Butterfly List
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The following list gives the common and scientific names of
those butterflies
which could possibly be found on Konza Prairie.
Some on this list have not yet been sighted but habitat and hosts are
available.
Click the links to view the pictures of some butterflies.
Butterflies of Konza Prairie
Common Name
Latin Name
Konza
Riley
Geary
Pottawa-tomie
Annotations
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KEY: x = specimen archived at an institution; o = specimen part of a private collection; s = sighted but not collected or archived |
SKIPPERS
Family Hesperiidae
Epargyreus clarus (Cramer)
resident
Hoary Edge
Achalarus lyciades (Geyer)
habitat & hosts available
Thorybes bathyllus (J.E. Smith)
x
resident
Northern Cloudy Wing
Thorybes pylades (Scudder)
x
o
x
resident
Confused Cloudy Wing
Thorybes confusis Bell
habitat available
Scalloped Sooty Wing
Staphylus hayhurstii (W. Edwards)
x
resident
Sickle-winged Skipper
Achlyodes thraso tamenund W. Edwards
o
stray
Sleepy Dusky Wing
Erynnis brizo (Boisduval & LeConte)
habitat & host avail.; voucher at FHSU
Juvenal's Dusky Wing
Erynnis juvenalis (Fabricius)
x
o
o
resident
Horace's Dusky Wing
Erynnis horatius (Scudder & Burgess)
x
resident
Erynnis martialis (Scudder)
x
o
resident, host abundant
Funeral Dusky Wing
Erynnis funeralis (Scudder & Burgess)
x
stray, habitat available
Erynnis baptisiae (Forbes)
x
resident
Pyrgus communis (Grote)
x
resident
Common Sooty Wing
Pholisora catullus (Fabricius)
x
resident
Swarthy Skipper
Nastra Iherminier (Latreille)
o
stray
Least Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor (Fabricius)
x
resident
Orange Skipperling
Copaeodes aurantiacus (Hewitson)
x
stray; KSU Oct. 1963
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus (Drury)
x
immigrants and offspring
Uncas Skipper
Hesperia uncas W. Edwards
habitat available
Hesperia ottoe W. Edwards
x
o
resident
Pawnee Skipper
Hesperia pawnee Dodge
habitat available
Green Skipper
Hesperia viridis (W. Edwards)
habitat available
Dotted Skipper
Hesperia attalus (W. Edwards)
habitat available
Peck's Skipper
Polites peckius (Kirby) (=coras)
x
resident
Polites themistocles (Latreille)
x
resident
Crossline Skipper
Polites origenes (Fabricius)
x
localized resident
Wallengrenia egeremet (Scudder)
habitat available; KSU Jul. 1968
Little Glassywing
Pompeius verna (W. Edwards)
x
localized resident
Atalopedes campestris huron (W. Edwards)
x
immigrants and offspring
Atrytone arogos iowa (Scudder)
x
resident
Anatrytone logan (W. Edwards)(=delaware)
x
resident
Problema byssus kumskaka (Scudder)
x
resident; late afternoon flight; secretive
Hobomok Skipper
Poanes hobomok (T. Harris)
x
o
resident
Poanes zabulon (Boisduval & LeConte)
x
resident
Dion Skipper
Euphyes dion (W. Edwards)
habitat available
Euphyes vestris metacomet (Harris)(=ruricola)
x
resident
Dusted Skipper
Atrytonopsis hianna turneri H.A. Freeman
x
localized resident
Nysa Roadside Skipper
Amblyscirtes nysa W. Edwards
x
resident
Amblyscirtes vialis (W. Edwards)
x
resident
Lerodea eufala (W. Edwards)
x
immigrants and offspring
SWALLOWTAILS
Family Papilionidae
Pipe Vine Swallowtail
Battus philenor (Linnaeus)
o
stray
Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus (Cramer)
s
o
sight record for Konza; KSU 1939
Papilio polyxenes asterius Stoll
x
resident
Heraclides cresphontes (Cramer)
x
resident
Tiger Swallowtail
Pterourus glaucus (Linnaeus)
x
resident
Spicebush Swallowtail
Pterourus troilus (Linnaeus)
x
stray; KSU 1982
SULPHURS AND WHITES
Family Pieridae
Checkered White
Pontia protodice (Boisduval & LeConte)
x
immigrants & offspring
Cabbage Butterfly
Artogeia rapae (Linnaeus)
x
resident
Olympia Marble
Euchloe olympia (W. Edwards)
x
resident
Falcate Orange Tip
Falcapica midea (Huebner)
habitat avail., emergence unpredictible
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice Godart
x
resident
Colias eurytheme Boisduval
x
resident
Dog Face
Zerene cesonia (Stoll)
x
o
immigrants and offspring
Phoebis sennae eubule (Linnaeus)
x
immigrants and offspring
Mexican Yellow
Eurema mexicanum (Boisduval)
x
stray; KSU 1968
Little Sulphur
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & LeConte)
