Moths & Butterflies (Order Lepidoptera) of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park®
Sources: Monroe L, Monroe G (2004) Butterflies & Their Favorite Flowering Plants Anza-Borrego Desert State Park® & Environs – East San Diego County, California – Desert, Chaparral, Montane. Granite Ridge Nature Institute.
Monroe L, Monroe G (2013) Desert Insects & Kin of Southern California – A Photographic Survey & Natural History Anza-Borrego Desert State Park®. Granite Ridge Nature Institute.
| Family | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Common Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychidae | Thyridopteryx | meadii | Bagworm Moth | |
| Ethmiidae | Ethmia | semitenebrella | Ethmiid Moth | |
| Ethmia | arctostaphylella | Yerba Santa Bird-dropping Moth | ||
| Ethmia | sp. | Undetermined species of Ethmiid Moth (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
| Scythrididae | Undetermined species of Scythridid Moth (Monroe & Monroe) | |||
| Gelechiidae | Aroga | morenella | Gelechiid Moth | |
| Aristotelia | bifasciella | Gelechiid Moth | ||
| Plutellidae | Plutella | dammersi (?) | Diamonback Moth | |
| Heliodinidae | Lithariapteryx | jubarella | Helliodinid Moth | |
| Neoheliodines | vernius | Helliodinid Moth | ||
| Choreutidae | Tebenna | gemmalis | Choreutid Moth | |
| Tortricidae | Sparganothis | senecionana or | ||
| tunicana | Tortricid Moth | |||
| Crambidae | Noctueliopsis | aridalis | Crambid Moth | |
| Nannobotys | commortalis | Crambid Moth | ||
| Chrismania | pictipennalis | Crambid Moth | ||
| Nomophila | nearctica | Crambid Moth | ||
| Pyrausta | unifascialis | Crambid Moth | ||
| Pyrausta | dapalis | Crambid Moth | ||
| Achyra | occidentalis | Crambid Moth | ||
| Thaumatopsis | sp. | Undetermined species of Crambid Moth (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
| Hemiplatytes | sp. | New undescribed species of Crambid Moth (Monroe & Monroe) | ||
| Petrophila | jaliscalis | Crambid Moth | ||
| Geometridae | Digrammia | colorata | Creosote Moth | |
| Digrammia | respersata | Geometrid Moth | ||
| Digrammia | fieldi | Geometrid Moth | ||
| Narraga | fimetaria | Geometrid Moth | ||
| Iridopsis | sanctissima | Geometrid Moth | ||
| Glaucina | ochrofuscaria | indistinctum | Geometrid Moth | |
| Plataea | calcaria | Geometrid Moth | ||
| Euphyia | implicata | Geometrid Moth | ||
| Stamnodes | eldridgensis | Geometrid Moth | ||
| Dichordophora | phoenix | Phoenix Emerald | ||
| Chlorochlamys | appellaria | Emerald Moth | ||
| Synchlora | aerata | Wavy-lined Emerald | ||
| Idaea | bonifata | Herbarium Moth | ||
| Saturniidae | Hemileuca | electra | Electra Buck Moth | |
| Sphingidae | Pachysphinx | occidentalis | Western Poplar Sphinx | |
| Manduca | sexta | Tobacco Hornworm | ||
| Euproserpinus | phaeton | mojave | Phaeton Sphinx | |
| Hyles | lineata | White-lined Sphinx Moth | ||
| Noctuidae | Estigmene | albida | Tiger Moth | |
| Ectypia | clio | Clio Tiger Moth | ||
| Kodiosoma | fulvum | Tiger Moth | ||
| Litocala | sexsignata | Underwing | ||
| Melipotis | indomita | Indomitable Melipotis | ||
| Melipotis | jucunda | Merry Melipotis | ||
| Heteranassa | fraterna | Underwing | ||
| Bulia | deducta and/or | |||
| similaris | Underwing | |||
| Drasteria | fumosa | Smokey Arches | ||
| Drasteria | pallescens | Underwing | ||
| Drasteria | tejonica | Desert False Underwing | ||
| Drasteria | pulchra | Underwing | ||
| Drasteria | ochracea | Underwing | ||
| Autographa | californica | Alfalfa Semilooper | ||
| Tripudia | balteata | Eustrotiinae Moth | ||
| Cobubatha | dividua | Eustrotiinae Moth | ||
| Ponometia | elegantula | Arizona Bird Dropping Moth | ||
| Acontia | cretata | Chalky Bird Dropping Moth | ||
| Alypia | ridingsi | Riding's Forester | ||
| Copibryophila | angelica | Psaphidini Moth | ||
