Butterflies of Putnam County, Tennessee
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| Adult Harvester below, photographed in western Putnam County 4 April 2009, setting a new early appearance date for the county; photo SJS. |
Photographs of 92 of the 94 species listed below (Table 1) are available via links provided at the following page of this website:
http://iweb.tntech.edu/sstedman/ButterflyPhotosPutnamCoTN.htm
The scientific names and the order of the species follow Opler and Warren (2002). Common names often, but not always, follow the second edition of the NABA Checklist (2001).
Results of "Fourth of July" Butterfly Counts in Putnam County, Tennessee, are available at the links below:
Observers:
DLC Daniel L. Combs
GKE Ginger K. Ensor
JCF Janie C. Finch
JuF
Judy C. Fuson
EKL Edmund K. LeGrand
MPO Michael P. O'Rourke
SEP Susan E. Pirolo
MR Michele Ramsey
RWS Richard W. Simmers, Jr.
DJS DJ Stanley
SJS Stephen J. Stedman
BHS Barbara H. Stedman
RV Rita Venable
WAW Winston A. Walden
CDW Carol D. Williams
Key to Symbols:
* Sight Record
** Photograph by SJS
## Photograph by another
*** Specimen
Table 1. Butterfly species (94) currently reported for Putnam County, Tennessee; species (2) in boldfaced red are currently validated by sight records only. The early and late dates derive primarily from data collected by SJS since 2001 and by RWS since the 1970s.
| Common Name | Early Date (Observer[s]) | Late Date (Observer[s]) |
| (Scientific Name) | ||
| Silver-spotted Skipper ** ## | 26 March 2000 (RWS) | 16 November 2016 (JCF--BAMONA 1111280) |
| (Epargyreus clarus) | ||
| Long-tailed Skipper ** | 24 July 2012 (SJS et al.) | 15 October 2005 (SJS) |
| (Urbanus proteus) | ||
| Hoary Edge ** | 13 May 2000 (RWS) | 30 August 2008 (SJS) |
| (Achalarus lyciades) | ||
| Northern Cloudywing ** | 8 May 2003 (SJS) | 15 August 2013 (EKL, SJS) |
| (Thorybes pylades) | ||
| Southern Cloudywing ** | 22 July 2002 (DLC, SJS) | 18 August 2002 (SJS) |
| (Thorybes bathyllus) | ||
| Hayhurst's Scallopwing ** ## | 28 May 1996 (RWS) | 12 August 1995 (RWS) |
| (Staphylus hayhurstii) | ||
| Sleepy Duskywing ** | 12 April 2003 (RWS) | 16 April 2007 (SJS) |
| (Erynnis brizo) | ||
| Juvenal's Duskywing ** | 24 March 2007 (SJS) | 4 May 2003 (SJS) |
| (Erynnis juvenalis) | ||
| Horace's Duskywing ** | 14 April 2003 (SJS) | 14 September 2002 (SJS) |
| (Erynnis horatius) | ||
| Wild Indigo Duskywing ** | 20 April 2008 (SJS) | 12 September 2009 (SJS) |
| (Erynnis baptisiae) | ||
| Common/White Checkered-Skipper *** | 23 July 2010 (SJS) | 5 December 2001 (DLC) |
| (Pyrgus/albescens communis) | ||
| Common Sootywing ** | 18 July 2006 (SJS) | 10 September 2005 (SJS) |
| (Pholisora catullus) | ||
| Swarthy Skipper ## | 23 July 2010 (SJS) | 27 August 2005 (RWS) |
| (Nastra lherminier) | ||
| Clouded Skipper ** | 13 June 2008 (SJS) | 14 November 2004 (RWS) |
| (Lerema accius) | ||
| Least Skipper ** | 3 May 2003 (SJS) | 13 October 2003 (SJS) |
| (Ancyloxypha numitor) | ||
