Butterflies by Family |
family Hesperiidae (skippers, 3400 species)
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large white skippers
Heliopetes ericetorum
(USA)
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widespread bent skipper
Cycloglypha thrasibulus
(Mexico)
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unidentified skipper
(Mexico)
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unidentified skipper
(Mexico)
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unidentified skipper
(Mexico)
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common checkered skipper
Pyrgus communis
(Mexico)
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unidentified skipper
(Mexico)
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unidentified firetip
(Cockscomb basin, Belize) |
unidentified
(Cockscomb basin, Belize) |
unidentified
long-tailed skipper
(Costa Rica)
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common
redeye
Matapa
aria
(Thailand) |
large
snow flat
Tagiades
gana
(Siem
Reap, Cambodia) |
unidentified
dart
Potanthus
sp.
(Kirirom,
Cambodia) |
fulvous
pied flat
Pseudocoladenia
dan
(Siem
Reap, Cambodia) |
fulvous
pied flat
Pseudocoladenia
dan
(Vietnam) |
family Nymphalidae (brushfoot butterflies, 5000 species)
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sub-family Cyrestinae (daggerwings)
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Marpesia
berania
(Costa
Rica) |
Marpesia
iole
(Costa
Rica) |
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sub-family Danainae (milkweed butterflies)
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monarch
Danaus
plexippus
(USA) |
male
monarch
Danaus
plexippus
(USA) |
soldier
Danaus
eresimus
(Costa
Rica) |
common
tiger
Danaus
genutia
(Vietnam) |
dark
glassy tiger
Parantica
agleoides
(Kep,
Cambodia) |
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unidentified
glassy tiger
Parantica
sp.
(Vietnam) |
unidentified
glassy tiger
Parantica
sp.
(Cat
Tien, Vietnam) |
Idea
blanchardii
(Sulawesi,
Indonesia) |
cloud
forest monarch
Anetia
thirza insignis
(Costa
Rica) |
cloud
forest monarch
Anetia
thirza insignis
(Costa
Rica) |
sub-family Heliconiinae (longwings)
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small
postman
Heliconius
erato
(Costa
Rica) |
male
common cruiser
Vindula
erota
(Vietnam) |
unidentified
fritillary
(Mexico) |
great
spangled fritillary
Speyeria
cybele
(USA) |
red
lacewing
Cethosia
biblis
(Vietnam) |
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male leopard lacewing
Cethosia cyane
(Siem Reap, Cambodia)
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male leopard lacewing
Cethosia cyane
(Siem Reap, Cambodia)
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female leopard lacewing
Cethosia cyane
(Siem Reap, Cambodia)
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sub-family Limenitidinae
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gaudy baron
Euthalia lubentina
(Vietnam)
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male knight
Lebadea martha
(Vietnam)
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male archduke
Lexias pardalis
(Siem Reap, Cambodia)
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viceroy
Limenitis archippus
(Illinois, USA)
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red-spotted purple
Limenitis arthemis
(Virginia, USA)
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common glider
Neptis sappho
(Vietnam)
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grey count
Tanaecia lepidea
(Vietnam)
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sub-family Morphinae
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blue
morpho
Morpho
sp.
(Costa
Rica) |
owl
butterfly
Caligo
memnon
(Trinidad) |
tufted
jungle king
Thauria
aliris
(Thailand)
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large
faun
Faunis
eumeus
(Mondulkiri,
Cambodia) |
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sub-family Nymphalinae ("true" brushfoot butterflies)
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tribe Kallimini
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genus Anartia (peacocks)
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banded
peacock
Anartia
fatima
(Costa
Rica) |
white
peacock
Anartia
jatrophae
(Costa
Rica) |
scarlet
peacock
Anartia
amathea
(Tobago) |
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genus Junonia (buckeyes and pansies)
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common
buckeye
Junonia
coenia
(USA) |
tropical
buckeye
Junonia
genoveva
(Guatemala) |
Northern
argus
Junonia
erigone
(Bali,
Indonesia) |
lemon
pansy
Junonia
lemonias
(Thailand) |
peacock
pansy
Junonia
almana
(Vietnam) |
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peacock
pansy
Junonia
almana
(Siem
Reap, Cambodia) |
grey
pansy
Junonia
atlites
(Vietnam) |
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tribe Melitaeini
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genus Chlosyne (patches)
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crimson
patch
Chlosyne
janais
(Mexico)
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bordered
patch
Chlosyne
lacinia
(Mexico) |
marina
patch
Chlosyne
marina
(Mexico) |
unidentified
patch
Chlosyne
sp.
(Mexico) |
unidentified
patch
Chlosyne
sp.
