Index to Larval Food Plants
A
- Abies balsamea,
- see Pine White
- Agropyron repens,
- see European Skipper and Long Dash Skipper
- Agrostis spp.,
- see Common Roadside Skipper
- Alder,
- see Green Comma
- Alfalfa,
- see Clouded Sulphur and Silvery Blue
- Alkali Mallow,
- see Small Checkered Skipper
- Alnus spp.,
- see Green Comma
- Alpine Bistort,
- see Mountain Fritillary and Bog Fritillary
- Alpine Goldenrod,
- see Damoetas Checkerspot
- Alpine Milk-vetch,
- see Hecla Sulphur, and Labrador Sulphur
- Alsike Clover,
- see Greenish Blue
- Amaranthaceae,
- see Common Sootywing
- Amaranthus graecizans,
- see Common Sootywing
- Amelanchier alnifolia,
- see Coral Hairstreak
- Amelanchier spp.,
- see California Hairstreak
- American Beech,
- see Early Hairstreak
- Amorpha fruticosa,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper and Hoary Edge
- Amphicarpaea bracteata,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper, and Northern Cloudywing
- Anaphalis spp.,
- see American Lady
- Andropogon gerardii,
- see Delaware Skipper and Dusted Skipper
- Andropogon scoparius,
- see Ottoe Skipper, Indian Skipper, Crossline Skipper, and Dusted Skipper
- Andropogon spp.,
- see Common Branded Skipper and Common Wood-Nymph
- Angelica,
- see Short-tailed Swallowtail
- Angelica atropurpurea,
- see Short-tailed Swallowtail
- Angelica spp.,
- see Anise Swallowtail
- Antelope-brush,
- see Behr's Hairstreak and California Hairstreak
- Antennaria spp.,
- see American Lady
- Antirrhinum spp.,
- see Common Buckeye
- Apiaceae,
- see Black Swallowtail, Short-tailed Swallowtail, and Old World Swallowtail
- Apios americana,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper
- Apocynaceae,
- see Subfamily Danainae
- Apple,
- see Lorquin's Admiral
- Aquilegia brevistyla,
- see Columbine Duskywing
- Aquilegia canadensis,
- see Columbine Duskywing
- Arabis glabra,
- see Large Marble
- Arabis spp.,
- see Spring White, Mustard White, and Olympia Marble
- Aralia hispida,
- see Cherry Gall Azure
- Arbutus, Trailing,
- see Hoary Elfin
- Arceuthobium campylopodum,
- see Johnson's Hairstreak
- Arceuthobium spp.,
- see Thicket Hairstreak
- Arctic Blueberry,
- see Heath Sulphur
- Arctic Avens,
- see Frigga Fritillary
- Arctium spp.,
- see Painted Lady
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi,
- see Brown Elfin, Hoary Elfin, and Freija Fritillary
- Aristolochia macrophylla,
- see Pipevine Swallowtail
- Artemisia arctica,
- see Old World Swallowtail
- Artemisia dracunculus,
- see Old World Swallowtail
- Artemisia spp.,
- see Painted Lady
- Asclepiadaceae,
- see Subfamily Danainae
- Asclepias incarnata,
- see Monarch
- Asclepias ovalifolia,
- see Monarch
- Asclepias speciosa,
- see Monarch
- Asclepias syriaca,
- see Monarch
- Asclepias tuberosa,
- see Monarch
- Asclepias viridiflora,
- see Monarch
- Ash,
- see Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, and Baltimore Checkerspot
- Ash, Northern Prickly,
- see Giant Swallowtail
- Ash, White,
- see Hickory Hairstreak
- Asimina triloba,
- see Zebra Swallowtail
- Aspen,
- see Subfamily Limenitidinae, Dreamy Duskywing, and White Admiral
- Aster,
- see Gorgone Checkerspot, Silvery Checkerspot, Pearl Crescent, Northern Crescent, Tawny Crescent, and Field Crescent
- Aster, Flat-topped White,
- see Harris's Checkerspot
- Aster, Small Blue,
- see Northern Crescent
- Aster ciliolatus,
- see Pearl Crescent
- Aster lanceolatus,
- see Gorgone Checkerspot
- Aster novae-angliae,
- see Gorgone Checkerspot
- Aster simplex,
- see Northern Crescent
- Aster spp.,
- see Gorgone Checkerspot, Silvery Checkerspot, Pearl Crescent, Northern Crescent, Tawny Crescent, and Field Crescent
- Aster umbellatus,
- see Harris's Checkerspot
- Asteraceae,
- see Subfamily Melitaeinae, Old World Swallowtail, Silvery Checkerspot, American Lady, and Painted Lady
- Astragalus alpinus,
- see Hecla Sulphur and Labrador Sulphur
- Astragalus crassicarpus,
- see Afranius Duskywing
- Astragalus spp.,
- see Queen Alexandra's Sulphur, Silvery Blue, Northern Blue, Shasta Blue, and Arctic Blue
- Avena fatua,
- see Common Wood-Nymph
- Avena sativa,
- see Common Roadside Skipper
- Avens, Arctic,
- see Frigga Fritillary
- Avens, Mountain,
- see Polaris Fritillary and Alberta Fritillary
B
- Balsam Fir,
- see Pine White
- Baptisia tinctoria,
- see Wild Indigo Duskywing and Frosted Elfin
- Barnyard Grass,
- see Long Dash Skipper
- Beach Pea,
- see Silvery Blue
- Beaked Hazelnut,
- see Early Hairstreak
- Bean,
- see Long-tailed Skipper and Grey Hairstreak
- Bean, Buffalo,
- see Afranius Duskywing
- Bearberry,
- see see Brown Elfin, Hoary Elfin, and Freija Fritillary
- Bearded Shortgrass,
- see Northern Pearly-Eye
- Beardtongue,
- see Variable Checkerspot
- Beech, American,
- see Early Hairstreak
- Bent Grass,
- see Common Roadside Skipper
- Bermuda Grass,
- see Sandhill Skipper and Sachem
- Betula spp.,
- see Green Comma, Compton Tortoiseshell, and White Admiral
- Big Bluestem,
- see Delaware Skipper and Dusted Skipper
- Birch,
- see Dreamy Duskywing, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Green Comma, Compton Tortoiseshell, and White Admiral
- Bistort, Alpine,
- see Mountain Fritillary and Bog Fritillary
- Bistort, Western,
- see Arctic Fritillary
- Bitternut Hickory,
- see Hickory Hairstreak
- Black Buckthorn,
- see Henry's Elfin
- Black Cohosh,
- see Spring Azure
- Black Crowberry,
