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Butterflies of Coe Park

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Swallowtails  (Family Papilionidae)
  Parnassians  (Subfamily Parnassiinae)
   
Clodius Parnassian Parnassius clodius photograph
  Swallowtails  (Subfamily Papilioninae)
   
Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor photograph
Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon photograph
Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulus photograph
Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata photograph
Pale Swallowtail Papilio eurymedon photograph
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Whites and Sulphurs  (Family Pieridae)
  Whites  (Subfamily Pierinae)
   
Spring White Pontia sisymbrii photograph
Checkered White Pontia protodice photograph
Margined White Pieris marginalis photograph
Cabbage White Pieris rapae photograph
Large Marble Euchloe ausonides photograph
Pacific Orangetip Anthocharis sara photograph
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  Sulphurs  (Subfamily Coliadinae)
   
Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme photograph
California Dogface Zerene eurydice photograph
Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae photograph
Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole photograph
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Gossamer-wing Butterflies  (Family Lycaenidae)
  Coppers  (Subfamily Lycaeninae)
   
Tailed Copper Lycaena arota photograph
Lustrous Copper Lycaena cupreus photograph
Great Copper Lycaena xanthoides photograph
Gorgon Copper Lycaena gorgon photograph
Blue Copper Lycaena heteronea photograph
Purplish Copper Lycaena helloides photograph
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  Hairstreaks  (Subfamily Theclinae)
   
Golden Hairstreak Habrodais grunus photograph
Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus photograph
California Hairstreak Satyrium californica photograph
Sylvan Hairstreak Satyrium sylvinus photograph
(no common name) Satyrium sylvinus dryope  
Gold-hunter's Hairstreak Satyrium auretorum photograph
Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak Satyrium tetra photograph
Hedgerow Hairstreak Satyrium saepium photograph
Coastal Green Hairstreak Callophrys dumetorum photograph
Western Green Hairstreak Callophrys affinis photograph
Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus photograph
Thicket Hairstreak Callophrys spinetorum photograph
Nelson's Hairstreak Callophrys nelsoni photograph
"Muir's" Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys muiri photograph
Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus photograph
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  Blues  (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
   
Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile photograph
Eastern Tailed-Blue Cupido comyntas photograph
Western Tailed-Blue Cupido amyntula photograph
Spring Azure Celastrina ladon photograph
Sonoran Blue Philotes sonorensis photograph
Square-spotted Blue Euphilotes battoides photograph
Bernardino Dotted Blue Euphilotes bernardino photograph
Pacific Dotted Blue Euphilotes enoptes photograph
Arrowhead Blue Glaucopsyche piasus photograph
Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus photograph
Greenish Blue Plebejus saepiolus photograph
Boisduval's Blue Plebejus icarioides photograph
Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon photograph
Lupine Blue Plebejus lupini photograph
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Metalmarks  (Family Riodiniadae)
   
Mormon Metalmark Apodemia mormo photograph
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Brush-footed Butterflies  (Family Nymphalidae)
  Heliconians and Fritillaries  (Subfamily Heliconiinae)
   
Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae photograph
Coronis Fritillary Speyeria coronis photograph
Callippe Fritillary Speyeria callippe photograph
Unsilvered Fritillary Speyeria adiaste photograph
Pacific Fritillary Boloria epithore photograph
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  True Brush-foots  (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
   
Leanira Checkerspot Chlosyne leanira photograph
Northern Checkerspot Chlosyne palla photograph
Gabb's Checkerspot Chlosyne gabbii photograph
Field Crescent Phyciodes pulchella photograph
Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta photograph
Variable Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona photograph
Edith's Checkerspot Euphydryas editha photograph
Satyr Comma Polygonia satyrus photograph
Oreas Comma Polygonia oreas photograph
California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica photograph
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa photograph
Milbert's Tortoiseshell Aglais milberti photograph
American Lady Vanessa virginiensis photograph
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui photograph
West Coast Lady Vanessa annabella photograph
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta photograph
Common Buckeye Junonia coenia photograph
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  Admirals and Relatives  (Subfamily Limenitidinae)
   
Lorquin's Admiral Limenitis lorquini photograph
California Sister Adelpha bredowii photograph
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  Satyrs  (Subfamily Satyrinae)
   
Common Ringlet Coenonympha tullia photograph
Common Wood Nymph Cercyonis pegala photograph
Great Basin Wood Nymph Cercyonis sthenele photograph
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  Monarchs  (Subfamily Danainae)
   
Monarch Danaus plexippus photograph
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Skippers  (Family Hesperiidae)
  Spread-wing Skippers  (Subfamily Pyrginae)
   
Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades photograph
Sleepy Duskywing Erynnis brizo photograph
Propertius Duskywing Erynnis propertius photograph
Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis photograph
Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis photograph
Persius Duskywing Erynnis persius photograph
Small Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus scriptura photograph
Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis photograph
Northern White-Skipper Heliopetes ericetorum photograph
Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus photograph
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  Grass Skippers  (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
   
Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus photograph
Juba Skipper Hesperia juba photograph
Common Branded Skipper Hesperia comma photograph
Columbian Skipper Hesperia columbia photograph
Lindsey's Skipper Hesperia lindseyi photograph
Sandhill Skipper Polites sabuleti photograph
Sachem Atalopedes campestris photograph
Rural Skipper Ochlodes agricola photograph
Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides photograph
Yuma Skipper Ochlodes yuma photograph
Umber Skipper Poanes melane photograph
Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala photograph
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This list was obtained from Santa Clara County
and Stanislaus County butterfly species lists compiled by
Paul A. Opler, Ray E. Stanford, and Harry Pavulaan.
The butterfly species in this list are all likely to be found in Coe Park.

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