Provincial Butterfly Checklist & Species Pages

Below is the butterfly checklist of the Maritime provinces. To view the species profiles click on the english name of the species you are interested in viewing.

Species profiles were developed by John Klymko, Jim Edsall, and Sarah Robinson. They are based primarily on Butterflies of Canada (Layberry et al., 1998) and Butterflies of North America (Scott, 1986).

Family	English Name	Nom Français	Latin Name	NB S-rank	NS S-rank	PE S-rank
Hesperiidae	Silver-spotted Skipper	Hespérie à taches argentées	Epargyreus clarus	SNA	-	-
Hesperiidae	Northern Cloudywing	Hespérie nuageuse	Thorybes pylades	S5	S2S3	-
Hesperiidae	Dreamy Duskywing	Hespérie givrée	Erynnis icelus	S5	S5	S5
Hesperiidae	Juvenal's Duskywing	Hespérie du chêne	Erynnis juvenalis	SU	S3S4	-
Hesperiidae	Arctic Skipper	Échiquier	Carterocephalus palaemon	S5	S5	S5
Hesperiidae	Least Skipper	Hespérie délicate	Ancyloxypha numitor	S5	S5	S4
Hesperiidae	European Skipper	Hespérie des graminées	Thymelicus lineola	SE	SE	SE
Hesperiidae	Fiery Skipper	-	Hylephila phyleus	SNA	-	SNA
Hesperiidae	Common Branded Skipper	Hespérie comma	Hesperia comma	S5	S4	S4
Hesperiidae	Indian Skipper	Hespérie indienne	Hesperia sassacus	S3	-	SNA
Hesperiidae	Peck's Skipper	Hespérie de Peck	Polites peckius	S5	S5	S4
Hesperiidae	Tawny-edged Skipper	Hespérie à tache costale	Polites themistocles	S5	S5	S5
Hesperiidae	Crossline Skipper	Hespérie à ligne oblique	Polites origenes	S1?	-	-
Hesperiidae	Long Dash Skipper	Hespérie mystique	Polites mystic	S5	S5	S5
Hesperiidae	Hobomok Skipper	Hespérie hobomok	Poanes hobomok	S5	S5	S5
Hesperiidae	Two-spotted Skipper	Hespérie des marais	Euphyes bimacula	S3	SU	-
Hesperiidae	Dun Skipper	Hespérie rurale	Euphyes vestris	S5	S5	S4
Hesperiidae	Pepper and Salt Skipper	Hespérie poivrée	Amblyscirtes hegon	S4	S2S3	-
Hesperiidae	Common Roadside Skipper	Hespérie violacée	Amblyscirtes vialis	S5	S3S4	-
Hesperiidae	Ocola Skipper	-	Panoquina ocola	SNA	-	-
Papilionidae	Short-tailed Swallowtail	Papillon queue-courte	Papilio brevicauda	S3	S1	-
Papilionidae	Black Swallowtail	Papillon du céleri	Papilio polyxenes	S4	S4	S3
Papilionidae	Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papillon tigré du Canada	Papilio canadensis	S5	S5	S5
Papilionidae	Giant Swallowtail	Grand porte-queue	Papilio cresphontes	SNA	SNA	-
Pieridae	Cabbage White	Piéride du chou	Pieris rapae	SE	SE	SE
Pieridae	Mustard White	Piéride des crucifères	Pieris oleracea	S5	S4	S4
Pieridae	Clouded Sulphur	Coliade du trèfle	Colias philodice	S5	S5	S5
Pieridae	Orange Sulphur	Coliade de la luzerne	Colias eurytheme	S4B, S4M	S5B	S1S2B
Pieridae	Pink-edged Sulphur	Coliade intérieur	Colias interior	S5	S5	S5
Pieridae	Little Yellow	Petit coliade	Pyrisitia lisa	SNA	SNA	-
Lycaenidae	Harvester	Moissonneur	Feniseca tarquinius	S4S5	S4	S1S2
Lycaenidae	American Copper	Cuivre d'Amérique	Lycaena phlaeas	S5	S5	S4
Lycaenidae	Bronze Copper	Bronzé	Lycaena hyllus	S3	S2	S3
Lycaenidae	Bog Copper	Cuivre des tourbières	Lycaena epixanthe	S5	S5	S4
Lycaenidae	Dorcas Copper	Cuivre de la potentille	Lycaena dorcas	S1	S1?	-
Lycaenidae	Salt Marsh Copper	Cuivré des marais salés	Lycaena dospassosi	S3	S2	S3
Lycaenidae	Brown Elfin	Lutin brun	Callophrys augustinus	S5	S5	S4
Lycaenidae	Hoary Elfin	Lutin grisâtre	Callophrys polios	S3	S4	S1
Lycaenidae	Henry's Elfin	Lutin des bluets	Callophrys henrici	S2S3	S3	S1
Lycaenidae	Eastern Pine Elfin	Lutin des pins	Callophrys niphon	S5	S4	S1
Lycaenidae	Western Pine Elfin	Lutin chevronné	Callophrys eryphon	S3	-	-
Lycaenidae	Bog Elfin	Lutin des tourbières	Callophrys lanoraieensis	S5	S3	S1
