Terrestrial Invertebrates

These terrestrial invertebrate species are known or likely to occur in Virginia mountain areas. 

For each species, there is an online "booklet".   To access a booklet, highlight and copy the common name from the list below click here and paste into the species name box.  [NB: The first time you click, you may get a welcome page.  You can close that page and click again, which should put you on the correct page.  Or you can navigate to the correct page by selecting the Species Information option and then the Species Booklet option.]

	Common Name	Scientific name	Status*
	Blue, marine	Leptotes marina
	Butterfly, American copper	Lycaena phlaeas
	Butterfly, American lady	Vanessa virginiensis
	Butterfly, American snout	Libytheana carinenta
	Butterfly, Appalachian azure	Celastrina neglectamajor
	Butterfly, Appalachian brown	Satyrodes appalachia
	Butterfly, Aprhodite fritillary	Speyeria aphrodite
	Butterfly, Atlantis fritillary	Speyeria atlantis
	Butterfly, Baltimore checkerspot	Euphydryas phaeton
	Butterfly, Carolina satyr	Hermeuptychia sosybius
	Butterfly, Delaware skipper	Anatrytone logan
	Butterfly, Dun skipper	Euphyes vestris
	Butterfly, Edwards hairstreak	Satyrium edwardsii
	Butterfly, Eufala skipper	Lerodea eufala
	Butterfly, European skipper	Thymelicus lineola
	Butterfly, Hayhursts scallopwing	Staphylus hayhurstii
	Butterfly, Henrys elfin	Callophrys henrici
	Butterfly, Hobomok skipper	Poanes hobomok
	Butterfly, Horaces duskywing	Erynnis horatius
	Butterfly, Indian skipper	Hesperia sassacus
	Butterfly, Juvenals duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis
	Butterfly, Leonards skipper	Hesperia leonardus
	Butterfly, Ocola skipper	Panoquina ocola
	Butterfly, Olympia marble	Euchloe olympia
	Butterfly, Pecks skipper	Polites peckius
	Butterfly, Persius duskywing	Erynnis persius	FS
	Butterfly, West Virginia white	Pieris virginiensis
	Butterfly, Zabulon skipper	Poanes zabulon
	Butterfly, Zarucco duskywing	Erynnis zarucco
	Butterfly, banded hairstreak	Satyrium calanus
	Butterfly, barred yellow	Eurema daira
	Butterfly, black dash	Euphyes conspicua
	Butterfly, black swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes asterius
	Butterfly, brown elfin	Callophrys augustinus
	Butterfly, cabbage white	Pieris rapae
	Butterfly, carus skipper	Polites carus
	Butterfly, checkered white	Pontia protodice
	Butterfly, clouded skipper	Lerema accius
	Butterfly, clouded sulphur	Colias philodice
	Butterfly, cloudless sulphur	Phoebis sennae eubule
	Butterfly, cobweb skipper	Hesperia metea
	Butterfly, columbine duskywing	Erynnis lucilius
	Butterfly, common buckeye	Junonia coenia
	Butterfly, common checkered-skipper	Pyrgus communis
	Butterfly, common sootywing	Pholisora catullus
	Butterfly, common wood-nymph	Cercyonis pegala
	Butterfly, confused cloudywing	Thorybes confusis
	Butterfly, coral hairstreak	Satyrium titus
	Butterfly, creole pearly-eye	Enodia creola
	Butterfly, crossline skipper	Polites origenes
	Butterfly, dainty sulphur	Nathalis iole
	Butterfly, dreamy duskywing	Erynnis icelus
	Butterfly, dusky azure	Celastrina nigra
	Butterfly, dusted skipper	Atrytonopsis hianna
	Butterfly, early hairstreak	Erora laeta
	Butterfly, eastern comma	Polygonia comma
