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About Butterfly Types

The species in the Online Field Guide are divided into type categories based on shared characteristics or relationships. A silhouette illustration shows a representative species from each type. The list below tells which species are included in each type category.
Caterpillars and Chrysalises
caterpillars and chrysalises of various species

White Butterflies
whites
orangetips
marblewings
parnassians

Sulphurs
sulphurs
dogface butterflies

Folded-winged Skippers
roadside skippers
giant skippers

Spread-winged Skippers
checkered skippers
duskywings
cloudywings
pyrgine skippers
tailed skippers

Swallowtails
black swallowtails
tiger swallowtails
giant swallowtails
other swallowtails

Angled-winged Butterflies
leafwings
tortoiseshells
question marks
commas
daggerwings
snouts

Hairstreaks and Elfins
hairstreaks
elfins

Blue Butterflies
blues

Copper Butterflies
coppers

Metalmarks
metalmarks

Checkered Butterflies
checkerspots
crescentspots

Fritillaries and Orange Patterned Butterflies
fritillaries
Julia
Queen
Monarch
Viceroy

Boldly Patterned Butterflies
admirals
sisters
Mourning Cloak
hackberries
painted ladies
longwings

Eyespot Patterned Butterflies
browns
pearly-eyes
satyrs
arctics
alpines
ringlets
wood-nymphs
buckeyes
White Peacock

Moths
underwing moths
tiger moths
gypsy moths
sphinx moths
other moths
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Abbreviations Used in this Online Field Guide
FW = forewing, HW = hindwing
In range descriptions, n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, and c = central.
 

 

 

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