The two hundred plus native brush-footed species (family Nymphalidae) represent approximately thirty percent of the total number of North American butterfly species. Odds are the species with orange wings in the garden belong to the family.
White Peacocks are the most common Anartia species, inhabiting the southernmost areas of Arizona, east to Florida. Strays can be found in the Southeast and Midwest.
Julia Longwing or Julia Heliconian
Zebra Longwing
Bordered Patch
California Patch
Crimson Patch
The Common Buckeye
The Mangrove Buckeye
The California Tortoiseshell
The Mourning Cloak
Milbert’s Tortoiseshell
American snout
Common Mestra
Goatweed Leafwing
Rudddy Daggerwing
The Arizona Sister
The Band-celled Sister
California Sister
Chalcedon Checkerspot
Comma Butterflies
The Green Comma
Gray Commas
Side view of the Gray Comma
Eastern Comma
Side view Eastern Comma
Question Mark
Question Mark side view
The Satyr Comma
H2>Crescent Butterflies
Texan Crescent
Field Crescent butterfly
The Mylitta Crescent
Pale Crescent
Vesta Crescent
Pearl Crescent
Phaon Crescent
Northern Crescent
Fritillaries
Western Meadow Fritillary
Greater Fritillary
Most of the approximately fifteen different Greater Fritillary species have a wing pattern similar to the species in the picture. Regional differences in the same species add to identification problems. Because they are primarily northern species, the greater Fritillaries fly throughout the summer, and can be abundant in mountain meadows.
Gulf Fritillary
Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar
Variegated Fritillary
Mexican Fritillary
Milkweeds
An introduction to the Milkweed Butterflies begins with a Monarch Butterfly on a Milkweed plant.
Monarch Caterpillar
Queen butterfly
Queen caterpillar
Soldier butterfly
Ladies
Four different butterflies in the Vanessa genus visit gardens across the United States. Three of them go by the common name, lady.
Side American Lady
West Coast Lady
Painted Lady butterfly
Painted Lady caterpillar.
Painted Lady side
Red Admiral butterfly
Satyrs
These butterfly images cover the mostly brown-winged brushfoots that are found in fields and forests across the United States. Satyrs, Wood-nymphs, Arctic and Alpine form a distinct subfamily.
Common Wood Nymph
Great Basin Wood Nymph
Northern Butterflies
Great Arctic
White Veined Arctic
Common Alpine
Northern Pearly Eye
Southern Pearly Eye
Carolina Satyr
Red-bordered Satyr
Gemmed Satyr
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Red Satyrs
Admiral Butterflies
White Admiral
Red-spotted Purple Admiral
Lorquin’s Admirals
Weidemeyer’s Admiral
Viceroy butterfly
Checkerspots
Arachne Checkerspot.
The Elf, with a stripe on the wings does not look like a traditional checkerspot.
Tiny Checkerspot
Edith’s Checkerspot
Silvery Checkerspot
Baltimore Checkerspot
Anicia Checkerspot.
Fulvia Checkerspot
Hoffman’s Checkerspot
Gabb’s Checkerspot
Lenira Checkerspot
Northern Checkerspot
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Theona Checkerspot