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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 ...
Colias occidentalis, the western sulphur or golden sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes the Pacific Northwest and parts of British Columbia. [1] The flight period is from late May until early July. [1] Its habitats include ocean bluffs, forest openings, mountain slopes, and subalpine meadows. [2]
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 ...
(state butterfly and mascot) Papilio glaucus: 1989 [3] Alaska: Four-spotted skimmer dragonfly: Libellula quadrimaculata: 1995 [4] Arizona: Two-tailed swallowtail (state butterfly) Papilio multicaudata: 2001 [5] Arkansas: European honey bee (state insect) Apis mellifera: 1973 [6] Diana fritillary butterfly (state butterfly) Speyeria diana: 2007 ...
This is a list of butterflies found in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] [2] Hesperiidae, ... Pacific orangetip; ... Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT ...
Boloria epithore, the Pacific fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America from California to British Columbia and Alberta. The wingspan is 34–44 millimetres (1.3–1.7 in). The butterfly flies from June to July. [1] The larvae feed on Viola ocellata. [2]
The delicate charm of a butterfly, with its fabulous fluttering wings and jewel-toned hues, is a sight to behold.Even so, you may have, at some point in your life, wondered if these colorful ...
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)