Watch for These Butterflies in El Dorado County...
This is a modified list based on the one from Butterflies and Moths of North America, but minus several species that are not mapped for this area in Butterflies through Binoculars: West, certainly my favorite guide to what's out there.
Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Parnassians (Parnassiinae)
- Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
- Behr's Parnassian (Parnassius phoebus behrii)
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
- Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
- Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
- Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
- Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
- Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
- Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Whites (Pierinae)
- Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
- Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)
- Becker's White (Pontia beckerii)
- Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
- Margined White (Pieris marginalis)
- Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
- Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
- Pearly Marble (Euchloe hyantis)
- Gray Marble (Anthocharis lanceolata)
- Pacific Orangetip (Anthocharis sara)
- Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis stella)
Sulphurs (Coliadinae)
- Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
- Clouded Sulphur (Colias phillodice)
- Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
- California Dogface (Zerene eurydice)
Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)
Coppers (Lycaeninae)
- Edith's Copper (Lycaena editha)
- Great Copper (Lycaena xanthoides)
- Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cupreus)
- Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota)
- Gorgon Copper (Lycaena gorgon)
- Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)
- Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
- Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
- Lilac-bordered Copper (Lycaena nivalis)
- Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa)
Hairstreaks (Theclinae)
- Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
- Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais grunus)
- Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
- Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium fuliginosum)
- California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
- Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus)
- Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
- Gold-hunter's Hairstreak (Satyrium auretorum)
- Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak (Satyrium tetra)
- Bramble Hairstreak (Calloprys dumetorum)
- Sheridan's Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridani)
- Nelson's Hairstreak (Callophrys nelsoni)
- Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
- Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
- Johnson's Hairstreak (Callophrys johnsoni)
- Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
- Moss' Elfin (Callophrys mossii)
- Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
- Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Blues (Polyommatinae)
- Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)
- Anna's Northern Blue (Lycaeides idas anna)
- Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
- Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula)
- Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon echo)
- Square-Spotted Blue (Euphilotes battoides)
- Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus)
- Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
- Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides)
- Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes enoptes)
- Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus)
- Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa)
- Acmon Blue (Plebejus acmon)
- Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini)
- Gray Blue (Agriades podarce)
- Shasta Blue (Plebejus shasta)
- Sierra Nevada Blue (Plebejus podarce)
Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
- Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)
Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Greater Fritillaries (Speyeria)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele leto)
- Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
- Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis irene)
- Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
- Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)
- Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
- Great Basin Fritillary (Speyeria egleis)
- Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
- Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore)
Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
- Leanira Checkerspot (Chlosyne leanira)
- Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
- Hoffmann's Checkerspot (Chlosyne hoffmanni)
- Chalcedon Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
- Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)
- Field Crescent (Phyciodes campestris)
- California Crescent (Phyciodes orseis)
- Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
True Brushfoots (Nymphalidae)
- Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
- Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
- Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
- Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
- California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
- American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)
- Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)
- California Sister (Adelpha bredowii)
Satyrs (Satyrinae)
- Ox-Eyed Satyr (Cercyonis pegala boopis)
- Great Basin Wood Nymph (Cercyonis sthenele silvestris)
- Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus)
- Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Queen (Danaus gilippus)
Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
- Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
- Western Cloudywing (Thorybes diversus)
- Mexican Cloudywing (Thorybes mexicana)
- Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius)
- Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)
- Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius)
- Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
- Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
- Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
- Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
- Two-banded Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis
- Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)
- Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)
- Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma)
- Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)
- Lindsey's Skipper (Hesperia lindseyi)
- Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada)
- Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
- Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
- Sonoran Skipper (Polites sonora)
- Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti)
- Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
- Umber Skipper (Poanes melane)
- Rural Skipper (Ochlodes agricola)
- Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
- Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
