Butterflies and Moths
Actias luna (Luna Moth)
Whitefish Dunes State Park, Jacksonport, WI
#2463 Luna Moth on Mossy Log (Jul 18, 2003) 2
Alypia ridingsii (Riding's Forester)
Anza-Borrego Desert Cool Canyon, Borrego Springs, CA
#2177 Riding's Forester Moth (Feb 01, 2003) 2
#2176 Riding's Forester Moth on Desert Apricot (Feb 01, 2003) 2
Anatrytone logan (Delaware Skipper)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#3110 Male Delaware Skipper Top View (Jul 15, 2004) 2
#452 Delaware Skipper on Hill's Thistle (Jun 24, 2006) 3
  Larger

Antheraea polyphemus (Polyphemus Moth)
Indian Pond, Orford, NH
#765 Polyphemus Moth (Jun 25, 1999) 2
Shadow (Boot) Lake, Florence, WI
#853 Polyphemus Moth on Screen (Jun 18, 2005) 3
  Larger

Anthocharis cethura (Desert Orangetip)
Whitewater Draw, Bisbee, AZ
#2954 Pima Desert Orangetip (Mar 20, 2004) 3
  Larger

Anthocharis sara (Sara Orangetip)
Anza-Borrego Desert Cool Canyon, Borrego Springs, CA
#2173 Sara Orangetip Butterfly on Desert Apricot (Feb 01, 2003) 2
  Larger

Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve, Wildomar, CA
#1368 Sara Orangetip Butterfly on Wild Hyacinth Blossom (Apr 11, 2005) 3
  Larger

Apantesis sp. (Tiger Moth)
Spread Eagle Barrens SNA, Florence, WI
#933 Tiger Moth (Jun 15, 2000) 2
  Larger

Apodemia mormo (Mormon Metalmark)
Caspers Wilderness Park, San Juan Capistrano, CA
#2235 Mormon Metalmark Basking (Mar 21, 2003) 2
  Larger

Asterocampa celtis (Hackberry Emperor)
Big Bend Ranch State Park, Presidio, TX
#4251 Hackberry Emperor Butterfly Basking (Mar 09, 2007) 3
  Larger

Atlides halesus (Great Purple Hairstreak)
Anza-Borrego Desert Cool Canyon, Borrego Springs, CA
#3029 Great Purple Hairstreak Side View (Apr 13, 2004) 2
  Larger

North American Butterfly Assoc. Butterfly Park, Mission, TX
#4128 Great Purple Hairstreak on Blue Mistflower (Dec 26, 2006) 4
  Larger

Battus philenor (Pipevine Swallowtail)
Red River Gorge, Stanton, KY
#1050 Pipevine Swallowtail on Robin's Plantain (Apr 25, 2001) 2
Great Smoky Mountains (Ramsey Cascade Trail), Gatlinburg, TN
#1122 Pipevine Swallowtail Underside while Mud-Puddling (Apr 30, 2010) 2
  Larger

#1087 Various Swallowtails Mud-Puddling (Apr 30, 2010) 3
  Larger

Boloria bellona (Meadow Fritillary)
Braidwood Dunes, Braidwood, IL
#1266 Meadow Fritillary (Aug 25, 2001) 2
Avoca Prairie-Savanna SNA, Avoca, WI
#1276 Meadow Fritillary (Aug 23, 2001) 2
Spread Eagle Barrens SNA, Florence, WI
#954 Meadow Fritillary (Jul 10, 2001) 2
Boloria chariclea (Arctic Fritillary)
Denali National Park -- Savage River Area, Healy, AK
#5115 Arctic Fritillary with Lichen Background (Jul 05, 2009) 3
  Larger

Boloria selene (Silver-bordered Fritillary)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#487 Silver-bordered Fritillary Top View (Aug 26, 2006) 2
Nicolet National Forest Bell Lake, Florence, WI
#894 Silver-bordered Fritillary Underside (Jun 12, 2005) 2
  Larger

#893 Silver-bordered Fritillary Dorsal View (Jun 12, 2005) 2
  Larger

Callophrys gryneus (Juniper Hairstreak)
Cossatot River State Park Natural Area, Mena, AR
#3900 Juniper Hairstreak on Selenia (Mar 14, 2006) 3
  Larger

Butterfly Valley Botanical Area, Quincy, CA
#3094 Juniper Hairstreak Butterfly on Labrador Tea (Jun 06, 2004) 2
  Larger

