Blue morphos butterfly belongs to the Family Nymphalidae, Genus Morpho, and species menelaus. It is a species of neotropical butterfly that has iridescent blue wings. Like most insects, the females are not as brilliantly colored as the males and have a brown edge with white spots surrounding the ...
The viceroy butterfly is from the family Nymphalidae. It is a brown and orange non-poisonous butterfly that is very similar to the monarch; it is a batesian mimic of the poisonous monarch. It can be distinguished from the monarch by the black line that crosses its wings. Also, the undersides of its ...
The zebra swallowtail is from the family Papilionidae. It is a butterfly with distinctive black and white markings and elongated tails on its hindwings. The caterpillar is yellow-green with black and yellow stripes. Larvae eat pawpaw. The zebra swallowtail has a wingspan of about 2-2.75 inches (5-7 ...
Milbert's tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti) is a small butterfly with a squared-off fore-wing. The wingspan is 1.6 - 2.5 inches (4.2 - 6.3 cm). The upperside is black with wide orange submarginal bands; this orange slightly fades to yellow near the inner edge. Both wings have narrow black ...
The southern dogface butterfly, Colias cesonia, is a yellow butterfly that is also known as the dog's head butterfly. The wings are mostly yellow; there is a small dark eyespot in the center of the forewing and two white spots on the hind wing. The upper side of the pointed fore wings have a ...
Ulysses butterfly (Papilio ulysses), also know as the blue mountain swallowtail, the blue emperor, and the mountain blue, is a spectacular Australian butterfly. The male is an iridescent blue-green with a dark background. The female is more subdued in color. They have a wingspan of about 5.5 inches ...
Belonging to the Cynthia group of colorful butterflies, the painted lady comprises a subgenus of the genus Vanessa in the Family Nymphalidae. They are found in many parts of the world living in temperate and some tropical areas. There are also known as the thistle butterfly and the cosmopolitan. ...
The mourning cloak (also known as Camberwell beauty) is a large butterfly with unusual forewing outlines. The dark maroon wings have pale, speckled edges and a dark inner margin with blue spots. Adults can have a wingspan up to four inches. Eggs are laid in large clusters on elm, poplar, and willow ...
