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The butterflyfish are a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. The approximately 129 species in 12 genera [2] are found mostly on the reefs of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. A number of species pairs occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans ...
The monarch butterfly or simply monarch ... and is found from Florida and Georgia southwards, ... and about 1.2 mm × 0.9 mm (0.047 in × 0.035 in) in size. The eggs ...
W. K. H. Peters, 1877. The freshwater butterflyfish or African butterflyfish ( Pantodon buchholzi) is a species of osteoglossiform fish native to freshwater habitats in the Niger and Congo basins of western and central Africa. It is the only extant species in the family Pantodontidae. It is not closely related to saltwater butterflyfishes .
Papilio cresphontes pennsylvanicus F. Chermock & R. Chermock, 1945. The giant swallowtail ( Papilio cresphontes) is the largest butterfly in North America. [2] It is abundant through many parts of eastern North America; populations from western North America and down into Panama are now (as of 2014) considered to belong to a different species ...
Papilio polyxenes, the ( eastern) black swallowtail, American swallowtail or parsnip swallowtail, [ 4] is a butterfly found throughout much of North America. An extremely similar-appearing species, Papilio joanae, occurs in the Ozark Mountains region, but it appears to be closely related to Papilio machaon, rather than P. polyxenes.
List of butterflies of North America (Papilionidae) Black swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes, chrysalis. 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 ...
The ornate butterflyfish ( Chaetodon ornatissimus ), or clown butterflyfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish in the family Chaetodontidae . The ornate butterflyfish is a close relative of the mailed butterflyfish ( C. reticulatus) and the scrawled butterflyfish ( C. meyeri ). [3] Together they make up the subgenus called ...
List of butterflies of Georgia (U.S. state) This is a list of butterflies native to the U.S state of Georgia . Diana fritillary, G2 - imperiled. Dusky roadside skipper, G2 - imperiled. Frosted elfin, G2 - imperiled. Carolina roadside skipper, G3 - vulnerable. Reversed roadside skipper, G3 - vulnerable.