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Photo of an American lady butterfly, wings folded.

American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis

American snout butterfly resting with wings folded

American Snout

Libytheana carinent

Baltimore checkerspot, perched, with wings folded

Baltimore Checkerspot

Euphydryas phaeton

Photo of a Black Swallowtail, Male, Wings Spread

Black Swallowtail (Parsnip Swallowtail)

Papilio polyxenes

Bronze copper butterfly perched on a grass blade, wings closed

Bronze Copper

Lycaena hyllus (syn. Hyllolycaena hyllus; Lycaena thoe)

Several regal fritillaries feeding on butterfly weed

Butterflies and Skippers

More than 700 species in North America north of Mexico

Photo of a Cabbage White

Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

image of a Checkered White, Twigs

Checkered White

Pontia protodice

image of a Clouded Sulphur on a wildflower

Clouded Sulphur

Colias philodice

photo of a Cloudless Sulphur nectaring on a thistle

Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae

Photo of a common wood-nymph butterfly

Common Wood Nymph

Cercyonis pegala

Coral hairstreak butterfly on butterfly weed flowers

Coral Hairstreak

Satyrium titus (syn. Harkenclenus titus)

Photo of a dainty sulphur perched on a dried flower, side view

Dainty Sulphur

Nathalis iole

Photo of an eastern comma butterfly, wings spread, showing dorsal side of wings

Eastern Comma

Polygonia comma

Photo of an Eastern Tailed-Blue

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Cupido comyntas

Photo of an eastern tiger swallowtail resting with wings spread open

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Photo of a Giant Swallowtail, Wings Spread

Giant Swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

Goatweed leafwing perched on a tree trunk with wings closed

Goatweed Leafwing

Anaea andria

Gray comma perched on a flower, winged closed

Gray Comma

Polygonia progne

Photo of a gray copper butterfly nectaring on butterfly weed flowers

Gray Copper (Great Copper)

Lycaena dione (formerly Gaeides xanthoides dione)

Photo of a Gray Hairstreak

Gray Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

Great Spangled Fritillary, Wings Spread, nectaring on milkweed flowers

Great Spangled Fritillary

Speyeria cybele

Photo of a Hackberry Emperor

Hackberry Emperor

Asterocampa celtis

Little wood satyr resting with wings closed

Little Wood Satyr

Megisto cymela

Photo of a little yellow nectaring on a native aster flower

Little Yellow

Pyrisitia lisa (syn. Eurema lisa)

Image of a monarch

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Photo of a mourning cloak butterfly perched on a strand of barbed wire.

Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

Olive hairstreak butterfly taking nectar from butterfly weed flowers

Olive Hairstreak (Juniper Hairstreak)

Callophrys gryneus gryneus (syn. Mitoura gryneus gryneus)

Photo of an Orange Sulphur taking nectar from a flower

Orange Sulphur (Alfalfa Butterfly)

Colias eurytheme

Photo of a Painted Lady

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Photo of a pearl crescent

Pearl Crescent

Phyciodes tharos

Photo of a Pipevine Swallowtail, Wings Spread

Pipevine Swallowtail (Blue Swallowtail)

Battus philenor

Photo of a Question Mark

Question Mark

Polygonia interrogationis

Photo of a red admiral butterfly, wings spread.

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Photo of a red-banded hairstreak

Red-Banded Hairstreak

Calycopis cecrops

Photo of a Red-Spotted Purple with wings closed, showing ventral side of wings

Red-Spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis

Photo of a regal fritillary, perched on a flower, wings folded

Regal Fritillary

Speyeria idalia

Photo of a silvery checkerspot, Wings Folded

Silvery Checkerspot

Chlosyne nycteis

Photo of a southern dogface taking nectar on a pale purple coneflower

Southern Dogface

Zerene cesonia (formerly Colias cesonia)

Photo of a Spicebush Swallowtail, Male, Wings Spread

Spicebush Swallowtail

Pterourus troilus

Photo of a Summer Azure

Summer Azure

Celastrina neglecta

image of a Tawny Emperor, Wings Spread

Tawny Emperor

Asterocampa clyton

Photo of a Viceroy resting with wings open

Viceroy

Limenitis archippus