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Monday, May 18, 2020

List of popular butterflies

This post is a list of popular butterflies. This list was generated with the help of Google Search. There are 50 butterflies listed below alphabetically.

 

American copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Christian Fischer

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Alan Schmierer

 

 

 

Blue morpho (Morpho menelaus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Derkarts

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Cabbage white (Pieris brassicae)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Matt Prosser

License: CC BY 3.0

 

 

 

Checkerspots (Melitaeini)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

License: CC B 2.0

 

 

 

Clouded yellow (Colias)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Robert Webster (xpda.com)

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Charles J Sharp

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Andreas Eichler

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Common buckeye (Junonia coenia)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Jeffrey Keeton

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Common checkered skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Judy Gallagher

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Common snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Alan Schmierer

 

 

 

Common wood-nymph (Cercyonis pegala)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Judy Gallagher

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Dreamy duskywing (Erynnis icelus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Alan Schmierer

 

 

 

Eastern comma (Polygonia comma)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Kaldari

 

 

 

Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man)

License: GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.2

 

 

 

Eurema

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, 139淡色黃蝶4(郭月秀攝)

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Fender's blue (Icaricia icarioides fenderi)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Dolovis

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Sannse

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Grecian schoemaker (Catonephele numilia)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Pavel Kirillov

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

 

 

 

Grass skipper (Hesperiidae)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Muhammad Mahdi Karim

License: GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.2

 

 

 

Greater fritillary (Speyeria)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Ragnar1904

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Green-banded swallowtail (Papilio nireus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Alandmanson

License: CC BY 4.0

 

 

 

Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Alan Schmierer

 

 

 

Hairstreaks (Theclinae)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Alan Schmierer

 

 

 

Harvester (Feniseca)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Judy Gallagher

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Limenitidinae

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Greg Peterson

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Janet Graham

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Meadow fritillary (Boloria bellona)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Joshua Mayer

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

 

 

 

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Pavel Kirillov

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

 

 

 

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, xulescu_g

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

 

 

 

Old world swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Miraceti

License: CC BY-SA 3.0 CZ

 

 

 

Orange-tip (Anthocharini)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, S. Rae

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Orange oakleaf (Kallima inachus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Peellden

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Greg Hume

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Charles J Sharp

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Peacock (Anartia)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Charles J Sharp

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Pieridae

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Subhendukhan

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Pieris

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Brian Gratwicke

License: CC BY 4.0

 

 

 

Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, John Falnnery

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

 

 

 

Question mark (Polygonia interrogationis)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Judy Gallagher

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Christian Fischer

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

 

 

 

Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Algirdas

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Bff

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

 

 

 

Small white (Pieris rapae)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Charlie Jackson

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Spread-winger skipper (Pyrginae)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, © entomart

 

 

 

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Judy Gallagher

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

White admiral (Limenitis arthemis)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Alan Schmierer

 

 

 

White M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Judy Gallagher

License: CC BY 2.0

 

 

 

Zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, M vna Ree

License: CC BY-SA 2.0