Checklist of North American Nymphalidae species
A checklist of North American butterflies has recently been published by Paul Opler and Andrew Warren. The list for Nymphalidae below is based on their list. The 209 species of Nymphalidae found in North America are:
Subfamily Libytheinae
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Libytheana carinenta (Cramer, 1777)
Libytheana motya (Hübner, [1823])
Subfamily Danainae
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Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Danaus gilippus (Cramer, 1775)
Danaus eresimus (Cramer, 1777)
Lycorea halia (Hübner, 1816)
Dircenna klugii (Geyer, 1837)
Subfamily Charaxinae
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Anaea troglodyta (Fabricius, 1775)
Anaea aidea (Guérin-Méneville, [1844])
Anaea andria Scudder, 1875
Memphis glycerium (Doubleday, [1849])
Memphis pithyusa (R. Felder, 1869)
Memphis echemus (Doubleday, [1849])
Subfamily Morphinae
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Morpho polyphemus Westwood, [1850]
Subfamily Satyrinae
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Enodia portlandia (Fabricius, 1781)
Enodia anthedon A.H. Clark, 1936
Enodia creola (Skinner, 1897)
Satyrodes eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763)
Satyrodes appalachia (R.L. Chermock, 1947)
Cyllopsis pyracmon (Butler, 1867)
Cyllopsis pertepida (Dyar, 1912)
Cyllopsis gemma (Hübner, 1808)
Hermeuptychia sosybius (Fabricius, 1793)
Neonympha areolatus (J.E. Smith, 1797)
Neonympha helicta (Hübner, 1808)
Neonympha mitchellii French, 1889
Megisto cymela (Cramer, 1777)
Megisto rubricata (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
Paramacera xicaque (Reakirt, [1867])
Coenonympha haydenii (W.H. Edwards, 1872)
Coenonympha tullia (Müller, 1764)
Cercyonis pegala (Fabricius, 1775)
Cercyonis sthenele (Boisduval, 1852)
Cercyonis meadii (W.H. Edwards, 1872)
Cercyonis oetus (Boisduval, 1869)
Erebia vidleri Elwes, 1898
Erebia rossii (Curtis, 1835)
Erebia disa (Thunberg, 1791)
Erebia mancinus Doubleday, [1849]
Erebia magdalena Strecker, 1880
Erebia mackinleyensis Gunder, 1932
Erebia fasciata Butler, 1868
Erebia discoidalis (W. Kirby, 1837)
Erebia pawloskii Ménétriés, 1859
Erebia youngi Holland, 1900
Erebia occulta Roos & Kimmich, 1983
Erebia lafontainei Troubridge & Philip, 1983
Erebia callias W.H. Edwards, 1871
Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868
Gyrocheilus patrobas (Hewitson, 1862)
Neominois ridingsii (W.H. Edwards, 1865)
Oeneis philipi Troubridge, 1988
Oeneis polixenes (Fabricius, 1775)
Oeneis jutta (Hübner, [1806])
Oeneis melissa (Fabricius, 1775)
Oeneis alpina Kurentzov, 1970
Oeneis bore (Esper, 1798)
Oeneis chryxus (Doubleday, [1849])
Oeneis alberta Elwes, 1893
Oeneis nevadensis (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
Oeneis macounii (W.H. Edwards, 1885)
Oeneis uhleri (Reakirt, 1866)
Subfamily Heliconiinae
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Dione moneta Hübner, [1825]
Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dryas iulia (Fabricius, 1775)
Dryadula phaetusa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eueides isabella (Stoll, 1781)
Heliconius charithonia (Linnaeus, 1767)
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)
Euptoieta claudia (Cramer, 1775)
Euptoieta hegesia (Cramer, 1779)
Speyeria diana (Cramer, 1777)
Speyeria cybele (Fabricius, 1775)
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)
Speyeria idalia (Drury, 1773)
Speyeria nokomis (W.H. Edwards, 1862)
Speyeria edwardsii (Reakirt, 1866)
Speyeria coronis (Behr, 1864)
Speyeria zerene (Boisduval, 1852)
Speyeria carolae (dos Passos & Grey, 1942)
Speyeria callippe (Boisduval, 1852)
Speyeria egleis (Behr, 1862)
Speyeria adiaste (W.H. Edwards, 1864)
Speyeria atlantis (W.H. Edwards, 1862)
Speyeria hesperis (W.H. Edwards, 1864)
Speyeria hydaspe (Boisduval, 1869)
Speyeria mormonia (Boisduval, 1869)
Boloria alaskensis (Holland, 1900)
Boloria eunomia (Esper, 1800)
Boloria selene ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Boloria bellona (Fabricius, 1775)
Boloria frigga (Thunberg, 1791)
Boloria improba (Butler, 1877)
Boloria kriemhild (Strecker, 1879)
Boloria epithore (W.H. Edwards, 1864)
Boloria polaris (Boisduval, [1828])
Boloria freija (Thunberg, 1791)
Boloria natazhati (Gibson, 1920)
Boloria alberta (W.H. Edwards, 1890)
Boloria astarte (Doubleday, [1847])
Boloria chariclea (Schneider, 1794)
Subfamily Limenitidinae
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Limenitis arthemis (Drury, 1773)
Limenitis archippus (Cramer, 1775)
Limenitis lorquini (Boisduval, 1852)
Limenitis weidemeyerii W.H. Edwards, 1861
Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837
Adelpha fessonia (Hewitson, 1847)
Adelpha basiloides (H.W. Bates, 1865)
Subfamily Cyrestinae
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Marpesia chiron (Fabricius, 1775)
Marpesia petreus (Cramer, 1776)
Marpesia eleuchea Hübner, 1818
Marpesia zerynthia Hübner, [1823]
Subfamily Biblidinae
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Biblis hyperia (Cramer, 1779)
Mestra amymone (Ménétriés, 1857)
Eunica monima (Stoll, 1782)
Eunica tatila (Herrich-Schäffer, [1855])
Myscelia ethusa (Doyere, [1840])
Myscelia cyananthe C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867
Dynamine dyonis Geyer, 1837
Diaethria sp.
