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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
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