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American snout butterfly resting with wings folded

American Snout

Libytheana carinent

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

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

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

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

Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

Photo of an Orange Sulphur taking nectar from a flower

Orange Sulphur (Alfalfa Butterfly)

Colias eurytheme

Photo of a red-banded hairstreak

Red-Banded Hairstreak

Calycopis cecrops

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 Summer Azure

Summer Azure

Celastrina neglecta

image of a Tawny Emperor, Wings Spread

Tawny Emperor

Asterocampa clyton