- see Northern Blue and Arctic Blue
- Black Locust,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper
- Black Oak,
- see Edwards' Hairstreak
- Black Spruce,
- see Bog Elfin and Western Pine Elfin
- Black-eyed Susan,
- see Gorgone Checkerspot
- Blue Grama,
- see Uncas Skipper, Plains Skipper, Leonard's Skipper, Pahaska Skipper, Rhesus Skipper, Simius Roadside Skipper, Oslar's Roadside Skipper, and Ridings' Satyr
- Blue Grass,
- see Least Skipper, Juba Skipper, Common Branded Skipper, Sandhill Skipper, Tawny-edged Skipper, Long Dash Skipper, Hobomok Skipper, Little Wood-Satyr, and Common Ringlet
- Blueberry,
- see Pelidne Sulphur, Pink-edged Sulphur, Striped Hairstreak, Brown Elfin, Henry's Elfin, Spring Azure, Cranberry Blue, Freija Fritillary, and Green Comma
- Blueberry, Arctic,
- see Heath Sulphur
- Blueberry, Bog,
- see Polaris Fritillary
- Blueberry, Dwarf,
- see Heath Sulphur and Northern Blue
- Bluestem,
- see Common Branded Skipper, Common Wood-Nymph
- Bluestem, Big,
- see Delaware Skipper and Dusted Skipper
- Bluestem, Little,
- see Ottoe Skipper, Dakota Skipper, Indian Skipper, Crossline Skipper, and Dusted Skipper
- Bog Blueberry,
- see Polaris Fritillary
- Bouteloua gracilis,
- see Uncas Skipper, Plains Skipper, Leonard's Skipper, Pahaska Skipper, Rhesus Skipper, Simius Roadside Skipper, Oslar's Roadside Skipper, and Ridings' Satyr
- Brachyelytrum erectum,
- see Northern Pearly-Eye
- Bracted Honeysuckle,
- see Gillette's Checkerspot
- Brassicaceae,
- see Subfamily Pierinae, Becker's White, Checkered White, Margined White, and Mustard White
- Braya humilis,
- see Green Marble
- Bristly Sarsaparilla,
- see Cherry Gall Azure
- Broccoli,
- see Cabbage White
- Brome Grass,
- see Western Branded Skipper
- Bromus spp.,
- see Western Branded Skipper
- Buckbrush,
- see California Hairstreak and Hedgerow Hairstreak
- Buckthorn, Black,
- see Henry's Elfin
- Buckwheat,
- see Blue Copper, Sheridan's Hairstreak, Square-spotted Blue, Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue, and Mormon Metalmark
- Buckwheat, Parsnip-flowered,
- see Western Green Hairstreak
- Buckwheat, Snow,
- see Mormon Metalmark
- Buffalo Bean,
- see Afranius Duskywing
- Bur Oak,
- see Sleepy Duskywing and Edwards' Hairstreak
- Burdock,
- see Painted Lady
- Bush-Clover,
- see Hoary Edge
- Butterfly-weed,
- see Monarch
- Butternut,
- see Banded Hairstreak and Hickory Hairstreak
C
- Cabbage,
- see Checkered White and Cabbage White
- Canary Reed Grass,
- see Least Skipper
- Canby's Blue Grass,
- see Red-disked Alpine
- Canna,
- see Brazilian Skipper
- Cannaceae,
- see Brazilian Skipper
- Carduus spp.,
- see Mylitta Crescent and Painted Lady
- Carex aquatilis,
- see Mulberry Wing
- Carex atherodes,
- see Eyed Brown
- Carex atrofusca,
- see Ross's Alpine
- Carex bigelowii,
- see Melissa Arctic
- Carex concinna,
- see Jutta Arctic
- Carex geyeri,
- see Jutta Arctic
- Carex gracillima,
- see Dun Skipper
- Carex heliophila,
- see Dun Skipper
- Carex hyalinolepis,
- see Dion Skipper, Dukes' Skipper
- Carex lacustris,
- see Broad-winged Skipper, Dion Skipper, Dukes' Skipper, Dun Skipper, Eyed Brown, and Appalachian Brown
- Carex misandra,
- see White-Veined Arctic and Polixenes Arctic
- Carex rariflora,
- see Ross's Alpine
- Carex rostrata,
- see Broad-winged Skipper and Eyed Brown
- Carex rupestris,
- see Melissa Arctic
- Carex spissa,
- see Dun Skipper
- Carex stricta,
- see Mulberry Wing, Dion Skipper, Eyed Brown, Black Dash, and Appalachian Brown
- Carex trichocarpa,
- see Two-spotted Skipper
- Carrot,
- see Black Swallowtail
- Carya cordiformis,
- see Hickory Hairstreak
- Cassia spp.,
- see Cloudless Sulphur and Sleepy Orange
- Castilleja spp.,
- see Northern Checkerspot, Variable Checkerspot, and Edith's Checkerspot
- Cauliflower,
- see Cabbage White
- Ceanothus americanus,
- see Mottled Duskywing and Summer Azure
- Ceanothus cordulatus,
- see Pacuvius Duskywing
- Ceanothus ovatus,
- see Mottled Duskywing
- Ceanothus sangineum,
- see California Tortoiseshell
- Ceanothus spp.,
- see Pacuvius Duskywing, Pale Swallowtail, California Hairstreak, Hedgerow Hairstreak, and California Tortoiseshell
- Cedar, Eastern Red,
- see Juniper Hairstreak
- Cedar, Western Red,
- see Rosner's Hairstreak
- Celery,
- see Black Swallowtail
- Celtis occidentalis,
- see American Snout and Hackberry Emperor
- Celtis spp.,
- see Mourning Cloak
- Celtis tenuifolia,
- see Hackberry Emperor
- Centaurea spp.,
- see Painted Lady
- Chamaedaphne calyculata,
- see Brown Elfin
- Chelone glabra,
- see Baltimore Checkerspot
- Chenopodiaceae,
- see Hayhurst's Scallopwing and Common Sootywing
- Chenopodium album,
- see Hayhurst's Scallopwing and Common Sootywing
- Cherry,
- see Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, Pale Swallowtail, California Hairstreak, Coral Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak, Spring Azure, Cherry Gall Azure, White Admiral, and Lorquin's Admiral
- Cherry, Choke,
- see Cherry Gall Azure
- Chickweed,
- see Dainty Sulphur
- Choke Cherry,
- see Cherry Gall Azure
- Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus,
- see Northern Checkerspot
- Cimicifuga racemosa,
- see Spring Azure
- Cinquefoil,
- see Grizzled Skipper
- Cinquefoil, Shrubby,
- see Dorcas Copper
- Cirsium muticum, see Family Riodinidae
- Cirsium spp.,
- see Pale Crescent and Painted Lady
- Cloudberry,
- see Grizzled Skipper
