____ Banded Hairstreak Satyrium calanus * +
____ Striped Hairstreak Satyrium liparops * +
____ Brown Elfin Incisalia augustinus +
____ Hoary Elfin Incisalia polia+
____ Henry's Elfin Incisalia henrici +
____ Bog Elfin Incisalia lanoraieensis +
____ Eastern Pine Elfin Incisalia niphont
____ Early Hairstreak Erora laetus*
____ Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus * +

Subfamily Polyommatinae: Blues
____ Spring Azure Celastrina argiolus
____ Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus
____ Northern BlueLycaeides idas


FAMILY NYMPHALIDAE: Brushfoots

Subfamily Heliconiinae: Longwings
____ Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele
____ Aphrodite Fritillary Speyeria aphrodite+
____ Atlantis Fritillary Speyeria atlantis+
____ Silver-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene
____ Titania Fritillary Boloria titania*

Subfamily Nymphalinae: Brushfoots
____ Silvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteis*
____ Harris Checkerspot Chlosyne harrisii*
____ Northern Pearl Crescent Phyciodes selenis
____ Baltimore Euphydryas phaeton*
____ Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis
____ Satyr Anglewing Polygonia satyrus*
____ Green Comma Polygonia faunus
____ Hoary Comma Polygonia gracilis*
____ Gray CommaPolygonia progne
____ Compton Tortoise Shell Nymphalis vau-album*
____ Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa
____ Milbert's Tortoise Shell Nymphalis milberti
____ Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
____ American Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensis
____ Painted Lady Vanessa cardui

Subfamily Limenitidinae: Admirals
____ White Admiral Limenitis arthemis
____ Viceroy Limenitis archippus

Subfamily Satyrinae: Satyrs and Wood Nymphs
____ Northern Pearly Eye Enodia anthedon
____ Eyed Brown Satyrodes eurydice
____ Little Wood Satyr Megisto cymela*
____ Ringlet Coenonympha tullia
____ Common Wood Nymph Cercyonis pegala
____ Jutta Arctic Oeneis jutta

Subfamily Danainae: Milkweed Butterflies
____ Monarch Danaus plexippus


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