List of butterflies of Georgia (U.S. state)

This is a list of butterflies native to the U.S state of Georgia.

Family Scientific name Common names Range within Georgia Conservation status Hesperiidae Pholisora catullus Common sootywing Resident throughout Georgia G5 - secure Lycaenidae Atlides halesus Great purple hairstreak Resident throughout Georgia G4 - apparently secure Nymphalidae Anthanassa texana Texan crescent Resident along the coast and southern border with Florida G5 - secure Nymphalidae Vanessa atalanta Red admiral Resident in coastal plain, visitor in Piedmont and mountains G5 - secure Nymphalidae Euphydryas phaeton Baltimore checkerspot Resident in northern mountains G4 - apparently secure Nymphalidae Heliconius charithonia Zebra longwing Visitor in coastal plain G5 - secure Nymphalidae Limenitis arthemis astyanax Red-spotted purple, white admiral Subspecies L. arthemis astyanax is resident statewide T5 - secure subspecies Papilionidae Protographium marcellus Zebra swallowtail Resident statewide G5 - secure Papilionidae Papilio polyxenes Black swallowtail Resident statewide G5 - secure Papilionidae Battus philenor Pipevine swallowtail Resident statewide G5 - secure Nymphalidae Nymphalis antiopa Mourning cloak Resident in mountains, Piedmont, and coastal plain. Visitor in lower coastal plain G5 - secure Nymphalidae Speyeria diana Diana fritillary Resident in mountains and upper Piedmont G2 - imperiled Papilionidae Papilio troilus Spicebush swallowtail Resident statewide G5 - secure Papilionidae Papilio glaucus Eastern tiger swallowtail Resident statewide G5 - secure Papilionidae Papilio palamedes Palamedes swallowtail Resident in coastal plain, stray in Piedmont and mountains. G4 - apparently secure Papilionidae Battus polydamas Polydamas swallowtail Stray statewide G5 - secure Lycaenidae Leptotes cassius Cassius blue Stray in lower coastal plain G5 - secure Lycaenidae Hemiargus ceraunus Ceraunus blue Stray in Piedmont and coastal plain G5 - secure Lycaenidae Everes comyntas Eastern tailed-blue Resident statewide G5 - secure Lycaenidae Celastrina ladon Spring azure Resident statewide G4 - apparently secure Lycaenidae Celastrina neglecta Summer azure Resident statewide G5 - secure Lycaenidae Glaucopsyche lygdamus Silvery blue Resident in Mountains and upper Piedmont G5 - secure Lycaenidae Celastrina neglectamajor Appalachian azure Resident in north Georgia G4 - apparently secure Lycaenidae Parrhasius m-album White M hairstreak Resident statewide G5 - secure Lycaenidae Atlides halesus Great purple hairstreak Resident stat-wide G4 - apparently secure Lycaenidae Brephidium isophthalma Eastern pygmy-blue Resident along the coast G4 - apparently secure Lycaenidae Everes comyntas Eastern tailed-blue Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Amblyscirtes alternata Dusky roadside skipper Resident in lower Piedmont and coastal plain G2 - imperiled Lycaenidae Callophrys augustinus Brown elfin Resident in Mountains and upper Piedmont G5 - secure Lycaenidae Callophrys irus Frosted elfin Resident statewide G2 - imperiled Hesperiidae Polites baracoa Baracoa skipper Extreme south Georgia G5 - secure Hesperiidae Nastra lherminier Swarthy skipper Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Polites themistocles Tawny-edged skipper Resident statewide G5 - secure Lycaenidae Callophrys niphon Eastern pine elfin Resident statewide G5 - secure Lycaenidae Callophrys henrici Henry's elfin Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Amblyscirtes hegon Pepper-and-salt skipper Resident in mountains and upper Piedmont G5 - secure Hesperiidae Lerodea eufala Eufala skipper Resident in lower coastal plain, visitor in upper coastal plain and Piedmont G5 - secure Lycaenidae Satyrium titus Coral hairstreak Resident in mountains and Piedmont G5 - secure Lycaenidae Satyrium calanus Banded hairstreak Resident statewide G5 - secure Lycaenidae Satyrium edwardsii Edwards' hairstreak Resident in mountains, Piedmont, and upper coastal plain G4 - apparently secure Lycaenidae Satyrium caryaevorum Hickory