| Fiery Skipper ** | 16 June 2008 (SJS) | 11 November 2005/2010 (SJS) |
| (Hylephila phyleus) | ||
| Sachem ** *** | 18 April 2006 (SJS) | 20 November 2005 (SJS) |
| (Atalopedes campestris) | ||
| Peck's Skipper ** | 2 June 2008 (SJS) | 14 October 2007 (SJS) |
| (Polites peckius) | ||
| Tawny-edged Skipper ** | 18 July 2008 (SJS) | 8 September 2002 (SJS) |
| (Polites themistocles) | ||
| Crossline Skipper ** | 2 June 2008 (SJS) | 12 September 2009 (SJS) |
| (Polites origenes) | ||
| Northern Broken-Dash ** | 31 May 2007 (SJS) | 21 September 2008 (SJS) |
| (Wallengrinia egeremet) | ||
| Little Glassywing ** | 8 June 2007 (SJS) | 11 September 2005 (SJS) |
| (Pompeius verna) | ||
| Delaware Skipper ** | 30 July 2011 (SJS) | 31 August 2007 (SJS) |
| (Anatrytone logan) | ||
| Hobomok Skipper ** ## | 23 April 2016 (SJS) | 20 May 2009 (DJS) |
| (Poanes hobomok) | ||
| Zabulon Skipper ** | 27 April 2003 (SJS) | 12 September 2003 (SJS) |
| (Poanes zabulon) | ||
| Yehl Skipper ** | 10 September 2006 (SJS) | 20 September 2009 (SJS) |
| (Poanes yehl) | ||
| Dun Skipper ** | 13 June 2008 (SJS) | 14 September 2002 (SJS) |
| (Euphyes vestris) | ||
| Pepper and Salt Skipper ** | 7 April 2011 (SJS) | 11 May 2002 (RWS) |
| (Amblyscirtes hegon) | ||
| Lace-w. Roadside-Skipper ** *** | 11 May 2002 (SJS) | 10 September 2005 (SJS) |
| (Amblyscirtes aesculapius) | ||
| Common Roadside-Skipper ** | 25 April 2008 (SJS) | 15 August 2013 (EKL, SJS) |
| (Amblyscirtes vialis) | ||
| Bell's Roadside-Skipper ** | 24 July 2008 (SJS) | 10 August 2008 (SJS) |
| (Amblyscirtes belli) | ||
| Ocola Skipper ** | 24 July 2003 (SJS) | 8 November 2005 (SJS) |
| (Panoquina ocola) | ||
| Pipevine Swallowtail ** | 4 April 2007 (SJS) | 26 October 1998 (RWS) |
| (Battus philenor) | ||
| Zebra Swallowtail ** ## | 9 March 2009 (SJS) | 2 September 2005 (JCF) |
| (Eurytides marcellus) | ||
| Black Swallowtail ** | 24 March 2007 (SJS) | 21 October 2012 (EKL, SJS) |
| (Papilio polyxenes) | ||
| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ** | 13 March 2008 (SJS) | 23 October 2003 (SJS, BHS) |
| (Papilio glaucus) | ||
| Spicebush Swallowtail ** | 4 April 2003/2009 (SJS) | 3 October 2007 (SJS) |
| (Papilio troilus) | ||
| Giant Swallowtail ** | 23 April 2011 (RWS) | 15 October 2007 (SJS) |
| (Papilio cresphontes) | ||
| Checkered White ** | 8 March 2002 (SJS) | 14 November 2001 (SJS) |
| (Pontia protodice) | ||
| Cabbage White ** ## | 24 February 2017 (MR--BAMONA ) | 23 November 2016 (MR--BAMONA 1108918) |
| (Pieris rapae) | ||
| West Virginia White ** | 15 March 2000 (RWS) | 29 April 2003 (RWS) |
| (Pieris virginiensis) | ||
| Falcate Orangetip ** | 9 March 2009 (SJS) | 28 April 2003/2009 (RWS/DJS) |
| (Anthocharis midea) | ||
| Clouded Sulphur ## | 16 February 2002 (RWS) | 24 December 2015 (MR--BAMONA1072885) |
| (Colias philodice) | ||
| Orange Sulphur ** | 6 March 2000 (RWS) | 18 December 2001 (RWS) |
| (Colias eurytheme) | ||
| Southern Dogface * | 7 November 2005 (RWS) | |
| (Zerene cesonia) | ||