- Clover,
- see Clouded Sulphur
- Clover, Alsike,
- see Greenish Blue
- Clover, Red,
- see Eastern Tailed Blue and Greenish Blue
- Clover, White,
- see Eastern Tailed Blue and Greenish Blue
- Cocksfoot,
- see European Skipper and Little Wood-Satyr
- Coltsfoot ,
- see Old World Swallowtail
- Columbine,
- see Columbine Duskywing
- Common Milkweed (see also Asteraceae),
- see Monarch
- Compositae,
- see Subfamily Melitaeinae and Old World Swallowtail
- Comptonia peregrina,
- see Grey Hairstreak
- Coneflower,
- see Silvery Checkerspot
- Cornus florida,
- see Spring Azure
- Cornus spp.,
- see Summer Azure
- Coronilla varia,
- see Wild Indigo Duskywing
- Corydalis pauciflora,
- see Eversmann's Parnassian
- Corydalis spp.,
- see Eversmann's Parnassian
- Corylus cornuta,
- see Early Hairstreak
- Cotton,
- see Grey Hairstreak
- Cotton-grass,
- see Banded Alpine and Philip's Arctic
- Cotton-grass, Dense,
- see Jutta Arctic
- Cottonwood,
- see Mourning Cloak and Lorquin's Admiral
- Couch Grass,
- see European Skipper
- Cow-Parsnip,
- see Short-tailed Swallowtail and Anise Swallowtail
- Cow Vetch,
- see Eastern Tailed Blue and Silvery Blue
- Cowania,
- see Moss's Elfin
- Crab Grass,
- see Tawny-edged Skipper, Northern Broken-Dash, and Sachem
- Cranberry,
- see Bog Copper and Cranberry Blue
- Cranberry, Small,
- see Bog Fritillary
- Crassulaceae,
- see Phoebus Parnassian and Moss's Elfin
- Crataegus spp.,
- see Hickory Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak, and Southern Hairstreak
- Creeping Juniper,
- see Juniper Hairstreak
- Creeping Snowberry,
- see Bog Fritillary
- Croton,
- see Red-banded Hairstreak
- Croton spp.,
- see Red-banded Hairstreak
- Crowberry, Black,
- see Northern Blue and Arctic Blue
- Crown-vetch,
- see Wild Indigo Duskywing
- Cruciferae,
- see Subfamily Pierinae
- Cudweed,
- see American Lady
- Cultivated Oats,
- see Common Roadside Skipper
- Curled Dock,
- see American Copper, Grey Copper, and Bronze Copper
- Currant,
- see Hoary Comma and Grey Comma
- Cynodon dactylon,
- see Sandhill Skipper and Sachem
D
- Dactylis glomerata,
- see European Skipper and Little Wood-Satyr
- Danthonia spicata,
- see Indian Skipper and Chryxus Arctic
- Daucus carota,
- see Black Swallowtail
- Dense Cotton-grass,
- see Jutta Arctic
- Dentaria diphylla,
- see West Virginia White
- Dentaria spp.,
- see Mustard White
- Deschampsia elongata,
- see Juba Skipper
- Desert-aster,
- see Sagebrush Checkerspot
- Desert Parsley,
- see Indra Swallowtail
- Desert Saltgrass,
- see Sandhill Skipper
- Desmodium canadense,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper
- Desmodium spp.,
- see Hoary Edge and Wild Indigo Duskywing
- Diapensia lapponica,
- see Arctic Blue
- Diapensiaceae,
- see Arctic Blue
- Dicentra spp.,
- see Clodius Parnassian
- Digitaria sanguinalis,
- see Northern Broken-Dash and Sachem
- Digitaria spp.,
- see Tawny-edged Skipper
- Dill,
- see Black Swallowtail
- Distichlis spicata var. stricta,
- see Sandhill Skipper
- Dock,
- see Lustrous Copper, Grey Copper, Ruddy Copper, and Purplish Copper
- Dock, Curled,
- see American Copper, Grey Copper, and Bronze Copper
- Dock, Sand,
- see Ruddy Copper
- Dock, Water,
- see Bronze Copper
- Dock, Western,
- see Grey Copper
- Dogbane family,
- see Subfamily Danainae
- Dogwood,
- see Summer Azure
- Dogwood, Flowering,
- see Spring Azure
- Douglas-fir,
- see Pine White
- Douglas's Knotweed,
- see Lilac-bordered Copper and Mariposa Copper
- Draba lanceolata,
- see Northern Marble
- Draba spp.,
- see Green Marble
- Dragonwort,
- see Old World Swallowtail
- Dryas integrifolia,
- see Frigga Fritillary
- Dryas octopetala,
- see Alberta Fritillary
- Dryas spp.,
- see Polaris Fritillary
- Dutchman's Pipe,
- see Pipevine Swallowtail
- Dwarf Blueberry,
- see Heath Sulphur and Northern Blue
- Dwarf Mistletoe,
- see Thicket Hairstreak
- Dwarf Willow,
- see Dingy Fritillary
E
- Eastern Red Cedar,
- see Juniper Hairstreak
- Echinochloa repens,
- see Long Dash Skipper
- Eleocharis elliptica,
- see Poweshiek Skipperling
- Elm,
- see Question Mark, Eastern Comma, Hoary Comma, and Mourning Cloak
- Empetrum nigrum,
- see Northern Blue and Arctic Blue
- Epigaea repens,
- see Hoary Elfin
- Erianthus sp.,
- see Delaware Skipper
- Ericaceae,
- see Subfamily Coliadinae, Brown Elfin and Cranberry Blue
- Erigeron leiomerus,
- see Damoetas Checkerspot
- Eriogonum flavum,
- see Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue
- Eriogonum heracloides,
- see Western Green Hairstreak
- Eriogonum multiceps,
- see Mormon Metalmark
- Eriogonum niveum,
- see Mormon Metalmark
- Eriogonum spp.,
- see Blue Copper, Sheridan's Hairstreak, Square-spotted Blue, Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue, Lupine Blue, and Mormon Metalmark
- Eriogonum umbellatum,
- see Sheridan's Hairstreak and Square-spotted Blue
- see Banded Alpine and Philip's Arctic
- Everlasting,
- see American Lady
F
- Fabaceae,
- see Subfamily Coliadinae, Subfamily Polyommatinae, Subfamily Pyrginae, Genus Erynnis, Silver-spotted Skipper, Long-tailed Skipper, Hoary Edge, Southern Cloudywing, Northern Cloudywing, Zarucco Duskywing, Funereal Duskywing, Wild Indigo Duskywing, Afranius Duskywing, Persius Duskywing, Clouded Sulphur, Mexican Yellow, Little Yellow, Sleepy Orange, Marine Blue, Reakirt's Blue, Eastern Tailed Blue, Western Tailed Blue, Arrowhead Blue, Silvery Blue, Northern Blue, Melissa Blue, Shasta Blue, Lupine Blue, and Arctic Blue
