Web Atlas Rare Species List

The following is list of the rare butterflies, skippers, moths, dragonflies and damselflies that occur in Virginia, all of which are addressed in this web atlas. The list is sorted alphabetically by common name. You may resort the list by scientific name by clicking on the scientific name column heading. Click the hyperlinked name to view the full factsheet for a species, or go back to the Search tab and search by species or locality.

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Common Name	Scientific Name	Species Type
A Top
A cane moth	Leucania calidior	Moth
A cane moth	Franclemontia interrogans	Moth
A cane moth	Argillophora furcilla	Moth
A dart moth	Euxoa fumalis	Moth
A geometrid moth	Eulithis propulsata	Moth
A geometrid moth	Xanthorhoe iduata	Moth
A geometrid moth	Cymatophora approximaria	Moth
A geometrid moth	Idaea tacturata	Moth
A geometrid moth	Lytrosis permagnaria	Moth
A noctuid moth	Emarginea percara	Moth
A noctuid moth	Paectes abrostolella	Moth
A noctuid moth	Hadena ectypa	Moth
A noctuid moth	Dichagyris grotei	Moth
A noctuid moth	Aplectoides condita	Moth
A noctuid moth	Argyrostrotis sylvarum	Moth
A noctuid moth	Argyrostrotis deleta	Moth
A noctuid moth	Meropleon titan	Moth
A noctuid moth	Meropleon cosmion	Moth
A noctuid moth	Oxycilla mitographa	Moth
A pinion moth	Lithophane adipel	Moth
A prominent moth	Heterocampa astarte	Moth
Allegheny River Cruiser	Macromia alleghaniensis	Dragonfly
Allegheny Snaketail	Ophiogomphus incurvatus alleghaniensis	Dragonfly
Aluring Schinia Moth	Schinia siren	Moth
American Emerald	Cordulia shurtleffii	Dragonfly
Appalachian Grizzled Skipper	Pyrgus centaureae wyandot	Skipper
Appalachian Jewelwing	Calopteryx angustipennis	Damselfly
Appalachian Snaketail	Ophiogomphus incurvatus incurvatus	Dragonfly
Aralia Shoot Borer Moth	Papaipema araliae	Moth
Arogos Skipper	Atrytone arogos arogos	Skipper
Atlantis Fritillary	Speyeria atlantis	Butterfly
Aureolaria Seed Borer Moth	Pyrrhia aurantiago	Moth
B Top
Banner Clubtail	Gomphus apomyius	Dragonfly
Barrens Dagger Moth	Acronicta albarufa	Moth
Barrens Moth	Properigea costa	Moth
Barrens Speranza moth	Speranza exonerata	Moth
Beaverpond Baskettail	Epitheca canis	Dragonfly
Beaverpond Clubtail	Gomphus borealis	Dragonfly
Black Dash	Euphyes conspicua	Skipper
Black-eyed Zale Moth	Zale curema	Moth
Black-tipped Darner	Aeshna tuberculifera	Dragonfly
Blackwater Bluet	Enallagma weewa	Damselfly
Boreal Fan Moth	Brachionycha borealis	Moth
Broad-lined Erastria moth	Erastria coloraria	Moth
Bronze Copper	Lycaena hyllus	Butterfly
Brook Snaketail	Ophiogomphus aspersus	Dragonfly
Brown-lined Dart Moth	Anaplectoides brunneomedia	Moth
Burgundy Bluet	Enallagma dubium	Damselfly
C Top
Canada Darner	Aeshna canadensis	Dragonfly
Cane-boring Moth	Acrapex relicta	Moth
Carolina Spreadwing	Lestes vidua	Damselfly
Chain Fern Borer Moth	Papaipema stenocelis	Moth
Chalk-fronted Corporal Skimmer	Ladona julia	Dragonfly
Charred Dagger Moth	Acronicta brumosa	Moth
Cherokee Clubtail	Gomphus consanguis	Dragonfly
Chestnut Clearwing Moth	Synanthedon castaneae	Moth
Chestnut Leaf-miner	Coptotriche perplexa	Moth
Chocolate Moth	Acherdoa ferraria	Moth
