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Nymphalidae

Family · 29 species with a result in Ohio

29 species

Aglais 1

Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)Milbert's TortoiseshellAglais milbertiPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0

Asterocampa 2

Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)Tawny EmperorAsterocampa clytonPhoto © Sonorabee · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to late August, middle week Jul 19–25Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)Hackberry EmperorAsterocampa celtisPhoto © Matthew O'Donnell · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown

Boloria 1

Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)Meadow FritillaryBoloria bellonaPhoto © Brooks Bolyard · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22

Cercyonis 1

Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)Common Wood-NymphCercyonis pegalaPhoto © njcarpenter · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 19–25

Chlosyne 1

Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)Silvery CheckerspotChlosyne nycteisPhoto © Lindsey Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown

Danaus 1

Monarch (Danaus (Danaus) plexippus)MonarchDanaus (Danaus) plexippusPhoto © Christine Young · CC BY 4.0Late June to early October, middle week Aug 16–22

Enodia 1

Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)Northern Pearly-eyeLethe anthedonPhoto © Ruth Metterhausen · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–15

Euphydryas 1

Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)Baltimore CheckerspotEuphydryas phaetonPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to late June, middle week Jun 7–13

Euptoieta 1

Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)Variegated FritillaryEuptoieta claudiaPhoto © Ken Slade · CC BY-NC 4.0

Euptychia 2

Euptychia cymelaEuptychia cymelaEuptychia cymelaPhoto © Hans Ritter · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-July, middle week Jun 14–20Eastern Gemmed-Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)Eastern Gemmed-SatyrCyllopsis gemmaPhoto © Mark Shields · CC BY-NC 4.0

Hermeuptychia 1

Hermes Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes)Hermes SatyrHermeuptychia hermesPhoto © Emil Vasquez · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown

Junonia 1

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)Common BuckeyeJunonia coeniaPhoto © William Harmon · CC BY 4.0Mid-July to late October, middle week Sep 13–19

Lethe 2

Appalachian Brown (Lethe appalachia)Appalachian BrownLethe appalachiaPhoto © Matthew Drollinger · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late August, middle week Jul 5–11Eyed Brown (Lethe eurydice)Eyed BrownLethe eurydicePhoto © Bill Bouton · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown

Libytheana 1

American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)American SnoutLibytheana carinentaPhoto © Nick Athanas · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Limenitis 3

Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis)Red-spotted AdmiralLimenitis arthemisPhoto © Alan Vernon · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1Limenitis astyanaxLimenitis astyanaxLate May to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–15Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)ViceroyLimenitis archippusPhoto © Benny Mazur · CC BY 4.0Late May to late September, middle week Aug 16–22

Nymphalis 1

Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)Mourning CloakNymphalis antiopaPhoto © Susan Elliott · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-March to late September, middle week May 24–30

Phyciodes 2

Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharosPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)Northern CrescentPhyciodes cocytaPhoto © Susan Elliott · CC BY-NC 4.0

Polygonia 2

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)Question MarkPolygonia interrogationisPhoto © Paul Prappas · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to late September, middle week Jul 19–25Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)Eastern CommaPolygonia commaPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-March to mid-October, middle week Aug 2–8

Speyeria 1

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)Great Spangled FritillarySpeyeria cybelePhoto © aidan_rodriguez03 · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to mid-September, middle week Jul 5–11

Vanessa 3

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)American LadyVanessa virginiensisPhoto © Susan Elliott · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early October, middle week Jun 14–20Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)Red AdmiralVanessa atalantaPhoto © Gilles San Martin · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-April to mid-September, middle week Jun 21–27Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)Painted LadyVanessa carduiPhoto © roy pilcher · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early November, middle week Sep 20–26

Missing records do not mean a species is absent.