(Mexico) |
genus Microtia (Elf)
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The
Elf
Microtia
elva
(Mexico) |
The
Elf
Microtia
elva
(Mexico) |
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genus Phyciodes (crescents)
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pearly
crescent
Phyciodes
tharos
(Illinois,
USA) |
male
northern crescent
Phyciodes
selenis
(Michigan,
USA) |
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other Melitaeini genuses
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unidentified
checkerspot
(Mexico) |
unidentified
checkerspot
(Mexico) |
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tribe Nymphalini
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genus Nymphalis (tortoiseshells)
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mourning
cloak
Nymphalis
antiopa
(USA) |
small
tortoiseshell
Nymphalis
urticae
(Russia) |
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genus Polygonia (anglewings)
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eastern
comma
Polygonia
comma
(Illinois,
USA) |
eastern
comma
Polygonia
comma
(Illinois,
USA) |
eastern
comma
Polygonia
comma
(Illinois,
USA) |
satyr
anglewing
Polygonia
satyrus
(California,
USA) |
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genus Vanessa (admirals)
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American
lady
Vanessa
virginiensis
(Illinois,
USA) |
West
Coast lady
Vanessa
annabella
(Mexico) |
painted
lady
Vanessa
cardui
(Illinois,
USA) |
painted
lady
Vanessa
cardui
(Illinois,
USA) |
red
admiral
Vanessa
atalanta
(Illinois,
USA) |
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red
admiral
Vanessa
atalanta
(Illinois,
USA) |
red
admiral
Vanessa
atalanta
(Illinois,
USA) |
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other Nymphalinae genuses
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peacock
Inachis
io
(Russia) |
common
jester
Symbrenthia
lilaea
(Vietnam) |
male
blue moon
(aka
common eggfly)
Hypolimnas
bolina
(Vanua
Levu, Fiji) |
orange
staff sergeant
Athyma
cama
(Vietnam) |
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sub-family Satyrinae (browns)
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two-banded satyr
Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
(Belize)
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common five ring
Ypthima baldus
(Vietnam)
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common palmfly
Elymnias hypermnestra
(Vietnam)
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other Nymphalidae sub-families
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unidentified
brushfoot
butterflies
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family Lycaenidae (gossamer winged butterflies, 6000 species)
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sub-family Lycaeninae (coppers)
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purple sapphire
Heliophorus epicles
(Thailand)
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purple sapphire
Heliophorus epicles
(Vietnam)
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purple sapphire
Heliophorus epicles
(Thailand)
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unidentified silverline
(Kirirom, Cambodia)
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sub-family Polyommatinae (blues)
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marine blue
Leptotes marina
(California, USA)
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common pierrot
Castalius rosimon
(Vietnam)
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straight pierrots
Pycnophallium roxus
(Kanchanaburi, Thailand)
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sub-family Theclinae (hairstreaks)
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banded hairstreak
Satyrium calanus
(Illinois, USA)
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unidentified hairstreak
(Sulawesi, Indonesia)
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common imperial
Cheritra freja frigga
(Vietnam)
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family Papilionidae (swallowtails, 550 species)
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common rose
Atrophaneura aristolochiae
(Kirirom, Cambodia)
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Byasa alcinous
(Tokyo, Japan)
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blue triangle
(aka common bluebottle)
Graphium sarpedon
(Bali, Indonesia)
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blue triangle
(aka common bluebottle)
Graphium sarpedon
(Tokyo, Japan)
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white dragontail
Lamproptera curius
(Vietnam)
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male eastern tiger swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
(Illinois, USA)
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eastern tiger swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
(Michigan, USA)
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male
two-tailed tiger swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
(Mexico city, Mexico)
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female
two-tailed tiger swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata
(Mexico city, Mexico)
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mormon
Papilio polytes
(Thailand)
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male black swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
(Illinois, USA)
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black swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
(Xochitecatl, Mexico)
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thoas swallowtail
Papilio thoas
(Tikal, Guatemala)
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spicebush swallowtail
Papilio troilus
(Virginia, USA)
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spicebush swallowtail
Papilio troilus
(Michigan, USA)
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Montezuma cattleheart
Parides montezuma
(Cacahuamilpa, Mexico)
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common birdwing
Troides helena
(Sulawesi, Indonesia)
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family Pieridae (whites and yellows, 1100 species)
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orange gull
Cepora iudith
(Bali, Indonesia)
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pink-edged sulphur
Colias interior
(Illinois,USA)
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female black Jezebel
Delias nigrina
(Vietnam)
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red base Jezebel
Delias pasithoe
(Bach Ma, Vietnam)
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unidentified Jezebel
Delias sp.
(Sulawesi, Indonesia)
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chocolate grass yellow
Eurema sari
(Vietnam)
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unidentified
(Khanchanaburi, Thailand)
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unidentified
(Cat Tien, Vietnam)
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family Riodinidae (metalmarks, 1000 species)
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male white-tipped pixie
Melanis cephise
(Taxco, Mexico)
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male white-tipped pixie
Melanis cephise
(Taxco, Mexico)
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male Malay red harlequin
Paralaxita damajanti
(Taman Negara, Malaysia)
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punchinello
Zemeros flegyas
Thailand
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punchinello
Zemeros flegyas
(Vietnam)
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unidentified metalmark
(Mexico)
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unidentified family
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