Regional Species Checklists
Nevada, United States
The BAMONA database currently includes verified sighting records for 664 species from this region.
Hesperiidae Skippers
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Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper
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Polygonus leo Hammock Skipper
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Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing
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Thorybes mexicana Mexican Cloudywing
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Staphylus ceos Golden-headed Scallopwing
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Systasea zampa Arizona Powdered Skipper
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Chiomara georgina White-patched Skipper
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Erynnis icelus Dreamy Duskywing
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Erynnis brizo Sleepy Duskywing
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Erynnis telemachus Rocky Mountain Duskywing
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Erynnis propertius Propertius Duskywing
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Erynnis meridianus Meridian Duskywing
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Erynnis pacuvius Pacuvius Duskywing
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Erynnis funeralis Funereal Duskywing
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Erynnis persius Persius Duskywing
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Pyrgus ruralis Two-banded Checkered-Skipper
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Pyrgus scriptura Small Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius communis Common Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius albescens White Checkered-Skipper
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Heliopyrgus domicella Erichson's White-Skipper
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Heliopetes ericetorum Northern White-Skipper
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Pholisora catullus Common Sootywing
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Hesperopsis libya Mohave Sootywing
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Hesperopsis alpheus Saltbush Sootywing
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Hesperopsis gracielae MacNeill's Sootywing
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Nastra julia Julia's Skipper
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Copaeodes aurantiaca Orange Skipperling
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Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper
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Pseudocopaeodes eunus Alkali Skipper
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Hesperia uncas Uncas Skipper
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Hesperia juba Juba Skipper
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Hesperia colorado Western Branded Skipper
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Hesperia pahaska Pahaska Skipper
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Hesperia lindseyi Lindsey's Skipper
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Hesperia miriamae Sierra Skipper
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Hesperia nevada Nevada Skipper
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Atalopedes campestris Sachem
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Polites sabuleti Sandhill Skipper
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Polites draco Draco Skipper
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Polites sonora Sonora Skipper
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Ochlodes sylvanoides Woodland Skipper
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Ochlodes yuma Yuma Skipper
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Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper
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Atrytonopsis python Python Skipper
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Lerodea eufala Eufala Skipper
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Calpodes ethlius Brazilian Skipper
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Megathymus yuccae Yucca Giant-Skipper
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Agathymus alliae Mojave Giant-Skipper
Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails
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Parnassius clodius Clodius Parnassian
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Parnassius smintheus Rocky Mountain Parnassian
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Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail
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Papilio machaon Old World Swallowtail
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Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail
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Papilio zelicaon Anise Swallowtail
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Papilio indra Indra Swallowtail
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Papilio rutulus Western Tiger Swallowtail
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Papilio eurymedon Pale Swallowtail
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Papilio multicaudata Two-tailed Swallowtail
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Papilio cresphontes Giant Swallowtail
Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs
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Anthocharis cethura Desert Orangetip
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Anthocharis sara Pacific Orangetip
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Anthocharis stella Stella Orangetip
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Anthocharis thoosa Southwestern Orangetip
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Anthocharis lanceolata Gray Marble
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Euchloe ausonides Large Marble
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Euchloe lotta Desert Marble
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Euchloe hyantis California Marble
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Neophasia menapia Pine White
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Pieris marginalis Margined White
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Pieris rapae Cabbage White
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Pontia beckerii Becker's White
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Pontia protodice Checkered White
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Pontia occidentalis Western White
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Pontia sisymbrii Spring White
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Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur
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Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur
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Colias alexandra Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
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Zerene cesonia Southern Dogface
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Anteos clorinde White Angled-Sulphur
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Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur
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Phoebis agarithe Large Orange Sulphur
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Phoebis philea Orange-barred Sulphur
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Eurema boisduvaliana Boisduval's Yellow
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Eurema mexicana Mexican Yellow
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Pyrisitia nise Mimosa Yellow
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Abaeis nicippe Sleepy Orange
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Nathalis iole Dainty Sulphur
Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies
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Lycaena arota Tailed Copper
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Lycaena cupreus Lustrous Copper
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Lycaena editha Edith's Copper
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Lycaena gorgon Gorgon Copper
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Lycaena rubidus Ruddy Copper
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Lycaena heteronea Blue Copper
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Lycaena helloides Purplish Copper
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Lycaena dorcas Dorcas Copper
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Lycaena nivalis Lilac-bordered Copper
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Hypaurotis crysalus Colorado Hairstreak
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Habrodais grunus Golden Hairstreak
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Atlides halesus Great Purple Hairstreak
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Callophrys affinis Western Green Hairstreak
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Callophrys sheridanii Sheridan's Green Hairstreak
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Callophrys sheridanii comstocki Desert Green Hairstreak