	Butterfly, eastern pine elfin	Callophrys niphon
	Butterfly, eastern tailed-blue	Everes comyntas
	Butterfly, eastern tiger swallowtail	Papilio glaucus
	Butterfly, falcate orangetip	Anthocharis midea
	Butterfly, fiery skipper	Hylephila phyleus
	Butterfly, frosted elfin	Callophrys irus
	Butterfly, gemmed satyr	Cyllopsis gemma
	Butterfly, giant swallowtail	Papilio cresphontes
	Butterfly, goatweed leafwing	Anaea andria
	Butterfly, golden-banded skipper	Autochton cellus
	Butterfly, gray comma	Polygonia progne
	Butterfly, gray hairstreak	Strymon melinus
	Butterfly, great purple hairstreak	Atlides halesus
	Butterfly, great spangled fritillary	Speyeria cybele
	Butterfly, green comma	Polygonia faunus
	Butterfly, hackberry emperor	Asterocampa celtis
	Butterfly, harvester	Feniseca tarquinius
	Butterfly, hickory hairstreak	Satyrium caryaevorum
	Butterfly, hoary edge	Achalarus lyciades
	Butterfly, hoary elfin	Callophrys polius
	Butterfly, least skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor
	Butterfly, little glassywing	Pompeius verna
	Butterfly, little wood-satyr	Megisto cymela
	Butterfly, little yellow	Eurema lisa
	Butterfly, long dash	Polites mystic
	Butterfly, meadow fritillary	Boloria bellona
	Butterfly, monarch	Danaus plexippus
	Butterfly, mottled duskywing	Erynnis martialis
	Butterfly, mourning cloak	Nymphalis antiopa
	Butterfly, northern broken dash	Wallengrenia egeremet
	Butterfly, northern cloudywing	Thorybes pylades
	Butterfly, northern crescent	Phyciodes selenis
	Butterfly, northern metalmark	Calephelis borealis
	Butterfly, northern pearly-eye	Enodia anthedon
	Butterfly, olive juniper hairstreak	Callophrys gryneus gryneus
	Butterfly, orange sulphur	Colias eurytheme
	Butterfly, orange-barred sulphur	Phoebis philea
	Butterfly, painted lady	Vanessa cardui
	Butterfly, pearl crescent	Phyciodes tharos
	Butterfly, pepper and salt road-skipper	Amblyscirtes hegon
	Butterfly, pink-edged sulphur	Colias interior
	Butterfly, pipevine swallowtail	Battus philenor
	Butterfly, question mark	Polygonia interrogationis
	Butterfly, red admiral	Vanessa atalanta
	Butterfly, red-banded hairstreak	Calycopis cecrops
	Butterfly, red-spotted purple	Limenitis arthemis astyanax
	Butterfly, sachem	Atalopedes campestris
	Butterfly, silver-bordered fritillary	Boloria selene
	Butterfly, silver-spotted skipper	Epargyreus clarus
	Butterfly, silvery blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus
	Butterfly, silvery checkerspot	Chlosyne nycteis
	Butterfly, sleepy duskywing	Erynnis brizo
	Butterfly, sleepy orange	Eurema nicippe
	Butterfly, southern broken dash	Wallengrenia otho
	Butterfly, southern cloudywing	Thorybes bathyllus
	Butterfly, southern hairstreak	Satyrium favonius
	Butterfly, spicebush swallowtail	Papilio troilus
	Butterfly, spring azure	Celastrina ladon
	Butterfly, striped hairstreak	Satyrium liparops
	Butterfly, swarthy skipper	Nastra lherminier
	Butterfly, tawny emperor	Asterocampa clyton
	Butterfly, tawny-edged skipper	Polites themistocles
	Butterfly, two-spotted skipper	Euphyes bimacula
	Butterfly, variegated fritillary	Euptoieta claudia
	Butterfly, viceroy	Limenitis archippus
	Butterfly, whirlabout	Polites vibex
	Butterfly, white M hairstreak	Parrhasius m-album
