Santa Clarita & Northern Los Angeles, CA Lepidoptera
Butterflies and Moths of the Santa Clarita Area
PAPILIONIDAE (Swallowtails) Flight times
 Papilio rutulus (Western Tiger Swallowtail) |
 Papilio eurymedon (Pale Swallowtail) |
 Papilio zelicaon (Anise Swallowtail) |
 Papilio cresphontes (Giant Swallowtail) |
 Papilio polyxenes coloro (Desert Swallowtail) |
 Battus philenor hirsuta (Pipevine Swallowtail) |
NYMPHALIAE (Brush-Footed Butterflies) Flight times
 Limenitis lorquini (Lorquin's Admiral) |
 Adelpha bredowii (California Sister) |
 Precis coenia (Buckeye) |
 Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak) |
 Nymphalis milberti (Milbert's Tortoise Shell) |
 Nymphalis californica (California Tortoise Shell) |
 Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral) |
 Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady) |
 Vanessa annabella (West Coast Lady) |
 Vanessa virginiensis (American Painted Lady) |
 Polygonia satyrus (Satyr Anglewing) |
 Agraulis vanillae incarnata (Gulf Fritillary) |
 Speyeria callippe macaria (Macaria Fritillary) |
 Speyeria coronis hennei (Henne's Fritillary) |
 Euphydryas chalsedona (Chalcedon Checkerspot) |
 Chlosyne gabbii (Gabb's Checkerspot) |
 Chlosyne neumoegeni (Neumoegen's Checkerspot) |
DANIDAE (Monarch Family) Flight times
 Danaus plexippus (Monarch) |
 Danaus gilippus (Queen) |
PIERIDAE (Whites and Sulphurs) Flight times
 Peris rapae (Cabbage Butterfly) |
 Peris protodice (Checkered White) |
 Peris sysimbrii (California White) |
 Peris beckerii (Becker's White) |
 Euchloe hyantis lotta (Southern Marble) |
 Anthocaris lanceolata australis (Grinnell's Marble) |
 Anthocaris sara (Sara Orange Tip) |
 Anthocaris cethura (Desert Orange Tip) |
 Colias eurytheme (Orange Sulphur) |
 Colias harfordii (Harford's Sulphur) |
 Colias eurydice (California Dogface) |
 Pheobis sennae marcellina (Cloudless Sulphur) |
 Eurema nicippe (Nicippe Yellow / Sleepy Sulphur) |
 Nathalis iole (Dwarf Yellow / Dainty Sulphur) |
LYCAENIDAE (Blues, Coppers and Hairstreaks) Flight times
 Plebejus acmon (Acmon Blue) |
 Plebejus emigdionis (San Emigdio Blue) |
 Plebejus icarioides evius (Evius Blue) |
 Glaucopsyche piasus (Arrowhead Blue) |
 Glaucopsyche lygdamus australis (Southern Blue) |
 Celastrina argiolus echo (Echo Blue) |
 Leptotes marina (Marine Blue) |
 Philotes sonorensis (Sonoran Blue) |
 Philotes battoides bernardino (Bernardino Blue) |
 Brephidium exile (Western Pigmy Blue) |
 Altides halesus corcorani (Great Purple Hairstreak) |
 Strymon melinus pudica (Common Hairstreak) |
 Callophyrs dumetorium dumetorium (Bramble Hairstreak) |
 Lycaena xanthoides xanthoides (Great Copper) |
 Lycaena gorgon (Gorgon Copper) |
 Apodemia mormo virguilti (Behr's Metalmark) |
 Satyrium californica (California Hairstreak) |
 Satryium saepium saepium (Hedge-Row Hairstreak) |
 Incisalia augustinus iroides (Western Elfin) |
SATYRIDAE (Satyrs and Ringlets) Flight times
 Cercyonis sthenele silvestris (Sylvan Satyr) |
 Coenonympha californica (California Ringlet) |
SATURNIIDAE (Giant Silk Moths) Flight times
 Hyalophora euryalus (Ceanothus Silk Moth) |
 Antheraea polyphemus (Polyphemus Silk Moth) |
 Hemileuca eglanterina (Western Sheepmoth) |
 Hemileuca electra (Electra Buckmoth) |
 Hemileuca burnsi (Burns' Buckmoth) |
 Saturnia walterorum (Walter's Silkmoth) |
 Saturnia albofasciata (White-Streaked Silkmoth) |
SPHINGIDAE (Sphinx and Hawk Moths) Flight times
 Pachysphinx occidentalis (Big Poplar Sphinx) |
 Manduca sexta (Carolina Sphinx) |
 Smerinthus cerisyi (One-Eyed Sphinx) |
 Hyles lineata (White Lined Sphinx) |
 Erinnyis obscura (Obscure Sphinx) |
 Arctonotus lucidus (Pacific Green Sphinx) |
LASIOCAMPIDAE (Tent Caterpillars) Flight times
 Gloveria arizonensis (No Common Name) |
NOCTUIDAE (Underwing Moths) Flight times
 Catocala junctura (Junctura Underwing) |
 Catocala aholibah (Aholibah Underwing) |
 Catocala ilia (Ilia Underwing) |
 Catocala piatrix (Piatrix Underwing) |
 Catocala irene (Irene Underwing) |
 Catocala verrilliana (Verrilliana Underwing) |
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