Lycaenidae	Acadian Hairstreak	Porte-queue d'Acadie	Satyrium acadica	S3	S1	S1
Lycaenidae	Banded Hairstreak	Porte-queue du chêne	Satyrium calanus	S2	S2	S1
Lycaenidae	Striped Hairstreak	Porte-queue à bandes brisées	Satyrium liparops	S3S4	S2S3	S1S2
Lycaenidae	Gray Hairstreak	Porte-queue gris	Strymon melinus	S2	S1S2	-
Lycaenidae	Early Hairstreak	Lutin mystérieux	Erora laeta	S1	S1	S1
Lycaenidae	Eastern Tailed-Blue	Bleu porte-queue de l'est	Cupido comyntas	S3S4	S3?	SNR
Lycaenidae	Western Tailed-Blue	Bleu porte-queue de l'Ouest	Cupido amyntula	S5	-	-
Lycaenidae	Northern Spring Azure	Azur printanier	Celastrina lucia	S5	S5	S5
Lycaenidae	Silvery Blue	Bleu argenté	Glaucopsyche lygdamus	S5	S5	S5
Lycaenidae	Northern Blue	Bleu nordique	Plebejus idas	S3	S5	S2
Lycaenidae	Greenish Blue	Bleu verdâtre	Plebejus saepiolus	S1S2	SU	-
Nymphalidae	American Snout	Papillon longs-palpes	Libytheana carinenta	SNA	SNA	-
Nymphalidae	Monarch	Monarque	Danaus plexippus	S3B, S3M	S2B	S1B
Nymphalidae	Variegated Fritillary	Fritillaire panachée	Euptoieta claudia	SNA	SNA	-
Nymphalidae	Great Spangled Fritillary	Argynne cybèle	Speyeria cybele	S5	S5	S5
Nymphalidae	Aphrodite Fritillary	Argynne aphrodite	Speyeria aphrodite	S3	S3	S1
Nymphalidae	Atlantis Fritillary	Argynne de l'Atlantique	Speyeria atlantis	S5	S5	S5
Nymphalidae	Regal Fritillary	Collier Royal	Speyeria idalia	SNA	-	-
Nymphalidae	Bog Fritillary	Boloria des tourbières	Boloria eunomia	S3	-	-
Nymphalidae	Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria à taches argentées	Boloria selene	S5	S5	S5
Nymphalidae	Meadow Fritillary	Boloria des prés	Boloria bellona	S3	-	-
Nymphalidae	Arctic Fritillary	Boloria arctique	Boloria chariclea	S3	S2	-
Nymphalidae	Silvery Checkerspot	Damier argenté	Chlosyne nycteis	S4	S1?	-
Nymphalidae	Harris's Checkerspot	Damier de Harris	Chlosyne harrisii	S5	S5	S4
Nymphalidae	Northern Crescent	Croissant nordique	Phyciodes cocyta	S5	S5	S5
Nymphalidae	Baltimore Checkerspot	Baltimore	Euphydryas phaeton	S4	S2S3	S4
Nymphalidae	Common Buckeye	Papillon occellé	Junonia coenia	SNA	SNA	-
Nymphalidae	Question Mark	Polygone à queue violacée	Polygonia interrogationis	S4B, S4M	S3B	S3B
Nymphalidae	Eastern Comma	Polygone virgule	Polygonia comma	S4	S1?	SNR
Nymphalidae	Satyr Comma	Polygone satyre	Polygonia satyrus	S3	S1?	S2
Nymphalidae	Green Comma	Polygone à taches vertes	Polygonia faunus	S5	S3	S1
Nymphalidae	Hoary Comma	Polygone gracile	Polygonia gracilis	S3	SU	-
Nymphalidae	Gray Comma	Polygone gris	Polygonia progne	S5	S3S4	S2
Nymphalidae	Compton Tortoiseshell	Grande vanesse	Roddia vaualbum	S3	S1S2	S1
Nymphalidae	Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Petite vanesse	Aglais milberti	S4	S2	S1S2
Nymphalidae	Mourning Cloak	Morio	Nymphalis antiopa	S4	S5	S3S4
Nymphalidae	Red Admiral	Vulcain	Vanessa atalanta	S5B, S5M	S4B	S4B
Nymphalidae	Painted Lady	Belle dame	Vanessa cardui	S5B, S5M	S4B	S4B
Nymphalidae	American Lady	Vanesse de Virginie	Vanessa virginiensis	S5B, S5M	S5B	S4B
Nymphalidae	White Admiral	Amiral	Limenitis arthemis	S5	S5	S5
Nymphalidae	Viceroy	Vice-roi	Limenitis archippus	S5	S5	S4
Nymphalidae	Northern Pearly-Eye	Satyre perlé	Enodia anthedon	S5	S4	S4S5
Nymphalidae	Eyed Brown	Satyre ocellé	Satyrodes eurydice	S5	S5	S5
Nymphalidae	Little Wood-Satyr	Petit satyre des bois	Megisto cymela	S5	S3	S4
Nymphalidae	Common Ringlet	Satyre fauve	Coenonympha tullia	S5	S5	S5
Nymphalidae	Maritime Ringlet	Satyre fauve des Maritimes	Coenonympha nipisiquit	S1	-	-
Nymphalidae	Common Wood-Nymph	Satyre des prés	Cercyonis pegala	S5	S5	S5
Nymphalidae	Jutta Arctic	Nordique des tourbières	Oeneis jutta	S4	S3	S1

