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The Tawny-edged Skipper butterfly is in the Lepidoptera family (butterflies and moths). Skippers were...
Bog Copper butterflies are found exclusively in bogs where wild cranberry, their host plant, grows. Bog...
The Harris’ Checkerspot butterfly's larval host plant is a singular plant species, the Flat-topped Aster...
Mourning Cloaks may be the longest-lived butterflies, living 10 – 12 months. Mourning Cloak butterflies...
The White Admiral butterfly is one of many species that rarely visit flowers for nutrition. The White...
The Red Admiral butterfly is a migratory species like the Monarch butterfly. It is a large butterfly...
The Northern Azure is a small blue butterfly that you can attract to your butterfly garden by planting...
The Viceroy butterfly is a mimic in all stages of its life. As an adult, the Viceroy butterfly uses Mullerian...
The Monarch butterfly is one of the world's most well-known and recognized butterfly species. This large...
The Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly is in the Speyeria genus. There are fourteen species of Fritillary...