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Visit Butterflies and Moths of North America.

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Bath White (Pontia daplidice)

North America

  • Small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops)

    Small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops)

  • White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)

    White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)

  • Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)

    Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)

  • Pandorus sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus)

    Pandorus sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus)

  • Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

    Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

  • Large White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae)

    Large White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae)

  • Red Admiral (Vanesa atalanta)

    Red Admiral (Vanesa atalanta)

  • Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonius)

    Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonius)

  • Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)

    Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)

  • Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

    Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

  • Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

    Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

  • Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)

    Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)

  • Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

    Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

  • Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)

    Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)

  • Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)

    Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)

  • Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus)

    Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus)

  • Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

    Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

  • Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus)

    Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus)

  • American/Little Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

    American/Little Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

  • Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)

    Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)

  • Alfalfa Butterfly/Orange Sulfur (Colias eurytheme)

    Alfalfa Butterfly/Orange Sulfur (Colias eurytheme)

  • Pacific Orangetip (Anthocharis sara)

    Pacific Orangetip (Anthocharis sara)

  • Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)

    Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)

  • Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

    Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

    Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

  • Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

    Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

  • Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

    Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

  • Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)

    Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)

  • Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)

    Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)

  • White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)

    White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)

  • Common Checkered-skipper (Pyrgus communis)

    Common Checkered-skipper (Pyrgus communis)

This project is based upon work previously supported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Program. Primary financial support for this project comes from our advertisers.