Calycopis cecrops (Red-banded Hairstreak)
Great Smoky Mountains (Ramsey Cascade Trail), Gatlinburg, TN
#1078 Red-banded Hairstreak Basking (Apr 27, 2001) 2
  Larger

Calycopis isobeon (Dusky-blue Groundstreak)
North American Butterfly Assoc. Butterfly Park, Mission, TX
#4129 Dusky-blue Groundstreak on Blue Mistflower (Dec 28, 2006) 4
  Larger

Celastrina ladon (Spring Azure)
Scuppernong Prairie SNA, Eagle, WI
#2381 Spring Azure Showing Proboscis (Jul 16, 2005) 3
  Larger

Spread Eagle Barrens SNA, Florence, WI
#2922 Confusing Spring Azure (May 22, 2004) 2
Cercyonis pegala (Common Wood-Nymph)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#579 Common Wood Nymph Close-up (Jul 05, 2006) 3
  Larger

#575 Common Wood Nymph on Photographer's Hand (Jul 10, 1997) 3
  Larger

Spread Eagle Barrens SNA, Florence, WI
#951 Wood Nymphs Mating (Jul 10, 2001) 2
Chlosyne californica (California Patch)
Tonto NF Superstition Wilderness Area, Apache Junction, AZ
#4625 California Patch Basking (Mar 20, 2009) 3
  Larger

Anza-Borrego Desert Cool Canyon, Borrego Springs, CA
#3589 California Patch on Dung (Apr 12, 2005) 2
  Larger

Chlosyne lacinia (Bordered Patch)
North American Butterfly Assoc. Butterfly Park, Mission, TX
#4159 Caterpillar of the Bordered Patch on Bush Sunflower (Jan 11, 2007) 2
  Larger

Chlosyne nycteis (Silvery Checkerspot)
Pickerel Lake, Brule River, Florence, WI
#923 Silvery Checkerspot Close-up (Jun 18, 2005) 3
  Larger

#919 Silvery Checkerspot on Hawkweed (Jun 15, 2000) 2
  Larger

Cisseps fulvicollis (Yellow-collared Scape Moth)
Nachusa Grasslands, Oregon, IL
#2331 Yellow-collared Scape Moth on False Boneset (Sep 15, 2002) 2
  Larger

Coenonympha tullia (Common Ringlet)
Spread Eagle Barrens SNA, Florence, WI
#932 Common Ringlet (Jun 15, 2000) 2
Colias cesonia (Southern Dogface)
Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL
#679 Southern Dogface Butterfly (Sep 06, 2000) 2
Colias eurytheme (Orange (Alfalfa) Sulfur)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#35 Common Sulfur on Sawtooth Sunflower (Sep 14, 2006) 4
  Larger

Nachusa Grasslands, Oregon, IL
#2447 Common Sulfur Underside View (Aug 30, 2006) 3
  Larger

#2568 Alfalfa Butterfly on Button Liatris (Aug 30, 2006) 3
  Larger

Danaus gilippus (Queen)
North American Butterfly Assoc. Butterfly Park, Mission, TX
#4160 Queen Butterfly Underside (Jan 11, 2007) 3
  Larger

#4130 Queen Butterfly on Lantana (Dec 26, 2006) 3
  Larger

Danaus plexippus (Monarch)
South Kona Coast of the Big Island, Captain Cook, HI
#4510 Monarch Butterfly on Common Weed (Feb 08, 2008) 3
  Larger

Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#1235 Monarch Nectaring on Sawtooth Sunflower (Sep 14, 2006) 3
  Larger

#506 Monarch Butterflies in a field of Button Blazing Star (Sep 08, 2008) 3
  Larger

#468 Monarch Close-up on Swamp Milkweed (Jul 17, 2005) 3
  Larger

#469 Monarch on Swamp Milkweed (Jul 17, 2005) 3
  Larger

#470 Monarch Caterpillar on Whorled Milkweed (Aug 23, 2006) 3
  Larger

#380 Monarch Face-to-Face (Aug 29, 2006) 2
#99 Monarch Butterfly on Pale Purple Coneflower (Jun 26, 2007) 4
  Larger

Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL
#674 Monarch Caterpillar on Butterfly Weed (Jun 30, 2007) 3
  Larger

