Some common butterflies and other insects seen in the Mission Valley, Montana

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• Family: 01 Papilionidae (swallowtails)
  • Sub-Family: Papilioninae (swallowtails)
    • Pale swallowtail - Papilio eurymedon*
    • Two-tailed swallowtail - Papilio multicaudata*
    • Western tiger swallowtail - Papilio rutulus*
• Family: 02 Pieridae (whites,sulfurs)
  • Sub-Family: 01 Pierinae (whites)
    • Cabbage white - Pieris rapae*
    • Large marble - Euchloe ausonides*
    • Mustard white - Pieris napi*
    • Pine white - Neophasia menapia*
    • Western white - Pontia occidentalis*
  • Sub-Family: 02 Coliadinae (sulfurs)
    • Christina' s sulphur - Colias christina*
    • Clouded sulfur - Colias philodice*
    • Orange sulfur - Colias eurytheme*
• Family: 03 Lycaenidae (harvesters,coppers,blues,hairstreaks)
  • Sub-Family: 01 Lycaeninae (coppers)
    • Purplish copper - Lycaena helloides*
  • Sub-Family: 02 Theclinae (hairstreaks)
    • Gray hairstreak - Strymon melinus*
    • Western pine elfin - Callophrys eryphon*
  • Sub-Family: 03 Polyommatinae (blues)
    • Arrowhead blue - Glaucopsyche piasus*
    • Boisduvals blue - Plebejus icarioides*
    • Northern blue - Lycaeides idas*
    • Silvery blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus*
    • Spring azure - Celastrina ladon*
• Family: 04 Nymphalidae (brushfoots)
  • Sub-Family: 01 Heliconiinae (fritillaries and longwings)
    • Callippe fritillary - Speyeria callipe*
    • Great spangled fritillary (female) - Speyeria cybele*
    • Great spangled fritillary (male) - Speyeria cybele*
    • Mormon fritillary - Speyeria mormonii*
    • Northwestern fritillary - Speyeria hesperis*
    • Zerene fritillary - Speyeria zerene*
  • Sub-Family: 02 Nymphalinae (brushfoots)
    • California tortoiseshell - Nymphalis californica*
    • Edith's checkerspot - Euphydryas editha*
    • Green comma - Polygonia faunus*
    • Milbert's tortoiseshell - Nymphalis milberti*
    • Mourning cloak - Nymphalis antiopa*
    • Mylitta crescent - Phyciodes mylitta*
    • Northern checkerspot - Chlosyne pella*
    • Northern crescent - Phyciodes selenis*
    • Painted lady - Vanessa cardui*
    • Tawny crescent - Phyciodes batesii*
  • Sub-Family: 03 Limenitidinae (admirals)
    • Lorquin's admiral - Limenitis lorquini*
    • Red admiral - Vanessa atalanta*
  • Sub-Family: 04 Satyrinae (satyrs,wood-nymphs,alpines)
    • Common alpine - Erebia epipsodea*
    • Common ringlet - Coenonympha tullia*
    • Common wood nymph - Cercyonis pegata*
• Family: 05 Hesperiidae (skippers)
  • Sub-Family: Hesperiinae (grass skippers)
    • Common branded skipper - Hesperia comma*
    • Garita skipperling - Oarisma garita*
    • Juba skipper - Hesperia juba*
    • Woodland skipper - Ochlodes sylvanoides*
  • Sub-Family: Heteropterinae (skipperlings)
    • Arctic skipper - Carterocephalus palaemon*
• Family: 06 Saturniidae (silk moths)
  • Sub-Family: no sub-family
    • Cecropia moth - Hyalophora cecropia*
    • Sheep moth - Hemileuca eglanterina*
• Family: 07 Aeshnidae (darners)
  • Sub-Family: no sub-family
    • Lance-tipped darner - Aeshna constricta*
• Family: 08 Libellulidae (skimmers)
  • Sub-Family: no sub-family
    • Twelve-spotted skimmer - Libellula pulchella*
• Family: 09 unknown
  • Sub-Family: no sub-family
    • Meadowhawk - Sympetrum spp.*
• Family: 10 unknown
  • Sub-Family: no sub-family
    • Carpenter fly - *
• Family: 11 Chrysopidae (lacewing-flies)
  • Sub-Family: no sub-family
    • Lacewing - Chrysopa spp.*
• Family: 12 Bombidae (bumblebees)
  • Sub-Family: no sub-family
    • Bumblebee - Bombus spp.*

*Species page has photo(s).