Waste areas, railroads, roadsides

Field Guide Home

You Searched:

Search found 21 items

Photo of an American lady butterfly, wings folded.

American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis

American snout butterfly resting with wings folded

American Snout

Libytheana carinent

Several regal fritillaries feeding on butterfly weed

Butterflies and Skippers

More than 700 species in North America north of Mexico

Common buckeye butterfly nectaring on a flower, wings spread

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

Photo of a common wood-nymph butterfly

Common Wood Nymph

Cercyonis pegala

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

Eastern Comma

Polygonia comma

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

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

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 a Painted Lady

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Photo of a pearl crescent

Pearl Crescent

Phyciodes tharos

Photo of a Question Mark

Question Mark

Polygonia interrogationis

Photo of a red admiral butterfly, wings spread.

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

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

image of a Tawny Emperor, Wings Spread

Tawny Emperor

Asterocampa clyton