| Oncocnemis | primula | Psaphidini Moth (to be assigned to a new genus) | ||
| Nocloa | rivulosa | Psaphidini Moth | ||
| Nocloa | pallens | Psaphidini Moth | ||
| Stiria | consuela | Stiriini Moth | ||
| Azenia | virida | Stiriini Moth | ||
| Annaphila | astrologa | Stiriini Moth | ||
| Grotella | stretchi | Stiriini Moth | ||
| Argentostiria | koebelei | Stiriini Moth | ||
| Heliolonche | pictipennis | Flower Moth | ||
| Schinia | graefiana | Flower Moth | ||
| Schinia | suetus | californica | Flower Moth | |
| Schinia | scarletina | Flower Moth | ||
| Schinia | jaegeri | Flower Moth | ||
| Schinia | miniana | Flower Moth | ||
| Schinia | felicitata | Flower Moth | ||
| Schinia | niveicosta | Flower Moth | ||
| Euxoa | recula | Cutworm | ||
| Protogygia | biclavis | Cutworm | ||
| Papilionidae | Papilio | polyxenes | coloro | Desert Black Swallowtail |
| Papilio | polyxenes | clarki | Desert Black Swallowtail | |
| Papilio | zelicaon | Anise Swallowtail | ||
| Papilio | indra | pergamus | Indra Swallowtail | |
| Papilio | cresphontes | Giant Swallowtail | ||
| Papilio | rutulus | Western Tiger Swallowtail | ||
| Papilio | eurymedon | Pale Swallowtail | ||
| Battus | philenor | Pipevine Swallowtail | ||
| Pieridae | Pontia | beckerii | Becker's White | |
| Pontia | sisymbrii | Spring White | ||
| Pontia | protodice | Checkered White | ||
| Pieris | rapae | Cabage White | ||
| Euchloe | hyantis | California Marble | ||
| Anthocharis | lanceolata | australis | Grinell's Gray Marble | |
| Anthocharis | lanceolata | desertolimbus | Desert Edge Gray Marble | |
| Anthocharis | cethura | Desert Orangetip | ||
| Anthocharis | sara | Sara Orangetip | ||
| Colias | eurytheme | Orange Sulphur | ||
| Colias | harfordii | Harford's Sulphur | ||
| Colias | philodice | Clouded Sulphur | ||
| Zerene | eurydice | California Dogface | ||
| Zerene | cesonia | Southern Dogface | ||
| Nathalis | iole | Dainty Sulphur | ||
| Eurema | nicippe | Sleepy Orange | ||
| Eurema | boisduvaliana | Boisduval's Yellow | ||
| Eurema | mexicana | Mexican Yellow | ||
| Eurema | nise | Mimosa Yellow | ||
| Phoebis | sennae | Cloudless Sulphur | ||
| Lycaenidae | Lycaena | arota | Tailed Copper | |
| Lycaena | gorgon | Gorgon Copper | ||
| Lycaena | xanthoides | Great Copper | ||
| Lycaena | helloides | Purplish Copper | ||
| Atlides | halesus | Great Purple Hairstreak | ||
| Chlorostrymon | simaethis | sarita | Silver-banded Hairstreak | |
| Habrodais | grunus | Golden Hairstreak | ||
| Satyrium | auretorum | Gold-Hunter's Hairstreak | ||
| Satyrium | saepium | Hedgerow Hairstreak | ||
| Satyrium | sylvinus | Sylvan Hairstreak | ||
| Satyrium | californica | California Hairstreak | ||
| Satyrium | tetra | Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak | ||
| Callophyrs | gryneus | loki | Loki Juniper Hairstreak | |
| Callophyrs | nelsoni | Nelson's Hairstreak | ||
| Callophyrs | spinetorum | Thicket Hairstreak | ||
| Callophyrs | augustinus | Brown Elfin | ||
| Callophyrs | eryphon | Western Pine Elfin | ||
| Callophyrs | perplexa | Bramble Hairstreak | ||
| Strymon | istapa | Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak | ||
| Strymon | melinus | Gray Hairstreak | ||
| Ministrymon | leda | Leda Ministreak | ||
| Leptotes | marina | Marine Blue | ||
| Hemiargus | isola | Reakirt's Blue | ||
| Hemiargus | ceraunus | Ceraunus Blue | ||
| Brephidium | exile | Western Pigmy Blue | ||
| Everes | amyntula | Western Tailed Blue | ||
| Celastrina | ladon | echo | Spring Azure | |
| Euphilotes | bernardino | Bernardino Dotted-Blue | ||
| Euphilotes | enoptes | dammersi | Dammer's Dotted-Blue | |
| Euphilotes | enoptes | cryptorufes | Pratt's Dotted-Blue | |
| Euphilotes | mojave | Mojave Dotted-Blue | ||
| Philotiella | speciosa | Small Blue | ||
