List of U.S. state butterflies

This is a list of official U.S. state butterflies:^[1]

Table

State	State butterfly	Binomial nomenclature	Year designated
Alabama	Monarch Butterfly (State insect)	Danaus plexippus	1989^[2]
Arizona	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	2001^[3]
Arkansas	Diana Fritillary Butterfly	Speyeria diana	2007^[4]
California	California Dogface Butterfly	Colias eurydice	1972^[5]
Colorado	Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly	Hypaurotis crysalus	1996^[6]
Delaware	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	1999^[7]
Florida	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	1996^[8]
Georgia	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	1988^[9]
Hawaii	Kamehameha butterfly (State insect)	Vanessa tameamea	2009^[10]
Idaho	Monarch Butterfly (State insect)	Danaus plexippus	1992^[11]
Illinois	Monarch Butterfly (State insect)	Danaus plexippus	1975^[12]
Kentucky	Viceroy Butterfly	Limenitis archippus	1990^[13]
Maryland	Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly (State insect)	Euphydryas phaeton	1973^[14]
Minnesota	Monarch Butterfly (State insect)	Danaus plexippus	2000^[15]
Mississippi	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	1991^[16]
Montana	Mourning Cloak Butterfly	Nymphalis antiopa
New Hampshire	Karner Blue Butterfly	Lycaeides melissa ssp. samuelis	1992^[17]
New Mexico	Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly	Callophrys mcfarlandi	2003^[18]
New York	Red Spotted Purple or White Admiral Butterfly	Limenitis arthemis	2008^[19]
North Carolina	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	2012^[20]
Oklahoma	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	1996^[21]
Oregon	Oregon Swallowtail (State insect)	Papilio oregonius
South Carolina	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	1994^[22]
Tennessee	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	1995^[23]
Texas	Monarch Butterfly (State insect)	Danaus plexippus	1995^[24]
Vermont	Monarch Butterfly (State butterfly)	Danaus plexippus	1987^[25]
Virginia	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus
West Virginia	Monarch Butterfly (State butterfly)	Danaus plexippus	1995^[26]
Wyoming	Sheridan's Hairstreak	Callophrys sheridanii	2009^[27]

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References

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External links

State Insects of the United States

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↑ State Animal, the New Hampshire Almanac, New Hampshire State Library. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
↑ House Bill 13, 46th Legislature of the State of New Mexico
↑ [1] Official Results for the New York State Butterfly Election
↑ Session Laws, 2012-29, North Carolina General Assembly Online. Retrieved 2012-06-22
↑ Oklahoma Almanac, State Emblems (pp. 37-40)
↑ The State Butterfly, South Carolina Legislature Online. Retrieved 2008-03-29
↑ State Symbols, Tennessee Department of State. Retrieved 2008-03-29
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[16] State Symbols, p. 4. Office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved 2008-03-29

[17] State Animal, the New Hampshire Almanac, New Hampshire State Library. Retrieved 2008-03-29.

[18] House Bill 13, 46th Legislature of the State of New Mexico

[19] [1] Official Results for the New York State Butterfly Election

[20] Session Laws, 2012-29, North Carolina General Assembly Online. Retrieved 2012-06-22

[21] Oklahoma Almanac, State Emblems (pp. 37-40)

[22] The State Butterfly, South Carolina Legislature Online. Retrieved 2008-03-29

[23] State Symbols, Tennessee Department of State. Retrieved 2008-03-29

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