It is estimated that there are about 20,000 species of butterflies in the world. In North America, there are 725 species (north of Mexico), with about 575 of these occurring regularly in the lower 48 states of the United States.
Included on this website are some of the more common butterflies and moths found in home landscapes, residential areas and nearby parks and gardens in North America.
Here are photo highlights of the 140 butterflies and moths currently featured on this website!
The Ladies |
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American Lady![]() |
Painted Lady![]() |
West Coast Lady![]() |
Monarch and Look-Alikes |
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Monarch![]() |
Viceroy![]() |
Soldier![]() |
Queen![]() |
Brush Footed Butterflies |
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Common Buckeye ![]() |
Mourning Cloak ![]() |
Red-Spotted Purple ![]() |
Bordered Patch![]() |
Red Admiral![]() |
Pearl Crescent![]() |
Question Mark![]() |
Red Satyr![]() |
Common Mestra![]() |
Crescents |
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Pearl Crescent![]() |
Phaon Crescent![]() |
Texan Crescent![]() |
Pale-banded Crescent ![]() |
Mylitta Crescent ![]() |
Northern Crescent ![]() |
Field Crescent![]() |
Vesta Crescent![]() |
Longwing Butterflies |
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Gulf Fritillary![]() |
Julia Heliconian![]() |
Zebra Heliconian![]() |
Emperor Butterflies |
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Silver Emperor![]() |
Tawny Emperor![]() |
Empress Leilia![]() |
Hackberry Emperor![]() |
The Punctuation Family: Some Commas and a Question Mark? |
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Eastern Comma![]() |
Hoary Comma![]() |
Question Mark![]() |
Green Comma![]() |
Satyr Comma![]() |
Zephyr Comma![]() |
Admirals |
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Red Admiral ![]() |
Weidemeyers Admiral ![]() |
White Admiral ![]() |
Leafwings |
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Goatweed Leafwing ![]() |
Tropical Leafwing ![]() |
Pale-Spotted Leafwing ![]() |
Some of the Blues |
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Acmon Blue![]() |
Melissa Blue![]() |
Blue Metalmark![]() |
Arizona Hairstreak ![]() |
Eastern Tailed-blue ![]() |
Greenish Blue ![]() |
Black Butterflies |
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Red-bordered Pixie![]() |
Weidemeyers Admiral ![]() |
Crimson Patch ![]() |
Orange Butterflies |
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Goatweed Leafwing ![]() |
Ruddy Daggerwing ![]() |
Comma ![]() |
Tawny Emperor![]() |
Julia Heliconian![]() |
Soldier![]() |
Brown Butterflies |
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Arizona Sister ![]() |
Tropical Buckeye ![]() |
Common Wood Nymph ![]() |
Milbert's Tortoiseshell ![]() |
Common Buckeye ![]() |
Mourning Cloak ![]() |