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Callophrys nelsoni Nelson's Hairstreak
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Callophrys gryneus Juniper Hairstreak
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Callophrys spinetorum Thicket Hairstreak
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Callophrys augustinus Brown Elfin
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Callophrys fotis Desert Elfin
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Callophrys eryphon Western Pine Elfin
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Satyrium titus Coral Hairstreak
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Satyrium californica California Hairstreak
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Satyrium sylvinus Sylvan Hairstreak
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Satyrium tetra Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak
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Satyrium saepium Hedgerow Hairstreak
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Satyrium behrii Behr's Hairstreak
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Satyrium fuliginosum Sooty Hairstreak
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Satyrium semiluna Sagebrush Sooty Hairstreak
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Chlorostrymon simaethis Silver-banded Hairstreak
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Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak
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Strymon istapa Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
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Ministrymon leda Leda Ministreak
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Leptotes marina Marine Blue
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Brephidium exilis Western Pygmy-Blue
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Cupido comyntas Eastern Tailed-Blue
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Cupido amyntula Western Tailed-Blue
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Celastrina ladon Spring Azure
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Celastrina echo Echo Azure
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Celastrina gozora Mexican Azure
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Glaucopsyche piasus Arrowhead Blue
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus Silvery Blue
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Philotiella speciosa Small Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes bernardino Bernardino Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes intermedia Intermediate Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes ellisi Ellis' Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes baueri Bauer's Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes enoptes Pacific Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes ancilla Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes mojave Mojave Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes pallescens Pallid Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes spaldingi Spalding's Dotted-Blue
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Hemiargus ceraunus Ceraunus Blue
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Echinargus isola Reakirt's Blue
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Plebejus idas Northern Blue
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Plebejus anna Anna's Blue
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Plebejus melissa Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
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Plebejus saepiolus Greenish Blue
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Plebejus icarioides Boisduval's Blue
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Plebejus shasta Shasta Blue
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Plebejus acmon Acmon Blue
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Plebejus lupini Lupine Blue
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Plebejus podarce Sierra Nevada Blue
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Plebejus fridayi Friday's Blue
Riodinidae Metalmarks
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Calephelis nemesis Fatal Metalmark
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Calephelis wrighti Wright's Metalmark
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Apodemia mormo Mormon Metalmark
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Apodemia mejicanus Mexican Metalmark
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Apodemia palmeri Palmer's Metalmark
Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies
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Libytheana carinenta American Snout
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Danaus plexippus Monarch
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Danaus gilippus Queen
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Agraulis vanillae Gulf Fritillary
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Euptoieta claudia Variegated Fritillary
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Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary
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Speyeria nokomis Nokomis Fritillary
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Speyeria coronis Coronis Fritillary
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Speyeria zerene Zerene Fritillary
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Speyeria carolae Carol's Fritillary
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Speyeria callippe Callippe Fritillary
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Speyeria egleis Great Basin Fritillary
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Speyeria hesperis Northwestern Fritillary
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Speyeria mormonia Mormon Fritillary
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Boloria epithore Pacific Fritillary
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Limenitis archippus Viceroy
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Limenitis lorquini Lorquin's Admiral
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Limenitis weidemeyerii Weidemeyer's Admiral
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Adelpha californica California Sister
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Adelpha eulalia Arizona Sister
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Asterocampa celtis Hackberry Emperor
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Poladryas minuta Dotted Checkerspot
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Poladryas arachne Arachne Checkerspot
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Chlosyne fulvia Fulvia Checkerspot
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Chlosyne leanira Leanira Checkerspot
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Chlosyne californica California Patch
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Chlosyne lacinia Bordered Patch
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Chlosyne hoffmanni Hoffmann's Checkerspot
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Chlosyne acastus Sagebrush Checkerspot
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Chlosyne palla Northern Checkerspot
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Phyciodes orseis California Crescent
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Phyciodes pallida Pale Crescent
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Phyciodes mylitta Mylitta Crescent
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Phyciodes phaon Phaon Crescent
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Phyciodes tharos Pearl Crescent
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Phyciodes cocyta Northern Crescent
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Phyciodes batesii Tawny Crescent
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Phyciodes pulchella Field Crescent
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Anthanassa texana Texan Crescent
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Euphydryas editha Edith's Checkerspot
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Euphydryas chalcedona Chalcedon Checkerspot
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Euphydryas anicia Anicia Checkerspot
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Euphydryas colon Colon Checkerspot
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Junonia coenia Common Buckeye
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Junonia grisea Gray Buckeye
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Junonia evarete Tropical Buckeye
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Polygonia satyrus Satyr Comma
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Polygonia faunus Green Comma
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Polygonia gracilis Hoary Comma
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Polygonia progne Gray Comma
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Aglais milberti Milbert's Tortoiseshell
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Nymphalis vaualbum Compton Tortoiseshell
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Nymphalis antiopa Mourning Cloak
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Nymphalis californica California Tortoiseshell
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Vanessa virginiensis American Lady
