Palouse Prairie species taxonomy
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ANIMAL KINGDOM
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- Animalia (animals) (kingdom)
- Annelida (segmented worms) (phyllum)
- Arthropoda (arthropods) (phyllum)
- Insecta (insects) (class)
- Lepidoptera (moths, butterflies) (order)
- Family Hesperiidae
- Subfamily Hesperiinae (monocot and folded-wing skippers)
- Amblyscirtes vialis – Common Roadside-Skipper
- Atalopedes campestris – Sachem
- Carterocephalus palaemon – Arctic Skipper
- Hesperia colorado – Branded Skipper
- Hesperia juba – Juba Skipper
- Oarisma garita – Garita Skipperling
- Ochlodes sylvanoides – Woodland Skipper
- Polites mystic – Long Dash
- Polites peckius – Peck's Skipper
- Polites sabuleti – Sandhill Skipper
- Polites sonora – Sonora Skipper
- Subfamily Pyrginae (dicot and spread-wing skippers)
- Epargyreus clarus – Silver-spotted Skipper
- Erynnis afranius – Afranius Duskywing
- Erynnis icelus – Dreamy Duskywing
- Erynnis pacuvius – Pacuvius Duskywing
- Erynnis persius – Persius Duskywing
- Heliopetes ericetorum – Northern White-Skipper
- Pholisora catullus – Common Sootywing
- Pyrgus communis – Common Checkered-Skipper
- Pyrgus ruralis – Two-banded Checkered-Skipper
- Thorybes pylades – Northern Cloudywing
- Lycaenidae
- Subfamily Lycaeninae (hairstreaks & blues & coppers)
- Callophrys affinis – Green Hairstreak
- Callophrys augustinus – Brown Elfin
- Callophrys barryi – Barry's Hairstreak
- Callophrys eryphon – Pine Elfin
- Callophrys gryneus – Juniper Hairstreak
- Callophrys mossii – Moss' Elfin
- Callophrys nelsoni – Nelson's Hairstreak
- Callophrys polios – Hoary Elfin
- Callophrys sheridanii – Sheridan's Green Hairstreak
- Callophrys spinetorum – Thicket Hairstreak
- Celastrina echo – Echo Azure
- Celastrina ladon – Spring Azure
- Euphilotes ancilla – Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue
- Euphilotes battoides – Square-dotted Blue
- Everes amyntula – Tailed Blue
- Everes comyntas – Eastern Tailed Blue
- Glaucopsyche lygdamus – Silvery Blue
- Glaucopsyche piasus – Arrowhead Blue
- Incisalia eryphon – pine elfin
- Incisalia iriodes – or brown elfin
- Incisalia polia – hoary elfin
- Lycaena cupreus – Lustrous Copper
- Lycaena editha – Edith's Copper
- Lycaena helloides – Purplish Copper
- Lycaena heteronea – Blue Copper
- Lycaena mariposa – Mariposa Copper
- Lycaena nivalis – Lilac-bordered Copper
- Lycaena rubidus – Ruddy Copper
- Plebejus acmon – Acmon Blue
- Plebejus icarioides – Boisduval's Blue
- Plebejus idas – Northern Blue
- Plebejus lupini – Lupine Blue
- Plebejus melissa – Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
- Plebejus saepiolus – Greenish Blue
- Satyrium acadica – Acadian Hairstreak
- Satyrium behrii – Behr's Hairstreak
- Satyrium californica – California Hairstreak
- Satyrium fuliginosum – Sooty Hairstreak
- Satyrium saepium – Hedgerow Hairstreak
- Satyrium sylvinus – Sylvan Hairstreak
- Satyrium titus – Coral Hairstreak
- Strymon melinus – Gray Hairstreak
- Subfamily Riodininae (metalmarks)
- Apodemia mormo – Mormon Metalmark
- Nymphalidae
- Subfamily Daniinae (milkweed butterflies)
- Danaus gilippus – Queen
- Danaus plexippus – Monarch
- Subfamily Nymphalinae (longwings & fritillaries)
- Aglais milberti – Milbert's Tortoiseshell
- Bolaria epithore – Meadow Fritillary
- Boloria bellona – Meadow Fritillary
- Boloria chariclea – Arctic Fritillary
- Boloria epithore – Pacific Fritillary
- Boloria selene – Silver-bordered Fritillary
