Select the common name to view a distribution map of each species in Maine by township (updated August 2017).
Modern Records - These are modern, confirmable records based on a specimen (voucher) or a photograph/image collected after 1995. Only records of a species with a photograph that clearly show all the characters required to identify the individual to species were used in this study. Photographic records of species that require close examination of structures or color patterns of the upper and lower surfaces for proper identification to species were not included in this study (e.g. Papilio glaucus, Phyciodes tharos, and some skippers).
Historical Records - These include credible records of species occurrences prior to 1996. Included in this category are the following types of records: Specimen/Image Records - These include specimens or photographs/images in both public and private collections. Literature Records - These are records published in the literature; many of these records are supported by specimens reviewed in private and public collections, but there are some literature records where the location of the specimens is not known. Correspondence Records - These are records based on older correspondence, such as letters to the Lepidopterists Society Zone Coordinators.
Both - These include townships in which the species has been documented with both historical and modern records.
Scientific Name |
Subspecies |
Common Name |
Family Hesperiidae |
|
Skippers |
| Epargyreus clarus (Cramer) | Silver-spotted Skipper | |
| Urbanus proteus (Linnaeus) * | Long-tailed Skipper | |
| Thorybes pylades (Scudder) | Northern Cloudywing | |
| Thorybes bathyllus (J. E. Smith) | Southern Cloudywing | |
| Erynnis icelus (Scudder & Burgess) | Dreamy Duskywing | |
| Erynnis baptisiae (Forbes) * | Wild Indigo Duskywing | |
| Erynnis brizo (Boisduval & LeConte) | Sleepy Duskywing | |
| Erynnis juvenalis (Fabricius) | Juvenal’s Duskywing | |
| Pholisora catullus (Fabricius) | Common Sootywing | |
| Carterocephalus palaemon (Pallas) | mandon (W. H. Edwards) | Arctic Skipper |
| Ancyloxypha numitor (Fabricius) | Least Skipper | |
| Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer) | European Skipper | |
| Hylephila phyleus (Drury) * | Fiery Skipper | |
| Hesperia comma (Linnaeus) | laurentina (Lyman) | Laurentian Skipper |
| Hesperia leonardus Harris | Leonard’s Skipper | |
| Hesperia metea Scudder | Cobweb Skipper | |
| Hesperia sassacus Harris | Indian Skipper | |
| Polites peckius (W. Kirby) | Peck’s Skipper | |
| Polites themistocles (Latreille) | Tawny-edged Skipper | |
| Polites origenes (Fabricius) | Crossline Skipper | |
| Polites mystic (W. H. Edwards) | Long Dash Skipper | |
| Wallengrenia egeremet (Scudder) | Northern Broken Dash | |
| Pompeius verna (W. H. Edwards) | Little Glassywing Skipper | |
| Anatrytone logan (W. H. Edwards) | Delaware Skipper | |
| Poanes hobomok (Harris) | Hobomok Skipper | |
| Poanes massasoit (Scudder) * | Mulberry Wing | |
| Poanes viator (W. H. Edwards) | zizaniae (Shapiro) | Broadwinged Skipper |
| Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson) | Two-spotted Skipper | |
| Euphyes conspicua (W. H. Edwards) * | Black Dash | |
| Euphyes vestris (Boisduval) | metacomet (Harris) | Dun Skipper |
| Amblyscirtes hegon (Scudder) | Pepper & Salt Skipper | |
| Amblyscirtes vialis (W. H. Edwards) | Common Roadside Skipper | |