Chiwaukee Prairie SNA, Pleasant Prairie, WI
#715 Monarch Butterfly Pair on Button Liatris (Sep 06, 1999) 3
  Larger

Hogsback, Steuben, WI
#2306 Monarch Butterfly and Empty Chrysalis (Sep 15, 2002) 2
  Larger

Dymasia dymas (Tiny Checkerspot)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Ajo, AZ
#1574 Tiny Checkerspot Butterfly Basking (Apr 02, 1998) 2
Epargyreus clarus (Silver-spotted Skipper)
Beulah Bog SNA, East Troy, WI
#1279 Silver-spotted Skipper on Red Clover (Jul 28, 2009) 2
  Larger

Erynnis baptisiae (Wild Indigo Duskywing)
Pingree Prairie (now destroyed), Crystal Lake, IL
#2477 Wild Indigo Dusky wing (Aug 10, 2003) 2
#2478 Wild Indigo Dusky wing Underside (Aug 10, 2003) 2
Erynnis brizo (Sleepy Duskywing)
Scuppernong Prairie SNA, Eagle, WI
#2378 Sleepy Dusky wing on Hoary Puccoon (Jun 06, 2003) 2
Grandma Lake Wetlands SNA, Long Lake (Florence), WI
#981 Sleeping Duskywing Butterfly on Hawkweed (Jun 16, 2005) 2
Euchaetias egle (Milkweed Moth)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#3202 Milkweed Moth Caterpillar Close-up (Aug 24, 2009) 3
  Larger

Euphydryas chalcedona (Variable Checkerspot)
Anza-Borrego Desert Cool Canyon, Borrego Springs, CA
#3417 Henne's Variable Checkerspot Nectaring on Blue Phacelia (Mar 11, 2005) 3
  Larger

Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#3412 Henne's Variable Checkerspot Topside (Mar 10, 2005) 3
  Larger

Stanislaus National Forest -- Lumsden (1N10) Rd, Groveland, CA
#4715 Variable Checkerspot Caterpillar on Woolly Paintbrush (Apr 21, 2009) 3
  Larger

Hite Cove Trail, Yosemite, CA
#2375 Variable Checkerspot Butterfly (Mar 31, 2003) 3
  Larger

Euphydryas phaeton (Baltimore Checkerspot)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#492 Baltimore Checkerspot Caterpillar (Jun 01, 1999) 3
  Larger

Boone Creek Fen, Woodstock, IL
#1274 Baltimore Checkerspot Caterpillar Nest on Turtlehead Close-up (Aug 01, 2001) 3
  Larger

#2158 Baltimore Checkerspot on Blackeyed Susan (Jun 29, 2002) 2
#2159 Baltimore Checkerspot on Coreopsis (Jun 29, 2002) 3
  Larger

Euphyes dion (Dion Skipper)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#2466 Faded Dion Skipper (Jul 15, 2003) 2
Euptoieta claudia (Variegated Fritillary)
Nachusa Grasslands, Oregon, IL
#2474 Variegated Fritillary on Pale Purple Coneflower (Jul 18, 2003) 2
Eurema lisa (Little Yellow)
Braidwood Dunes, Braidwood, IL
#1267 Little Yellow Butterflies Mating (Aug 25, 2001) 2
  Larger

North American Butterfly Assoc. Butterfly Park, Mission, TX
#4131 Little Yellow Butterfly on Blue Mistflower (Dec 31, 2006) 3
  Larger

Everes comyntas (Eastern Tailed-Blue)
Bluff Spring Fen, Elgin, IL
#1178 Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterflies Mating (Aug 25, 1999) 2
  Larger

Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#2310 Eastern Tailed-Blue Caught in Spider Web (Oct 05, 2002) 2
Red River Gorge, Stanton, KY
#1051 Eastern Tailed Blue Female (Apr 25, 2001) 2
Avoca Prairie-Savanna SNA, Avoca, WI
#1143 Eastern Tailed Blue on Goldenrod (Aug 23, 2001) 2
Kettle Moraine Low Prairie SNA, Eagle, WI
#462 Eastern Tailed-Blue (Jul 23, 2006) 4
  Larger