hairstreak Resident in extreme north Georgia G4 - apparently secure Lycaenidae Satyrium kingi King's hairstreak Resident in most of the state, excluding the far northwest and far southeast G3 - vulnerable Hesperiidae Polites origenes Crossline skipper Resident statewide except extreme south Georgia. G5 - secure Hesperiidae Polites peckius Peck's skipper Resident in extreme north Georgia G5 - secure Hesperiidae Polites vibex Whirlabout Resident in coastal plains, visitor in Piedmont G5 - secure Lycaenidae Fixsenia favonius Southern hairstreak Resident statewide G4 - apparently secure Lycaenidae Satyrium liparops Striped hairstreak Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Amblyscirtes vialis Common roadside-skipper Resident in mountains G5 - secure Hesperiidae Staphylus hayhurstii Hayhurst's scallopwing Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Panoquina panoquin Salt marsh skipper Resident along the coast G5 - secure Hesperiidae Poanes zabulon Zabulon skipper Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Wallengrenia egeremet Northern broken-dash Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Wallengrenia otho Southern broken-dash Resident in southern coastal plain, visitor in the rest of the state G5 - secure Hesperiidae Pompeius verna Little glassywing Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Atalopedes campestris Sachem Visitor in mountains and upper Piedmont, stray in the rest of the state G5 - secure Nymphalidae Hermeuptychia sosybius Carolina satyr Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Amblyscirtes belli Bell's roadside-skipper Resident in mountains and upper Piedmont G4 - apparently secure Hesperiidae Amblyscirtes carolina Carolina roadside skipper Resident in mountains, Piedmont, and upper coastal plain G3 - vulnerable Hesperiidae Lerema accius Clouded skipper Resident in coastal plain, visitor in the rest of the state G5 - secure Hesperiidae Hesperia metea Cobweb skipper Resident in north Georgia mountains G4 - apparently secure Hesperiidae Euphyes vestris Dun skipper Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Amblyscirtes reversa Reversed roadside skipper Resident in Piedmont near South Carolina G3 - vulnerable Hesperiidae Erynnis icelus Dreamy duskywing Resident in extreme northeast of the state G5 - secure Hesperiidae Oligoria maculata Twin-spot skipper Resident in lower coastal plain and coast G4 - apparently secure Hesperiidae Euphyes bimacula Two-spotted skipper Rare and local to Georgia, resident in a swath of the coastal plain G4 - apparently secure Hesperiidae Amblyscirtes aesculapius Lace-winged roadside-skipper Resident stat-wide G3 - vulnerable Hesperiidae Erynnis martialis Mottled duskywing Resident through most of the state, except southeast. G3 - vulnerable Hesperiidae Thorybes confusis Confused cloudywing Resident in most of the state, visitor in upper Piedmont and mountains G4 - apparently secure Hesperiidae Thorybes bathyllus Southern cloudywing Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Thorybes pylades Northern cloudywing Resident statewide G5 - secure Nymphalidae Cyllopsis gemma Gemmed Satyr Resident statewide G4 - apparently secure Hesperiidae Erynnis horatius Horace's duskywing Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Erynnis baptisiae Wild indigo duskywing Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Hesperia attalus Dotted skipper Resident solely in the extreme southeastern tip of the state G3 - vulnerable Hesperiidae Poanes hobomok Hobomok skipper Resident in the extreme northern mountains G5 - secure Hesperiidae Erynnis brizo Sleepy duskywing Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Poanes yehl Yehl skipper Resident in most of the state, except mountains G4 - apparently secure Hesperiidae Atrytonopsis hianna Dusted skipper Resident satte-wide G4 - apparently secure Hesperiidae Achalarus lyciades Hoary edge Resident statewide, except the coast G5 - secure Nymphalidae Neonympha areolatus Georgia satyr Resident statewide except the mountains G3 - vulnerable Hesperiidae