Butterflies of Southeast Florida

Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties

South Florida, which lies roughly south of Lake Okeechobee, is subtropical and unlike any other region of the mainland U.S. Rated zones 10 and 11 for plant hardiness, temperate and tropical species of plants and animals live here, including butterflies and moths.

Swallowtails
Polydamas Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Schaus’ Swallowtail		 Bahamian Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Palamedes Swallowtail

Whites and Sulphurs
Florida White
Checkered White
Great Southern White
Cloudless Sulphur
Orange-barred Sulphur
Large Orange Sulphur
Statira Sulphur		 Pink-spot Sulphur
Lyside Sulphur
Barred Yellow
Little Yellow
Mimosa Yellow
Dina Yellow
Sleepy Orange
Dainty Sulphur

Gossamer-wing Butterflies
Hairstreaks
Atala
Amethyst Hairstreak
Silver-banded Hairstreak
Gray Hairstreak
Martial Scrub-Hairstreak
Bartram’s Scrub-Hairstreak
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Fulvous Hairstreak
Red-banded Hairstreak
Gray Ministreak		 Blues
Eastern Pygmy-Blue
Cassius Blue
Miami Blue
Nickerbean Blue
Ceraunus Blue

Metalmark

Little Metalmark

Brush-foot Butterflies
Heliconians
Gulf Fritillary
Julia Heliconian
Zebra Heliconian
Variegated Fritillary		 Crescents
Cuban Crescent
Phaon Crescent
Pearl Crescent
Ladies
American Lady
Painted Lady
Red Admiral		 Buckeyes and Peacock
Common Buckeye
Mangrove Buckeye
Tropical Buckeye
White Peacock
Malachite and Viceroy
Malachite
Viceroy		 “Wings”
Dingy Purplewing
Florida Purplewing
Ruddy Daggerwing
Florida Leafwing
Satyr
Georgia Satyr		 Monarchs
Monarch
Queen
Soldier

Skippers
Spread-wing Skippers
Mangrove Skipper
Hammock Skipper
Long-tailed Skipper
Dorantes Longtail
Florida Duskywing
Horace’s Duskywing
Zarucco Duskywing
Common/White Checkered-Skipper
Tropical Checkered-Skipper		 Grass Skippers
Three-spotted Skipper
Clouded Skipper
Least Skipper
Southern Skipperling
Fiery Skipper
Baracoa Skipper
Whirlabout
Southern Broken-Dash
Sachem
Delaware Skipper
Aaron’s Skipper
Palmetto Skipper
Palatka Skipper
Berry’s Skipper
Monk Skipper
Eufala Skipper
Twin-spot Skipper
Brazilian Skipper
Salt Marsh Skipper
Obscure Skipper
Ocola Skipper