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butterflies, caterpillars and their host plants

Gallery of eighteen species of butterflies that range in northeast US and eastern Canada.

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadense) on host plant Wild Cherry (Prunus serotina) — Canadian Tiger Swallowtail – Wild Cherry

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail & caterpillar (Papilio canadense) on host plant Paper Birch tree (Betula papyrifera) — Canadian Tiger Swallowtail – Paper Birch tree

Male and female Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) on host plant Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea — Black Swallowtail – Golden Alexander

Black Swallowtail caterpillars (Papilio polyxenes) on host plant Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) — Black Swallowtail caterpillars – Golden Alexander

Pink-edged Sulphur butterfly and caterpillar (Colias interior) on host plant Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) — Pink-edged Sulphur – Lowbush Blueberry

Male and female Orange Sulphur butterflies (Colias eurytheme) on host plant Tick Trefoil (Desmodium canadense) — Orange Sulphur butterflies – Tick Trefoil

Orange Sulphur caterpillar (Colias eurytheme) on host plant Tick Trefoil (Desmodium canadense) — Orange Sulphur caterpillar – Tick Trefoil

Clouded Sulphur butterflies and caterpillar (Colias philodice) on host plant Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) — Clouded Sulphurs – Self-heal

Eastern Pine Elfin butterfly and caterpillar (Callophrys niphon) on host plant Jack Pine ( Pinus banksiana) — Eastern Pine Elfin – Jack Pine

Northern Azures - Pagoda Dogwood — Northern Azures – Pagoda Dogwood

Northern Azure caterpillar - Pagoda Dogwood — Northern Azure caterpillar – Pagoda Dogwood

Bog Copper - Bog Cranberry — Bog Copper – Bog Cranberry

Harris' Checkerspot - Flat-topped Aster — Harris’ Checkerspot – Flat-topped Aster

Sitting Harris' Checkerspot - Flat-topped Aster — Sitting Harris’ Checkerspot – Flat-topped Aster

Sitting Monarch - Swamp Milkweed — Sitting Monarch – Swamp Milkweed

Monarch - Swamp Milkweed — Monarch – Swamp Milkweed

Viceroy - Balsam Poplar — Viceroy – Balsam Poplar

White Admiral - Prairie Willow — White Admiral – Prairie Willow

White Admiral - American Pussy Willow — White Admiral – American Pussy Willow

Mourning Cloak butterfly and caterpillars (Nymphalis antiopa) on host plant American Elm (Ulmus Americana) — Mourning Cloak – American Elm

Northern Crescent butterflies & caterpillars on host plant Heartleaf Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) — Northern Crescents – Heartleaf Aster

Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly & caterpillar (Speyeria cybele) with host plant Violets (Viola). — Great Spangled Fritillary – Violets

Sitting Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly & caterpillar (Speyeria cybele) with host plant Violets (Viola). — Sitting Great Spangled Fritillary – Violets

Red Admiral butterfly & caterpillar (Vanessa atalanta) with host plant Wood Nettle (Laportea canadensis). — Red Admiral – Wood Nettle

Sitting Red Admiral butterfly & caterpillar (Vanessa atalanta) with host plant Wood Nettle (Laportea canadensis) — Sitting Red Admiral – Wood Nettle

American Lady butterflies & caterpillars (Vanessa virginiensis) with host plant Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) — American Lady butterflies & caterpillars – Pearly Everlasting

Tawny-edged Skipper & caterpillar (Polites themistocles) with host plant Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum). — Tawny-edged Skipper – Switch Grass

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