Photographed by Rose Marie F. Gobeil & Robert E. Gobeil

Since 2007, we have been actively involved in the Maine Butterfly Survey (MBS). The main focus of the survey is to determine the status and distribution of butterflies in Maine. As members of that survey, we have taken a number of photographs of butterflies in Maine. To view photos, just click any link below (common name of butterfly). We will be adding more photos as they become available. For more information about MBS, you can visit the site at Maine Butterfly Survey. A list of articles, a MPBN radio broadcast and newspaper stories based on our work with Maine butterflies can be viewed by using this link- Information on Maine Butterflies.

Photos of Maine Butterflies

Common Name	Scientific Name
Skippers	Family Hesperiidae
Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus (Cramer)
Northern Cloudywing	Thorybes pylades (Scudder)
Dreamy Duskywing	Erynnis icelus (Scudder & Burgess)
Juvenal’s Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis (Fabricius)
Wild Indigo Duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae (Forbes)
Least Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor (Fabricius)
European Skipper	Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer)
Indian Skipper	Hesperia sassacus (Harris)
Peck’s Skipper	Polites peckius (W. Kirby)
Long Dash Skipper	Polites mystic (W. H. Edwards)
Little Glassywing Skipper	Pompeius verna (W. H. Edwards)
Delaware Skipper	Anatrytone logan (W. H. Edwards)
Hobomok Skipper	Poanes hobomok (Harris)
Mulberry Wing Skipper	Poanes massasoit (Scudder)
Broadwinged Skipper	Poanes viator (W. H. Edwards)
Dun Skipper	Euphyes vestris (Boisduval)
Dusted Skipper	Atrytonopsis hianna (Scudder)
Black Dash Skipper	Euphyes conspicua (W. H. Edwards)
Pepper & Salt Skipper	Amblyscirtes hegon (Scudder)

Swallowtails	Family Papilionidae
Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes (Fabricius)
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio canadensis (Rothschild & Jordan)

Sulphurs & Whites	Family Pieridae
Cabbage White	Pieris rapae (Linnaeus)
Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice (Godart)
Alfalfa Butterfly	Colias eurytheme (Boisduval)

Hairstreaks, Blues, Coppers & Harvesters	Family Lycaenidae – Subfamily Lycaenidae
American Copper	Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus)
Bronze Copper	Lycaena hyllus (Cramer)
Bog Copper	Lycaena epixanthe (Boisduval & LeConte)
Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys niphon (Hübner)
Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus (Hübner)
Eastern Tailed Blue	Cupido comyntas (Godart)
Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta (W. H. Edwards)
Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Doubleday)

Brushfoots, Monarchs, Satyrs Monarchs or Milkweed Butterflies	Family Nymphalidae Subfamily Danainae
Monarch	Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus)

Fritillaries	Subfamily Heliconiinae
Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia (Cramer)
Great Spangled Fritillary	Speyeria cybele (Fabricius)
Aphrodite Fritillary	Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius)
Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria selene (Denis & Schiffermüller)

Checkerspots, Tortoiseshells, Commas, & Ladies	Subfamily Nymphalinae
Harris’s Checkerspot	Chlosyne harrisii (Scudder)
Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos (Drury)
Northern Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer)
Baltimore Checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton (Drury)
Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia (Hübner)
Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius)
Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus)
Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus)
Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus)
American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis (Drury)
White Admiral	Limenitis arthemis (Drury)
Viceroy	Limenitis archippus (Cramer)

Satyrs & Arctics	Subfamily Satyrinae
Northern Pearly-Eye	Enodia anthedon (A. H. Clark)
Eyed Brown	Satyrodes eurydice (Linnaeus)
Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela (Cramer)
Inornate Ringlet	Coenonympha tullia (Hübner)
Common Wood Nymph	Cercyonis pegala (Fabricius)

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