Feniseca tarquinius (Harvester)
Mississippi Palisades S.P., Savanna, IL
#3112 Harvester Butterfly Basking (Jul 18, 2004) 2
Spread Eagle Barrens SNA, Florence, WI
#953 Harvester Butterfly (Jul 10, 2001) 2
Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Silvery Blue)
San Joaquin Wildlife Preserve in Irvine, Irvine, CA
#2251 Silvery Blue Butterfly (Mar 22, 2003) 2
Ouachita NF, Beech Creek National Botanical Area, Smithville, OK
#4298 Silvery Blue Butterfly Basking (Mar 24, 2007) 3
  Larger

#4299 Silvery Blue Butterfly Underside (Mar 24, 2007) 3
  Larger

Heliconius charitonius (Heliconian, Zebra)
Sabal Palm Audubon Center and Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX
#4154 Zebra Butterfly Basking in Forest Opening (Jan 08, 2007) 4
  Larger

Hemaris thysbe (Hummingbird Moth)
Scuppernong Prairie SNA, Eagle, WI
#2585 Hummingbird Moth on Liatris (Aug 10, 2002) 3
  Larger

Pickerel Lake, Brule River, Florence, WI
#927 Hummingbird Moth on Orange Hawkweed (Jun 18, 2005) 2
Horama panthalon texana (Texas Wasp Moth)
North American Butterfly Assoc. Butterfly Park, Mission, TX
#4132 Texas Wasp Moth (Dec 26, 2006) 3
  Larger

Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropia Moth)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#2417 Cecropia Moth Underwing and Body View (Jul 15, 2003) 3
  Larger

Hyles lineata (White-lined Sphinx Moth)
Death Valley NP Titus Canyon (Amagorsa Mtns.), Inyo County, CA
#2968 Sphinx Moth Caterpillar on Evening Primrose (Mar 25, 2004) 3
  Larger

Junonia coenia (Common Buckeye)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#481 Buckeye Underside (Aug 10, 1999) 2
#479 Buckeye Close Up (Aug 06, 2000) 4
  Larger

Nachusa Grasslands, Oregon, IL
#2323 Buckeye on Showy Goldenrod (Sep 15, 2002) 3
  Larger

#480 Buckeye on Aster with Little Bluestem Grass (Sep 24, 2008) 2
  Larger

Kricogonia lyside (Lyside Sulphur)
North American Butterfly Assoc. Butterfly Park, Mission, TX
#4133 Lyside Sulphur Butterfly (Jan 04, 2007) 3
  Larger

Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Blue, Pea-blue)
World Botanic Garden, Hakalau, HI
#4568 Pea-blue Butterfly on Smooth Rattlepod (Jan 14, 2008) 3
  Larger

Libytheana carinenta (American Snout)
North American Butterfly Assoc. Butterfly Park, Mission, TX
#4212 American Snout Butterfly Underside (Jan 04, 2007) 3
  Larger

Limenitis archippus (Viceroy)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#2493 Viceroy Underside on Sweet-scented Indian Plantain (Sep 25, 2003) 2
#471 Viceroy (Jul 15, 2000) 2
  Larger

Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL
#3117 Viceroy on Willow (Aug 01, 2004) 2
Limenitis arthemis (White Admiral)
Adirondack Park, Lake Clear, NY
#777 White Admiral on the Beach (Jun 20, 1999) 2
  Larger

Scuppernong Prairie SNA, Eagle, WI
#2588 White Admiral on Boneset (Aug 10, 2002) 2
  Larger

Limenitis lorquini (Lorquin's Admiral)
San Joaquin Wildlife Preserve in Irvine, Irvine, CA
#1750 Lorquin's Admiral Underside (Apr 10, 2005) 2
  Larger

#2249 Lorquin's Admiral Underside (Mar 22, 2003) 2
#2250 Lorquin's Admiral on Stinging Nettle (Mar 22, 2003) 2
  Larger

Lycaeides melissa samuelis (Karner Blue)
Necedah NWR, Tomah, WI
#993 Karner Blue (Sep 16, 2000) 2
  Larger

Lycaena epixanthe (Bog Copper)
Shadow (Boot) Lake, Florence, WI
#905 Bog Copper (Jul 10, 2001) 2
  Larger

Lycaena hyllus (Bronze Copper)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#465 Bronze Copper (Jul 20, 2004) 2
Nachusa Grasslands, Oregon, IL
#463 Bronze Copper on Goldenrod Underside View (Sep 24, 2008) 3
  Larger

Lycaena phlaeas (American Copper)
Nachusa Grasslands, Oregon, IL
#2574 American Copper on Aster (Sep 24, 2008) 3
  Larger

