| 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 Plebejus Shasta (Shasta Blue) Immatures 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 bairdi == P. machaon bairdi form gothica (Baird's Swallowtail) Immatures Adult Male Papilio brevicauda (Short-Tailed Swallowtail) Immatures Specimen Papilio cresphontes (Giant Swallowtail) Immatures Adult Papilio eurymedon (Pale Swallowtail) Immatures Adult Papilio indra bonnevillensis (West Desert Indra Swallowtail) Immatures Male Papilio indra indra (Indra Swallowtail) Immatures Emergence Papilio indra minori (Mesa Rim Cliff Swallowtail) Immatures, Larval Host Male Adult, Specimen Papilio multicaudata multicaudata (Two-Tailed Swallowtail), Great Basin ssp.) Immatures Adults Papilio multicaudata pusillus (Two-Tailed Swallowtail) Immatures Adults Eclosure Papilio polyxenes asterius (Black Swallowtail) Immatures Adult Female Adult Male Papilio polyxenes coloro (Desert Swallowtail) Immatures, Host, Specimen, Puddling Male Papilio polyxenes coloro form clarki (Desert Swallowtail) Male Papilio rutulus (Western Tiger Swallowtail) Immatures Adult Papilio zelicaon == P. zelicaon nitra - form gothica == P. zelicaon form gothica (Anise Swallowtail) Immatures, Host Female Adult Male Adult Family Pieridae (Whites and Sulphurs) Sub-Family
Pierinae
(Whites)Anthocharis cethura mojavensis (Desert Orangetip) Immatures Male Male Emergence Anthocharis julia browningi (Utah Julia Orangetip) Immatures Adults Eclosure Anthocharis julia flora (Stella Orangetip ssp. flora) Immatures Anthocharis julia julia (Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip)) Immatures Female Anthocharis sara inghami (Southwestern Orangetip) Immatures Anthocharis sara thoosa==A. thoosa (Southwestern Orangetip) Immatures & Host Female Euchloe ausonides coloradensis (Large Marble) Immatures Adults Female Eclosure Euchloe lotta==Euchloe hyantis lotta (Desert Marble) Immatures Male 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) Immatures Adult Eclosure Pieris rapae (European Cabbage White Immatures Adults Pontia beckerii (Becker's White) Immatures Eclosure Specimen Pontia occidentalis (Western White) Immatures Adults Eclosure Pontia protodice (Checkered White) Immatures Adults Eclosure Pontia sisymbrii nigravenosa (Dark-veined Spring White) Immatures Adult Male Specimen Pontia sisymbrii sisymbrii Immatures and Specimen Sub-Family
Coliadinae
(Sulphurs)Colias alexandra alexandra (Queen Alexandra's Sulphur) Male Specimen Colias alexandra columbiensis (Queen Alexandra's Sulphur) Specimen Colias alexandra edwardsi (Queen Alexandra's Sulphur) Immatures Adults Female emergence Male Emergence Specimen Colias alexandra pseudocolumbiensis (Queen Alexandra's Sulphur) Immatures Adult Specimen Colias boothi thula (Booth's Colias) Immatures Specimen Colias canadensis (Canada Sulphur) Immatures Specimen Colias christina kluanensis (Christina Sulphur) Immatures Male Eclosure Specimen Colias christina krauthii (Christina Sulphur ssp. krauthii) Larvae Male Specimen Colias eurytheme (Orange Sulphur) Immatures Male Male Emergence Specimen Colias gigantea inupiat (Giant Sulphur) Immatures Adults Male Emergence Specimen Colias harfordii (Harford's Sulphur) Immatures Larva Silking a Spot to Pupate Adults Female Emergence Male Eclosure Specimen Colias hecla glacialis (Hecla Sulphur) Immatures Specimen Colias meadii meadii (Mead's Sulphur) Immatures Adults Male Eclosure Specimen Colias nastes nastes (Labrador Sulphur == Arctic Green Sulphur) Immatures Female Female Eclosure Specimen Colias occidentalis pseudochristina (Western Sulphur) Immatures Adults Male Eclosure Female Eclosure Specimen Colias