Cinnamon Shadowdragon	Neurocordulia virginiensis	Dragonfly
Columbine Duskywing	Erynnis lucilius	Skipper
Consort Underwing	Catocala consors	Moth
Coppery Emerald	Somatochlora georgiana	Dragonfly
Currant Spanworm	Speranza ribearia	Moth
D Top
Dark Stoneroot Borer Moth	Papaipema duplicatus	Moth
Delta-spotted Spiketail	Cordulegaster diastatops	Dragonfly
Diana Fritillary	Speyeria diana	Butterfly
Doll's Dagger Moth	Acronicta dolli	Moth
Dot-tailed Whiteface	Leucorrhinia intacta	Dragonfly
Dotted Skipper (= Seminole Skipper)	Hesperia attalus slossonae	Skipper
Dukes' Skipper	Euphyes dukesi	Skipper
Dusky Roadside Skipper	Amblyscirtes alternata	Skipper
E Top
Early Hairstreak	Erora laeta	Butterfly
Elegant Prominent	Odontosia elegans	Moth
Elfin Emerald	Nemoria elfa	Moth
Elfin Skimmer	Nannothemis bella	Dragonfly
Elusive Clubtail	Stylurus notatus	Dragonfly
Emerald Spreadwing	Lestes dryas	Damselfly
F Top
Faded Pennant	Celithemis ornata	Dragonfly
Fine-lined Emerald	Somatochlora filosa	Dragonfly
Franck's Sphinx	Sphinx franckii	Moth
Frosted Elfin	Callophrys irus	Butterfly
Frosted Whiteface	Leucorrhinia frigida	Dragonfly
G Top
Goatweed Leafwing	Anaea andria	Butterfly
Graphic moth	Drasteria graphica	Moth
Gray Petaltail	Tachopteryx thoreyi	Dragonfly
Green-faced Clubtail	Gomphus viridifrons	Dragonfly
Green-striped Darner	Aeshna verticalis	Dragonfly
H Top
Hagen's Bluet	Enallagma hageni	Damselfly
Harpoon Clubtail	Gomphus descriptus	Dragonfly
Harris's Checkerspot	Chlosyne harrisii	Butterfly
Hebard's Noctuid moth	Psectrotarsia hebardi	Moth
Helicta Satyr	Neonympha helicta	Butterfly
Hessel's Hairstreak	Callophrys hesseli	Butterfly
Hoary Elfin	Callophrys polios	Butterfly
Hudsonian Whiteface	Leucorrhinia hudsonica	Dragonfly
I Top
Interior Least Clubtail	Stylogomphus sigmastylus	Dragonfly
J Top
Jane's Meadowhawk	Sympetrum janeae	Dragonfly
K Top
King's Hairstreak	Satyrium kingi	Butterfly
L Top
Lance-tipped Darner	Aeshna constricta	Dragonfly
Laura's Clubtail	Stylurus laurae	Dragonfly
Lemmer's Pinion Moth	Lithophane lemmeri	Moth
Lilypad Clubtail	Arigomphus furcifer	Dragonfly
Little Metalmark	Calephelis virginiensis	Butterfly
Live Oak Metria Moth	Metria amella	Moth
Long Dash	Polites mystic	Skipper
M Top
Maine Snaketail	Ophiogomphus mainensis	Dragonfly
Mantled Baskettail	Epitheca semiaquea	Dragonfly
Marbled Underwing	Catocala marmorata	Moth
Marked Tricholita	Tricholita notata	Moth
Marl Pennant	Macrodiplax balteata	Dragonfly
Marsh Bluet	Enallagma ebrium	Damselfly
Martha's Pennant	Celithemis martha	Dragonfly
Messalina Underwing	Catocala messalina	Moth
Midland Clubtail	Gomphus fraternus	Dragonfly
Milne's Euchlaena moth	Euchlaena milnei	Moth
Mitchell's Satyr	Neonympha mitchellii	Butterfly
Mixed dart moth	Euxoa immixta	Moth
Mottled Duskywing	Erynnis martialis	Skipper
Mountain River Cruiser	Macromia margarita	Dragonfly
Mustached Clubtail	Gomphus adelphus	Dragonfly
N Top
Northern Bluet	Enallagma annexum	Damselfly
Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta	Butterfly
Northern Metalmark	Calephelis borealis	Butterfly
Northern Pygmy Clubtail	Lanthus parvulus	Dragonfly
Northern Spreadwing	Lestes disjunctus	Damselfly
O Top
Olympia Marble	Euchloe olympia	Butterfly
Osmunda Borer Moth	Papaipema speciosissima	Moth
