J.D. Lafontaine and J.T. Troubridge. 1998. Moths and Butterflies (Lepidoptera) in Smith, I.M., and G.G.E. Scudder, eds. Assessment of species diversity in the Montane Cordillera Ecozone. Burlington: Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network, 1998.

MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES
(LEPIDOPTERA)

J.D. Lafontaine
and
J.T. Troubridge

APPENDIX 2

BUTTERFLIES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (177)

HESPERIOIDEA

HESPERIIDAE - Skippers (29)

Pyrginae - Pyrgine Skippers

3870 Epargyreus clarus (Cramer, [1775]) - Silver-spotted Skipper

3910 Thorybes pylades (Scudder, 1870) - Northern Cloudywing

3945 Erynnis icelus (Scudder & Burgess, 1870) - Dreamy Duskywing

*3 3949 Erynnis propertius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870) - Propertius Duskywing

3955 Erynnis pacuvius (Lintner, 1876) - Pacuvius Duskywing

3960 Erynnis afranius (Lintner, 1876) - Afranius Duskywing (Layberry et al., 1998)

3961 Erynnis persius (Scudder, 1863) - Persius Duskywing

3962 Pyrgus centaureae (Rambur, 1840) - Grizzled Skipper

3963 Pyrgus ruralis (Boisduval, 1852) - Two-banded Checkered Skipper

3966 Pyrgus communis (Grote, 1872) - Common Checkered Skipper

3977 Pholisora catullus (Fabricius, 1793) - Common Sootywing

Heteropterinae

3982 Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas, 1771) - Arctic Skipper

Hesperiinae - Branded Skippers

4007 Oarisma garita (Reakirt, 1866) - Garita Skipperling

Intro.4012 Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808) - European Skipper

4019 Hesperia juba (Scudder, [1871]) - Juba Skipper

4020 Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Branded Skipper

4020.1 Hesperia colorado (Scudder, 1874) - Western Branded Skipper

*1 4020.2 Hesperia assiniboia (Lyman, 1892) - Plains Skipper

4035 Hesperia nevada (Scudder, 1874) - Nevada Skipper

4036 Polites peckius (W. Kirby, 1837) - Peck's Skipper

4037 Polites sabuleti (Boisduval, 1852) - Sandhill Skipper

4039 Polites draco (W.H. Edwards, 1871) - Draco Skipper

4041 Polites themistocles (Latreille, [1824]) - Tawny-edged Skipper

4043 Polites mystic (W.H. Edwards, 1863) - Long Dash Skipper

4044 Polites sonora (Scudder, 1871) - Sonoran Skipper

4049 Atalopedes campestris (Boisduval, 1852) - Sachem

4054 Ochlodes sylvanoides (Boisduval, 1853) - Woodland Skipper

4078 Euphyes vestris (Boisduval, 1852) - Dun Skipper

4105 Amblyscirtes vialis (W.H. Edwards, 1862) - Common Roadside Skipper

PAPILIONOIDEA - True Butterflies

PAPILIONIDAE - Parnassians and Swallowtails (10)

Parnassiinae - Parnassians

4153 Parnassius eversmanni Ménétriés, 1851 - Eversmann's Parnassian

4154 Parnassius clodius Ménétriés, 1855 - Clodius Parnassian

4155.1 Parnassius smintheus Doubleday, [1847] - Rocky Mountain Parnassian

Papilioninae - Swallowtails

4166 Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 - Old World Swallowtail

4167 Papilio zelicaon Lucas, 1852 - Anise Swallowtail

4168 Papilio indra Reakirt, 1866 - Indra Swallowtail

4176.1 Papilio canadensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 - Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

4177 Papilio rutulus Lucas, 1852 - Western Tiger Swallowtail

4178 Papilio multicaudatus Kirby, 1884 - Two-tailed Swallowtail

4179 Papilio eurymedon Lucas, 1852 - Pale Swallowtail

PIERIDAE - Whites and Sulphurs (27)

