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Checklist of Minnesota butterflies
(Based upon Ronald L. Huber's list, originally published September, 1981. Nomenclature updated 9/95.)
Super family HESPERIOIDEA
Family Hesperiidae
Subfamily Pyrginae
- Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
- Hoary Edge
Achalarus lyciades
- Southern Cloudy Wing
Thorybes bathyllus
- Northern Cloudy Wing
Thorybes pylades
- Dreamy Dusky Wing
Erynnis icelus
- Sleepy Dusky Wing
Erynnis brizo
- Juvenal’s Dusky Wing
Erynnis juvenalis
- Horace’s Dusky Wing
Erynnis horatius
- Mottled Dusky Wing
Erynnis martialis
- Columbine Dusky Wing
Erynnis lucilius
- Wild Indigo Dusky Wing
Erynnis baptisiae
- Persius Dusky Wing
Erynnis persius
- Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus centaureae
- Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus communis
- Common Sooty Wing
Pholisora catullus
Subfamily Heteropterinae
- Arctic Skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon
Subfamily Hesperiinae
- Least Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor
- Poweshiek Skipperling
Oarisma poweshiek
- Garita Skipperling
Oarisma garita
- European Skipper
Thymelicus lineola
- Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
- Uncas Skipper
Hesperia uncas
- Common Banded Skipper
Hesperia comma assiniboia
- Laurentian Skipper
Hesperia comma laurentina
- Ottoe Skipper
Hesperia ottoe
- Leonard’s Skipper
Hersperia leonardus
- Pawnee Skipper
Hesperia leonardus pawnee
- Pahaska Skipper
Hesperia pahaska
- Cobweb Skipper
Hesperia metea
- Dakota Skipper
Hesperia dacotae
- Indian Skipper
Hesperia sassacus
- Peck’s Skipper
Polites peckius
- Tawny-edged Skipper
Polites themistocles
- Crossline Skipper
Polites origenes origenes
- Long Dash
Polites mystic
- Northern Broken Dash
Wallengrenia egeremet
- Little Glassywing
Pompeius verna
- Sachem
Atalopedes campestris
- Arogos Skipper
Atrytone arogos
- Delaware Skipper
Atrytone logan
- Mulberry Wing
Poanes massasoit
- Hobomok Skipper
Poanes hobomok
- Broad-winged Skipper
Poanes viator
- Dion Skipper
Euphyes dion
- Black Dash
Euphyes conspicuus
- Two-spotted Skipper
Euphyes bimacula
- Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
- Dusted Skipper
Atrytonopsis hianna
- Pepper and Salt Skipper
Amblyscirtes hegon
- Roadside Skipper
Amblyscirtes vialis
- Eufala Skipper
Lerodea eufala
Superfamily PAPILIONOIDEA
Family Papilionidae
Subfamily Papilioninae
- Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
- Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus
- Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
- Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes
- Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
- Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
Family Pieridae
Subfamily Pierinae
- Pine White
Neophasia menapia
- Checkered White
Pontia protodice
- Western Checkered White
Pontia occidentalis
- Mustard White
Pieris napi
- European Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris rapae
Subfamily Anthocharinae
- Large Marble
Euchloe ausonides
- Olympian Marble
Euchole olympia
Subfamily Coliadinae
- Common (clouded) Sulphur
Colias philodice
- Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias eurytheme
- Giant Sulphur
Colias gigantea
- Pink-edged Sulphur
Colias interior
- Dogface
Colias cesonia
- Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae
- Orange-barred Sulphur
Phoebis philea
- Mexican Sulphur
Eurema mexicana
- Little Sulphur
Eurema lisa
- Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
Family Lycaenidae
Subfamily Miletinae
- Harvester
Feiseca tarquinius
