List of U.S. state butterflies

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This is a list of official U.S. state butterflies:1

State State butterfly Binomial
nomenclature		 Image Year
Alabama Monarch Butterfly
(State insect)		 Danaus plexippus 19892
Arizona Two-Tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
Arkansas Diana Fritillary Butterfly Speyeria diana 20073
California California Dogface Butterfly Colias eurydice
Colorado Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly Hypaurotis crysalus
Delaware Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus 19994
Florida Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia
Georgia Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus 19885
Idaho Monarch Butterfly
(State insect)		 Danaus plexippus 19926
Illinois Monarch Butterfly
(State insect)		 Danaus plexippus 19757
Kentucky Viceroy Butterfly Limenitis archippus
Maryland Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly Euphydryas phaeton 19738
Minnesota Monarch Butterfly
(State insect)		 Danaus plexippus 20009
Mississippi Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus 199110
Montana Mourning Cloak Butterfly Nymphalis antiopa
New Hampshire Karner Blue Butterfly Lycaeides melissa
(subspecies samuelis)		 199211
New Mexico Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly Callophrys mcfarlandi 200312
Oklahoma Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes 199613
Oregon Oregon Swallowtail
(State insect)		 Papilio oregonius
South Carolina Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus 199414
Tennessee Zebra Swallowtail Eurytides marcellus 199515
Texas Monarch Butterfly
(State insect)		 Danaus plexippus 199516
Vermont Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus 198717
Virginia Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus
West Virginia Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus 199518
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

See also

References

  1. ^ Official State Butterflies, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
  2. ^ "Alabama Official Mascot and Butterfly". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2003-11-17). Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
  3. ^ Arkansas - State symbols and emblems
  4. ^ Delaware Code Title 29 § 315
  5. ^ State Butterfly, Office of Secretary of state of Georgia website.
  6. ^ "Idaho Symbols, Insect: Monarch Butterfly". Idaho State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots. SHG resources, state handbook & guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  7. ^ "State Symbol: Illinois Official Insect — Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)". [Illinois] State Symbols. Illinois State Museum. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  8. ^ Marylands Kids Page - State Symbols
  9. ^ "Minnesota State Symbols" (PDF). Minnesota House of Representatives. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  10. ^ State Symbols, p. 4. Office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved 2008-03-29
  11. ^ State Animal, the New Hampshire Almanac, New Hampshire State Library. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  12. ^ House Bill 13, 46th Legislature of the State of New Mexico
  13. ^ Oklahoma Almanac, State Emblems (pp. 37-40)
  14. ^ The State Butterfly, South Carolina Legislature Online. Retrieved 2008-03-29
  15. ^ State Symbols, Tennessee Department of State. Retrieved 2008-03-29
  16. ^ "Texas State Symbols". The Texas State Library and Archives. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  17. ^ "(Vermont) State Butterfly". Vermont Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  18. ^ "West Virginia Statistical Information, General State Information" (PDF). Official West Virginia Web Portal. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.

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