palaeno chippewa (Palaeno Sulphur) Immatures Male Specimen Colias pelidne pelidne (Pelidne Sulphur) Immatures Specimen Colias philodice eriphyle (Clouded Sulphur) Immatures Female Specimen Colias philodice vitabunda (Clouded Sulphur) Immatures Male Eclosure Specimen Colias scudderii scudderii (Scudder's Sulphur) Immatures Adults Female Eclosure Male Eclosure Specimen Nathalis iole (Dainty Sulphur) Immatures Female #2 Emerging Female #8 Emerging Male Emerging Zerene eurydice (California Dogface) Larva Specimen Family Lycaenidae (Gossamer-Wings) Subfamily Lycaeninae
(Coppers)Lycaena arota schellbacki (Tailed Copper) Female Immatures Lycaena cupreus cupreus (Lustrous Copper) Immatures Specimen Lycaena cupreus snowi (Lustrous Copper) Immatures Male Emerging Specimen Lycaena dione==L. xanthoides dione (Gray Copper) Specimen Lycaena dospassosi (Dos Passos' Copper) Specimen Lycaena editha montana (Edith's Copper) Immatures Adult Males Specimen Lycaena helloides (Purplish Copper) Immatures Female Male Female Eclosure Specimen Lycaena heteronea heteronea (Blue Copper) Immatures Female Female Eclosure Male Male Eclosure Specimen Lycaena hyllus (Bronze Copper) Immatures Male Emerging Female emerging Female Male Specimen Lycaena nivalis browni (Lilac-Bordered Copper) Adult Specimen Lycaena phlaeas feildeni (American Copper) Immatures Adult Emergence Adults Specimen Lycaena rubidus (Ruddy Copper) Immatures Adults Pupa Forming Female Eclosure Male Eclosure Specimen Lycaena xanthoides xanthoides (Great Copper) Specimen Lycaena xanthoides dione==Lycaena dione (Gray Copper) Specimen
Subfamily
Theclinae
(Hairstreaks)Atlides halesus (Great Blue Hairstreak) Immatures Eclosure - Female and Male Adult Specimen Callophrys affinis affinis (Western Green Hairstreak) Immatures Male Adult Emerging Specimen Callophrys augustinus==Incisalia augustinus (Brown Elfin) Immatures Adults Specimen Callophrys eryphon eryphon (Western Pine Elfin) Immatures Adult Specimen Callophrys fotis==Incisalia fotis (Desert Elfin) Immatures Emergence Adults Specimen Callophrys gryneus==Mitoura siva/chalcosiva blend (Juniper Hairstreak) Adults Callophrys gryneus chalcosiva (Juniper Hairstreak) Immatures Adults Emergence Specimen Callophrys henrici turneri (Henry's Elfin) Immatures Specimen Callophrys polios obscura (Hoary Elfin) Immatures Adult Male Emerging Specimen Callophrys sheridani neoperplexa (Sheridan's Hairstreak) Immatures Female Male 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) Immatures Female Emergence Specimen Satyrium behri (Behr's Hairstreak) Immatures Adults Nectaring Female Emerging Males Emerging Specimen Satyrium calanus (Banded Hairstreak) Specimen Satyrium californica (California Hairstreak) Adult Specimen Satyrium fuliginosum semiluna (Sooty Hairstreak) Immatures Eclosure Specimen Satyrium saepium provo (Hedgerow Hairstreak) Immatures Female emerging Male emerging Specimen Satyrium sylvinus putnami (Sylvan Hairstreak) Adult Specimen Satyrium titus (Coral Hairstreak) Specimen Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak) Immatures Female Male Emergence Specimen Subfamily
Polyommatinae