Pierinae - Whites

4187 Neophasia menapia (C. & R. Felder, 1859) - Pine White

4191 Pontia beckerii (W.H. Edwards, 1871) - Becker's White

4192 Pontia sisymbrii (Boisduval, 1852) - Spring White

4193 Pontia protodice (Boisduval & Leconte, 1829) - Checkered White

4194 Pontia occidentalis (Reakirt, 1866) - Western White

*2 4195.1 Pieris angelika Eitchsberger, 1981 - Arctic White

4195.2 Pieris marginalis Scudder, 1861 - Margined White

4195.3 Pieris oleracea Harris, 1829 - Mustard White

Intro.4197 Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) - Cabbage White

4200 Euchloe ausonides (Lucas, 1852) - Large Marble

4201 Euchloe creusa (Doubleday, [1847]) - Northern Marble

4203.1 Euchloe lotta Beutenmüller, 1898 - Desert Marble

*3 4206 Anthocharis sara Lucas, 1852 - Pacific Orangetip

4206.1 Anthocharis stella W.H. Edwards, 1879 - Stella Orangetip

Coliadinae - Sulphurs

4209 Colias philodice Godart, 1819 - Clouded Sulphur

4210 Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 - Orange Sulphur

4212 Colias occidentalis Scudder, 1862 - Western Sulphur

4211 Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 - Queen Alexandra's Sulphur

4211.1 Colias christina W.H. Edwards, 1863 - Christina Sulphur

4213 Colias meadii W.H. Edwards, 1871 - Mead's Sulphur (Layberry et al., 1998)

*2 4214 Colias hecla Lefèvbre, 1836 - Hecla Sulphur

4215.1 Colias canadensis Ferris, 1982 - Canada Sulphur

4216 Colias nastes Boisduval, 1834 - Labrador Sulphur

4222 Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900 - Giant Sulphur

4221 Colias pelidne Boisduval & Leconte, 1829 - Pelidne Sulphur

4220 Colias interior Scudder, 1862 - Pink-edged Sulphur

4218 Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) - Palaeno Sulphur

LYCAENIDAE - Coppers, Hairstreaks, and Blues (39)

Lycaeninae - Coppers

4251 Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761) - American Copper

4252 Lycaena cuprea (W.H. Edwards, 1870) - Lustrous Copper

4253.1 Lycaena dione (Scudder, 1869) - Grey Copper (Layberry et al., 1998)

4259 Lycaena heteronea Boisduval, 1852 - Blue Copper

4261 Lycaena dorcas W. Kirby, 1837 - Dorcas Copper

4262 Lycaena helloides (Boisduval, 1852) - Purplish Copper

4263 Lycaena nivalis (Boisduval, 1869) - Lilac-bordered Copper

4264 Lycaena mariposa (Reakirt, 1866) - Mariposa Copper

Theclinae - Hairstreaks

4276 Satyrium behrii (W.H. Edwards, 1870) - Behr's Hairstreak

4277 Satyrium fuliginosum (W.H. Edwards, 1861) - Sooty Hairstreak

4279 Satyrium californicum (W.H. Edwards, 1862) - California Hairstreak

4280 Satyrium sylvinum (Boisduval, 1852) - Sylvan Hairstreak

4280.1 Satyrium titus (Fabricius, 1793) - Coral Hairstreak

*1 4285 Satyrium liparops (Leconte, 1833) - Striped Hairstreak (Layberry et al., 1998)

4288 Satyrium saepium (Boisduval, 1852) - Hedgerow Hairstreak

4305 Callophrys affinis (W.H. Edwards, 1862) - Western Green Hairstreak

4307 Callophrys sheridanii (W.H. Edwards, 1877) - Sheridan's Hairstreak

4310 Callophrys spinetorum (Hewitson, 1867) - Thicket Hairstreak

*3 4311 Callophrys johnsoni (Skinner, 1904) - Johnson's Hairstreak

4312 Callophrys rosneri (K. Johnson, 1976) - Rosner's Hairstreak

4313 Callophrys barryi (K. Johnson, 1976) - Barry's Hairstreak

4322 Callophrys augustinus (Westwood, 1852) - Brown Elfin

4323.1 Callophrys mossii (Hy. Edwards, 1881) - Moss's Elfin

4324 Callophrys polia (Cook & Watson, 1907) - Hoary Elfin

4329 Callophrys eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) - Western Pine Elfin

4336 Strymon melinus Hübner, [1818] - Grey Hairstreak

Polyommatinae - Blues

4361 Everes comyntas (Godart, [1824]) - Eastern Tailed Blue (Layberry et al., 1998)

4362 Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) - Western Tailed Blue

