Butterfly Pictures and Information

Butterflies, Americans' favorite insects, continue to gain fans, especially with respect to wild butterfy identification.

The reasons for their popularity are simple, with the colorful wings of many species, plus the fact that both butterflies and people enjoy flowers and being outdoors on sunny days above 60^o F, leading the list.

The North American Butterfly Association (NABA) suggests that the average person might be able to find up to one hundred different butterfly species within driving distance of their home.

It should be noted that those hypothetical one hundred butterfly species are often present only at specific points of time, usually from early spring through early fall.

The butterflies presented here, approximately one hundred and fifty species, divides into two pages. The species listed at the bottom of this page fit into the Lycaenidae family (blues, hairstreaks and coppers), the Pieridae family (whites and sulphurs) and the Brushfooted butterfly family. Pictures of Butterflies, page II, covers Swallowtail butterflies, Grass Skippers, Spread-wing Skippers and Metalmarks.

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The article, Types of Butterflies provides more information about butterfly families.

Additional images in this section include:

• Moth Pictures
• Caterpillar Pictures
• Caterpillar Clip Art
• Butterfly Clip Art

The following articles articles address very common butterfly issues.

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.

How did butterflies get their name?
Examining the practice of naming butterflies, past and present.

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.

The butterfly species list continues below.

Lycaenidae Blues Acmon Blue Boisduval's Blue Ceraunus Blue Greenish Blue Lupine Blue Northern Blue Reakirt's Blue Silvery Blue Spring Azure Tailed-Blues Hairstreaks Behr's Hairstreak Brown Elfin California Hairstreak Clytie Ministreak Dusky-blue Groundstreak Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak Golden Hairstreak Gray Hairstreak Hedgerow Hairstreak Juniper Hairstreak Red-Crescent Scrub-Hairstreak Sheridan's Hairstreak Silver-banded Hairstreak Coppers Edith's Copper Lilac-bordered Copper Mariposa Copper Purplish Copper Tailed Copper Pieridae Whites Cabbage White Checkered White Great Southern White Margined White Orangetip Pine White Western White Sulfurs Cloudless Sulphur Dainty Sulphur Large Orange Sulphur Little Yellow Lyside Sulphur Mimosa Yellow Orange Sulphur Sleepy Orange Southern Dogface Tailed Orange

Brush-footed Butterflies True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae) Banded Peacock California Tortoiseshell Common Buckeye Malachite Butterfly Mourning Cloak White Peacock Checkerspot Butterflies Bordered Patch Crimson Patch Rosita Patch Comma Butterflies Gray Comma Green Comma Hoary Comma Satyr Comma Crescents California Crescent Field Crescent Mylitta Crescent Pale-banded Crescent Pearl Crescent Phaon Crescent Texan Crescent Vesta Crescent Vanessa Painted and West Coast Lady Red Admiral Additional Brush-footed Butterflies Admirals and Relatives California Sister Common Mestra Crackers Lorquin's Admiral Mexican Bluewing Emperors Empress Leila Tawny Emperor Leafwings Goatwing Leafwing Longwings Great Spangled Fritillary Gulf Fritillary Hydaspe Fritillary Julia Longwing Mexican Fritillary Mormon Fritillary Pacific Fritillary Zebra Longwing Milkweed Butterflies Monarch Butterfly Queen Butterfly Soldier Butterfly Satyrinae Carolina Satyr Common Ringlet Common Wood Nymph Great Arctic Small Wood Nymph Snouts American Snout