Family Nymphalidae (Brown, fritillary, admiral, and monarch butterflies)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: Lepidoptera Phenology

Nymphalidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Agraulis vanillaeGulf Fritillary HerePhenology
Anaea andriaGoatweed butterfly(NA) HerePhenology
Asterocampa celtisHackberry emperor butterfly HerePhenology
Basilarchia arthemisRed-spotted purple(NA) HerePhenology
Boloria bellonaFritillary butterfly(NA) HerePhenology
Cercyonis pegalaCommon wood Nymph(NA) HerePhenology
Chlosyne nycteisSilvery checkerspot butterfly(NA) HerePhenology
Clossiana bellonaFritillary butterfly(NA) HerePhenology
Cyllopsis gemmaGemmed satyr(NA) HerePhenology
Danaus plexippusMonarch HerePhenology
Enodia anthedonNorthern Pearly eye(NA) HerePhenology
Euphydryas phaetonBaltimore(NA) HerePhenology
Euptoieta claudiaVariegated Fritillary(NA) HerePhenology
Euptychia gemmaGemmed satyr(NA) HerePhenology
Euptychia hermesLittle wood satyr(NA) HerePhenology
Hermeuptychia sosybiusCarolina satyr(NA) HerePhenology
Junonia coeniaCommon buckeye(NA) HerePhenology
Junonia evareteTropical buckeye(NA) HerePhenology
Lethe anthedonNorthern pearly-eye(NA) HerePhenology
Lethe appalachiaAppalachian brown(NA) HerePhenology
Libytheana carinentaAmerican snout(NA) HerePhenology
Limenitis archippusViceroy(NA) HerePhenology
Limenitis arthemisRed-spotted purple(NA) HerePhenology
Megisto cymelaLittle wood satyr(NA) HerePhenology
Nymphalis antiopaMourning Cloak(NA) HerePhenology
Phyciodes batesiiTawny Crescentspot(NA) HerePhenology
Phyciodes cocytaNorthern crescent(NA) HerePhenology
Phyciodes incognitusMimic Crescent(NA) HerePhenology
Phyciodes tharosPearl Crescent HerePhenology
Polygonia commaEastern comma(NA) HerePhenology
Polygonia faunusFaunus anglewing(NA) HerePhenology
Polygonia interrogationisQuestion Mark(NA) HerePhenology
Polygonia prognegray Comma(NA) HerePhenology
Satyrodes appalachiaAppalachian brown(NA) HerePhenology
Speyeria aphroditeAphrodite(NA) HerePhenology
Speyeria cybeleGreat Spangled Fritillary(NA) HerePhenology
Speyeria dianaDiana(NA) HerePhenology
Vanessa atalantaRed admiral(NA) HerePhenology
Vanessa carduiPainted Lady(NA) HerePhenology
Vanessa virginiensisAmerican lady(NA) HerePhenology

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Note: Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.



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