List of Butterflies of North Dakota
The following list of butterflies are found in North Dakota. Clicking on the text link will show you a picture of the butterfly and which specific counties in North Dakota the butterfly is found in. Each link also provides more information about the butterfly's identification and life history. This will help you decide which Butterfly Nectar Plants and Butterfly Host Plants you will want to plant when you create your butterfly garden. Simply find which butterflies are in your area, grow the plants the caterpillars like to eat, and plants that adult butterflies feed on! You can prolong the butterfly's stay in your garden and draw in others by providing both the food and shelter they need.
Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)
'Astyanax'
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
Red-spotted
Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
Viceroy
(Limenitis archippus)
Weidemeyer's
Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
White
Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
Emperors (Apaturinae)
Hackberry
Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Tawny
Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Aphrodite
Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
Callippe
Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
Edwards'
Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)
Great
Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
Gulf
Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Meadow
Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
Mormon
Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
Regal
Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
Silver-bordered
Fritillary (Boloria selene)
Variegated
Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Monarch
(Danaus plexippus)
Queen
(Danaus gilippus)
Snouts (Libytheinae)
American
Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
American
Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
California
Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
Common
Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Compton
Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
Eastern
Comma (Polygonia comma)
Gorgone
Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
Gray
Comma (Polygonia progne)
Green
Comma (Polygonia faunus)
Harris'
Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
Hoary
Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
Milbert's
Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
Mourning
Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
Northern
Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
Painted
Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Pearl
Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Question
Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Red
Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Sagebrush
Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)
Satyr
Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
Silvery
Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
Tawny
Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
Texan
Crescent (Phyciodes texana)
Variable
Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
West
Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
Harvesters (Miletinae)
Harvester
(Feniseca tarquinius)
Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)
Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Parnassians (Parnassiinae)
Rocky
Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Anise
Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
Black
Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Canadian
Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
Eastern
Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Giant
Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
Old
World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
Pale
Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
Spicebush
Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
Two-tailed
Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Giant-Skippers (Megathyminae)
Strecker's
Giant-Skipper (Megathymus streckeri)
Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
Afranius
Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)
Common
Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
Common
Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
Dreamy
Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
Juvenal's
Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
Mohave
Sootywing (Hesperopsis libya)
Northern
Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
Persius
Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
Silver-spotted
Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Sleepy
Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
Small
Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura)
Courtesy of: Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael
Pogue, coordinators. 2006.
Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie
Information Node.
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