x
resident
Abaeis nicippe (Cramer)
x
resident
Nathalis iole Boisduval
x
resident
GOSSAMER WINGS
Family Lycaenidae
Harvester
Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius)
nomadic, larva carnivorous on aphids
American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas americana Harris
o
o
nomadic
Gaeides xanthoides dione (Scudder)
x
resident
Bronze Copper
Hyllolycaena hyllus (Cramer)
resident
Purplish Copper
Epidemia helloides (Boisduval)
habitat available
Coral Hairstreak
Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius)
x
resident
Acadian Hairstreak
Satyrium acadicum (W. Edwards)
habitat available
Edwards' Hairstreak
Satyrium edwardsii (Grote & Robinson)
habitat available
Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium calanus falacer (Godart)
x
x
o
resident
Hickory Hairstreak
Satyrium caryaevorum (McDunnough)
x
resident
Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops (LeConte)
o
o
localized resident
Mitoura grynea (Huebner)
x
resident
Henry's Elfin
Incisalia henrici turneri Clench
x
resident
Strymon melinus franki Field
x
immigrants and offspring
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina (Reakirt)
o
x
stray; KSU 1958
Hemiargus isola alce (W. Edwards)
x
host: Shrankia nuttallii on Konza;
Everes comyntas (Godart)
x
resident
Spring Azure
Celastrina ladon (Cramer)
x
resident
Celastrina neglecta (W. Edwards)
x
split from Spring Azure, Allen 1997
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Doubleday)
early emergence, short flight period
Melissa Blue
Lycaeides melissa (W. Edwards)
o
localized resident; voucher RLH
Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon (Westwood & Hewitson)
isolated populations in Kansas
SNOUT BUTTERFLIES
Family Libytheidae
Snout Butterfly
Libytheana bachmanii (Kirtland)
x
immigrants and offspring
BRUSH-FOOTED BUTTERFLIES
Family Nymphalidae
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanilla incarnata (Riley)
o
immigrant
Euptoieta claudia (Cramer)
x
resident
Speyeria cybele (Fabricius)
resident
Aphrodite Fritillary
Speyeria aphrodite alcestis (W. Edwards)
habitat available
Speyeria idalia (Drury)
x
x
resident
Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia adjutrix Scudder
o
stray
Gorgone Checkerspot
Charidryas gorgone carlota (Reakirt)
x
resident
Charidryas nycteis (Doubleday & Hewitson)
x
resident
Texas Crescent
Anthanassa texana (W. Edwards)
o
stray from south
Vesta Crescent
Phyciodes vesta (W. Edwards)
o
stray from south; KSU, no date
Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon (W. Edwards)
localized resident; voucher FHSU
Phyciodes tharos (Drury)
x
resident
Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius)
x
resident
Polygonia comma (T. Harris)
x
resident
Gray Comma
Polygonia progne (Cramer)
resident; FHSU
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus)
s
o
x
resident
Vanessa virginiensis (Drury)
x
resident
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus)
x
immigrants and offspring
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta rubria (Fruhstorfer)
x
resident
Junonia coenia Huebner
x
resident
Red-spotted Purple
Basilarchia arthemis astyanax (Fabricius)
s
x
resident
Basilarchia archippus (Cramer)
x
resident
EMPERORS
Family Apaturidae
Goatweed Butterfly
Anaea andria Scudder
x
resident
Asterocampa celtis (Boisduval & LeConte)
x
resident
Tawny Emperor
Asterocampa clyton (Boisduval & LeConte)
x
resident
SATYRS, BROWNS & WOOD NYMPHS
Family Satyridae
Northern Pearly Eye
Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark
x
resident
Eyed Brown
Satyrodes eurydice (Johansson)
localized resident
Megisto cymela (Cramer)
x
resident
Cercyonis pegala texana (W. Edwards)
x
resident
MILKWEED BUTTERFLIES
Family Danaidae
Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus)
x
immigrants & offspring
Queen
Danaus gilippus strigosus (Bates)
x
o
immigrants and offspring; KSU 1882?
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KEY: x = specimen archived at an institution; o = specimen part of a private collection; s = sighted but not collected or archived |
Abbreviations: FHSU=Fort Hays State University; KSU=Kansas State University; RLH=Ron L. Huber