Spring Green Reserve SNA, Spring Green, WI
#2573 American Copper on Leadplant (Jul 13, 2002) 2
  Larger

Malacosoma americanum (Eastern Tent Caterpillar)
Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL
#684 Eastern Tent Caterpillars Emerging from Tent (Jun 25, 2001) 3
  Larger

Megisto cymela (Little Wood-Satyr)
Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL
#678 Little Wood Satyr Basking (Jun 30, 2007) 3
  Larger

Spread Eagle Barrens SNA, Florence, WI
#940 Little Wood Satyr (Jun 15, 2000) 2
  Larger

Mestra amymone (Common Mestra)
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Alamo, TX
#4156 Common Mestra Butterfly Basking (Jan 09, 2007) 4
  Larger

Myscelia ethusa (Mexican Bluewing)
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Alamo, TX
#4137 Mexican Bluewing Butterfly Basking (Jan 01, 2007) 4
  Larger

Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak)
San Clemente, San Clemente, CA
#3818 Mourning Cloak Basking (Jan 04, 2006) 3
  Larger

Nymphalis milberti (Milbert's Tortoiseshell)
Scuppernong Prairie SNA, Eagle, WI
#2591 Milbert's Tortoiseshell on Grassleaved Goldenrod (Aug 10, 2002) 2
#2590 Milbert's Tortoiseshell Basking (Aug 10, 2002) 2
  Larger

Papilio canadensis (Canadian Tiger Swallowtail)
La Salle Falls, Florence County, WI
#2437 Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Top View (Jun 24, 2003) 2
Grandma Lake Wetlands SNA, Long Lake (Florence), WI
#964 Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on Hawkweed (Jun 16, 2005) 3
  Larger

Papilio cresphontes (Giant Swallowtail)
Scuppernong Prairie SNA, Eagle, WI
#2587 Giant Swallowtail (Aug 10, 2002) 3
  Larger

Papilio eurymedon (Pale Swallowtail)
Cleveland National Forest Harding Canyon, Modjeska, CA
#1942 Pale Swallowtail (Feb 26, 2002) 2
  Larger

Papilio glaucus (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail)
Starved Rock State Park, Ottawa, IL
#744 Tiger Swallowtail Nectaring on Bluebells (May 06, 2008) 3
  Larger

Wolf Road Prairie, Westchester, IL
#3193 Dark Morph Female Tiger Swallowtail Top View (Aug 22, 2004) 2
  Larger

#3194 Dark Morph Female Tiger Swallowtail Underside View (Aug 22, 2004) 2
  Larger

Red River Gorge, Stanton, KY
#1054 Tiger Swallowtail on Flowering Dogwood (Apr 25, 2001) 3
  Larger

Great Smoky Mountains (Ramsey Cascade Trail), Gatlinburg, TN
#1087 Various Swallowtails Mud-Puddling (Apr 30, 2010) 3
  Larger

Great Smoky Mountains (Porters Creek Trail), Gatlinburg, TN
#1086 Tiger Swallowtail Hanging on Poison Ivy (Apr 28, 2001) 2
Scuppernong Prairie SNA, Eagle, WI
#2586 Tiger Swallowtail on Liatris (Aug 10, 2002) 2
Papilio multicaudata (Two-tailed Swallowtail)
Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Cottonwood, AZ
#4652 Two-tailed Swallowtail Basking (Apr 02, 2009) 3
  Larger

Papilio polyxenes (Black Swallowtail)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#1236 Female Black Swallowtail Close Up (Jul 05, 2006) 3
  Larger

#473 Black Swallowtail on Joe Pye Weed (Aug 01, 2000) 2
#475 Black Swallowtails Mating (Jul 05, 2006) 3
  Larger

Scuppernong Prairie SNA, Eagle, WI
#3688 Black Swallowtail Getting Nectar from Mountain Mint (Jul 16, 2005) 3
  Larger

Papilio rutulus (Western Tiger Swallowtail)
San Joaquin Wildlife Preserve in Irvine, Irvine, CA
#1751 Western Tiger Swallowtail on Butterfly Bush (Apr 10, 2005) 4
  Larger

Papilio troilus (Spicebush Swallowtail)
Great Smoky Mountains (Ramsey Cascade Trail), Gatlinburg, TN
#1087 Various Swallowtails Mud-Puddling (Apr 30, 2010) 3
  Larger

