Butterflies Reported from Knox County Ohio

by the

(Ohio Lepidopterists)

© 1997, E. R. Heithaus
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

In this listing butterflies that have been seen at the BFEC, Kenyon College, or along the Kokosing Gap Trail are indicated with italics and those highlighted in blue can be viewed in our butterfly file. All photos included in the file were taken locally (© 1998-2007 P. A. & E. R. Heithaus). This list of common names is based on: Opler, Paul A. and George O. Krizek. 1984. Butterflies east of the Great Plains. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press. Baltimore, MD. 294p.

True Skippers - Hesperiidae Silver Spotted Skipper Hoary Edge Northern Cloudy Wing Southern Cloudy Wing* Dreamy Dusky Wing* Sleepy Dusky Wing Juvenal's Dusky Wing Horace's Dusky Wing Wild Indigo Dusky Wing Common Sooty Wing Least Skipper European Skipper	Fiery Skipper* Peck's Skipper Tawney-edged Skipper* Little Glassy Wing Delaware Skipper Northern Golden Skipper or Hobomok Southern Golden Skipper or Zabulon Broad-winged Skipper Dion Skipper Duke's Skipper Black Dash Roadside Skipper
Swallowtails - Papilionidae Pipevine Swallowtail Zebra Swallowtail Black Swallowtail	Distinguishing the black swallowtails Giant Swallowtail Tiger Swallowtail Spicebush Swallowtail
Whites & Sulphers - Pieridae Checkered White European Cabbage White Falcate Orange-Tip	Clouded Sulpher (Common) Alfalfa Butterfly/Orange Sulpher
Gossamer Wings - Lycaenidae Harvester American Copper Bronze Copper Coral Hairstreak Red-banded Hairstreak* Striped Hairstreak*	Banded Hairstreak Hickory Hairstreak* Gray Hairstreak Eastern Tailed Blue Spring Azure Northern Metal Mark
Snouts - Libytheidae Eastern Snout
Brushfoots - Nymphalidae Variegated Fritillary Great Spangled Fritillary Aphrodite Fritillary Meadow Fritillary Pearl Crescent Question Mark Comma Compton Tortoise Shell	Mourning Cloak Milbert's Tortoise Shell American Painted Lady Painted Lady Red Admiral Buckeye Red-spotted Purple/White Admiral* Viceroy*
Leaf Wing and Hackberry Butterflies - Apaturidae Hackberry Butterfly Tawny Emperor
Satyrs and Wood Nymphs - Satyridae Northern Pearly Eye Northern Eyed Brown Little Wood Satyr Common Wood Nymph	Milkweed Butterflies - Danaidae Monarch

* Not listed for Knox County in Butterflies and Skippers of Ohio, but confirmed by Ohio Lepidopterists the group responsible for county records.

USGS Butterfly Site - Photos and natural history of butterflies of the United States can be accessed by state from this site.

Ohio Lepidopterists Long Term Monitoring Project - This site provides details on how to set up a long term butterfly moniotoring project that contributes to the state data base.

Monarch Migration - Teachers and students can get up to date information on the migration of the monarch butterfly and register to participate in monitoring the fall and spring migrations.

North American Butterfly Association - This organization is concerned with the conservation and enjoyment of butterflies. Each year they sponsor a 4th of July butterfly count. It also has some great links to other butterfly sites.

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