- Fagaceae,
- see Subfamily Pyrginae, Genus Erynnis, Sleepy Duskywing, and Horace's Duskywing
- Fagus grandifolia,
- see Early Hairstreak
- Fall Witchgrass,
- see Ottoe Skipper
- False Indigo,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper and Hoary Edge
- False Melic Grass,
- see Northern Pearly-Eye
- Fescue,
- see Common Branded Skipper
- Fescue, Idaho,
- see Sonoran Skipper
- Fescue, Nodding,
- see Indian Skipper
- Fescue, Sheep,
- see Nevada Skipper
- Festuca brachyphylla,
- see White-Veined Arctic
- Festuca idahoensis,
- see Sonoran Skipper
- Festuca mibra,
- see White-Veined Arctic and Polixenes Arctic
- Festuca obtusa,
- see Indian Skipper
- Festuca ovina,
- see Nevada Skipper
- Festuca spp.,
- see Common Branded Skipper
- Festuca vivipara,
- see White-Veined Arctic
- Figwort family,
- see Common Buckeye
- Fir, Balsam,
- see Pine White
- Flat-topped White Aster,
- see Harris's Checkerspot
- Flax,
- see Variegated Fritillary
- Fleabane,
- see Damoetas Checkerspot
- Flowering Dogwood,
- see Spring Azure
- Fluff Grass,
- see Pahaska Skipper
- Fraxinus americana,
- see Hickory Hairstreak
- Fraxinus spp.,
- see Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, and Baltimore Checkerspot
- Fumariaceae,
- see Eversmann's Parnassian and Clodius Parnassian
G
- Garry Oak,
- see Propertius Duskywing
- Gaultheria hispidula,
- see Bog Fritillary
- Gerardia,
- see Common Buckeye
- Gerardia spp.,
- see Common Buckeye
- Glycyrrhiza lepidota,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper
- Gnaphalium spp.,
- see American Lady
- Goldenrod, Alpine,
- see Damoetas Checkerspot
- Gooseberry,
- see Oreas Comma
- Grass,
- see Subfamily Hesperiinae, Subfamily Heteropterinae, Genus Hesperia, Arctic Skipper, Least Skipper, Garita Skipperling, European Skipper, Fiery Skipper, Common Branded Skipper, Western Branded Skipper, Plains Skipper, Leonard's Skipper, Dakota Skipper, Indian Skipper, Nevada Skipper, Peck's Skipper, Sandhill Skipper, Draco Skipper, Tawny-edged Skipper, Crossline Skipper, Long Dash Skipper, Rhesus Skipper, Sonoran Skipper, Whirlabout, Northern Broken-Dash, Little Glassywing, Sachem, Delaware Skipper, Woodland Skipper, Hobomok Skipper, Dusted Skipper, Pepper and Salt Skipper, Common Roadside Skipper, Ocola Skipper, Subfamily Satyrinae, Northern Pearly-Eye, Little Wood-Satyr, Common Ringlet, Great Basin Wood-Nymph, Small Wood-Nymph, Genus Erebia, Vidler's Alpine, Disa Alpine, Taiga Alpine, Magdalena Alpine, Mt. McKinley Alpine, Yellow-dotted Alpine, Four-dotted Alpine, Common Alpine, Ridings' Satyr, Genus Oeneis, Great Arctic, Macoun's Arctic, Chryxus Arctic, Uhler's Arctic, Alberta Arctic, White-Veined Arctic, Jutta Arctic, Melissa Arctic, and Polixenes Arctic
- Grass, Barnyard,
- see Long Dash Skipper
- Grass, Bent,
- see Common Roadside Skipper
- Grass, Bermuda,
- see Sandhill Skipper and Sachem
- Grass, Blue (Poa pratensisand Poa agassizensissee Least Skipper, Juba Skipper, Common Branded Skipper, Sandhill Skipper, Tawny-edged Skipper, Long Dash Skipper, Hobomok Skipper, Little Wood-Satyr, and Common Ringlet
- Grass, Brome,
- see Western Branded Skipper
- Grass, Canary Reed,
- see Least Skipper
- Grass, Canby's Blue,
- see Red-disked Alpine
- Grass, Couch,
- see European Skipper
- Grass, Crab,
- see Tawny-edged Skipper, Northern Broken-Dash, Sachem
- Grass, False Melic,
- see Northern Pearly-Eye
- Grass, Fluff,
- see Pahaska Skipper
- Grass, Indian (Sorghastrum nutansand Sorghastrum secundumsee Pepper and Salt Skipper
- Grass, June,
- see Plains Skipper
- Grass, Kentucky Blue,
- see Pepper and Salt Skipper and Common Roadside Skipper
- Grass, Lawn,
- see Fiery Skipper
- Grass, Meadow (Poa alpinaand Poa glaucasee Red-disked Alpine
- Grass, Panic (Panicum clandestinumand Panicum dichotomumsee Leonard's Skipper, Indian Skipper, Tawny-edged Skipper, Northern Broken-Dash, and Hobomok Skipper
- Grass, Poverty,
- see Indian Skipper and Chryxus Arctic
- Grass, Purpletop (see also Redtop Grass),
- see Dun Skipper and Common Wood-Nymph
- Grass, Quack,
- see Long Dash Skipper
- Grass, Redtop (see also Purpletop Grass),
- see Crossline Skipper and Little Glassywing
- Grass, Rye,
- see Western Branded Skipper
- Grass, Timothy,
- see European Skipper and Long Dash Skipper
- Grass, Woolly Beard,
- see Delaware Skipper
- Green Milkweed,
- see Monarch
- Groundnut,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper
H
- Hackberry (Celtis occidentalisand Celtis tenuifolia,
- see American Snout, Mourning Cloak, Subfamily Apaturinae, and Hackberry Emperor
- Hairgrass,
- see Juba Skipper
- Hawthorn,
- see Hickory Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak, and Southern Hairstreak
- Hazelnut, Beaked,
- see Early Hairstreak
- Heart-leaved Alexander,
- see Black Swallowtail
- Heath family,
- see Subfamily Coliadinae
- Hedge Mustard,
- see Spring White and Olympia Marble
- Hedysarum spp.,
- see Christina Sulphur and Johansen's Sulphur
- Helianthus spp.,
- see Gorgone Checkerspot, Silvery Checkerspot, and Painted Lady
- Heracleum spp.,
- see Short-tailed Swallowtail and Anise Swallowtail
- Hickory,
- see Banded Hairstreak
- Hickory, Bitternut,
- see
- Hog Peanut,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper and Northern Cloudywing
- Hollyhock,
- see West Coast Lady
- Honeysuckle, Bracted,