| Philotes | sonorensis | Sonoran Blue | ||
| Glaucopsyche | lygdamus | australis | Silvery Blue | |
| Glaucopsyche | piasus | umbrosa | Arrowhead Blue | |
| Plebejus | icarioides | evius | Boisduval's Blue | |
| Plebejus | saepiolus | hilda | Greenish Blue | |
| Plebejus | acmon | Acmon Blue | ||
| Plebejus | lupini | monticola | Lupine Blue | |
| Lycaeides | melissa | Melissa Blue | ||
| Riodinidae | Calephelis | wrighti | Wright's Metalmark | |
| Apodemia | mejicanus | deserti | Desert Metalmark | |
| Apodemia | virgulti | Behr's Metalmark | ||
| Apodemia | palmeri | Palmer's Metalmark | ||
| Apodemia | mormo | peninsularis | Peninsular Mormon Metalmark | |
| Nymphalidae | Libytheana | carinenta | American Snout | |
| Agraulis | vanillae | Gulf Fritillary | ||
| Euptoieta | claudia | Variegated Fritillary | ||
| Speyeria | callippe | comstocki | Callippe Fritillary | |
| Speyeria | coronis | semiramis | Coronis Fritillary | |
| Dymasia | dymas | imperialis | Tiny Checkerspot | |
| Chlosyne | californica | California Patch | ||
| Chlosyne | lacinia | crocale | Bordered Patch | |
| Chlosyne | gabbii | Gabb's Checkerspot | ||
| Chlosyne | acastus | neumoegeni | Neumoegen's Sagebrush Checkerspot | |
| Chlosyne | leanira | wrighti | Leanira Checkerspot | |
| Euphydryas | chalcedona | hennei | Henne's Variable Checkerspot | |
| Euphydryas | editha | quino | Quino Checkerspot | |
| Phyciodes | mylitta | Mylitta Crescent | ||
| Polygonia | satyrus | Satyr Comma | ||
| Vanessa | atalanta | Red Admiral | ||
| Vanessa | cardui | Painted Lady | ||
| Vanessa | annabella | West Coast Lady | ||
| Vanessa | virginiensis | American Lady | ||
| Nymphalis | californica | California Tortoiseshell | ||
| Nymphalis | antiopa | Mourning Cloak | ||
| Junonia | coenia | Common Buckeye | ||
| Coenonympha | tullia | california | Common Ringlet | |
| Cercyonis | sthenele | silestris | Great Basin Wood-Nymph | |
| Limenitis | lorquini | Lorquin's Admiral | ||
| Adelpha | bredowii | californica | California Sister | |
| Danaus | plexippus | Monarch | ||
| Danaus | gilippus | Queen | ||
| Hesperiidae | Epargyreus | clarus | huachuca | Silver-spotted Skipper |
| Polygonus | leo | Hammock Skipper | ||
| Urbanus | proteus | Long-tailed Skipper | ||
| Systasea | zampa | Arizona Powdered-Skipper | ||
| Thorybes | pylades | Northern Cloudywing | ||
| Erynnis | brizo | lacustra | Sleepy Duskywing | |
| Erynnis | pacuvius | callidus | Pacuvius Duskywing | |
| Erynnis | afranius | Afranius Duskywing | ||
| Erynnis | funeralis | Funereal Duskywing | ||
| Erynnis | tristis | Mournful Duskywing | ||
| Erynnis | propertius | Propertius Duskywing | ||
| Hesperopsis | libya | Mojave Sootywing | ||
| Pholisora | catullus | Common Sootywing | ||
| Pyrgus | albescens | White Checkered-Skipper | ||
| Heliopetes | domicella | Erichson's White-Skipper | ||
| Pyrgus | scriptura | Small Checkered-Skipper | ||
| Pyrgus | ruralis | lagunae | Laguna Two-banded Checkered Skipper | |
| Heliopetes | ericetorum | Northern White-Skipper | ||
| Lerodea | eufala | Eufala Skipper | ||
| Atalopedes | campestris | Sachem | ||
| Hesperia | juba | Juba Skipper | ||
| Hesperia | colorado | leussleri | Western Branded Skipper | |
| Hesperia | columbia | Columbia Skipper | ||
| Hesperia | lindseyi | Lindsey's Skipper | ||
| Copaeodes | aurantiacus | Orange Skipperling | ||
| Pseudocopaeodes | eunus | Alkali Skipper | ||
| Polites | sabuleti | Sandhill Skipper | ||
| Hylephila | phyleus | Fiery Skipper | ||
| Ochlodes | agricola | Rural Skipper | ||
| Ochlodes | sylvanoides | Woodland Skipper | ||
| Poanes | melane | Umber Skipper | ||
| Euphyes | vestris | harbisoni | Dun Skipper | |
| Agathymus | stephensi | California Giant Skipper | ||
| Megathymus | yuccae | harbisoni | Yucca Giant-Skipper |