List of butterflies of Texas
This is a list of Texas butterflies, all species of butterfly found in the state of Texas.
Family Papilionidae (swallowtails)
Subfamily Papilioninae (swallowtails)
- Battus philenor
- Battus polydamas
- Eurytides marcellus
- Eurytides philolaus
- Papilio polyxenes
- Papilio thoas
- Papilio cresphontes
- Papilio ornythion
- Papilio astyalus
- Papilio glaucus
- Papilio rutulus
- Papilio multicaudata
- Papilio pilumnus
- Papilio troilus
- Papilio garamus
- Papilio palamedes
- Papilio victorinus
- Papilio pharnaces
- Papilio anchisiades
- ''Parides eurimedes''
Family Pieridae (whites and sulphurs)
Subfamily Pierinae (whites)
- Anthocharis cethura
- Anthocharis midea
- Anthocharis thoosa
- Appias drusilla
- Ascia monuste
- Catasticta nimbice
- Euchloe lotta
- Euchloe olympia
- Ganyra josephina
- Leptophobia aripa
- Pieris rapae
- Pontia protodice
- ''Pontia sisymbrii''
Subfamily Coliadinae (sulphurs)
- Anteos clorinde
- Anteos maerula
- Aphrissa statira
- Colias eurytheme
- Colias philodice
- Eurema albula
- Eurema boisduvaliana
- Eurema daira
- Eurema dina
- Eurema lisa
- Eurema mexicana
- Eurema nicippe
- Eurema nise
- Eurema proterpia
- Eurema salome
- Kricogonia lyside
- Nathalis iole
- Phoebis agarithe
- Phoebis argante
- Phoebis neocypris
- Phoebis philea
- Phoebis sennae
- ''Zerene cesonia''
Subfamily Dismorphiinae (mimic-whites)
- ''Enantia albania''
Family Lycaenidae (gossamer-wing butterflies)
Subfamily Miletinae (harvesters)
Subfamily Lycaeninae (coppers)
- ''Lycaena dione''
Subfamily Theclinae (hairstreaks)
- Allosmaitia strophius
- Atlides halesus
- Callophrys gryneus
- Callophrys henrici
- Callophrys irus
- Callophrys mcfarlandi
- Callophrys niphon
- Callophrys spinetorum
- Callophrys xami
- Calycopis cecrops
- Calycopis isobeon
- Chlorostrymon simaethis
- Chlorostrymon telea
- Cyanophrys goodsoni
- Cyanophrys herodotus
- Cyanophrys miserabilis
- Electrostrymon canus
- Electrostrymon sangala
- Erora quaderna
- Eumaeus toxea
- Fixsenia favonius
- Fixsenia polingi
- Hypaurotis crysalus
- Ministrymon azia
- Ministrymon clytie
- Ministrymon echion
- Ministrymon janevicroy
- Ministrymon leda
- Ocaria ocrisia
- Oenomaus ortygnus
- Parrhasius m-album
- Phaeostrymon alcestis
- Rekoa marius
- Rekoa palegon
- Rekoa zebina
- Satyrium behrii
- Satyrium calanus
- Satyrium edwardsii
- Satyrium kingi
- Satyrium liparops
- Satyrium titus
- Siderus tephraeus
- Strymon albata
- Strymon alea
- Strymon bazochii
- Strymon bebrycia
- Strymon cestri
- Strymon istapa
- Strymon melinus
- Strymon rufofusca
- Strymon serapio
- ''Strymon yojoa''
Subfamily Polyommatinae (blues)
- Brephidium exile
- Brephidium isophthalma
- Celastrina ladon
- Celastrina neglecta
- Cupido comyntas
- Echinargus isola
- Euphilotes rita
- Glaucopsyche lygdamus
- Hemiargus ceraunus
- Icaricia lupini
- Leptotes cassius
- Leptotes marina
- Plebejus melissa
- ''Zizula cyna''
Family Riodinidae (metalmarks)
- Apodemia chisosensis
- Apodemia duryi
- Apodemia hepburni
- Apodemia multiplaga
- Apodemia palmeri
- Apodemia phyciodoides
- Apodemia walkeri
- Calephelis nemesis
- Calephelis nilus
- Calephelis rawsoni
- Calephelis virginiensis
- Caria ino
- Emesis emesia
- Emesis tenedia
- Emesis zela
- Lasaia sula
- ''Melanis pixe''
Family Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies)