(Blues)Brephidium exile (Western Pygmy-Blue) Immatures Adults Emergence Specimen Celastrina ladon echo==C. echo (Spring Azure) Immatures Female Female Eclosure Specimen Cupido amyntula (Western Tailed-Blue) Immatures Adults Female Eclosure Male Eclosure Specimen Euphilotes ancilla (Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue) Immatures Female Emerging Specimen Euphilotes ellisii ellisii (Western Square-Spotted Blue or Ellis' Blue) Immatures Male #1 Emerging Male #2 Emerging Specimen Euphilotes pallescens emmeli (Pallid Blue or Desert Buckwheat Blue Larvae Pupae Female #2 and 3 eclosure Male emerging Specimen Euphilotes pallescens pallescens (Pallid Dotted-Blue) Immatures Adults Female Eclosure Male Eclosure Specimen Euphilotes spaldingi (Spalding's Blue) Immatures Adults Female Eclosure Male Eclosure Specimen Euphilotes stanfordorum (Stanford's Blue Immatures Female Emerging Male Emerging Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro (Silvery Blue) Immatures-Host-Specimen Adults Female Eclosure Glaucopsyche piasus daunia (Arrowhead Blue) Immatures Female Eclosure Male Mud Puddling Specimen Hemiargus ceraunus gyas (Ceraunus Blue) Immatures Female Emergence Male Emergence Specimen Leptotes marina (Marine Blue) Immatures Female emerging Male emerging Specimen Plebejus acmon or lupini- (Acmon or Lupine Blue) Immatures Adult Plebejus glandon franklinii==Agriades glandon franklinii (Arctic Blue) Specimen Plebejus glandon rustica==Agriades glandon rustica (Arctic Blue) Immatures, Pupa emerging Adults Eclosure Specimen Plebejus icarioides pembina (Boisduval's Blue) Immatures Male Male Emergence Specimen Plebejus lupini lutzi (Lupine Blue) Immatures Female Female Emergence Male Male emergence Specimen (female) Plebejus melissa melissa (Melissa Blue) Immatures Female Eclosure Male Eclosure Adults Specimen Plebejus saepiolus saepiolus (Greenish Blue) Immatures Adult Male and Pair Female Eclosure Male Eclosure Specimen Plebejus shasta (Shasta Blue) Female Immatures Family Riodinidae (Metalmarks) Apodemia mormo mormo (Mormon Metalmark) Immatures) Male Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed) Subfamily Libytheinae (Snouts) Subfamily
Heliconiinae
(Heliconians and
Fritillaries) Agraulis vanillae incarnata (Gulf Fritillary) Immatures Adult Emergence Boloria chariclea helena (Arctic Fritillary) Immatures Adults Boloria Kriemhild (Relict Fritillary) Immatures Adults Boloria selene tollandensis (Silver-bordered Fritillary) Immatures Female Emerge Male Emerge Euptoieta Claudia (Variegated Fritillary) Adult Speyeria callippe (Callippe Fritillary) Immatures Adult Female Speyeria coronis snyderi (Coronis Fritillary) Immatures Male Nectaring on Manure Female-Tip of Abdomen - shows how to distinguish male from female Speyeria cybele letona (Great Spangled Fritillary) Immatures Female Male Speyeria cybele pseudocarpenteri (Great Spangled Fritillary) Immatures Male Male Emergence Speyeria cybele pugetensis (Great Spangled Fritillary) Adults & Immatures Speyeria egleis utahensis (Great Basin Fritillary) Adults, mating pair, nectaring Speyria hesperis wasatchia (Northwestern Fritillary) Immatures Adults Speyeria mormonia (Mormon Fritillary) Immatures Adults Speyeria nokomis (Nokomis Fritillary) Ova & Larvae Adult Male Speyeria zerene platina (Zerene Fritillary) Male Subfamily
Nymphalinae
(True Brush-foots)Chlosyne acastus acastus (Sagebrush Checkerspot) Immatures Male Specimen Chlosyne acastus neumoegeni (Sagebrush Checkerspot) Immatures Adult Male Emerging Specimen Chlosyne acastus sabina (Sagebrush Checkerspot) Immatures Chlosyne acastus ssp. - Carbon County, Mt. (Sagebrush Checkerspot Adult Immatures Specimen Chlosyne acastus ssp. - Gallatin, Mt. (Sagebrush Checkerspot) Immatures Specimen Chlosyne damoetas unnamed (Rockslide Checkerspot) Immatures - Mount Wright, Teton County, Montana Specimen - Mount Wright, Teton County, Montana Chlosyne damoetas damoetas (Rockslide Checkerspot) Immatures - Fairplay near Horseshoe Basin, Park County, Colorado Chlosyne (Thessalia) fulvia coronado (Fulvia Checkerspot) Immatures Female Emerging Specimen Chlosyne leanira alma (Leanira Checkerspot) Immatures Female