List of butterflies of Oklahoma

This is a list of all butterflies and skippers found in the state of Oklahoma.

Butterflies and skippers are a monophyletic group found in the insect order Lepidoptera.

(See the difference between a butterfly and a moth.)

Order: Lepidoptera Superfamily: Papilionoidea Family: Papilionidae Subfamily: Papilioninae Family: Pieridae Subfamily: Pierinae Subfamily: Coliadinae Family: Lycaenidae Subfamily: Miletinae Subfamily: Lycaeninae Subfamily: Theclinae Subfamily: Polyommatinae Family: Riodinidae Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Libytheinae Subfamily: Heliconiinae Subfamily: Nymphalinae Subfamily: Limenitidinae Subfamily: Charaxinae Subfamily: Apaturinae Subfamily: Satyrinae Subfamily: Danainae Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Subfamily: Pyrginae Subfamily: Hesperiinae Subfamily: Megathyminae

The black swallowtail ( Papilio polyxenes ) is the state butterfly of Oklahoma
Eastern tiger swallowtail ( Papilio glaucus )
Orange sulphur ( Colias eurytheme )
Gray hairstreak ( Strymon melinus )
Spring azure ( Celastrina ladon )
Great spangled fritillary ( Speyeria cybele )
Painted lady ( Vanessa cardui )
Viceroy ( Limenitis archippus )
Monarch ( Danaus plexippus )
Long-tailed skipper ( Urbanus proteus )