4363 Celastrina ladon (Cramer, [1780]) - Spring Azure

4366 Euphilotes battoides (Behr, 1867) - Square-spotted Blue

4371 Glaucopsyche piasus (Boisduval, 1852) - Arrowhead Blue

4372 Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Doubleday, 1841) - Silvery Blue

4374 Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761) - Northern Blue

4375 Lycaeides melissa (W.H. Edwards, 1873) - Melissa Blue

4376 Plebejus saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) - Greenish Blue

4378 Icaricia icarioides (Boisduval, 1852) - Boisduval's Blue

4380 Icaricia acmon (Westwood & Hewitson, [1852]) - Acmon Blue

*2 4383 Vacciniina optilete (Knoch, 1781) - Cranberry Blue

4384 Agriades glandon (de Prunner, 1798) - Arctic Blue

RIODINIDAE - Metalmarks

4402 Apodemia mormo (C. & R. Felder, 1859) - Mormon Metalmark

NYMPHALIDAE - Brush-footed Butterflies

Argynninae - Fritillaries

4447 Euptoieta claudia (Cramer, [1775]) - Variegated Fritillary (Layberry et al., 1998)

4450 Speyeria cybele (Fabricius, 1775) - Great Spangled Fritillary

4451 Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) - Aphrodite Fritillary

4456 Speyeria zerene (Boisduval, 1852) - Zerene Fritillary

4457 Speyeria callippe (Boisduval, 1852) - Callippe Fritillary

4459 Speyeria atlantis (W.H.Edwards, 1862) - Atlantis Fritillary

4459.1 Speyeria hesperis (W.H. Edwards, 1864) - Northwestern Fritillary

4460 Speyeria hydaspe (Boisduval, 1869) - Hydaspe Fritillary

4461 Speyeria mormonia (Boisduval, 1869) - Mormon Fritillary

4462 Boloria napaea (Hoffmansegg, 1804) - Mountain Fritillary

4463 Boloria eunomia (Esper, [1799]) - Bog Fritillary

4464 Boloria selene (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) - Silver-bordered Fritillary

4465 Boloria bellona (Fabricius, 1775) - Meadow Fritillary

4466 Boloria frigga (Thunberg, 1791) - Frigga Fritillary

4467 Boloria improba (Butler, 1877) - Dingy Fritillary

4469 Boloria epithore (W.H. Edwards, [1864]) - Pacific Fritillary

4470 Boloria polaris (Boisduval, [1828]) - Polaris Fritillary

4471 Boloria freija (Thunberg, 1791) - Freija Fritillary

*2 4471.1 Boloria natazhati (Gibson, 1920) - Beringian Fritillary

4472 Boloria alberta (W.H. Edwards, 1890) - Alberta Fritillary (Layberry et al., 1998)

4473 Boloria astarte (Doubleday & Hewitson, [1847]) - Astarte Fritillary

4475 Boloria chariclea (Schneider, 1794) - Arctic Fritillary

Melitaeinae - Checkerspots and Crescents

4492 Chlosyne palla (Boisduval, 1852) - Northern Checkerspot

4496 Chlosyne damoetas (Skinner, 1902) - Damoetas Checkerspot

4497 Chlosyne hoffmanni (Behr, 1863) - Hoffmann's Checkerspot (Layberry et al., 1998)

4481.1 Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer, [1777]) - Northern Crescent

4482 Phyciodes batesii (Reakirt, 1865) - Tawny Crescent (Layberry et al., 1998)

4483 Phyciodes pratensis (Behr, 1863) - Field Crescent

4487 Phyciodes pallidus (W.H. Edwards, 1864) - Pale Crescent

4488 Phyciodes mylitta (W.H. Edwards, 1861 - Mylitta Crescent

4521 Euphydryas gillettii (Barnes, 1897) - Gillette's Checkerspot (Layberry et al., 1998)

4517 Euphydryas chalcedona (Doubleday, [1847]) - Variegated Checkerspot

4520 Euphydryas editha (Boisduval, 1852) - Edith's Checkerspot

Nymphalinae - Tortoise Shells, Anglewings, etc.

