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"Butterflies of North America" (1868-1872) by W. H. Edwards from the American Entymological Society; second series (1884), third series (1897) Holland, W. J. (1915). The butterfly guide : A pocket manual for the ready identification of the commoner species found in the United States and Canada, United States: Doubleday, Page & Company
Limenitis archippus. (Cramer, 1776) The viceroy (Limenitis archippus) is a North American butterfly. It was long thought to be a Batesian mimic of the monarch butterfly, but since the viceroy is also distasteful to predators, it is now considered a Müllerian mimic instead. The viceroy was named the state butterfly of Kentucky in 1990.
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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.
Short-tailed blue – Cupido (Everes) argiades. Geranium bronze – Cacyreus marshalli (imported on geraniums) Scarce or yellow-legged tortoiseshell – Nymphalis xanthomelas. Camberwell beauty – Nymphalis antiopa. Map – Araschnia levana (formerly introduced and bred) Queen of Spain fritillary – Issoria lathonia.
List of Lepidoptera of Belgium. List of butterflies of Belize. List of butterflies of Benin. List of Lepidoptera of Bermuda. List of butterflies of Bhutan. List of Lepidoptera of Bosnia and Herzegovina. List of butterflies of Botswana. List of butterflies of Burkina Faso. List of butterflies of Burundi.
Junonia coenia. Junonia coenia, known as the common buckeye or buckeye, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Its range covers much of North America and some of Central America, including most of the eastern half of the US, the lower to middle Midwest, the Southwest (including most of California), southern Canada, and Mexico. Its habitat is ...
Riodinidae. Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran suborder Rhopalocera, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the superfamilies Hedyloidea (moth-butterflies in the Americas) and Papilionoidea (all others).