Papilio zelicaon (Anise Swallowtail)
Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#1467 Anise Swallowtail Nectaring on Chuparosa (Mar 10, 2001) 2
Parrhasius m-album (White M Hairstreak)
Great Smoky Mountains (Ramsey Cascade Trail), Gatlinburg, TN
#1052 White M Hairstreak Basking (Apr 30, 2010) 3
  Larger

Phyciodes campestris (Field Crescent)
Butterfly Valley Botanical Area, Quincy, CA
#3091 Field Crescents (Jun 06, 2004) 3
  Larger

Phyciodes mylitta (Mylitta Crescent)
Death Valley NP Titus Canyon (Amagorsa Mtns.), Inyo County, CA
#2977 Mylitta Crescent Basking (Mar 25, 2004) 2
Phyciodes selenis (Northern Crescent)
Kettle Moraine Low Prairie SNA, Eagle, WI
#2582 Male Northern Crescent Top View (Jul 23, 2006) 3
  Larger

Phyciodes tharos (Pearl Crescent)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#467 Pearl Crescent Close-up (Jul 13, 2006) 3
  Larger

#466 Pearl Crescent on Mountain Mint (Jul 20, 2000) 2
  Larger

Nachusa Grasslands, Oregon, IL
#3109 Pearl Crescent Butterflies on Dung (Jul 06, 2004) 2
Spread Eagle Barrens SNA, Florence, WI
#938 Pearl Crescents Mud Puddling (Jun 15, 2000) 2
Pieris napi (Mustard White)
Nicolet National Forest Perch Lake, Florence, WI
#2920 Mustard White Close-up (May 19, 2004) 3
  Larger

Pieris rapae (Cabbage White)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#486 Cabbage White (Jul 20, 1999) 2
Pieris virginiensis (West Virginia White)
Great Smoky Mountains (Porters Creek Trail), Gatlinburg, TN
#1044 West Virginia White on Toothwort (Apr 29, 2010) 3
  Larger

Nicolet National Forest Perch Lake, Florence, WI
#2921 West Virginia White Butterflies Mating (May 19, 2004) 3
  Larger

Plebejus acmon (Acmon Blue)
Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#3015 Acmon Blue Butterfly on Yellow Pincushion (Apr 13, 2004) 2
Plebejus saepiolus (Greenish Blue)
Butterfly Valley Botanical Area, Quincy, CA
#3093 Female Greenish Blue Butterfly Topside (Jun 06, 2004) 2
#3092 Female Greenish Blue Butterfly Underside (Jun 06, 2004) 2
Poanes massasoit (Mulberry Wing)
Boone Creek Fen, Woodstock, IL
#2160 Mulberry Wing Skipper (Jun 29, 2002) 2
Polites peckius (Peck's Skipper)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#449 Peck's Skipper (May 27, 2007) 2
  Larger

Polites themistocles (Tawny-edged Skipper)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#450 Tawny-edged Skipper (Jul 15, 2000) 2
Polygonia faunus (Green Comma)
Chipmunk Rapids, Florence, WI
#986 Green Comma Butterfly (Jul 12, 2001) 2
Polygonia interrogationis (Question Mark)
Starved Rock State Park, Ottawa, IL
#733 Question Mark -- Fall Orange Color Form (Sep 25, 2006) 3
  Larger

Pontia beckerii (Becker's White)
Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#3830 Becker's White Butterfly on Coast Bladderpod (Jan 12, 2006) 4
  Larger

Pontia protodice (Checkered White)
Whitewater Draw, Bisbee, AZ
#2955 Checkered White (Mar 20, 2004) 2
Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#1463 Checkered White Basking on Bladderpod (Mar 10, 2001) 3
  Larger

Pyrgus communis (Common Checkered Skipper)
Thomson-Fulton Sand Prairie, Fulton, IL
#4375 Common Checkered Skipper on Clustered Poppy Mallow (Aug 29, 2007) 3
  Larger

Satyrium calanus (Banded Hairstreak)
Quincy Bluff (TNC), Lake Delton, WI
#1124 Banded Hairstreak (Aug 20, 2000) 2
  Larger

Satyrium edwardsii (Edwards' Hairstreak)
Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL
#680 Edward's Hairstreak on Butterflyweed (Jul 04, 2006) 3
  Larger