Subfamily Libytheinae (snouts)
Subfamily Heliconiinae (heliconians and fritillaries)
- Agraulis vanillae
- Dione moneta
- Dryadula phaetusa
- Dryas julia
- Eueides isabella
- Euptoieta claudia
- Euptoieta hegesia
- Heliconius charithonia
- Heliconius erato
- Philaethria dido
- ''Speyeria cybele''
Subfamily Nymphalinae (true brush-foots)
- Anartia fatima
- Anartia jatrophae
- Chlosyne acastus
- Chlosyne definita
- Chlosyne endeis
- Chlosyne gorgone
- Chlosyne janais
- Chlosyne lacinia
- Chlosyne marina
- Chlosyne nycteis
- Chlosyne rosita
- Dymasia dymas
- Euphydryas chalcedona
- Euphydryas phaeton
- Hypolimnas misippus
- Junonia coenia
- Junonia genoveva
- Microtia elva
- Nymphalis antiopa
- Phyciodes argentea
- Phyciodes graphica
- Phyciodes mylitta
- Phyciodes phaon
- Phyciodes picta
- Phyciodes ptolyca
- Phyciodes texana
- Phyciodes tharos
- Phyciodes tulcis
- Poladryas minuta
- Polygonia comma
- Polygonia interrogationis
- Siproeta epaphus
- Siproeta stelenes
- Texola elada
- Thessalia fulvia
- Thessalia theona
- Vanessa annabella
- Vanessa atalanta
- Vanessa cardui
- ''Vanessa virginiensis''
Subfamily Limenitidinae (admirals and relatives)
- Adelpha basiloides
- Adelpha bredowii
- Adelpha fessonia
- Biblis hyperia
- Diaethria anna
- Diaethria asteria
- Dynamine dyonis
- Dynamine tithia
- Epiphile adrasta
- Eunica monima
- Eunica tatila
- Hamadryas amphinome
- Hamadryas februa
- Hamadryas feronia
- Hamadryas fornax
- Hamadryas guatemalena
- Hamadryas iphthime
- Historis acheronta
- Historis odius
- Limenitis archippus
- Limenitis arthemis astyanax
- Limenitis arthemis
- Limenitis weidemeyerii
- Marpesia chiron
- Marpesia coresia
- Marpesia petreus
- Mestra amymone
- Myscelia cyananthe
- Myscelia ethusa
- Smyrna blomfildia
- ''Smyrna karwinskii''
Subfamily Charaxinae (leafwings)
- Anaea andria
- Anaea echemus
- Anaea glycerium
- Anaea pithyusa
- ''Anaea troglodyta''
Subfamily Apaturinae (emperors)
Subfamily Satyrinae (satyrs)
- Cercyonis meadii
- Cercyonis pegala
- Cyllopsis gemma
- Cyllopsis pertepida
- Enodia anthedon
- Enodia creola
- Enodia portlandia
- Gyrocheilus patrobas
- Hermeuptychia sosybius
- Megisto cymela
- Megisto rubricata
- Megisto viola
- ''Neonympha areolata''
Subfamily Danainae (monarchs)
- Danaus eresimus
- Danaus gilippus
- Danaus plexippus
- Dircenna klugii
- ''Lycorea cleobaea''
Family Hesperiidae (skippers)
Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae (firetips)
Subfamily Pyrginae (spread-wing skippers)
- Achalarus albociliatus
- Achalarus casica
- Achalarus jalapus
- Achalarus lyciades
- Achalarus toxeus
- Achlyodes pallida
- Aguna asander
- Aguna claxon
- Aguna metophis
- Arteurotia tractipennis
- Astraptes alardus
- Astraptes alector
- Astraptes anaphus
- Astraptes egregius
- Astraptes fulgerator
- Autochton cellus
- Autochton cincta
- Autochton pseudocellus
- Bolla brennus
- Bolla clytius
- Cabares potrillo
- Carrhenes canescens
- Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri
- Celaenorrhinus stallingsi
- Celotes limpia
- Celotes nessus
- Chioides catillus
- Chioides zilpa
- Chiomara georgina
- Codatractus alcaeus
- Codatractus arizonensis
- Cogia calchas
- Cogia hippalus
- Cogia outis
- Eantis tamenund
- Epargyreus clarus
- Epargyreus exadeus
- Erynnis baptisiae
- Erynnis brizo
- Erynnis funeralis
