Butterfly Pictures and Information

Butterflies are probably American's favorite insects, with wild butterfly identification studies continually gaining adherents.

Butterflies enjoy sunny days above 60 ^o F. Anyone who enjoys those weather conditions can get out and look for them.

Butterfly Families and Species Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae) Identifying Whites Cabbage White Butterfly Orange Tip Butterflies Sulphur Butterflies Lycaenidae Blue Butterfly Identification Johnson's Hairstreak Reakirt's Blue Silvery Blue Spring Azure Brown Elfin Purplish Copper Brushfooted Butterflies Admirals American Snout Checkerspots Comma Butterflies Common Buckeye Crescents Empress Leila Fritillaries Monarch Butterfly Queen Butterfly Tortoiseshells Vanessa Riodinidae Metalmark Butterflies Papilionidae Swallowtail Butterflies Hesperiidae Spreadwing Skippers

The butterfly section provides articles and pictures of many common butterflies and moths, with special attention given to providing field identification suggestions for many species.

If you are interested in field identification, the

Types of Butterflies article will get you started.

The links in the box on the right point to articles on specific families or species.

If you are interested in other images, the Moth Pictures, Butterfly Clip Art, and Caterpillar Clip Art sections provide some usuable art.

The moth pictures album also shows that not all moths have dull colors.

Additional Information:

Battle Over Butterfly Releases
Because of the potential to wreck havoc on agricultural products, commercial butterfly breeding for release is regulated by both state and federal agencies.

Improving Rural Butterfly Habitat
Tips for increasing butterfly populations in rural areas.

Orange Butterfly Quiz
Test you orange butterfly identification skills.

What Do Butterflies Eat?
Here's an answer to a very popular question.