Butterflies of Oregon and Washington

This website organizes photos of butterfly species found in Oregon or Washington. Although butterfly identification guides and websites have become widly available, it is helpful to have additional views, especially where there are differences between the exes or regional subspecies.

I generally follow the names given in Pyle and LaBarr (2018), Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest. I note other names used by NABA or other authors where they differ (see references). Unfortunately there have been changes over time and continuing disagreement for certain species.

Photos were taken by Dennis Deck unless otherwise specified.


Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

Parnassians (Subfamily Parnassiinae)

Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Longwings and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

See also Fritillary supbspecies from the OSU butterfly collection.

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

Skipperlings (Subfamily Heteropterinae)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

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