Epiphile adrasta Hewitson, 1861
Hamadryas februa (Hübner, [1823])
Hamadryas amphichloe (Boisduval, 1870)
Hamadryas glauconome (H.W. Bates, 1864)
Hamadryas atlantis (H.W. Bates, 1864)
Hamadryas feronia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hamadryas guatemalena (H.W. Bates, 1864)
Hamadryas iphthime (H.W. Bates, 1864)
Hamadryas amphinome (Linnaeus, 1767)
Subfamily Apaturinae
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Asterocampa celtis (Boisduval & Leconte, [1835])
Asterocampa leilia (W.H. Edwards, 1874)
Asterocampa clyton (Boisduval & Leconte, [1835])
Asterocampa idyja (Geyer, [1828])
Doxocopa laure (Drury, 1773)
Doxocopa pavon (Latreille, [1809])
Subfamily Nymphalinae
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Historis odius (Fabricius, 1775)
Historis acheronta (Fabricius, 1775)
Smyrna blomfildia (Fabricius, 1781)
Hypanartia lethe (Fabricius, 1793)
Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vanessa annabella (Field, 1971)
Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
Aglais milberti (Godart, 1819)
Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nymphalis l-album (Esper, 1781)
Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852)
Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius, 1798)
Polygonia comma (Harris, 1842)
Polygonia satyrus (W.H. Edwards, 1869)
Polygonia faunus (W.H. Edwards, 1862)
Polygonia gracilis (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Polygonia progne (Cramer, 1775)
Polygonia oreas (W.H. Edwards, 1869)
Anartia jatrophae (Linnaeus, 1763)
Anartia fatima (Fabricius, 1793)
Anartia chrysopelea (Hübner, [1831])
Siproeta stelenes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Siproeta epaphus (Latreille, [1813])
Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus, 1764)
Junonia coenia Hübner, [1822]
Junonia evarete (Cramer, 1779)
Junonia genoveva (Stoll, 1780)
Euphydryas gillettii (Barnes, 1897)
Euphydryas phaeton (Drury, 1773)
Euphydryas editha (Boisduval, 1852)
Euphydryas chalcedona (Doubleday, [1847])
Euphydryas anicia (Doubleday, [1847])
Poladryas minuta (W.H. Edwards, 1861)
Poladryas arachne (W.H. Edwards, 1869)
Chlosyne theona (Ménétriés, 1855)
Chlosyne cyneas (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
Chlosyne fulvia (W.H. Edwards, 1879)
Chlosyne leanira (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860)
Chlosyne californica (W.G. Wright, 1905)
Chlosyne lacinia (Geyer, 1837)
Chlosyne definita (E.M. Aaron, [1885])
Chlosyne endeis (Godman & Salvin, 1894)
Chlosyne janais (Drury, 1782)
Chlosyne rosita A. Hall, 1924
Chlosyne melitaeoides (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
Chlosyne eumeda (Godman & Salvin, 1894)
Chlosyne gorgone (Hübner, [1810])
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, [1847])
Chlosyne harrisii (Scudder, 1864)
Chlosyne palla (Boisduval, 1852)
Chlosyne gabbii (Behr, 1863)
Chlosyne acastus (W.H. Edwards, 1874)
Chlosyne whitneyi (Behr, 1863)
Chlosyne hoffmanni (Behr, 1863)
Microtia elva H.W. Bates, 1864
Dymasia dymas (W.H. Edwards, 1877)
Texola elada (Hewitson, 1868)
Phyciodes graphica (R. Felder, 1869)
Phyciodes picta (W.H. Edwards, 1865)
Phyciodes orseis W.H. Edwards, 1871
Phyciodes pallida (W.H. Edwards, 1864)
Phyciodes mylitta (W.H. Edwards, 1861)
Phyciodes phaon (W.H. Edwards, 1864)
Phyciodes tharos (Drury, 1773)
Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer, 1777)
Phyciodes batesii (Reakirt, [1866])
Phyciodes pulchella (Boisduval, 1852)
Anthanassa frisia (Poey, 1832)
Anthanassa tulcis (H.W. Bates, 1864)
Anthanassa texana (W.H. Edwards, 1863)
Anthanassa ptolyca (H.W. Bates, 1864)
Anthanassa argentea (Godman & Salvin, 1882)
Tegosa anieta (Hewitson, 1864)