Welcome, the pictures and descriptions of butterflies in this album represent species of Metalmarks, Grasswing Skippers, Spread-wing Skippers, Swallowtails and Moths.

The complete list contains over one hundred and fifty different species. Please click the Butterfly Pictures link for additional picture and descriptions of species in the Pieridae (Whites and Sulphurs), Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers and Hairstreaks) and Brushfooted Butterfly families.

The vast majority of the butterflies listed here are native to the Western, Midwestern and Southwestern United States. The album also contains many tropical butterfly species.

Please see the Types of Butterflies article for a more extensive explanation of the butterfly families.