Emerging Male Emerging Specimen Chlosyne lacinia adjutrix (Bordered Patch) Pupa-Yavapai County, Arizona Female-Yavapai County, Arizona Chlosyne lacinia adjutrix (Bordered Patch) Immatures-Washington County, Utah Female -Washington County, Utah Female Emergence -Washington County, Utah Chlosyne palla eremita (Northern Checkerspot) Immatures Female Emergence Chlosyne palla flavula (Northern Checkerspot) Immatures Adults Chlosyne whitneyi (Rockslide Checkerspot) Immatures Female Eclosure Specimen Euphydryas anicia ssp (Variable Checkerspot) from Montana - Immatures. & Specimen Euphydryas anicia alena (Variable Checkerspot) Immatures Male Euphydryas anicia hermosa (Anicia Checkerspot) Immatures Specimen Euphydryas anicia maria (Variable Checkerspot) Immatures Adult Eclosure Euphydryas anicia wheeleri (Variable Checkerspot) Immatures Adults Eclosure Euphydryas chalcedona (Chalcedon Checkerspot) Adults Euphydryas chalcedona klotzi (Chalcedon Checkerspot) Immatures Adults Eclosure Specimen Euphydryas editha baroni (Edith's Checkerspot) Immatures Female emerging Male emerging Specimen Euphydryas editha nubigena (Edith's Checkerspot) Immatures Junonia coenia coenia (Common Buckeye) Immatures Adults, Long-Day Adults, Short-Day Eclosure, Long-Day Nymphalis californica (California Tortoiseshell) Immatures Adults Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak) Immatures Adult Emergence Nymphalis milberti (Milbert's Tortoiseshell)- Adults Emergence Immatures Phyciodes orseis (California Crescent) Immatures Female Female Emergence Phyciodes mylitta mylitta (Mylitta Crescent) Immatures Adults Phyciodes pallida barnesi (Pale Crescent) Male Phyciodes pulchella camillus (Field Crescent) Immatures Adults Eclosure Polygonia gracilis zephyrus (Hoary Comma) Immatures Adults Polygonia satyrus (Satyr Comma) Immatures & Host Adults Eclosure Vanessa annabella (West Coast Lady) Immatures Adults Specimen Vanessa atalanta rubria (Red Admiral) Immatures Adults Adult Eclosure Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady) Immatures Adults Adult Eclosure Vanessa virginiensis (American Lady) Immatures Adult Emerging Specimen Subfamily
Limenitidinae
(Admirals and
Relatives)Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Red-Spotted Purple Admiral) Immatures Adults Limenitis archippus (Viceroy) Immatures Adult Limenitis weidemeyerii latifascia (Weidemeyer's Admiral) Immatures Adults Limenitis lorquini burrisoni (Lorquin's Admiral) Immatures Adult Adelpha eulalia (Arizona Sister) Immatures Adults Eclosure Subfamily
Apaturinae
(Emperors)Asterocampa celtis (Hackberry Emperor) Immatures Subfamily Satyrinae
(Satyrs)Cercyonis meadii mexicana (Mead's Wood-Nymph) Immatures Female Emergence Cercyonis oetus charon (Small Wood-Nymph) Immatures Adult Eclosure Cercyonis pegala (Common Wood-Nymph) Adult Cercyonis pegala paludum (Common Wood-Nymph) Immatures Female Specimen Emergence Cercyonis pegala utahensis (Common Wood-Nymph) Immatures Specimen Emergence Cercyonis sthenele masoni (Great Basin Wood-Nymph) Immatures Adults Eclosure Specimen Coenonympha tullia brenda (Common Ringlet) Adults Coenonympha tullia ampelos (Common Ringlet) Immatures Adults Eclosure Erebia epipsodea (Common Alpine) Immatures Erebia magdalena (Magdalena Alpine) Immatures Erebia rossii rossii (Ross' Alpine) Specimen Neominois ridingsi dionysius (Ridings' Satyr) Immatures Oeneis bore taygete (White-Veined Arctic) Adults, ovum Oeneis chryxus altacordillera (Chryxus Arctic) Immatures Male eclosure Female eclosure Specimen Oeneis jutta reducta (Jutta Arctic) Immatures Female emerging Specimen Subfamily
Danainae