| Cloudless Sulphur ** | 25 April 2009 (SJS) | 6 December 1998 (RWS) |
| (Phoebis sennae) | ||
| Little Yellow ** | 15 June 2003 (SJS) | 22 November 1999 (RWS) |
| (Pyrisitia lisa) | ||
| Sleepy Orange ** | 6 March 2000 (RWS) | 5 December 2001 (SJS) |
| (Abaeis nicippe) | ||
| Dainty Sulphur ** | 24 October 2012 (SJS--BAMONA 746333) | |
| (Nathalis iole) | ||
| Harvester ** ## | 4 April 2009 (SJS) | 24 July 2009 (SJS, JuF) |
| (Feniseca tarquinius) | ||
| American Copper ** | 31 May 2007 (SJS) | 23 September 2001 (SJS) |
| (Lycaena phlaeas) | ||
| Great Purple Hairstreak ** | 7 September 1980 (RWS) | 21 October 2012 (EKL, SJS--BAMONA 746164) |
| (Atlides halesus) | ||
| Juniper Hairstreak ** | 18 April 1994 (RWS) | 22 August 2010 (SJS) |
| (Callophrys gryneus) | ||
| Brown Elfin ** | 22 March 2009 (SJS) | 2 May 1998 (RWS) |
| (Callophrys augustinus) | ||
| Henry’s Elfin ** | 22 March 2009 (SJS) | 29 April 1995 (RWS) |
| (Callophrys henrici) | ||
| Eastern Pine Elfin ** | 9 April 2004 (RWS) | 25 April 2008 (SJS) |
| (Callophrys niphon) | ||
| Coral Hairstreak ** | 12 June 2004 (RWS) | 25 June 2008 (RWS, SJS) |
| (Satyrium titus) | ||
| Banded Hairstreak ** | 30 May 1994 (RWS) | 3 August 1997 (RWS) |
| (Satyrium calanus) | ||
| Striped Hairstreak ## | 7 July 2006 (SJS, GKE) | |
| (Satyrium liparops) | ||
| Red-banded Hairstreak ** ## | 15 April 1997 (RWS) | 8 October 2002/2009 (SJS/SJS, DJS) |
| (Calycopis cecrops) | ||
| Gray Hairstreak ** | 15 April 2006 (SJS) | 8 November 2005 (SJS) |
| (Strymon melinus) | ||
| White M Hairstreak ## | 22 March 2008 (SEP) | 30 September 1995 (RWS) |
| (Parrhasius m-album) | ||
| Eastern Tailed-Blue ** | 26 March 2000 (RWS) | 12 November 2005 (SJS) |
| (Cupido comyntas) | ||
| Spring Azure ** | 4 March 1995 (RWS) | 30 March 2010 (DJS) |
| (Celastrina "ladon") | ||
| Summer Azure ** | 2 June 2008 (SJS) | 14 September 2002 (SJS) |
| (Celastrina neglecta) | ||
| American Snout ** | 13 March 2008 (SJS) | 20 November 2007 (SJS) |
| (Libytheana carinenta) | ||
| Monarch ** | 5 April 1997 (RWS) | 23 November 1996 (RWS) |
| (Danaus plexippus) | ||
| Gulf Fritillary ## | 16 May 2002 (RWS) | 23 November 2015 (JCF--BAMONA 1111273) |
| (Agraulis vanillae) | ||
| Variegated Fritillary ** | 26 April 2009 (SJS) | 29 November 2016 (SJS) |
| (Euptoieta claudia) | ||
| Diana Fritillary ** | 10 June 2007 (RWS) | 28 September 2001 (RWS) |
| (Speyeria diana) | ||
| Great Spangled Fritillary ** | 10 May 2003 (DLC) | 21 October 1996/2001/2011 (RWS/RWS/SJS) |
| (Speyeria cybele) | ||
| Aphrodite Fritillary * | 24 July 2004 (RWS) | |
| (Speyeria aphrodite) | ||
| Red-spotted Purple ** | 27 April 2002 (SJS) | 6 November 2005 (SJS) |
| (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) | ||
| Viceroy ** | 7 May 2003 (RWS) | 3 November 2001 (SJS) |
| (Limenitis archippus) | ||
| Hackberry Emperor ** | 10 May 2003 (SJS) | 22 September 2012 (SJS) |
| (Asterocampa celtis) | ||
| Tawny Emperor ** | 24 July 2003/2008 (SJS, DLC/RWS) | 21 September 2002 (SJS) |