- see Gillette's Checkerspot
- Hop,
- see Grey Hairstreak, Question Mark, Eastern Comma, and Red Admiral
- Hop Tree,
- see Giant Swallowtail and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Horkelia spp.,
- see Two-banded Checkered Skipper
- Humulus lupulus,
- see Grey Hairstreak, Question Mark and Eastern Comma
I
- Idaho Fescue,
- see Sonoran Skipper
- Indian Grass,
- see Pepper and Salt Skipper
- Indian Paintbrush,
- see Northern Checkerspot, Variable Checkerspot and Edith's Checkerspot
- Indigo, False,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper and Hoary Edge
- Indigo, Wild,
- see Wild Indigo Duskywing, Frosted Elfin
J
- Jack Pine,
- see Eastern Pine Elfin
- Jointed Rush,
- see Jutta Arctic
- Juglans cinerea,
- see Banded Hairstreak and Hickory Hairstreak
- Juncaceae,
- see Mt. McKinley Alpine
- Juncus articulatus,
- see Jutta Arctic
- June Grass,
- see Plains Skipper
- Juniper, Creeping,
- see Juniper Hairstreak
- Juniper, Rocky Mountain,
- see Rosner's Hairstreak and Barry's Hairstreak
- Juniperus horizontalis,
- see Juniper Hairstreak
- Juniperus scopulorum,
- see Rosner's Hairstreak and Barry's Hairstreak
- Juniperus virginiana,
- see Juniper Hairstreak
K
- Kalmia angustifolia,
- see Northern Blue
- Kentucky Blue Grass,
- see Pepper and Salt Skipper and Common Roadside Skipper
- Knapweed,
- see Painted Lady
- Knotweed,
- see Bronze Copper and Purplish Copper
- Knotweed, Douglas's,
- see Lilac-bordered Copper and Mariposa Copper
- Koeleria cristata,
- see Plains Skipper
L
- Labrador Tea,
- see Brown Elfin and Northern Blue
- Lamb's Quarters,
- see Hayhurst's Scallopwing and Common Sootywing
- Lance-leafed Stonecrop,
- see Rocky Mountain Parnassian
- Laportea canadensis,
- see Eastern Comma and Red Admiral
- Lathyrus japonicus,
- see Silvery Blue
- Lathyrus spp.,
- see Western Sulphur, Western Tailed Blue, Silvery Blue, and Northern Blue
- Laurel, Sheep,
- see Northern Blue
- Leatherleaf,
- see Brown Elfin
- Ledum groenlandicum,
- see Brown Elfin and Northern Blue
- Leersia oryzoides(see also Fabaceae),
- see Least Skipper and Peck's Skipper
- Leguminosae,
- see Subfamily Pyrginae, Subfamily Coliadinae, Subfamily Polyommatinae
- Leptoloma cognatum,
- see Ottoe Skipper
- Lespedeza spp.,
- see Hoary Edge
- Licorice, Wild,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper
- Ligusticum scoticum,
- see Short-tailed Swallowtail and Old World Swallowtail
- Linaria spp.,
- see Common Buckeye
- Lindera benzoin,
- see Spicebush Swallowtail
- Linum spp.,
- see Variegated Fritillary
- Liriodendron tulipifera,
- see Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Spicebush Swallowtail
- Little Bluestem,
- see Ottoe Skipper, Indian Skipper, Crossline Skipper, and Dusted Skipper
- Locust, Black,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper
- Lodgepole Pine,
- see Western Pine Elfin
- Lolium spp.,
- see Western Branded Skipper
- Lomatium spp.,
- see Indra Swallowtail
- Lonicera involucrata,
- see Gillette's Checkerspot
- Lotus spp.,
- see Silvery Blue
- Lousewort,
- see Edith's Checkerspot
- Low Milkweed,
- see Monarch
- Lupine,
- see Afranius Duskywing, Western Sulphur, Sooty Hairstreak, Arrowhead Blue, Boisduval's Blue, and West Coast Lady
- Lupine, Wild,
- see Persius Duskywing, Frosted Elfin, and Melissa Blue
- Lupinus perennis,
- see Persius Duskywing, Frosted Elfin, and Melissa Blue
- Lupinus spp.,
- see Afranius Duskywing, Western Sulphur, Sooty Hairstreak, Arrowhead Blue, Northern Blue, Melissa Blue, Boisduval's Blue, Shasta Blue, and West Coast Lady
M
- Machaeranthera spp.,
- see Sagebrush Checkerspot
- Mallow,
- see Common Checkered Skipper and West Coast Lady
- Mallow, Alkali,
- see Common Checkered Skipper
- Malva spp.,
- see West Coast Lady
- Malvaceae,
- see Subfamily Pyrginae, Small Checkered Skipper, and Common Checkered Skipper
- Marigold,
- see Dainty Sulphur
- Meadow Grass Poa alpinaand Poa glaucasee Red-disked Alpine
- Meadow Parsnip,
- see Old World Swallowtail
- Meadowsweet,
- see Summer Azure
- Medicago sativa,
- see Silvery Blue
- Melilotus alba,
- see Marine Blue and Silvery Blue
- Mesquite,
- see Reakirt's Blue
- Milk-vetch,
- see Queen Alexandra's Sulphur and Silvery Blue
- Milk-vetch, Alpine,
- see Hecla Sulphur and Labrador Sulphur
- Milkweed family,
- see Subfamily Danainae
- Milkweed, Common,
- see Monarch
- Milkweed, Green,
- see Monarch
- Milkweed, Low,
- see Monarch
- Milkweed, Showy,
- see Monarch
- Milkweed, Swamp,
- see Monarch
- Mistletoe, Dwarf (Arceuthobium spp. and Viscaceae),
- see Thicket Hairstreak
- Mistletoe, Western Dwarf,
- see Johnson's Hairstreak
- Mountain Avens,
- see Polaris Fritillary and Alberta Fritillary
- Mountain Sorrel,
- see American Copper and Lustrous Copper
- Mountain Whitethorn,
- see Pacuvius Duskywing
- Mustard family,
- see Becker's White, Spring White, Checkered White, Mustard White, Cabbage White, Large Marble, Desert Marble, Pacific Orangetip, and Stella Orangetip
- Mustard,
- see Checkered White, Great Southern White, and Northern Marble
- Mustard, Hedge,
- see Spring White and Olympia Marble
- Mustard, Tower,
- see Large Marble
- Mustard, Tumble,
- see Western White and Large Marble
- Myricaceae,
- see Grey Hairstreak
N
- Nannyberry,
- see Cherry Gall Azure
- Needlegrass,
- see Uncas Skipper, Plains Skipper, and Common Ringlet
- Needlegrass, Western,
- see Nevada Skipper
- Nettle,
