Authors: |
| Andrew D. Warren, PhD email Senior Collections Manager: McGuire Center for Lepidopteraand Biodiversity, Florida Museum ofNatural History, University of Florida, P. O. Box 112710, Gainesville,FL 32611-2710. Research Associate: Section ofInvertebrate Zoology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh,PA; C. P.Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Department of BioagriculturalSciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO |
| Kim Davis email Research Associate: McGuire Center for Lepidopteraand Biodiversity, Florida Museum ofNatural History, University of Florida, P. O. Box 112710, Gainesville,FL 32611-2710. NaturePhotographer,Website Designer and Administrator, Visit Kim & Mike's website, Visit theMariposas Mexicanas website |
| Mike Stangeland email Research Associate: McGuire Center for Lepidopteraand Biodiversity, Florida Museum ofNatural History, University of Florida, P. O. Box 112710, Gainesville,FL 32611-2710. NaturePhotographer, Photo Editor and Administrator, VisitMike & Kim's website, Visit theMariposas Mexicanas website |
| Jonathan P. Pelham email Member of the Board of Directors: Butterflies of America Foundation Curator of Butterflies, Washington State Burke Memorial Museum, University of Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195 Author of: A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada (updated 30-I-2011) View the Catalogue |
| Nick V. Grishin, PhD email Chair of the Board of Directors and Treasurer: Butterflies of America Foundation Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390-9050 |
General Advisors: |
Jim P. Brock email |
Kenn Kaufman email,websiteNaturalist and Authorof the Kaufman Field Guide Series. Author with Jim P. Brock:Butterflies of North America |
Dr. Robert M. Pyle |
Scientific Advisors: |
| George T. Austin [1943-2009] George T. Austin, prominent Lepidopterist and Scientific Advisor to Butterflies of America, passed away on June 30, 2009, in Gainesville, Florida. Among Lepidopterists, George is best known for his work on western North American butterflies, where he described dozens of subspecies, as well as his work on all Neotropical butterfly families, especially the skippers (Hesperiidae) and Calephelis (Riodinidae). If you would like to learn more about George and his work, please visit his memorial page. |
| Professor Andrew Brower email Department of Biology,Middle Tennessee State University,Murfreesboro, TN 37132 USA,(615) 898-2064. Research Associate of the Division of InvertebrateZoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York. Research Associate of theDepartment of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History,Washington, D. C. |
André Victor Lucci Freitas, PhD email Skype (avlfreitas) |
Blanca Huertas, PhD contact |
Prof. Dr. Gerardo Lamas email |
| Prof. Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke email Departamento de Zoologia, Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade Federal do Parana, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-980, Curitiba, Parana, Brasil |
| Dr. Paul A. Opler email,website Professor, Colorado State University and Assistant Director, C.P.Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Research Associate,Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1177.Research Associate, Department of Entomology, SmithsonianInstitution, Washington, D.C. 20560.Director and Treasurer:Wedge Entomological Foundation,Washington, D.C. 20560.Author of Peterson Field Guides to eastern and western butterflies.Houghton-Mifflin Co., Boston, MA |
| Robert K. Robbins, Ph.D email Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, 10th & Constitution NW, Washington, DC 20560-0105 |
| Niklas Wahlberg, PhD email, website Nymphalidae Systematics Group, Laboratory of Genetics, Department ofBiology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland |
| Keith Willmott, PhD website Assistant Curator of Lepidoptera, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera andBiodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida,Powell Hall on Hull Road, UF Cultural Plaza, PO Box 112710, Gainesville,FL 32611-2710, Tel: (1 352) 273 2012, Fax: (1 352) 392 0479 |
Content Advisors: |
| Charles Bordelon email Texas Lepidoptera Survey:Vice-President, Editor-in-Chief.ZONE 6 Coordinator, Executive Council, and active member:Lepidopterists Society.Member of:Southern Lepidopterists Society,The InternationalLepidoptera Survey.Investigator: National Park Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. Author with Ed Knudson:Illustrated Checklists of the Lepidoptera ofTexas(12 Volumes) |
| Bill Bouton email Nature photographer and Naturalist.2221 King Court #16,San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 USA.View Bill Bouton's images at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/billbouton/sets/ |
| Jan Dauphin email,website Naturalist and nature photographer. 410 Taurus St.,Mission, TX 78572. View Jan Dauphin's photos at:http://www.TheDauphins.net/ |