| (Asterocampa clyton) | ||
| Silvery Checkerspot ** | 9 May 2003 (RWS) | 20 September 2009 (SJS) |
| (Chlosyne nycteis) | ||
| Pearl Crescent ** | 22 March 2000 (RWS) | 11 November 2010 (SJS) |
| (Phyciodes tharos) | ||
| Baltimore Checkerspot ** | 8 May 2003 (SJS, MPO, WAW) | |
| (Euphydryas phaeton) | ||
| Common Buckeye ** | 30 June 2000/2002 (RWS/SJS) | 27 November 1998 (RWS) |
| (Junonia coenia) | ||
| Question Mark ** | 8 January 2006 (SJS) | 21 November 2007 (SJS, JCF) |
| (Polygonia interrogationis) | ||
| Eastern Comma ** | 28 February 2012 (RWS) | 20 December 2010 (JCF) |
| (Polygonia comma) | ||
| Mourning Cloak ** | 16 February 2000 (RWS) | 27 November 1999 (RWS) |
| (Nymphalis antiopa) | ||
| American Lady ** | 6 April 2000 (RWS) | 21 November 2001 (SJS) |
| (Vanessa virginiensis) | ||
| Painted Lady ** *** | 6 April 2005 (RWS) | 24 November 2005 (SJS) |
| (Vanessa cardui) | ||
| Red Admiral ** | 8 March 2002 (RWS) | 6 November 2014 (SJS) |
| (Vanessa atalanta) | ||
| Goatweed Leafwing ** | 6 March 2000 (RWS) | 20 November 2005 (SJS) |
| (Anaea andria) | ||
| Southern Pearly-eye ** | 27 April 2003 (SJS, WAW) | 18 October 2005 (SJS) |
| (Enodia portlandia) | ||
| Northern Pearly-eye ** | 4 July 2002 (SJS) | 24 October 2003 (SJS) |
| (Enodia anthedon) | ||
| Creole Pearly-eye ** | 22 July 2002 (SJS, DLC) | 10 August 2008 (SJS) |
| (Enodia creola) | ||
| Gemmed Satyr ** | 30 March 2007 (RWS) | 1 November 2003 (SJS) |
| (Cyllopsis gemma) | ||
| Little Wood-Satyr ** | 9 May 2003 (RWS) | 25 July 2003 (RWS) |
| (Megisto cymela) | ||
| Carolina Satyr ** | 15 April 2005 (SJS) | 3 November 2003 (SJS) |
| (Hermeuptychia sosybius) | ||
| Common Wood-Nymph ** | 27 June 2003 (RWS) | 10 September 2001 (RWS) |
| (Cercyonis pegala) |
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| Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola) below, nectaring on mistflower near City Lake 13 September 2002; photo SJS. |
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| Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) above, basking near City Lake 3 September 2005; photo SJS. |
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| Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton) above, photographed, literally, on Spring Creek Rd. 8 May 2003; photo SJS. |
If you have records of species not listed above or records that supersede any of those cited above, please send relevant data to me at this e-mail address:
Literature Cited
North American Butterfly Association.
2001. The North American Butterfly Association (NABA) Checklist
& English Names of North
American Butterflies. 2nd ed. North American Butterfly Association,
Morristown, New Jersey.
Opler, P. A., and A. D.
Warren. 2002. Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for North
American
Butterfly Species North of Mexico. Contributions of the C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity,
Colorado State
University. 79 pp.
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