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Polygonia interrogationis, commonly called the question mark butterfly, is a North American nymphalid butterfly. It lives in wooded areas, city parks, generally in areas with a combination of trees and open space. The color and textured appearance of the underside of its wings combine to provide camouflage that resembles a dead leaf. The adult ...
Animals found only in the Pacific Northwest (California, Oregon, Washington (state), British Columbia, and Alaska). Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
The western tiger swallowtail butterfly is an abundant species native to a large portion of North America’s northernmost and southernmost west coast. These butterflies are frequently observed from northwestern regions of Canada down to the southern tip of Baja California and extends eastward through states like the Dakotas, Colorado, and New ...
U.S. postage stamp featuring the Oregon swallowtail butterfly, ... This is a list of butterflies found in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] [2 ... Pacific orangetip;
The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera. This list is sorted by MONA number (sometimes called a Hodges number), a numbering system for North American moths introduced by Ronald W. Hodges , et al. in 1983 in the publication Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of ...
Swallowtails are the largest butterflies. They range in size from 2.5–6.4 inches (6.5–16.5 cm). There are about 600 species worldwide with about 31 species in North America. All swallowtails have tails on their hindwings (except the parnassians). Their flight is slow and gliding but, when disturbed, their flight can be quite strong and rapid.
The Monarch Grove Sanctuary is an urban nature preserve in Pacific Grove, California. It protects the monarch butterflies that winter in Pacific Grove arriving in October. It is maintained by a volunteer crew. [2] About 12–16,000 butterflies stayed at the sanctuary during the 2022-23 winter, making it the fourth largest of its type in ...
Parnassius clodius is a white butterfly which is found in the United States and Canada. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus ( Parnassius ) of the swallowtail family ( Papilionidae ). Its elevation range is 0–7,000 ft (0–2,134 m).