Butterfly

The zebra longwing butterfly is one of the most easily recognized butterflies in the Americas, famous for its long narrow wings and bold black-and-white striping. … Read More

The viceroy butterfly is one of North America’s most recognizable insects, famous for its striking resemblance to the monarch butterfly. For many years, even scientists … Read More

The blue morpho caterpillar is the larval stage of one of the world’s most famous butterflies, the blue morpho. While the adult butterfly is known … Read More

The blue morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus) is one of the most spectacular insects in the natural world. Famous for its brilliant, metallic-blue wings, this butterfly … Read More

The peacock butterfly (Aglais io) is one of the most recognizable butterflies in the world, famous for its dramatic eye-spot wings that resemble the feathers … Read More

The Cabbage White butterfly (Pieris rapae) is one of the most familiar butterflies in the world, especially in gardens, farms, and urban green spaces. With … Read More

The Common Buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) is a bold and easily recognized butterfly famous for the large eyespots on its wings. These eye-like markings, combined … Read More

The Common Blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) is one of the most widespread and familiar blue butterflies, especially across Europe and parts of Asia. Males are … Read More

The Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) is one of the most recognizable butterflies in the world, known for its deep black wings crossed by bright … Read More

The painted lady caterpillar is the larval stage of the painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui), one of the most widespread butterflies in the world. Found … Read More