Butterflies of Alberta

All the butterflies of alberta, this list includes all species, and all subspecies apart from the nominate ones.
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Dreamy Duskywing ¹
Erynnis icelus

Northern Cloudywing ²
Thorybes pylades

Silver-spotted Skipper ³
Epargyreus clarus

Boreal Duskywing ⁴
Erynnis persius borealis

Erynnis persius fredericki ⁵

Pyrgus centaureae loki ⁶

Freija's Grizzled Skipper ⁷
Pyrgus centaureae freija

Afranius Duskywing ⁸
Erynnis afranius

Persius Duskywing ⁹
Erynnis persius

Pacuvius Duskywing ¹⁰
Erynnis pacuvius

Common Sootywing ¹¹
Pholisora catullus

Northern Grizzled Skipper ¹²
Pyrgus centaureae

Small Checkered-Skipper ¹³
Pyrgus scriptura

Two-banded Checkered-Skipper ¹⁴
Pyrgus ruralis

Common Checkered-Skipper ¹⁵
Burnsius communis

Mandan Arctic Skipper ¹⁶
Carterocephalus mandan mandan

Magnus Arctic Skipper ¹⁷
Carterocephalus skada magnus

Chequered Skipper ¹⁸
Carterocephalus palaemon

Common Branded Skipper ¹⁹
Hesperia comma

Uncas Skipper ²⁰
Hesperia uncas

Essex Skipper ²¹
Thymelicus lineola

Manitoba Skipper ²²
Hesperia comma manitoba

Pawnee Skipper ²³
Hesperia leonardus pawnee

Least Skipper ²⁴
Ancyloxypha numitor

Garita Skipperling ⁸
Oarisma garita

Leonard's Skipper ²⁵
Hesperia leonardus

Yosemite Skipper
Hesperia colorado harpalus

Peck's Skipper ²⁶
Polites peckius

Plains Branded Skipper ²²
Hesperia assiniboia

Nevada Skipper ¹⁴
Hesperia nevada

Polites mystic dacotah

Western Branded Skipper ²⁷
Hesperia colorado

Pahaska Skipper ²⁸
Hesperia pahaska

Tawny-edged Skipper ²⁹
Polites themistocles

Draco Skipper ³⁰
Polites draco

Long Dash ³¹
Polites mystic

Rhesus Skipper ³²
Polites rhesus

Anatrytone logan lagus ³³

Eastern Dun Skipper ³⁴
Euphyes vestris metacomet

Ochlodes sylvanoides napa ²²

Simius Skipper ³⁵
Notamblyscirtes simius

Delaware Skipper ³⁶
Anatrytone logan

Dun Skipper ²¹
Euphyes vestris

Hobomok Skipper ³⁷
Lon hobomok

Oslar's Roadside-Skipper ³⁸
Amblyscirtes oslari

Altaurus Parnassian ³⁹
Parnassius clodius altaurus

Strecker's Giant-Skipper ²⁸
Megathymus streckeri

Old World Swallowtail ⁴⁰
Papilio machaon

Clodius Parnassian ⁴¹
Parnassius clodius

Pike's Old World Swallowtail ²²
Papilio machaon pikei

Woodland Skipper ⁴²
Ochlodes sylvanoides

Dod's Old World Swallowtail ⁴³
Papilio machaon dodi

Anise Swallowtail ⁴⁴
Papilio zelicaon

Common Roadside-Skipper ⁴⁵
Amblyscirtes vialis

Lesser Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail ⁴⁶
Papilio multicaudata pusillus