- see Subfamily Nymphalinae and Satyr Comma
- Nettle, Stinging,
- see Question Mark, Eastern Comma, Satyr Comma, Milbert's Tortoiseshell, West Coast Lady, and Red Admiral
- Nettle, Wood,
- see Eastern Comma and Red Admiral
- New Jersey Tea,
- see Mottled Duskywing and Summer Azure
- Nodding Fescue,
- see Indian Skipper
- Northern Prickly Ash,
- see Giant Swallowtail
- Nuttall's Yellow Violet,
- see Edwards' Fritillary
O
- Oak,
- see Dreamy Duskywing, Juvenal's Duskywing, Horace's Duskywing, California Hairstreak, Coral Hairstreak, Edwards' Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak, Southern Hairstreak, White-M Hairstreak, Early Hairstreak, and White Admiral
- Oak, Black,
- see Edwards' Hairstreak
- Oak, Bur,
- see Sleepy Duskywing and Edwards' Hairstreak
- Oak, Garry,
- see Propertius Duskywing
- Oak, Red,
- see Edwards' Hairstreak and Hickory Hairstreak
- Oak, White,
- see Edwards' Hairstreak and Southern Hairstreak
- Oats, Cultivated,
- see Common Roadside Skipper
- Oats, Wild,
- see Common Wood-Nymph
- Oval-leaved Redroot,
- see Mottled Duskywing
- Oxyria digyna,
- see American Copper
P
- Panic Grass (Panicum clandestinumand Panicum dichotomumsee Leonard's Skipper, Indian Skipper, Tawny-edged Skipper, Northern Broken-Dash, and Hobomok Skipper
- Panicum clandestinum,
- see Northern Broken-Dash
- Panicum dichotomum,
- see Northern Broken-Dash
- Panicum spp.,
- see Leonard's Skipper, Indian Skipper, Tawny-edged Skipper, and Hobomok Skipper
- Panicum virgatum,
- see Delaware Skipper
- Pansy,
- see Variegated Fritillary
- Parsley,
- see Black Swallowtail
- Parsley family,
- see Black Swallowtail, Short-tailed Swallowtail, Old World Swallowtail, Anise Swallowtail, and Indra Swallowtail
- Parsnip, Meadow,
- see Old World Swallowtail
- Parsnip-flowered Buckwheat,
- see Western Green Hairstreak
- Passiflora spp.,
- see Gulf Fritillary and Mexican Fritillary
- Passion flower,
- see Gulf Fritillary and Mexican Fritillary
- Pawpaw,
- see Zebra Swallowtail
- Pea family,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper, Cloudless Sulphur, Orange-barred Sulphur, and Mexican Yellow
- Pea, Beach,
- see Silvery Blue
- Pea, Wild,
- see Western Tailed Blue and Silvery Blue
- Pedicularis spp.,
- see Edith's Checkerspot
- Penstemon spp.,
- see Variable Checkerspot
- Petasites spp.,
- see Old World Swallowtail
- Phalaris arundinacea,
- see Least Skipper
- Phleum pratense,
- see European Skipper and Long Dash Skipper
- Picea mariana,
- see Bog Elfin and Western Pine Elfin
- Pine,
- see Eastern Pine Elfin
- Pine, Jack,
- see Eastern Pine Elfin
- Pine, Lodgepole,
- see Western Pine Elfin
- Pine, Ponderosa,
- see Pine White
- Pine, White,
- see Eastern Pine Elfin
- Pinus banksiana,
- see Eastern Pine Elfin
- Pinus contorta,
- see Western Pine Elfin
- Pinus ponderosa,
- see Pine White
- Pinus strobus,
- see Eastern Pine Elfin
- Plantago spp.,
- see Variegated Fritillary, Variable Checkerspot, Edith's Checkerspot, and Common Buckeye
- Plantain,
- see Variegated Fritillary, Variable Checkerspot, Edith's Checkerspot, and Common Buckeye
- Plum,
- see Coral Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak, Henry's Elfin, and Lorquin's Admiral
- Poa agassizensis,
- see Juba Skipper
- Poa alpina,
- see Red-disked Alpine
- Poa canbyi,
- see Red-disked Alpine
- Poa glauca,
- see Red-disked Alpine
- Poa pratensis,
- see Juba Skipper, Sandhill Skipper, Pepper and Salt Skipper, Common Roadside Skipper, Little Wood-Satyr, and Common Ringlet
- Poa spp.,
- see Least Skipper, Common Branded Skipper, Tawny-edged Skipper, Long Dash Skipper, Hobomok Skipper
- Polygonaceae,
- see Blue Copper, Purplish Copper, Western Green Hairstreak, Sheridan's Hairstreak, Lupine Blue, and Mormon Metalmark
- Polygonum bistortoides,
- see Arctic Fritillary
- Polygonum douglasii,
- see Lilac-bordered Copper and Mariposa Copper
- Polygonum spp.,
- see Bronze Copper, Dorcas Copper, and Purplish Copper
- Polygonum viviparum,
- see Mountain Fritillary and Bog Fritillary
- Ponderosa Pine,
- see Pine White
- Poplar,
- see Dreamy Duskywing, Persius Duskywing, Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Striped Hairstreak, Compton Tortoiseshell, White Admiral, Viceroy, Weidemeyer's Admiral, and Lorquin's Admiral
- Populus spp.,
- see Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, Compton Tortoiseshell, Mourning Cloak, Subfamily Limenitidinae, White Admiral, Viceroy, Weidemeyer's Admiral, and Lorquin's Admiral
- Potentilla anserina,
- see Maritime Copper
- Potentilla drummondii,
- see Two-banded Checkered Skipper
- Potentilla egedii,
- see Maritime Copper
- Potentilla fruticosa,
- see Dorcas Copper and Maritime Copper
- Potentilla spp.,
- see Grizzled Skipper
- Poverty Grass,
- see Indian Skipper and Chryxus Arctic
- Primulaceae,
- see Arctic Blue
- Prosopis spp.,
- see Reakirt's Blue
- Prunus spp.,
- see Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, Pale Swallowtail, California Hairstreak, Coral Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak, Henry's Elfin, Spring Azure, White Admiral, and Lorquin's Admiral
- Prunus virginiana,
- see Cherry Gall Azure
- Pseudotsuga menziesii,
- see Pine White
- Ptelea trifoliata,
- see Giant Swallowtail and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Purpletop Grass (see also Redtop Grass),
- see Dun Skipper and Common Wood-Nymph
- Purshia tridentata,