	Butterfly, wild indigo duskywing	Erynnis baptisiae
	Butterfly, zebra swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus
	Coil, rubble	Helicodiscus lirellus	FSSE
	Coil, shaggy	Helicodiscus diadema	FSSE
	Crescent, tawny	Phyciodes batesii	FS
	Deerfly	Chrysops vittatus vittatus
	Dipluran	Plusiocampa c
	Dipluran	Plusiocampa a
	Dipluran	Plusiocampa b a
	Dipluran	Plusiocampa b b
	Dipluran	Plusiocampa b c
	Fritillary, Diana	Speyeria diana	FS
	Fritillary, regal	Speyeria idalia	FS
	Gnat	Culicoides stellifer
	Gnat	Culicoides villosipennis
	Gnat	Culicoides paraensis
	Gnat	Culicoides arboricola
	Gnat	Culicoides guttipennis
	Gnat	Culicoides footei
	Gnat	Culicoides nanus
	Gnat	Culicoides hinmani
	Gnat	Culicoides ousairani
	Gnat	Culicoides debipalpis
	Gnat	Culicoides beckae
	Gnat	Culicoides snowi
	Moth, Carolina sphinx	Manduca sexta
	Moth, Five-spotted hawk	Manduca quinquemaculata
	Moth, Francks sphinx	Sphinx franckii
	Moth, Io	Automeris io
	Moth, Luna	Actias luna
	Moth, Nessus sphinx	Amphion floridensis
	Moth, Pandorus sphinx	Eumorpha pandorus
	Moth, Polyphemus	Antheraea polyphemus
	Moth, Promethea	Callosamia promethea
	Moth, Southern pine sphinx	Lapara coniferarum
	Moth, Virginia-creeper sphinx	Darapsa myron
	Moth, apple sphinx	Sphinx gordius
	Moth, ash sphinx	Manduca jasminearum
	Moth, azalea sphinx	Darapsa pholus
	Moth, blinded sphinx	Paonias excaecatus
	Moth, buck	Hemileuca maia
	Moth, catalpa sphinx	Ceratomia catalpae
	Moth, elm sphinx	Ceratomia amyntor
	Moth, gypsy	Lymantria dispar
	Moth, hermit sphinx	Sphinx eremitus
	Moth, hummingbird clearwing	Hemaris thysbe
	Moth, imperial	Eacles imperialis
	Moth, laurel sphinx	Sphinx kalmiae
	Moth, northern pine sphinx	Lapara bombycoides
	Moth, orangestriped oakworm	Anistora senatoria
	Moth, pine-devil	Citheronia sepulcralis
	Moth, pinkstriped oakworm	Anisota virginiensis
	Moth, regal	Citheronia regalis
	Moth, rosy maple	Dryocampa rubicunda
	Moth, rustic sphinx	Manduca rustica
	Moth, small-eyed sphinx	Paonias myops
	Moth, snowberry clearwing	Hemeris diffinis
	Moth, spiny oakworm	Anisota stigma
	Moth, tulip-tree silk	Callosamia angulifera
	Moth, walnut sphinx	Laothoe juglandis
	Moth, waved shinx	Ceratomia undulosa
	Moth, whitelined sphinx	Hyles lineata
	Pseudotremia, Ellett Valley	Pseudotremia cavernarum	ST
	Roadside-skipper, common	Amblyscirtes vialis
	Roundworm, raccoon	Baylisascaris procyonis
	Skipper, Appalachian grizzled	Pyrgus centaureae wyandot	FS
	Skipper, Arogos	Atrytone arogos arogos	FS
	Snail, Virginia fringed mountain	Polygyriscus virginianus	FESE
	Supercoil, brown	Paravitrea septadens	FSST
	Tick, American dog	Dermacentor variabilis
	Tick, brown dog	Rhipicephalus sanguineus
	Tick, lone star	Amblyomma americanum
	Tick, rabbit	Haemaphysalis leporispalustris
	Xystodesmid, Laurel Creek	Sigmoria whiteheadi	FSST

* Status Definitions: 

FE - Endangered on the Federal listing
FT - Threatened on the Federal listing
FP - Proposed for the Federal listing
FC - Candidate for the Federal listing
FS - Species of Special Concern for Federal agencies
SE - Endangered on the Virginia listing
ST - Threatened on the Virginia listing
SC - Candidate for the Virginia listing
SS - Species of Special Concern for Virginia agencies