Owl-eyed Bird Dropping Moth	Cerma cora	Moth
P Top
Palatka Skipper (= Sawgrass Skipper)	Euphyes pilatka	Skipper
Pale Bluet	Enallagma pallidum	Damselfly
Persius Duskywing	Erynnis persius persius	Skipper
Piedmont Clubtail	Gomphus parvidens	Dragonfly
Pine Barrens Underwing	Catocala herodias gerhardi	Moth
Pine Barrens Zale	Zale lunifera	Moth
Pink-edged Sulphur	Colias interior	Butterfly
Pink-streak moth	Dargida rubripennis	Moth
Plain Schizura Moth	Schizura apicalis	Moth
Precious Underwing	Catocala pretiosa pretiosa	Moth
Pygmy Snaketail	Ophiogomphus howei	Dragonfly
R Top
Rapids Clubtail	Gomphus quadricolor	Dragonfly
Rare Skipper	Problema bulenta	Skipper
Rare spring moth	Heliomata infulata	Moth
Red-waisted Whiteface	Leucorrhinia proxima	Dragonfly
Regal Darner	Coryphaeschna ingens	Dragonfly
Regal Fritillary	Speyeria idalia	Butterfly
Riffle Snaketail	Ophiogomphus carolus	Dragonfly
River Jewelwing	Calopteryx aequabilis	Damselfly
Riverine Clubtail	Stylurus amnicola	Dragonfly
Robust Baskettail	Epitheca spinosa	Dragonfly
Roseate Grass Moth	Amolita roseola	Moth
S Top
Sable Clubtail	Gomphus rogersi	Dragonfly
Salt-and-pepper Looper	Syngrapha rectangula	Moth
Scribbled Sallow	Sympistis perscripta	Moth
Seaside Goldenrod Borer Moth	Papaipema duovata	Moth
Sedge Sprite	Nehalennia irene	Damselfly
Selys' Sundragon	Helocordulia selysii	Dragonfly
Septima's Clubtail	Gomphus septima	Dragonfly
Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria selene	Butterfly
Ski-tipped Emerald	Somatochlora elongata	Dragonfly
Skillet Clubtail	Gomphus ventricosus	Dragonfly
Smyth's Apamea Moth	Apamea smythi	Moth
Smyth's Green Comma	Polygonia faunus smythi	Butterfly
Southern Chocolate Angle	Macaria distribuaria	Moth
Southern Ptichodis Moth	Ptichodis bistrigata	Moth
Southern Sprite	Nehalennia integricollis	Damselfly
Spatterdock Darner	Rhionaeschna mutata	Dragonfly
Sphagnum Sprite	Nehalennia gracilis	Damselfly
Spine-crowned Clubtail	Gomphus abbreviatus	Dragonfly
St. Croix Snaketail	Ophiogomphus susbehcha	Dragonfly
Stripe-winged Baskettail	Epitheca costalis	Dragonfly
Stygian Shadowdragon	Neurocordulia yamaskanensis	Dragonfly
Summer Hyppa	Hyppa contrasta	Moth
Sunflower Borer Moth	Papaipema necopina	Moth
Superb Jewelwing	Calopteryx amata	Damselfly
Sweet Underwing	Catocala dulciola	Moth
Sweetbay Silkmoth	Callosamia securifera	Moth
T Top
Tawny Crescent	Phyciodes batesii batesii	Butterfly
Treetop Emerald	Somatochlora provocans	Dragonfly
Tuscarora Emerald	Nemoria tuscarora	Moth
Two-spotted Skipper	Euphyes bimacula	Skipper
Two-striped Forceptail	Aphylla williamsoni	Dragonfly
U Top
Ulalume Underwing	Catocala ulalume	Moth
Unexpected Cycnia Moth	Cycnia collaris	Moth
V Top
Variegated Meadowhawk	Sympetrum corruptum	Dragonfly
W Top
White Corporal Skimmer	Ladona exusta	Dragonfly
White Underwing	Catocala relicta	Moth
White-faced Meadowhawk	Sympetrum obtrusum	Dragonfly
Williamson's Emerald	Somatochlora williamsoni	Dragonfly
Y Top
Yellow Stoneroot Borer Moth	Papaipema astuta	Moth
Yellow-edged Pygarctia Moth	Pygarctia abdominalis	Moth
Yellow-headed lichen moth	Crambidia cephalica	Moth
Yucca Giant Skipper	Megathymus yuccae	Skipper
Z Top
Zebra Clubtail	Stylurus scudderi	Dragonfly