- see Behr's Hairstreak and California Hairstreak
Q
- Quack Grass,
- see Long Dash Skipper
- Queen Anne's Lace,
- see Black Swallowtail
- Quercus alba,
- see Edwards' Hairstreak and Southern Hairstreak
- Quercus garryana,
- see Propertius Duskywing
- Quercus macrocarpa,
- see Sleepy Duskywing and Edwards' Hairstreak
- Quercus rubra,
- see Edwards' Hairstreak and Hickory Hairstreak
- Quercus spp.,
- see Juvenal's Duskywing, Horace's Duskywing, California Hairstreak, Coral Hairstreak, White-M Hairstreak, Early Hairstreak, and White Admiral
- Quercus velutina,
- see Edwards' Hairstreak
R
- Rabbit-brush,
- see Northern Checkerspot
- Ranunculaceae,
- see Columbine Duskywing
- Red Oak,
- see Edwards' Hairstreak and Hickory Hairstreak
- Red Clover,
- see Eastern Tailed Blue
- Redroot,
- see California Tortoiseshell
- Redroot, Oval-leaved,
- see Mottled Duskywing
- Redtop Grass (see also Purpletop Grass),
- see Crossline Skipper and Little Glassywing
- Rhamnaceae,
- see Genus Erynnis, Mottled Duskywing, Pale Swallowtail, Hedgerow Hairstreak, and Henry's Elfin
- Rhamnus frangula,
- see Henry's Elfin
- Rhododendron spp.,
- see Hoary Comma
- Ribes spp.,
- see Hoary Comma and Oreas Comma
- Rice Cutgrass,
- see Least Skipper and Peck's Skipper
- Robinia pseudo-acacia,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper
- Rock Cress,
- see Spring White, Mustard White, and Olympia Marble
- Rocky Mountain Juniper,
- see Rosner's Hairstreak and Barry's Hairstreak
- Rosaceae,
- see Two-banded Checkered Skipper, Pale Swallowtail, Behr's Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak, and Moss's Elfin
- Roseroot,
- see Phoebus Parnassian
- Rubus chamaemorus,
- see Grizzled Skipper
- Rudbeckia hirta,
- see Gorgone Checkerspot
- Rudbeckia spp.,
- see Silvery Checkerspot
- Rumex acetosella,
- see American Copper
- Rumex crispus,
- see American Copper, Grey Copper, and Bronze Copper
- Rumex occidentalis,
- see Grey Copper
- Rumex orbiculatus,
- see Bronze Copper
- Rumex spp.,
- see Lustrous Copper, Ruddy Copper, Dorcas Copper, and Purplish Copper
- Rumex venosus,
- see Ruddy Copper
- Rush,
- see Genus Erebia, Mt. McKinley Alpine, and Yellow-dotted Alpine
- Rush, Jointed,
- see Jutta Arctic
- Rye Grass,
- see Western Branded Skipper
S
- Salicaceae,
- see Subfamily Pyrginae, Genus Erynnis, Persius Duskywing, and Subfamily Coliadinae
- Salix herbacea,
- see Dingy Fritillary
- Salix spp.,
- see Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, Giant Sulphur, Acadian Hairstreak, Sylvan Hairstreak, Frigga Fritillary, Arctic Fritillary, Green Comma, Compton Tortoiseshell, Mourning Cloak, Subfamily Limenitidinae, White Admiral, Viceroy, Weidemeyer's Admiral, and Lorquin's Admiral
- Salt-Meadow Cordgrass,
- see Maritime Ringlet
- Sand Dock,
- see Bronze Copper
- Sarsaparilla, Bristly,
- see Cherry Gall Azure
- Saskatoon,
- see California Hairstreak and Coral Hairstreak
- Sassafras,
- see Spicebush Swallowtail
- Sassafras albidum,
- see Spicebush Swallowtail
- Saxifraga bronchialis,
- see Astarte Fritillary
- Saxifraga oppositifolia,
- see Arctic Blue
- Saxifragaceae,
- see Arctic Blue
- Saxifrage, Spotted,
- see Astarte Fritillary
- Schizachne purpurascens,
- see Northern Pearly-Eye
- Scotch Lovage,
- see Short-tailed Swallowtail and Old World Swallowtail
- Scrophulariaceae,
- see Subfamily Melitaeinae, Northern Checkerspot, and Common Buckeye
- Sedge,
- see Subfamily Hesperiinae, Poweshiek Skipperling, Mulberry Wing, Broad-winged Skipper, Dion Skipper, Dukes' Skipper, Two-spotted Skipper, Dun Skipper, Subfamily Satyrinae, Eyed Brown, Appalachian Brown, Genus Erebia, Ross's Alpine, Disa Alpine, Taiga Alpine, Mt. McKinley Alpine, Banded Alpine, Red-disked Alpine, Yellow-dotted Alpine, Four-dotted Alpine, Genus Oeneis, Macoun's Arctic, White-Veined Arctic, Jutta Arctic, Melissa Arctic, and Polixenes Arctic
- Sedum lanceolatum,
- see Rocky Mountain Parnassian
- Sedum roseum,
- see Phoebus Parnassian
- Sedum spp.,
- see Phoebus Parnassian, Rocky Mountain Parnassian, Moss's Elfin, and Variegated Fritillary
- Senna,
- see Sleepy Orange
- Sheep Fescue,
- see Nevada Skipper
- Sheep Laurel,
- see Northern Blue
- Sheep Sorrel,
- see American Copper
- Showy Milkweed,
- see Monarch
- Showy Tick-trefoil,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper
- Shrubby Cinquefoil,
- see Dorcas Copper
- Sida hederacea,
- see Small Checkered Skipper
- Silverweed,
- see Maritime Copper
- Sisymbrium altissimum,
- see Western White and Large Marble
- Sisymbrium officinale,
- see Olympia Marble
- Sisymbrium spp.,
- see Spring White
- Slender Spike-Rush,
- see Poweshiek Skipperling
- Small Blue Aster,
- see Northern Crescent
- Small Cranberry,
- see Bog Fritillary
- Snapdragon,
- see Common Buckeye
- Snow Buckwheat,
- see Mormon Metalmark
- Snowberry,
- see Variable Checkerspot
- Snowberry, Creeping,
- see Bog Fritillary
- Solidago multiradiata,
- see Damoetas Checkerspot
- Sorghastrum nutans,
- see Pepper and Salt Skipper
- Sorghastrum secundum,
- see Pepper and Salt Skipper
- Sorrel, Mountain,
- see American Copper
- Sorrel, Sheep,
- see American Copper
- Spartina patens,
- see Maritime Ringlet
- Spicebush,
- see Spicebush Swallowtail
- Spikegrass,
- see Pepper and Salt Skipper and Common Roadside Skipper
- Spiraea spp.,
- see Summer Azure
- Spotted Saxifrage,
- see Astarte Fritillary
- Spruce, Black,
- see Bog Elfin
- Stinging Nettle,