Notes: Nomenclature generally follows Opler and Warren, 2003. Exceptions to this are Maritime Ringlet (Coenonympha nipisiquit) and the azures (Celastrina). Maritime Ringlet is considered a full species in the Butterflies of Canada (Layberry et al., 1998), NatureServe, and under Canada's Species at Risk Act. Celastrina taxonomy follows Schmidt and Layberry, 2016.

S1: Extremely rare: May be especially vulnerable to extirpation (typically 5 or fewer occurrences or very few remaining individuals).

S2: Rare: May be vulnerable to extirpation due to rarity or other factors (6 to 20 occurrences or few remaining individuals).

S3: Uncommon, or found only in a restricted range, even if abundant at some locations (21 to 100 occurrences).

S4: Usually widespread, fairly common, and apparently secure with many occurrences, but of longer-term concern (e.g., watch list) (100+ occurrences).

S5: Widespread, abundant, and secure, under present conditions.

S#B: Breeding rank. The conservation status of migratory species (specifically those that do not overwinter in the Maritimes) during the breeding season.

S#M: Migration rank. The conservation status of migratory species (specifically those that do not overwinter in the Maritimes) during migration. Only New Brunswick currently assigns these ranks.

SNA: Not Applicable, indicating irregularly occuring species.

SE: Exotic species.

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