Urbanus dorantes Dorantes longtail Stray in southeast Georgia G5 - secure Hesperiidae Hesperia leonardus Leonard's skipper Resident in extreme northeast corner of the state G4 - apparently secure Hesperiidae Panoquina ocola Ocola skipper Resident in southeast georgia, visitor in the rest of the state G5 - secure Nymphalidae Megisto cymela Little wood satyr Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Erynnis juvenalis Juvenal's duskywing Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Erynnis zarucco Zarucco duskywing Resident statewide G5 - secure Nymphalidae Libytheana carinenta American snout Resident in lower Piedmont and coastal plain, visitor in upper Piedmont and mountains. G5 - secure Hesperiidae Autochton cellus Golden-banded skipper Resident in north Georgia G4 - apparently secure Hesperiidae Urbanus proteus Long-tailed skipper Resident in south and southeast Georgia, visitor in most of the state, and stray in north Georgia mountains. G5 - secure Hesperiidae Euphyes arpa Palmetto skipper Resident in extreme south Georgia along Florida border G3 - vulnerable Nymphalidae Megisto viola Viola's wood satyr Resident in east Georgia along coast and southern South Carolina border G5 - secure Hesperiidae Calpodes ethlius Brazilian skipper Visitor in south and coastal Georgia, stray in the rest of the state G5 - secure Nymphalidae Satyrodes appalachia Appalachian brown Resident in southeast Georgia and north Georgia G4 - apparently secure Hesperiidae Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted skipper Resident statewide G5 - secure Nymphalidae Junonia coenia Common buckeye Resident in coastal plain, visitor in Piedmont and mountains. G5 - secure Hesperiidae Megathymus cofaqui Cofaqui giant-skipper Range limited to a north-south swath through the middle of Georgia G3 - vulnerable Nymphalidae Enodia anthedon Northern pearly eye Resident in extreme north Georgia G5 - secure Nymphalidae Asterocampa celtis Hackberry butterfly Resident statewide G5 - secure Nymphalidae Cercyonis pegala Common wood-nymph Resident statewide G5 - secure Nymphalidae Asterocampa clyton Tawny emperor Resident statewide G5 - secure Nymphalidae Enodia portlandia Southern pearly eye Resident statewide G4 - apparently secure Hesperiidae Megathymus yuccae Yucca giant-skipper Resident statewide except mountains G5 - secure Nymphalidae Enodia creola Creole pearly eye Resident statewide except extreme south Georgia G4 - apparently secure Papilionidae Papilio cresphontes Giant swallowtail Resident statewide G5 - secure Lycaenidae Calycopis cecrops Red-banded hairstreak Resident statewide G5 - secure Lycaenidae Celastrina nigra Dusky azure Resident only in extreme northeast Georgia G4 - apparently secure Lycaenidae Strymon melinus Gray hairstreak Resident statewide G5 - secure Lycaenidae Erora laeta Early hairstreak Resident only in extreme northeast Georgia G2 - imperiled Lycaenidae Callophrys hesseli Hessel's hairstreak Rare, in small pockets in coastal plain G5 - secure Lycaenidae Callophrys gryneus Juniper hairstreak Resident in most of the state, except a swath of western south Georgia. Found in stands of Eastern redcedar G3 - vulnerable Hesperiidae Copaeodes minima Southern skipperling Resident in southeast Georgia and coastline, visitor in coastal plain and Piedmont G5 - secure Lycaenidae Calephelis virginiensis Little metalmark Resident statewide except in mountains G4 - apparently secure Hesperiidae Ancyloxypha numitor Least skipper Resident statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Thymelicus lineola European skipper Visitor in the extreme northeast of the state G5 - secure Nymphalidae Phyciodes phaon Phaon crescent Resident in Gulf coast and southeast Georgia, visitor further north and west G5 - secure Hesperiidae Hylephila phyleus Fiery skipper Resident in south and coastal Georgia, visitor statewide G5 - secure Hesperiidae Polites vibex Whirlabout Resident in coastal plain, visitor in Piedmont G5 - secure Lycaenidae Lycaena phlaeas American copper Resident in north Georgia mountains G5 - secure