| Atrytonopsis hianna (Scudder) * | Dusted Skipper | |
| Panoquina ocola (W.H. Edwards) * | Ocola Skipper | |
Family Papilionidae |
|
Swallowtails |
| Battus philenor (Linnaeus) | Pipevine Swallowtail | |
| Papilio polyxenes Fabricius | asterius (Stoll) | Black Swallowtail |
| Papilio brevicauda Saunders * | gaspeensis McDunnough | Short-tailed Swallowtail |
| Papilio glaucus Linnaeus | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | |
| Papilio canadensis Rothschild & Jordan | Canadian Tiger Swallowtail | |
| Papilio troilus Linnaeus | Spicebush Swallowtail | |
| Papilio cresphontes Cramer | Giant Swallowtail | |
Family Pieridae |
|
Sulphurs and Whites |
| Pontia protodice (Boisduval & LeConte) | Checkered White | |
| Pieris rapae (Linnaeus) | Cabbage Butterfly | |
| Pieris oleracea Harris | Mustard White | |
| Colias philodice Godart | Clouded Sulphur | |
| Colias eurytheme (Boisduval) | Alfalfa Butterfly | |
| Colias interior Scudder | laurentina Scudder | Pink-edged Sulphur |
| Phoebis sennae (Linnaeus) | eubule (Linnaeus) | Cloudless Sulphur |
| Phoebis philea (Linnaeus) | Orange-barred Sulphur | |
| Phoebis agarithe Boisduval | maxima Neumoegen | Large Orange Sulphur |
| Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & LeConte) | Little Sulphur | |
Family Lycaenidae |
|
Hairstreaks, Blues, Coppers, and Harvesters |
| Subfamily Miletinae | Harvesters | |
| Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius) | Harvester | |
| Subfamily Lycaeninae | Hairstreaks, Blues, and Coppers | |
| Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus) | hypophlaeas Boisduval | American Copper |
| Lycaena hyllus (Cramer) | Bronze Copper | |
| Lycaena epixanthe (Boisduval & LeConte) | phaedra (Hall) | Bog Copper |
| Lycaena epixanthe (Boisduval & LeConte) | michiganensis Rawson | Bog Copper |
| Lycaena dorcas (W. Kirby) | claytoni Brower | Clayton’s Copper |
| Mitoura hesseli Rawson & Ziegler | Hessel’s Hairstreak | |
| Mitoura gryneus (Hübner) | Olive Hairstreak | |
| Incisalia augustinus (Westwood) | Brown Elfin | |
| Incisalia polios Cook & Watson | Hoary Elfin | |
| Incisalia henrici (Grote & Robinson) | Henry’s Elfin | |
| Incisalia lanoraieensis Sheppard | Bog Elfin | |
| Incisalia niphon (Hübner) | clarki (T. N. Freeman) | Eastern Pine Elfin |
| Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval) | Western Pine Elfin | |
| Satyrium titus (Fabricius) | Coral Hairstreak | |
| Satyrium acadica (W. H. Edwards) | Acadian Hairstreak | |
| Satyrium edwardsii (Grote & Robinson) | Edwards’ Hairstreak | |
| Satyrium calanus (Hübner) | falacer (Godart) | Banded Hairstreak |
| Satyrium liparops (LeConte) | strigosa (T. Harris) | Striped Hairstreak |
| Strymon melinus (Hübner) | humuli (T. Harris) | Gray Hairstreak |
| Erora laeta (W. H. Edwards) | Early Hairstreak | |
| Cupido comyntas (Godart) | Eastern Tailed Blue | |
| Cupido amyntula (Boisduval) | maritima (LeBlanc) | Western Tailed Blue |
| Celastrina lucia (W. Kirby) | lucia (W. Kirby) | Northern Azure |
| Celastrina neglecta (W. H. Edwards) | Summer Azure | |
| Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Doubleday) | couperi Grote | Silvery Blue |
| Plebejus idas (Linnaeus) | empetri T. Freeman | Crowberry Blue |
| Plebejus idas (Linnaeus) * | scuderrii (W.H. Edwards) | Northern Blue |
| Plebejus saepiolus (Boisduval) | amica (W. H. Edwards) | Greenish Blue |
Family Nymphalidae |
|
