- 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.
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- Caterpillars and Chrysalises
- caterpillars and chrysalises of various species
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- White Butterflies
- whites
orangetips
marblewings
parnassians
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- Sulphurs
- sulphurs
dogface butterflies
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- Folded-winged Skippers
- roadside skippers
giant skippers
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- Spread-winged Skippers
- checkered skippers
duskywings
cloudywings
pyrgine skippers
tailed skippers
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- Swallowtails
- black swallowtails
tiger swallowtails
giant swallowtails
other swallowtails
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- Angled-winged Butterflies
- leafwings
tortoiseshells
question marks
commas
daggerwings
snouts
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- Hairstreaks and Elfins
- hairstreaks
elfins
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- Blue Butterflies
- blues
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- Copper Butterflies
- coppers
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- Metalmarks
- metalmarks
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- Checkered Butterflies
- checkerspots
crescentspots
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- Fritillaries and Orange Patterned Butterflies
- fritillaries
Julia
Queen
Monarch
Viceroy
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- Boldly Patterned Butterflies
- admirals
sisters
Mourning Cloak
hackberries
painted ladies
longwings
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- Eyespot Patterned Butterflies
- browns
pearly-eyes
satyrs
arctics
alpines
ringlets
wood-nymphs
buckeyes
White Peacock
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- 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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