This list contains links to lists with the common and scientific names of butterflies of North America north of Mexico.
Papilionidae: swallowtails and parnassians (40 species) Parnassiinae: parnassians (3 species) Papilioninae: swallowtails (37 species) Hesperiidae: skippers (300 species) Pyrrhopyginae: firetips (1 species) Pyrginae: spread-wing skippers (138 species) Heteropterinae: skipperlings (7 species) Hesperiinae: grass skippers (141 species) Megathyminae: giant-skippers (13 species) Pieridae: whites and sulphurs (70 species) Pierinae: whites (29 species) Coliadinae: sulphurs (40 species) Dismorphiinae: mimic-whites (1 species) Lycaenidae: gossamer-wings (144 species) Miletinae: harvesters (1 species) Lycaeninae: coppers (16 species) Theclinae: hairstreaks (90 species) Polyommatinae: blues (37 species) Riodinidae: metalmarks (28 species) Nymphalidae: brush-footed butterflies (233 species) Libytheinae: snouts (1 species) Heliconiinae: heliconians and fritillaries (40 species) Nymphalinae: true brushfoots (76 species) Limenitidinae: admirals, sisters and others (37 species) Charaxinae: leafwings (8 species) Apaturinae: emperors (5 species) Morphinae: morphos (3 species) Satyrinae: satyrs (49 species) Danainae: milkweed butterflies and clearwings (8 species)
External links
"Butterflies of North America" (1868-1872) by W. H. Edwards from the American Entymological Society; second series (1884), third series (1897) Holland, W. J. (1915). The butterfly guide : A pocket manual for the ready identification of the commoner species found in the United States and Canada, United States: Doubleday, Page & Company