Spread Eagle Barrens SNA, Florence, WI
#950 Edward's Hairstreak (Jul 10, 2001) 2
  Larger

Satyrium titus (Coral Hairstreak)
Harlem Hills Prairie, Loves Park, IL
#2566 Coral Hairstreak on New Jersey Tea (Jul 04, 2002) 3
  Larger

Spring Green Reserve SNA, Spring Green, WI
#2575 Coral Hairstreak on Butterfly Weed (Jul 13, 2002) 2
  Larger

Satyrodes eurydice (Eyed Brown)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#490 Eyed-Brown (Jul 15, 1999) 2
Speyeria aphrodite (Aphrodite Fritillary)
Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL
#3108 Aphrodite Fritillary on Butterfly Weed (Jul 06, 2008) 2
  Larger

#3107 Aphrodite Fritillary Underside (Jul 06, 2008) 3
  Larger

Spread Eagle Barrens SNA, Florence, WI
#952 Aphrodite Fritillary (Jul 10, 2001) 2
  Larger

Speyeria cybele (Great Spangled Fritillary)
Bluff Spring Fen, Elgin, IL
#1157 Great Spangled Fritillary on Pale Purple Coneflower (Jun 10, 2007) 3
  Larger

Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#576 Great Spangled Fritillary on Common Milkweed (Jul 15, 1998) 2
Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL
#676 Great Spangled Fritillary Showing Top (Jul 20, 2000) 2
#675 Great Spangled Fritillary Showing Underside (Jul 20, 2000) 2
Speyeria idalia (Regal Fritillary)
Thomson-Fulton Sand Prairie, Fulton, IL
#2456 Regal Fritillary in Grass (Jul 27, 2003) 3
  Larger

#4376 Regal Fritillary on Pasture Thistle (Aug 30, 2007) 3
  Larger

#2451 Regal Fritillary on Pasture Thistle Underwing View (Aug 30, 2007) 3
  Larger

#2452 Regal Fritillary on Pasture Thistle Head On View (Jul 03, 2003) 2
Nachusa Grasslands, Oregon, IL
#3105 Regal Fritillary Top View (Jul 08, 2004) 2
#3106 Regal Fritillary Nectaring on Daisy Fleabane (Jul 06, 2004) 2
Speyeria mormonia (Mormon Fritillary)
Arctic Valley, Anchorage, AK
#5056 Mormon Fritillary on Moss Campion (Jun 27, 2009) 3
  Larger

Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak)
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Fredericksburg, TX
#1265 Gray Hairstreak (Mar 19, 2007) 3
  Larger

Thymelicus lineola (European Skipper)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#453 European Skipper (Jul 15, 2000) 2
Vanessa annabella (West Coast Lady)
San Clemente, San Clemente, CA
#1682 West Coast Lady Basking on Trail (Mar 10, 2001) 2
Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#482 Red Admiral Ovipositing on Stinging Nettle (Jun 20, 1999) 2
Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL
#3116 Red Admiral on Tree Trunk (Aug 01, 2004) 2
#536 Red Admiral Underside (Jun 30, 2007) 3
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Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady)
Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#3014 Prickly Poppy and Painted Lady (Apr 13, 2004) 3
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Death Valley NP Cottonwood and Marble Canyons, Stovepipe Wells, CA
#3454 Painted Lady Butterfly Underside on Death Valley Sage (Mar 16, 2005) 3
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#3453 Painted Lady Butterfly on Death Valley Sage (Mar 16, 2005) 3
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Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#2491 Painted Lady on Goldenrod Top View (Sep 15, 2003) 2
Nachusa Grasslands, Oregon, IL
#2490 Painted Lady on Goldenrod Underside View (Sep 24, 2008) 3
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Ingonish Beach, NS
#3738 Painted Lady Butterfly and Composite Flowers (Sep 03, 2005) 3
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Vanessa virginiensis (American Painted Lady)
Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#489 American Painted Lady on Vervain (Jul 15, 1999) 2
Beulah Bog SNA, East Troy, WI
#1280 American Painted Lady on Red Clover (Jun 20, 2001) 2
Shadow (Boot) Lake, Florence, WI
#873 American Painted Lady (Jun 15, 2000) 2
Wallengrenia egeremet (Northern Broken-Dash)
Pickerel Lake, Brule River, Florence, WI
#922 Northern Broken-Dash Skipper from Top (Jun 15, 2000) 2
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