- Erynnis horatius
- Erynnis juvenalis
- Erynnis martialis
- Erynnis meridianus
- Erynnis scudderi
- Erynnis telemachus
- Erynnis tristis
- Erynnis zarucco
- Gesta invisa
- Gorgythion begga
- Grais stigmatica
- Heliopetes arsalte
- Heliopetes laviana
- Heliopetes macaira
- Heliopyrgus domicella
- Hesperopsis alpheus
- Nisoniades rubescens
- Noctuana stator
- Pellicia arina
- Pellicia dimidiata
- Phocides belus
- Phocides palemon
- Pholisora catullus
- Pholisora mejicana
- Polygonus leo
- Polygonus manueli
- Polythrix mexicanus
- Polythrix octomaculata
- Proteides mercurius
- Pyrgus albescens
- Pyrgus communis
- Pyrgus oileus
- Pyrgus philetas
- Pyrgus scriptura
- Sostrata nordica
- Spathilepia clonius
- Staphylus azteca
- Staphylus ceos
- Staphylus hayhurstii
- Staphylus mazans
- Systasea pulverulenta
- Systasea zampa
- Thorybes bathyllus
- Thorybes confusis
- Thorybes drusius
- Thorybes pylades
- Timochares ruptifasciatus
- Typhedanus undulatus
- Urbanus belli
- Urbanus dorantes
- Urbanus doryssus
- Urbanus esmeraldus
- Urbanus procne
- Urbanus pronus
- Urbanus proteus
- Urbanus simplicius
- Urbanus tanna
- Urbanus teleus
- Xenophanes tryxus
- ''Zestusa dorus''
Subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers)
- Adopaeoides prittwitzi
- Amblyscirtes aenus
- Amblyscirtes aesculapius
- Amblyscirtes alternata
- Amblyscirtes belli
- Amblyscirtes cassus
- Amblyscirtes celia
- Amblyscirtes eos
- Amblyscirtes hegon
- Amblyscirtes nereus
- Amblyscirtes nysa
- Amblyscirtes oslari
- Amblyscirtes phylace
- Amblyscirtes simius
- Amblyscirtes texanae
- Amblyscirtes vialis
- Anatrytone logan
- Anatrytone mazai
- Ancyloxypha arene
- Ancyloxypha numitor
- Atalopedes campestris
- Atrytone arogos
- Atrytonopsis edwardsii
- Atrytonopsis hianna
- Atrytonopsis pittacus
- Atrytonopsis python
- Atrytonopsis vierecki
- Calpodes ethlius
- Conga chydaea
- Copaeodes aurantiacia
- Copaeodes minima
- Corticea corticea
- Cymaenes odilia trebius
- Decinea percosius
- Euphyes bayensis
- Euphyes dion
- Euphyes dukesi
- Euphyes vestris
- Hesperia attalus
- Hesperia juba
- Hesperia meskei
- Hesperia metea
- Hesperia ottoe
- Hesperia pahaska
- Hesperia uncas
- Hesperia viridis
- Hesperia woodgatei
- Hylephila phyleus
- Lerema accius
- Lerema ancillaris
- Lerodea arabus
- Lerodea eufala
- Monca telata tyrtaeus
- Nastra julia
- Nastra lherminier
- Nastra neamathla
- Nyctelius nyctelius
- Oarisma edwardsii
- Oligoria maculata
- Panoquina evansi
- Panoquina hecebola
- Panoquina leucas
- Panoquina ocola
- Panoquina panoquin
- Panoquina panoquinoides
- Perichares philetes
- Piruna hafernicki
- Piruna microstictus
- Piruna pirus
- Piruna polingi
- Poanes aaroni
- Poanes melane
- Poanes taxiles
- Poanes viator
- Poanes yehl
- Poanes zabulon
- Polites carus
- Polites origenes
- Polites peckius
- Polites rhesus
- Polites themistocles
- Polites vibex
- Pompeius verna
- Problema byssus
- Quasimellana eulogius
- Quasimellana mexicana
- Rhinthon cubana osca
- Stinga morrisoni
- Synapte malitiosa
- Synapte salenus
- Thespieus macareus
- Vettius fantasos
- Vidius perigenes
- Wallengrenia egeremet
- ''Wallengrenia otho''
Subfamily Megathyminae (giant-skippers)
- Agathymus mariae
- Agathymus neumoegeni
- Agathymus remingtoni
- Megathymus streckeri
- Megathymus ursus
- Megathymus yuccae
- ''Stallingsia maculosa''