Butterfly species of Dane County, Wisconsin
Data for these lists comes from the historical record, NABA counts, and sightings reported to Wisconsin Butterflies. Species marked with an asterisk have sightings reported but no photo reported to the site.
Species reported
Swallowtails
Swallowtails
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Zebra Swallowtail
- Black Swallowtail
- Giant Swallowtail
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Spicebush Swallowtail *
Whites and Sulphurs
Whites
Sulphurs
- Clouded Sulphur
- Orange Sulphur
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Little Yellow
- Sleepy Orange *
- Dainty Sulphur
Gossamer-wing Butterflies
Harvesters
Coppers
Hairstreaks
- Coral Hairstreak
- Acadian Hairstreak *
- Edwards' Hairstreak
- Banded Hairstreak
- Hickory Hairstreak
- Striped Hairstreak
- Juniper Hairstreak
- White M Hairstreak *
- Gray Hairstreak
Blues
- Marine Blue
- Reakirt's Blue
- Eastern Tailed-Blue
- Spring Azure
- 'Spring' Spring Azure
- 'Summer' Spring Azure
- Silvery Blue *
Metalmarks Family
Metalmarks
Brushfooted Butterflies
Snouts
Heliconians and Fritillaries
- Variegated Fritillary
- Great Spangled Fritillary
- Aphrodite Fritillary
- Regal Fritillary
- Atlantis Fritillary *
- Silver-bordered Fritillary
- Meadow Fritillary
True Brushfoots
- Gorgone Checkerspot *
- Silvery Checkerspot
- Harris' Checkerspot *
- Pearl Crescent
- Northern Crescent *
- Baltimore Checkerspot
- Question Mark
- Eastern Comma
- Gray Comma
- Compton Tortoiseshell
- Mourning Cloak
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell
- American Lady
- Painted Lady
- Red Admiral
- Common Buckeye
Admirals and Relatives
Emperors
Satyrs
- Northern Pearly-eye
- Eyed Brown
- Smoky Eyed Brown *
- Appalachian Brown
- Little Wood-Satyr
- Common Ringlet
- Common Wood-Nymph
Monarchs
Skippers
Spread-wing Skippers
- Silver-spotted Skipper
- Southern Cloudywing
- Northern Cloudywing
- Dreamy Duskywing *
- Sleepy Duskywing *
- Juvenal's Duskywing
- Horace's Duskywing
- Mottled Duskywing *
- Funereal Duskywing
- Columbine Duskywing
- Wild Indigo Duskywing
- Common Checkered-Skipper
- Common Sootywing
Grass-Skippers
- Ocola Skipper
- Least Skipper
- European Skipper
- Fiery Skipper
- Ottoe Skipper *
- Leonard's Skipper
- Peck's Skipper
- Tawny-edged Skipper
- Crossline Skipper
- Long Dash
- Northern Broken-Dash
- Little Glassywing
- Sachem
- Delaware Skipper
- Mulberry Wing
- Hobomok Skipper
- Broad-winged Skipper
- Dion Skipper
- Black Dash
- Dun Skipper
- Dusted Skipper
- Common Roadside-Skipper *
Species not reported
Swallowtails
Swallowtails
Whites and Sulphurs
Whites
Sulphurs
Gossamer-wing Butterflies
Coppers
Hairstreaks
- Brown Elfin
- Hoary Elfin
- Frosted Elfin
- Henry's Elfin
- Eastern Pine Elfin
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Early Hairstreak
- Western Pine Elfin