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.) Butterflies Order: Lepidoptera Superfamily: Papilionoidea Swallowtails Family: Papilionidae Swallowtails: Papilioninae Subfamily: Papilioninae Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) Zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Thoas swallowtail (Papilio thoas) Giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Two-tailed swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) Palamedes swallowtail (Papilio palamedes) Whites and sulphers Family: Pieridae Whites Subfamily: Pierinae Florida white (Appias drusilla) Becker's white (Pontia beckerii) Spring white (Pontia sisymbrii) Checkered white (Pontia protodice) Cabbage white (Pieris rapae) Large marble (Euchloe ausonides) Olympia marble (Euchloe olympia) Falcate orangetip (Anthocharis midea) Sulphurs Subfamily: Coliadinae Clouded sulphur (Colias philodice) Orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Southern dogface (Zerene cesonia) White angled-sulphur (Anteos clorinde) Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Orange-barred sulphur (Phoebis philea) Large orange sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) Lyside sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) Barred yellow (Eurema daira) Mexican yellow (Eurema mexicana) Little yellow (Eurema lisa) Sleepy orange (Eurema nicippe) Dainty sulphur (Nathalis iole) Gossamer-wing butterflies Family: Lycaenidae Harvester Subfamily: Miletinae Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius) Coppers Subfamily: Lycaeninae American copper (Lycaena phlaeas) Gray copper (Lycaena dione) Bronze copper (Lycaena hyllus) Purplish copper (Lycaena helloides) Hairstreaks Subfamily: Theclinae Great purple hairstreak (Atlides halesus) Soapberry hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis) Coral hairstreak (Satyrium titus) Behr's hairstreak (Satyrium behrii) Edwards' hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii) Banded hairstreak (Satyrium calanus) Striped hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) Southern hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius) Frosted elfin (Callophrys irus) Henry's elfin (Callophrys henrici) Eastern pine elfin (Callophrys niphon) Thicket hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum) Juniper hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) White M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) Gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) Blues Subfamily: Polyommatinae Western pygmy-blue (Brephidium exile) Cassius blue (Leptotes cassius) Marine blue (Leptotes marina) Reakirt's blue (Echinargus isola) Eastern tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas) Spring azure (Celastrina ladon) Summer azure (Celastrina neglecta) Silvery blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) Melissa blue (Plebejus melissa) Lupine blue (Icaricia lupini) Metalmarks Family: Riodinidae Little metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis) Northern metalmark (Calephelis borealis) Brush-footed butterflies Family: Nymphalidae Snouts Subfamily: Libytheinae American snout (Libytheana carinenta) Heliconians and fritillaries Subfamily: Heliconiinae Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Zebra heliconian (Heliconius charithonia) Variegated fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Diana (Speyeria diana) Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) Regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) Edwards' fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii) True brush-foots Subfamily: Nymphalinae Dotted checkerspot (Poladryas minuta) Fulvia checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia) Bordered patch (Chlosyne lacinia) Gorgone checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) Silvery