| Kim Garwood email Author with Richard Lehman:Butterflies of Northeastern Mexico: Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi,Tamaulipas - A Photographic Checklist and Butterflies of Southern Amazonia. Visit Kim Garwood &Richard Lehman's Neotropical Butterflieswebsite |
| Bernard Hermier email, email 14 lot les Maripas, 97354 REMIRE MONTJOLY, FRANCE (Guyane Française - French Guiana) |
| Ken Kertell email, website Environmental Consultant, Naturalist, and Nature Photographer. 4344 E. Monte Vista Dr., Tucson, AZ 85712 USA. |
| Edward C. Knudson email President and Founder:Texas Lepidoptera Survey, Houston, TX;Past President: Southern Lepidopterists' Society.Active member:The Lepidopterists' Society, Southern Lepidopterists'Society, Lepidoptera Research Foundation, Association for Tropical Lepidoptera.Research Associate:Florida State Coll. of Arthropods.Publications:Illustrated Checklists of Texas Lepidoptera (12 volumes) asco-author with Charles Bordelon.Plus 60+ publications, mostly on moths, mostly with variousco-authors, including about 40 new species descriptions and documentationof new USA records.These publications have appeared in Journal of the Lepidopterists'Soc., News of the Lepidopterists' Soc., Southern Lepidopterists' News,Proceedings of the Entomological Soc. of Washington, SouthwesternEntomologist, Zootaxa, and Tropical Lepidoptera |
| Jeffrey S. Pippenemail,website Research Associate & Environmental Studies Instructor,Duke University Nicholas School of theEnvironment & Earth Sciences,Durham, NC 27708.Author:Pippen, J.S. (1999) Butterflies of theTexas Rio Grande. 10pp.;Pippen, J.S. (2005) Butterflies of the Duke Forest.Nature Photographer: http://www.duke.edu/~jspippen/nature.htm |
| David Powell email, website 11001 N 7th St., #1184, Phoenix, AZ 85020 USA Naturalist and butterfly photographer. President: Central AZ Butterfly Association http://www.CAzBA.org Dave's photos: http://www.vireos.com/ |
| David Robacker emailwebsite Department of Biology, South Texas College, Weslaco, TX 78596.Co-Author: Chrysina website hosted by the University of Nebraska |
Todd L. Stoutemail, Raising Butterflies website, Utah Lepidopterists' Society website |
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INTRODUCTION |
In the interactive list presentedherein, family-, genus-, and species-level nomenclature generallyfollows Pelham (2008) and/or Opler & Warren (2002, 2005)for taxa occurring in the United States and Canada, Smith et al.(1994) for Caribbean taxa, and Warren (2002),Lamas (2004), Mielke (2005), or recently published studies (e.g., Wahlberg et al. 2005,Brower et al. 2006) for other Neotropical taxa, with fewexceptions. All cases that differ from these sources, as well asundescribed taxa indicated in the list, will be elaborated upon infuture publications currently under preparation by the authors ofthis list and their colleagues. Scientific names used hereinstrictly conform to the mandatory provisions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN1999), with one exception. Theprovision in the Code requiring agreement in the gender ofspecies-group names (when they are not or do not end in a Latin orLatinized adjective or participle in the nominative singular; seeICZN 1999: 38, article 31.2.1) with that of the genus-group name(ICZN 1999: 38, article 31.2, p. 43, article 34.2) has not beenfollowed. For a complete discussion of why the application of thisprovision is impractical and problematical, see Sommerer (2002) andLamas (2004). Therefore, in cases where the status of emended namesis questionable (see ICZN 1999: 39-43, articles 32 and 33), theoriginal orthography of names is used herein. Use of the word“Complex” after a species’ name indicates that more than one speciesis apparently represented by that name, yet relationships of theundescribed taxa remain poorly understood. Unlike scientific names,where rules dictated by the ICZNgovern the use and application of all names, there are norules governing the use or application of English, “common,” or“vernacular” names, and such names have no formal taxonomicstanding. Common names used herein are taken mostly from Warren &Llorente (1999),Brock & Kaufman (2006) and Warren et al. (2008),with new names coined for many Central American taxa. The current listing includes allspecies, subspecies, and distinctive undescribed segregates known tothe authors to occur on the North American continent, from Alaskathrough Panama, Hawaii and the Caribbean islands (excluding Trinidad,Tobago, and islands off the Venezuelan coast). Since our knowledgeof the butterfly fauna of Mexico and Central America remains largelyfragmentary, we anticipate frequent additions of Neotropical taxa tothe list over time. |
See References for the Introduction |
Go toIllustrated Lists ofAmerican Butterflies
Click any link below to go to a family list:
PAPILIONIDAE(Swallowtails) | LYCAENIDAE(Gossamerwings) | |
RIODINIDAE(Metalmarks) | NYMPHALIDAE(Brushfoots) | HESPERIIDAE(Skippers) |
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