Brushfoots, Monarchs, Satyrs |
| Subfamily Libytheinae | Snouts | |
| Libytheana carinenta (Cramer) | bachmanii (Kirtland) | American Snout |
| Subfamily Danainae | Monarchs or Milkweed Butterflies | |
| Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus) | Monarch | |
| Subfamily Heliconiinae | Fritillaries | |
| Euptoieta claudia (Cramer) | Variegated Fritillary | |
| Speyeria cybele (Fabricius) | cybele (Fabricius) | Great Spangled Fritillary |
| Speyeria cybele (Fabricius) | novascotiae (McDunnough) | Great Spangled Fritillary |
| Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius) | aphrodite (Fabricius) | Aphrodite Fritillary |
| Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius) | winni (Gunder) | Aphrodite Fritillary |
| Speyeria idalia (Drury) | Regal Fritillary | |
| Speyeria atlantis (W. H. Edwards) | Atlantis Fritillary | |
| Boloria eunomia (Esper) | dawsoni (Barnes & McDunnough) | Bog Fritillary |
| Boloria selene (Schiffermüller) | atrocostalis (Huard) | Silver-bordered Fritillary |
| Boloria selene (Schiffermüller) | myrina (Cramer) | Silver-bordered Fritillary |
| Boloria bellona (Fabricius) | toddi (W. Holland) | Meadow Fritillary |
| Boloria frigga (Thunberg) | saga (Staudinger) | Frigga Fritillary |
| Boloria chariclea (Schneider) | grandis (W. Barnes & McDunnough) | Purple Lesser Fritillary |
| Subfamily Nymphalinae | Checkerspots, Tortoiseshells, Commas, and Ladies | |
| Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday) | Silvery Checkerspot | |
| Chlosyne harrisii (Scudder) | albimontana (Avinoff) | Harris’ Checkerspot |
| Phyciodes tharos (Drury) | Pearl Crescent | |
| Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer) | Northern Crescent | |
| Euphydryas phaeton (Drury) | Baltimore Checkerspot | |
| Junonia coenia Hübner | Common Buckeye | |
| Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius) | Question Mark | |
| Polygonia comma (Harris) | neomarsyas dos Passos | Eastern Comma |
| Polygonia satyrus (W. H. Edwards) | Satyr Comma | |
| Polygonia faunus (W. H. Edwards) | Green Comma | |
| Polygonia gracilis (Grote & Robinson) | Hoary Comma | |
| Polygonia progne (Cramer) | j-album (Boisduval & LeConte) | Gray Comma |
| Nymphalis l-album (Esper) | Compton Tortoiseshell | |
| Aglais milberti (Godart) | Milbert’s Tortoiseshell | |
| Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus) | rubria (Fruhstorfer) | Mourning Cloak |
| Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus) | Red Admiral | |
| Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus) | Painted Lady | |
| Vanessa virginiensis (Drury) | American Lady | |
| Limenitis arthemis (Drury) | White Admiral | |
| Limenitis archippus (Cramer) | Viceroy | |
| Subfamily Satyrinae | Satyrs and Arctics | |
| Lethe anthedon A. Clark | borealis A. Clark | Northern Pearly-Eye |
| Lethe eurydice (Linnaeus) | Eyed Brown | |
| Lethe appalachia R. Chermock | Appalachian Brown | |
| Megisto cymela (Cramer) | Little Wood Satyr | |
| Coenonympha california Westwood | inornata W. H. Edwards | Inornate Ringlet |
| Cercyonis pegala (Fabricius) | nephele (W. Kirby) | Common Wood Nymph |
| Cercyonis pegala (Fabricius) | alope (Fabricius) | Common Wood Nymph |
| Oeneis jutta (Hübner) | balder (Guerin-Meneville) | Jutta Arctic |
| Oeneis polixenes (Fabricius) | katahdin (Newcomb) | Katahdin Arctic |
* new species/subspecies added to the state list during the survey