- Chlosyne acastus – Sagebrush Checkerspot
- Chlosyne palla – Northern Checkerspot
- Euphydryas chalcedona – Chalcedon Checkerspot
- Euphydryas editha – Edith's Checkerspot
- Euphydryas gillettii – Gillette's Checkerspot
- Limenitis archippus – Viceroy
- Limenitis lorquini – Lorquin's Admiral
- Nymphalis antiopa – Mourning Cloak
- Nymphalis californica – California Tortoiseshell
- Nymphalis vaualbum – Compton Tortoiseshell
- Phyciodes cocyta – Northern Crescent
- Phyciodes mylitta – Mylitta Crescent
- Phyciodes pallida – Pale Crescent
- Phyciodes pulchella – Field Crescent
- Phyciodes tharos ssp. pascoe – pearl crescent
- Polygonia faunus – Green Comma
- Polygonia gracilis – Hoary Comma
- Polygonia oreas – Oreas Comma
- Polygonia progne – Gray Comma
- Polygonia satyrus – Satyr Comma
- Speyeria aphrodite – Aphrodite Fritillary
- Speyeria atlantis – Atlantis Fritillary
- Speyeria callippe – Callippe Fritillary
- Speyeria coronis – Coronis Fritillary
- Speyeria cybele – Great Spangled Fritillary
- Speyeria egleis – Great Basin Fritillary
- Speyeria hesperis – North Fritillary
- Speyeria hydaspe – Hydaspe Fritillary
- Speyeria mormonia – Mormon Fritillary
- Speyeria zerene – Zerene Fritillary
- Vanessa annabella – West Coast Lady
- Vanessa atalanta – Red Admiral
- Vanessa cardui – Painted Lady
- Vanessa virginiensis – American Lady
- Subfamily Satyrinae (satyrs)
- Cercyonis oetus – Small Wood-Nymph
- Cercyonis pegala – Common Wood-Nymph
- Cercyonis sthenele – Great Basin Wood-Nymph
- Coenonympha tullia – Ochre Ringlet
- Coenonympha tullia – Common Ringlet
- Erebia epipsodea – Common Alpine
- Oeneis chryxus – Chryxus Arctic
- Papilionidae
- Subfamily Papilioninae (swallowtails)
- Papilio canadensis – Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
- Papilio eurymedon – Pale Swallowtail
- Papilio glaucus – Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Papilio indra – Indra Swallowtail
- Papilio machaon – Old World Swallowtail
- Papilio multicaudata – Two-tailed Swallowtail
- Papilio rutulus – Tiger Swallowtail
- Papilio zelicaon – Anise Swallowtail
- Subfamily Parnassiinae (Parnassians)
- Parnassius clodius – Clodius Parnassian
- Parnassius smintheus – Rocky Mountain Parnassian
- Pieridae
- Subfamily Coliadinae (sulphurs)
- Colias alexandra – Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
- Colias eurytheme – Orange Sulphur
- Colias gigantea – Giant Sulphur
- Colias interior – Pink-edged Sulphur
- Colias occidentalis – Sulphur
- Colias philodice – Clouded Sulphur
- Subfamily Pierinae (whites)
- Anthocharis stella – Stella Orangetip
- Euchloe ausonides – Large Marble
- Euchloe lotta – Desert Marble
- Neophasia menapia – Pine White
- Pieris marginalis – Margined White
- Pieris rapae – Cabbage White
- Pontia beckerii – Becker's White
- Pontia occidentalis – White
- Pontia protodice – Checkered White
- Pontia sisymbrii – Spring White
- Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps,...) (order)
- Family Apidae
- Bombus sitkensis
- Bombus appositus
- Bombus griseocollis
- Bombus melanopygus
- Bombus californicus
- Bombus nevadensis
- Bombus insularis
- Bombus huntii
- Bombus fervidus
- Bombus centralis
- Bombus occidentalis
- Bombus flavifrons
- Bombus fernaldae
- Bombus bifarius
- Bombus vagans
- Bombus suckleyi
- Bombus rufocinctus
- Bombus morrisoni
- Bombus mixtus
- Bombus ashtoni
- Arachnida (spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks...) (class)
- Chordata (chordates) (phyllum)