Capturing the Beauty of Life
Mournful Duskywing
Erynnis tristis, commonly known as the mournful duskywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.
Hackberry Emperor
Asterocampa celtis, the hackberry emperor, is a North American butterfly that belongs to the brushfooted butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It gets its name from the hackberry tree upon which it lays its eggs.
Variegated Fritillary
The Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) is brownish orange above, with a complex checkered pattern of black markings and dark dots.
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. This butterfly is black with iridescent-blue hindwings.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly native to eastern North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States, ranging north to southern Ontario, Canada, and is common in many different habitats.
Question Mark Butterfly
The question mark butterfly, a member of the anglewing butterfly family, is a stunning arthropod with an extensive range of distribution throughout most of eastern United States, Canada through to Mexico.
American Lady Butterfly
The orange and black American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) is a popular butterfly across many landscapes. White spots are located on the tips of the forewing. The female lays pale yellow-green eggs.
American Snout
The American snout or common snout butterfly is a member of the subfamily Libytheinae in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. This species is found in both North and South America. The larval host plants are Celtis species on which the eggs are laid singly.
Queen Butterfly
The queen butterfly is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae with a wingspan of 80–85 mm.
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme, the orange sulphur, also known as the alfalfa butterfly and in its larval stage as the alfalfa caterpillar, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, where it belongs to the lowland group of "clouded yellows and sulphurs" subfamily Coliadinae.
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia, known as the common buckeye or buckeye, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains and in Mexico. Its habitat is open areas with low vegetation and some bare ground.
Monarch Butterfly
The monarch butterfly or simply monarch is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown.
Fiery Skipper
The fiery skipper is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. Reaching approximately 1 inch in length, male fiery skippers are orange or yellow while the females are dark brown.
Horace's Duskywing
The Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) butterfly ranges from Texas and the Gulf of Mexico to the northern U.S. states. At first glance, this quick-flying, darting butterfly appears to be a moth. However, it is a member of the skipper family of butterflies.