Western Tiger Swallowtail ⁴⁷
Papilio rutulus

Hudsonian Old World Swallowtail ⁴⁸
Papilio machaon hudsonianus

Two-tailed Swallowtail ⁴⁹
Papilio multicaudata

Pale Swallowtail ⁵⁰
Papilio eurymedon

Pontia sisymbrii beringiensis ⁵¹

Flavous White ³⁹
Pontia sisymbrii flavitincta

Rocky Mountain Parnassian ³¹
Parnassius smintheus

Nelson's White ⁵²
Pontia occidentalis nelsoni

Pine White ¹⁰
Neophasia menapia

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail ⁵³
Papilio canadensis

Spring White ⁸
Pontia sisymbrii

Checkered White ⁵⁴
Pontia protodice

Western White ¹⁶
Pontia occidentalis

Small White ⁵⁵
Pieris rapae

Tremblay’s Margined White ²²
Pieris marginalis tremblayi

May's Large Marble ³⁹
Euchloe ausonides mayi

Mustard White ¹
Pieris oleracea

Margined White ⁵⁶
Pieris marginalis

Reichel’s Margined White ⁵⁷
Pieris marginalis reicheli

Large Marble ⁵⁸
Euchloe ausonides

Anthocharis julia sulfuris ²⁰

Stella Orangetip ⁵⁹
Anthocharis julia stella

Olympia Marble ⁶⁰
Euchloe olympia

Lively Clouded Sulphur ⁶¹
Colias philodice vitabunda

Colias philodice eriphyle ⁶

Julia Orangetip ⁶²
Anthocharis julia

Orange Sulphur ⁶³
Colias eurytheme

Clouded Sulphur ⁶⁴
Colias philodice

Northern Marble ⁶⁵
Euchloe creusa

Elis Sulphur ²²
Colias elis

Strecker's Arctic Sulphur ²²
Colias nastes streckeri

Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur ⁶⁶
Colias alexandra

Mead's Sulphur ⁶⁷
Colias meadii

Labrador Sulphur ³⁵
Colias nastes

Southern Giant Sulphur ⁶⁸
Colias gigantea harroweri

Colias gigantea mayi ³⁹

Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur ⁶⁹
Colias skinneri

Chippewa Sulphur ⁷⁰
Colias palaeno chippewa

Colias alexandra astraea

Pink-edged Sulphur ⁷¹
Colias interior

Moorland Clouded Yellow ⁷²
Colias palaeno

Canadian Sulphur ³⁵
Colias canadensis

Christina Sulphur ⁷³
Colias christina

Giant Sulphur ²⁰
Colias gigantea

Dusky American Copper ⁷⁴
Lycaena hypophlaeas arethusa

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Butterflies of Alberta

Dreamy Duskywing 1 Erynnis icelus

Northern Cloudywing 2 Thorybes pylades

Silver-spotted Skipper 3 Epargyreus clarus

Boreal Duskywing 4 Erynnis persius borealis

Freija's Grizzled Skipper 7 Pyrgus centaureae freija

Afranius Duskywing 8 Erynnis afranius

Persius Duskywing 9 Erynnis persius

Pacuvius Duskywing 10 Erynnis pacuvius

Common Sootywing 11 Pholisora catullus

Northern Grizzled Skipper 12 Pyrgus centaureae

Small Checkered-Skipper 13 Pyrgus scriptura

Two-banded Checkered-Skipper 14 Pyrgus ruralis

Common Checkered-Skipper 15 Burnsius communis

Mandan Arctic Skipper 16 Carterocephalus mandan mandan

Magnus Arctic Skipper 17 Carterocephalus skada magnus

Chequered Skipper 18 Carterocephalus palaemon

Common Branded Skipper 19 Hesperia comma

Uncas Skipper 20 Hesperia uncas

Essex Skipper 21 Thymelicus lineola

Manitoba Skipper 22 Hesperia comma manitoba

Pawnee Skipper 23 Hesperia leonardus pawnee

Least Skipper 24 Ancyloxypha numitor

Garita Skipperling 8 Oarisma garita

Leonard's Skipper 25 Hesperia leonardus

Yosemite Skipper Hesperia colorado harpalus

Peck's Skipper 26 Polites peckius

Plains Branded Skipper 22 Hesperia assiniboia

Nevada Skipper 14 Hesperia nevada

Western Branded Skipper 27 Hesperia colorado

Pahaska Skipper 28 Hesperia pahaska

Tawny-edged Skipper 29 Polites themistocles

Draco Skipper 30 Polites draco

Long Dash 31 Polites mystic

Rhesus Skipper 32 Polites rhesus

Eastern Dun Skipper 34 Euphyes vestris metacomet

Simius Skipper 35 Notamblyscirtes simius

Delaware Skipper 36 Anatrytone logan

Dun Skipper 21 Euphyes vestris

Hobomok Skipper 37 Lon hobomok

Oslar's Roadside-Skipper 38 Amblyscirtes oslari

Altaurus Parnassian 39 Parnassius clodius altaurus

Strecker's Giant-Skipper 28 Megathymus streckeri

Old World Swallowtail 40 Papilio machaon

Clodius Parnassian 41 Parnassius clodius

Pike's Old World Swallowtail 22 Papilio machaon pikei

Woodland Skipper 42 Ochlodes sylvanoides

Dod's Old World Swallowtail 43 Papilio machaon dodi

Anise Swallowtail 44 Papilio zelicaon

Common Roadside-Skipper 45 Amblyscirtes vialis

Lesser Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail 46 Papilio multicaudata pusillus

Western Tiger Swallowtail 47 Papilio rutulus

Hudsonian Old World Swallowtail 48 Papilio machaon hudsonianus

Two-tailed Swallowtail 49 Papilio multicaudata

Pale Swallowtail 50 Papilio eurymedon

Flavous White 39 Pontia sisymbrii flavitincta

Rocky Mountain Parnassian 31 Parnassius smintheus

Nelson's White 52 Pontia occidentalis nelsoni

Pine White 10 Neophasia menapia

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 53 Papilio canadensis

Spring White 8 Pontia sisymbrii

Checkered White 54 Pontia protodice

Western White 16 Pontia occidentalis

Small White 55 Pieris rapae

Tremblay’s Margined White 22 Pieris marginalis tremblayi

May's Large Marble 39 Euchloe ausonides mayi

Mustard White 1 Pieris oleracea

Margined White 56 Pieris marginalis

Reichel’s Margined White 57 Pieris marginalis reicheli

Large Marble 58 Euchloe ausonides

Stella Orangetip 59 Anthocharis julia stella

Olympia Marble 60 Euchloe olympia

Lively Clouded Sulphur 61 Colias philodice vitabunda

Julia Orangetip 62 Anthocharis julia

Orange Sulphur 63 Colias eurytheme

Clouded Sulphur 64 Colias philodice

Northern Marble 65 Euchloe creusa

Elis Sulphur 22 Colias elis

Strecker's Arctic Sulphur 22 Colias nastes streckeri

Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur 66 Colias alexandra