Butterflies of Tennessee

This will focus on what kind of Butterflies are in Tennessee including rare ones that will visit the State.

All 45

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ¹
Papilio glaucus

Black Swallowtail ²
Papilio polyxenes

Red-spotted Purple ³
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Small White ⁴
Pieris rapae

Common Buckeye ⁵
Junonia coenia

Cloudless Sulphur ⁶
Phoebis sennae

Hackberry Emperor ⁷
Asterocampa celtis

Eastern Tailed-Blue ⁸
Cupido comyntas

Viceroy ⁹
Limenitis archippus

Pearl Crescent ¹⁰
Phyciodes tharos

Zebra Swallowtail ¹¹
Eurytides marcellus

Diana Fritillary ¹²
Argynnis diana

Clouded Sulphur ¹³
Colias philodice

Small Copper ¹⁴
Lycaena phlaeas

Question Mark ¹⁵
Polygonia interrogationis

Spicebush Swallowtail ¹⁶
Papilio troilus

Eastern Comma ¹⁷
Polygonia comma

Funereal Duskywing ¹⁸
Erynnis funeralis

Carolina Satyr ¹⁹
Hermeuptychia sosybius

Banded Hairstreak ²⁰
Satyrium calanus

Coral Hairstreak ²¹
Satyrium titus

Great Spangled Fritillary ²²
Argynnis cybele

Gulf Fritillary ²³
Dione vanillae

Eastern Giant Swallowtail ²⁴
Heraclides cresphontes

Falcate Orangetip ²⁵
Anthocharis midea

Common Wood-Nymph ²⁶
Cercyonis pegala

Aphrodite Fritillary ²⁷
Argynnis aphrodite

Common Checkered-Skipper ²⁸
Burnsius communis

Common Sootywing ²⁹
Pholisora catullus

Gray Hairstreak ³⁰
Strymon melinus

American Lady ³¹
Vanessa virginiensis

Red Admiral ³²
Vanessa atalanta

American Snout ³³
Libytheana carinenta

Painted Lady ³⁴
Vanessa cardui

Little Yellow ³⁵
Pyrisitia lisa

Mourning Cloak ³⁶
Nymphalis antiopa

Long-tailed Skipper ³⁷
Urbanus proteus

White Checkered-Skipper ³⁸
Burnsius albezens

Little Wood Satyr ³⁹
Megisto cymela

Orange Sulphur ⁴⁰
Colias eurytheme

Silvery Blue ⁴¹
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Tawny Emperor ⁴²
Asterocampa clyton

Silver-spotted Skipper ⁴³
Epargyreus clarus

Goatweed Leafwing ⁴⁴
Anaea andria

American White Admiral ⁴⁵
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

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