Butterflies

Butterflies include all Lepidopterans in the superfamily Papilionoidea.

Skippers

Family Hesperiidae

Fiery Skipper

Hylephila phyleus

Banana Skipper

Erionota thrax

Metalmark Butterflies

Family Riodinidae

Orange Punch Butterfly

Dodona egeon

Dark Judy

Spitosa fylla

Swallowtail Butterflies

Family Papilionidae

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio Glaucus

Paris Peacock Swallowtail

Papilio paris

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

gossamer-winged butterflies

Family Lycaenidae

Summer Azure

Celastrina neglecta

Gray Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

Purple Sapphire

Heliophorus epicles

Plains Cupid

Luthrodes pandava

Common Pierrot

Castalius rosimon

Banded Hairstreak

Satyrium calanus

Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs

Family Pieridae

Common Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

Grass Yellow

Eurema species

Painted Jezebel

Delias hyparete

Brush-footed Butterflies

Family Nymphalidae

Also called four-footed butterflies because the first pair of legs is reduced and often not visible.

European Comma

Polygonia c-album

Melitaea species

Melitaea species

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Hackberry Emperor

Asterocampa celtis

Great Spangled Fritillary

Speyeria cybele

Himalayan Jester

Symbrenthia hypselis

Peacock Pansy

Junonia almana

Common Evening Brown

Melanitis leda
Prominent eye-spots identify this individual as a wet-season morph.

Dark-branded Bushbrown

Mycalesis mineus
These butterflies have separate forms for the dry and wet seasons. The one shown here is a dry-season form with reduced eyespots and a more uniform coloration.

Tiger Milkweed Butterfly

Danaus species

Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

Common Sailer

Neptis hylas

Silvery Checkerspot

Chlosyne nycteis