List of Butterflies of South Carolina
The following list of butterflies are found in South Carolina. Clicking on the text link will show you a picture of the butterfly and which specific counties in South Carolina 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)
Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Gulf
Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Queen
(Danaus gilippus)
True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
Small
Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Black
Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Eastern
Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Giant
Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
Palamedes
Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)
Pipevine
Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Spicebush
Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
Zebra
Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Giant-Skippers (Megathyminae)
Cofaqui
Giant-Skipper (Megathymus cofaqui)
Yucca
Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
Common
Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
Common
Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
Confusing
Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
Dreamy
Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
Golden
Banded-Skipper (Autochton cellus)
Hayhurst's
Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
Hoary
Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
Horace's
Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
Juvenal's
Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
Long-tailed
Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Mottled
Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
Northern
Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
Silver-spotted
Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Sleepy
Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
Southern
Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
Tropical
Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
Wild
Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
Zarucco
Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)
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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