Butterflies Occurring in the DC Area
by Richard H. Smith
This list is a result of recent evaluations of all DC area butterfly records. Species included in this list were once resident in the DC area, but no new reports have been logged for them in the DC area within at least the past 15 years. Species moved to this list from the pre-January 2007 "Butterflies Occurring in the DC Area" list are indicated below by (P). The remaining species in this list were not included in the pre-January 2007 list.
| Species | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Bronze Copper | Lycaena hyllus (P) |
| Edwards' Hairstreak | Satyrium edwardsii (P) |
| Hickory Hairstreak | Satyrium caryaevorum |
| Frosted Elfin | Callophrys irus (P) |
| Aphrodite Fritillary | Speyeria aphrodite |
| Regal Fritillary | Speyeria idalia (P) |
| Silver-bordered Fritillary | Boloria selene |
| Tawny Crescent | Phyciodes batesii |
| Golden-banded Skipper | Autochton cellus (P) |
| Confusing Cloudywing | Thorybes confusis (P) |
| Mottled Duskywing | Erynnis martialis |
| Grizzled Skipper | Pyrgus centaureae |
| Black Dash | Euphyes conspicua |
| Two-spotted Skipper | Euphyes bimacula (P) |