(Monarchs)Danaus plexippus (Monarch) Immatures Female Male Danaus gilippus thersippus=Danaus gilippus strigosus (Queen) Immatures Female Eclosure Male Eclosure Specimen Family Hesperiidae (Skippers) Subfamily
Pyrginae
(Spread-wing
Skippers) Autochton cellus (Golden-Banded Skipper) Immatures Adult Eclosure Female Specimen Epargyreus clarus clarus (Silver-spotted Skipper) Immatures Adult Erynnis icelus (Dreamy Cloudywing) Immatures Adults Erynnis telemachus (Rocky Mountain Duskywing) Larva Pupa Male Male eclosure Erynnis meridianus meridianus (Meridian Duskywing) Immatures Emergence Erynnis afranius (Afranius Duskywing) Immatures Adult Erynnis persius fredericki (Persius Duskywing) Larva Pupa Female Male Male Emergence Heliopetes ericetorum (Northern White-Skipper) Immatures Female Female Emergence Heliopyrgus domicella domicella (Erichson's White Skipper) Immatures Pholisora catullus (Common Sootywing) Immatures Adults Pyrgus centaureae loki (Grizzled Skipper) Immatures Pyrgus ruralis ruralis (Two-Banded Checkered-Skipper) Immatures Adults Specimen Pyrgus scriptura (Small Checkered-Skipper) Immatures Adults Pyrgus communis (Common Checkered-Skipper) Immatures Adults Male Emergence Specimen Thorybes pylades pylades (Northern Cloudywing) Ova, Larvae Pupa Adult Male Emergence 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) Immatures Emergence Oarisma garita (Garita Skipperling) Ova & Larvae Pupa Adults Emergence Ochlodes sylvanoides napa (Woodland Skipper) Ova & Larvae Pupae Emerging Male Adults Male Specimen Polites draco (Draco Skipper) Immatures Male Emerging Female Emerging Specimen Polites sonora (Sonoran Skipper) Adult Subfamily
Megathyminae
(Giant Skippers)Megathymus yuccae coloradensis (Yucca Giant-Skipper) Immatures, Specimen & Host Plant Female Female Emergence Male Male Emergence
MothsFamily - Crambidae Agriphila plumbifimbriella # 5397 (Feather Duster Moth or Striped Moth) Adult Family - Erebidae Catocala (unk) Adult Cisseps fulvicollis # 8267 (Yellow-collared Scape moth) Pupa Adults Ectypia clio (Clio Tiger) Immatures Adults Adults and Emerging Adults Gnophaela vermiculata #8037- (Police Car Moth) Immatures Adults Grammia nevadensis possibly Adult Hemihyalea labecula (Freckled Glassy-Wing) Immatures Female Kodiosoma fulvum Immatures Specimen Emerging Female 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 - LasiocampidaeMalacosoma californica (Western Tent Caterpillar Moth) Adult & Immatures Family
- NoctuidaeNoctua pronuba - European Yellow Underwings Adult Heliothentinae Schinia obliqua Adult Unknown Noctuidae from Fairfield, Utah Adult Family
- PterophoridaePselnophorus belfragei (Plume Moth) Adult Family
- SaturniidaeActias luna Luna Moth Ova, Larvae Pupae Adult Emerging Callosamia promethea (Promethea Silkmoth) Immatures Eacles imperialis (Imperial Moth) Adult Molting to 5th Instar Immatures Eupackardia calleta Calleta Silkmoth Immatures Spinning Cocoon Hemileuca griffini Ova Hemileuca eglanterina annulata Adult Hemileuca hera (Hera Buckmoth) Adult Hemileuca nuttalli (Nuttall's Sheepmoth) Immatures Adults Hemileucinae Hemileucini Automeris io (Io Moth) Immatures Hyalophora gloveri (Glover's Silkmoth) Immatures Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropia Moth) Immatures Constructing Cocoons and Pupa Hyalophora columbia (Columbia Silkmoth) Wing Samia cynthia Ailanthus Silkmoth Immatures Cocoons Family
- SphingidaeHyles lineata (White Lined Sphinx) Adult Smerinthus saliceti (Salicet Sphinx) Larvae Pupae Adults Pachysphinx modesta Poplar Moth syn. Modest Sphinx Male Parasites Unknown Cocoon on Chokecherry was parasitized by an Ichneumon Wasp 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 |