4422 Polygonia satyrus (W.H. Edwards, 1869) - Satyr Comma

4423 Polygonia faunus (W.H. Edwards, 1862) - Green Comma

4427 Polygonia gracilis (Grote & Robinson, 1867) - Hoary Comma

4428 Polygonia oreas (W.H. Edwards, 1869) - Oreas Comma

4429 Polygonia progne (Cramer, [1776]) - Grey Comma

4430 Nymphalis vaualbum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) - Compton Tortoiseshell

4431 Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852) - California Tortoiseshell

4432 Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758) - Mourning Cloak

4433 Nymphalis milberti (Godart, [1819]) - Milbert's Tortoiseshell

4434 Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773) - American Lady

4435 Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) - Painted Lady

4436 Vanessa annabella (Field, 1971) - West Coast Lady

4437 Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) - Red Admiral

Limenitidinae - Admirals

4522 Limenitis arthemis (Drury, [1773]) - White Admiral

4523 Limenitis archippus (Cramer, [1776]) - Viceroy

4525 Limenitis lorquini (Boisduval, 1852) - Lorquin's Admiral

Satyrinae - Satyrs, Nymphs, Ringlets, Arctics, and Alpines

4583 Coenonympha tullia (Müller, 1764) - Common Ringlet

4587 Cercyonis pegala (Fabricius, 1775) - Common Wood-Nymph

4589 Cercyonis sthenele (Boisduval, 1852) - Great Basin Wood-Nymph

4590 Cercyonis oetus (Boisduval, 1869) - Small Wood-Nymph

4591 Erebia vidleri Elwes, 1898 - Vidler's Alpine

4592 Erebia rossii (Curtis, 1835) - Ross's Alpine

4593.1 Erebia mancinus Doubleday & Hewitson, [1851] - Taiga Alpine

4594 Erebia magdalena Strecker, 1880 - Magdalena Alpine

4596 Erebia discoidalis (W. Kirby, 1837) - Red-disked Alpine

*2 4597 Erebia theano (Tauscher, 1809) - Theano Alpine

4599 Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868 - Common Alpine

4604 Oeneis nevadensis (C. & R. Felder, [1866]) - Great Arctic

4605 Oeneis macounii (W.H. Edwards, 1885) - Macoun's Arctic

4606 Oeneis chryxus (Doubleday & Hewitson, [1849]) - Chryxus Arctic

4607 Oeneis uhleri (Reakirt, 1866) - Uhler's Arctic

4608 Oeneis alberta Elwes, 1893 - Alberta Arctic (Layberry et al., 1998)

4610 Oeneis bore (Schneider, 1792) - White-veined Arctic

4611 Oeneis jutta (Hübner, [1806]) - Jutta Arctic

4612 Oeneis melissa (Fabricius, 1775) - Melissa Arctic

4613 Oeneis polixenes (Fabricius, 1775) - Polixenes Arctic

*2 4613.1 Oeneis rosovi Kurentzov, 1960 - Philip's Arctic

Danainae - Milkweed Butterflies

4614 Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Monarch

Additional butterflies from the Montane Cordillera Ecozone in Alberta (7).

4018 Hesperia uncas W.H. Edwards, 1863 - Uncas Skipper

4202 Euchloe olympia (W.H. Edwards, 1871) - Olympia Marble

4256 Lycaena hyllus (Cramer, 1775) - Bronze Copper

4278 Satyrium acadicum (W.H. Edwards, 1862) - Acadian Hairstreak

4379 Icaricia shasta (W.H. Edwards, 1862) - Shasta Blue

4454 Speyeria edwardsii (Reakirt, 1866) - Edwards' Fritillary

4603 Neominois ridingsii (W.H. Edwards, 1865) - Ridings' Satyr

NOTE: Number of butterflies in Montane Cordillera (177 in BC -11 not in Ecozone + 7 in Alberta = 173 in Ecozone)

NOTE: Jones (1951) lists 155 species of butterflies of which 14 have been reduced to subspecies status, 27 additional species have been added, and 9 subspecies listed by Jones are now recognized as valid species, bringing the new total to 177