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Miletinae: harvesters (1 species) Lycaeninae: coppers (16 species) Theclinae: hairstreaks (90 species) Polyommatinae: blues (37 species) Riodinidae: metalmarks (28 species) Nymphalidae: brush-footed butterflies (233 species) Libytheinae: snouts (1 species) Heliconiinae: heliconians and fritillaries (40 species) Nymphalinae: true brushfoots (76 ...
Glassberg, Jeffrey Butterflies through Binoculars, The West (2001) Guppy, Crispin S. and Shepard, Jon H. Butterflies of British Columbia (2001) James, David G. and Nunnallee, David Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies (2011) Pelham, Jonathan Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada (2008)
Whites and sulphurs are small to medium-sized butterflies. Their wingspans range from 0.8 to 4.0 inches (2-10.2 cm). There are about 1,000 species worldwide with about 61 species in North America. Most whites and sulphurs are white, yellow, and orange with some black, and some may be various shades of gray green.
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern regions of North America and Eurasia. [1] Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow, or orange in coloration, often with black spots.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Images of butterflies and moths (1 F) P. Papilionoidea (6 C, 7 P) Σ. Butterfly stubs (7 C, 33 P) Pages in category "Butterflies"
If you are motivated to create even a small butterfly garden, you will be rewarded by those who, besides butterflies, also need the life support you have provided: hummingbirds, moths, and bees ...
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.
Butterflies of North America — butterfly species of Lepidoptera native to North America. The main article for this category is List of butterflies of North America . Contents