- see Question Mark, Eastern Comma, Satyr Comma, Milbert's Tortoiseshell, West Coast Lady, and Red Admiral
- Stinkweed,
- see Western White
- Stipa occidentalis,
- see Nevada Skipper
- Stipa spp.,
- see Uncas Skipper, Plains Skipper, and Common Ringlet
- Stonecrop,
- see Phoebus Parnassian, Rocky Mountain Parnassian, Moss's Elfin, and Variegated Fritillary
- Sulphur Umbrella Plant,
- see Sheridan's Hairstreak
- Sunflower,
- see Gorgone Checkerspot, Silvery Checkerspot, and Painted Lady
- Swamp Milkweed,
- see Monarch
- Swamp Thistle,
- see Family Riodinidae
- Sweet Clover, White,
- see Marine Blue, Silvery Blue
- Sweetfern,
- see Western Pine Elfin
- Sweet-vetch,
- see Christina Sulphur and Johansen's Sulphur
- Switchgrass,
- see Little Glassywing
- Symphoricarpos spp.,
- see Variable Checkerspot
T
- Thistle,
- see Pale Crescent and Painted Lady
- Thistle, Swamp,
- see Family Riodinidae
- Thlaspi arvense,
- see Western White
- Thuja plicata,
- see Rosner's Hairstreak
- Tick-trefoil,
- see Hoary Edge and Wild Indigo Duskywing
- Tick-trefoil, Showy,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper
- Timothy Grass,
- see European Skipper and Long Dash Skipper
- Toadflax,
- see Common Buckeye
- Toothwort,
- see Mustard White and West Virginia White
- Tower Mustard,
- see Large Marble
- Trailing Arbutus,
- see Hoary Elfin
- Trefoil,
- see Silvery Blue
- Tridens flavus,
- see Crossline Skipper, Little Glassywing, Dun Skipper, and Common Wood-Nymph
- Trifolium hybridum,
- see Greenish Blue
- Trifolium pratense,
- see Reakirt's Blue and Greenish Blue
- Trifolium repens,
- see Reakirt's Blue and Greenish Blue
- Trifolium spp.,
- see Shasta Blue
- Tulip Tree,
- see Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Spicebush Swallowtail
- Tumble Mustard,
- see Western White and Large Marble
- Tumbleweed,
- see Common Sootywing
- Turnip,
- see Checkered White
- Turtlehead,
- see Baltimore Checkerspot
U
- Ulmus spp.,
- see Question Mark, Eastern Comma, Hoary Comma, and Mourning Cloak
- Umbelliferae,
- see Black Swallowtail
- Uniola latifolia,
- see Pepper and Salt Skipper and Common Roadside Skipper
- Urtica dioica,
- see Question Mark and Satyr Comma
- Urtica spp.,
- see Eastern Comma, Milbert's Tortoiseshell, West Coast Lady, and Red Admiral
- Urticaceae,
- see Subfamily Nymphalinae
V
- Vaccinium arbuscula,
- see Mariposa Copper
- Vaccinium caespitosum,
- see Pelidne Sulphur and Silvery Blue
- Vaccinium macrocarpon,
- see Bog Copper
- Vaccinium oxycoccus,
- see Bog Copper and Mormon Fritillary
- Vaccinium spp.,
- see Pelidne Sulphur, Pink-edged Sulphur, Striped Hairstreak, Brown Elfin, Henry's Elfin, Spring Azure, Cranberry Blue, Freija Fritillary, and Green Comma
- Vaccinium uliginosum,
- see Pelidne Sulphur and Dingy Fritillary
- Vetch,
- see Western Sulphur
- Vetch, Cow,
- see Reakirt's Blue and Silvery Blue
- Vetchling,
- see Western Sulphur
- Viburnum,
- see Spring Azure and Summer Azure
- Viburnum lentago,
- see Cherry Gall Azure
- Viburnum spp.,
- see Spring Azure and Summer Azure
- Vicia cracca,
- see Reakirt's Blue and Silvery Blue
- Vicia spp.,
- see Western Sulphur
- Viola nuttallii,
- see Edwards' Fritillary
- Viola spp., see Subfamily Arhynninae and Variegated Fritillary
- Violet,
- see Subfamily Arhynninae, Variegated Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary, Regal Fritillary, Edwards' Fritillary, Bog Fritillary, Silver-bordered Fritillary, Meadow Fritillary, Pacific Fritillary, and Arctic Fritillary
- Violet, Nuttall's Yellow,
- see Edwards' Fritillary
- Viscaceae,
- see Thicket Hairstreak
W
- Walnut,
- see Banded Hairstreak
- Water Dock,
- see Bronze Copper
- Western Bistort,
- see Arctic Fritillary
- Western Dock,
- see Grey Copper
- Western Dwarf Mistletoe,
- see Johnson's Hairstreak
- Western Needlegrass,
- see Nevada Skipper
- Western Red Cedar,
- see Rosner's Hairstreak
- White Ash,
- see Hickory Hairstreak
- White Clover,
- see Eastern Tailed Blue and Greenish Blue
- White Oak,
- see Edwards' Hairstreak and Southern Hairstreak
- White Pine,
- see Henry's Elfin
- White Sweet Clover,
- see Early Hairstreak and Silvery Blue
- Wild Indigo,
- see Wild Indigo Duskywing and Frosted Elfin
- Licorice,
- see Silver-spotted Skipper
- Lupine,
- see Persius Duskywing, Frosted Elfin, and Melissa Blue
- Wild Oats,
- see Common Wood-Nymph
- Wild Pea,
- see Western Tailed Blue and Silvery Blue
- Wild Plum,
- see Coral Hairstreak
- Willow,
- see Dreamy Duskywing, Persius Duskywing, Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, Subfamily Coliadinae, Giant Sulphur, Acadian Hairstreak, Sylvan Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak, Bog Fritillary, Frigga Fritillary, Arctic Fritillary, Green Comma, Compton Tortoiseshell, Mourning Cloak, Subfamily Limenitidinae, White Admiral, Viceroy, Weidemeyer's Admiral, and Lorquin's Admiral
- Willow, Dwarf,
- see Dingy Fritillary
- Witchgrass, Fall,
- see Ottoe Skipper
- Wood Nettle,
- see Eastern Comma and Red Admiral
- Woolly Beard Grass,
- see Little Glassywing
- Wormwood,
- see Painted Lady
Y
- Zanthoxylum americanum,
- see Giant Swallowtail
Z
- Zizia aptera,
- see Black Swallowtail and Old World Swallowtail
Reproduced with permission from The Butterflies of Canada by Ross A. Layberry, Peter W. Hall, and J. Donald Lafontaine. University of Toronto Press; 1998. Specimen photos courtesy of John T. Fowler.