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Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
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Vanessa annabella West Coast Lady
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Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral
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Coenonympha tullia Common Ringlet
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Cyllopsis pertepida Canyonland Satyr
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Neominois ridingsii Ridings' Satyr
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Oeneis chryxus Chryxus Arctic
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Cercyonis pegala Common Wood-Nymph
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Cercyonis sthenele Great Basin Wood-Nymph
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Cercyonis oetus Small Wood-Nymph
Drepanidae Hooktip and False Owlet Moths
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides Tufted Thyatirid
Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths
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Hemileuca burnsi Burns' buckmoth
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Hemileuca electra Electra buckmoth
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Hemileuca eglanterina Western sheepmoth
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Hemileuca hera Hera buckmoth
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Hemileuca neumoegeni Neumoegen's buckmoth
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Hemileuca nevadensis Nevada buckmoth
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Coloradia doris Doris' pinemoth
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Hemileuca nuttalli Nuttall's sheepmoth
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Coloradia pandora Pandora pinemoth
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Hemileuca juno Juno buckmoth
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Hemileuca tricolor Tricolor buckmoth
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Hyalophora gloveri Glover's Silkmoth
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Hyalophora euryalus Ceanothus silkmoth
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Hyalophora columbia Columbia silkmoth
Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths
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Sphinx perelegans Elegant sphinx
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Manduca quinquemaculata Five-spotted hawkmoth
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Sphinx sequoiae Sequoia sphinx
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Lintneria separatus Separated sphinx
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Manduca sexta Carolina sphinx
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Sphinx vashti Vashti sphinx
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Pachysphinx occidentalis Big poplar sphinx
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Paonias myops Small-eyed sphinx
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Smerinthus cerisyi One-eyed sphinx
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Sphinx asellus Asella sphinx
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Manduca rustica Rustic sphinx
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Sphinx chersis Great ash sphinx
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Sphinx dollii Doll's sphinx
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Sphinx drupiferarum Wild cherry sphinx
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Euproserpinus phaeton Phaeton primrose sphinx
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Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx
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Proserpinus clarkiae Clark's sphinx
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Erinnyis ello Ello sphinx
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Eumorpha achemon Achemon sphinx
Notodontidae Prominents
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Furcula scolopendrina Zigzag Furcula Moth
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Datana perspicua Spotted Datana
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Gluphisia septentrionis Common Gluphisia
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Coelodasys unicornis Unicorn Caterpillar Moth
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Pheosia rimosa Black-rimmed Prominent
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Furcula cinerea Gray Furcula
Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths
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Ponometia elegantula Arizona Bird Dropping Moth
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Acronicta marmorata Marble Dagger Moth
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Acronicta americana American Dagger Moth
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Apamea lignicolora Wood-colored Apamea
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Spodoptera exigua Beet Armyworm Moth
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Sunira bicolorago Bicolored Sallow
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Sympistis perscripta Scribbled Sallow
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Sympistis occata Harrow Moth
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Trichoplusia ni Cabbage Looper Moth
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Anarta trifolii The Nutmeg
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Noctua pronuba European Yellow Underwing
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Hecatera dysodea Small Ranunculus Moth
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Feltia subterranea Subterranean Dart Moth
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Agrotis venerabilis Venerable Dart
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Cosmia calami American dun-bar Moth
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Euxoa auxiliaris Army Cutworm
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Schinia lucens Leadplant Flower Moth
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Chloridea virescens Tobacco Budworm Moth
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Schinia florida Primrose Moth
Erebidae Erebid Moths
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Litoprosopus coachella Palm Flower Moth
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Estigmene acrea Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth
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Arachnis picta Painted Tiger Moth
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Apantesis ornata Ornate Tiger Moth
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Hyphantria cunea Fall Webworm Moth
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Spilosoma vestalis Vestal Tiger Moth
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Spilosoma virginica Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth
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Spilosoma vagans Wandering Tiger Moth
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Cycnia oregonensis Oregon Cycnia
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Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar Moth
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Notarctia proxima Mexican Tiger Moth
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Crambidia cephalica Yellow-headed Lichen Moth
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Platyprepia virginalis Ranchman's Tiger Moth
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Lophocampa argentata Silver-Spotted Tiger Moth
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Ctenucha rubroscapus Red-Shouldered Ctenucha
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Cisseps fulvicollis Yellow-collared Scape Moth
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Arctia caja Garden Tiger Moth or Great Tiger Moth
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Lophocampa maculata Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
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Hemihyalea edwardsii Edwards' Glassywing
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Catocala semirelicta Semirelict Underwing
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Melipotis jucunda Merry Melipotis
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Melipotis indomita Indomitable Melipotis
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Ascalapha odorata Black Witch
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Orgyia vetusta Western Tussock Moth
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Orgyia pseudotsugata Douglas Fir Tussock Moth
Euteliidae Euteliid Moths
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Marathyssa inficita Dark Marathyssa Moth
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Paectes abrostoloides Large Paectes
Oecophoridae Concealer Moths
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Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth
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Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth
Nepticulidae Pygmy Moths or Midget Moths
Tineidae Clothes Moths
Elachistidae Grass Miner Moths
Coleophoridae Coleophorid Case-bearers
Gelechiidae Twirler Moths
Plutellidae Plutellid Moths
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Plutella porrectella Dame's Rocket Moth
