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A butterfly is a (usually) day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera. They are grouped together in the suborder Rhopalocera. Butterflies are closely...
The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is an insect in the Nymphalidae family. It is the best-known butterfly in North America. Monarchs are known for...
The Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) is a species of butterfly. It belongs in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America. The wings are orange...
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies which form the family Papilionidae. There are at least 550 species, and though the majority are...
The Queen (Danaus gilippus) is a species of butterfly. It belongs in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America, Central America, and South...
Papilionoidea (category Butterflies)superfamily Papilionoidea (from the genus Papilio, meaning "butterfly") has all the butterflies except for the skippers, which are in the superfamily Hesperioidea...
subfamily of butterflies. It belongs in the family Nymphalidae. There are over 200 species. They are commonly known as Milkweed butterflies or danaids....
Nymphalidae (redirect from Brush-footed butterfly)The Nymphalidae is the largest family of butterflies, with about 6,000 species. They live on all continents except Antarctica. They are commonly known...
The skippers are a family of butterflies, the Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight. Skippers used to be classified in their own...
The butterfly kingfish (Gasterochisma melampus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Scombridae. It is the type species of the genus Gasterochisma...
Painted lady (redirect from Cynthia (butterfly))The painted lady is a butterfly in the Cynthia group of colourful butterflies. It is a relative of the red admiral butterfly. The painted lady is a subgenus...
Danaus eresimus (redirect from Soldier (butterfly))Queen (Danaus eresimus) is a North American and South American butterfly. It is in the family Nymphalidae. Their flight is slow and they are easy to approach...- Lepidoptera are the butterflies and moths. However, though the butterflies are a natural monophyletic group, moths are not. Butterflies are often put in...
second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide. They are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. The family includes many beautiful...
A caterpillar is a young butterfly or moth that has just hatched out of its egg. A caterpillar is a kind of larva. When it is older, the caterpillar will...
Scombriformes (section Families)Gasterochismatidae (butterfly kingfish) Family Scombridae (mackerels and tunas) Suborder Stromateoidei Family Amarsipidae (the amarsipa) Family Centrolophidae...
Vanessa is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. It has an almost world-wide distribution. It includes the famous red admiral species, and the painted...
Kallima (redirect from Dead leaf butterfly)Kallima, also known as the Oakleaf or Dead leaf butterfly, is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae. They are found in Asia. Their common name...
Asclepias tuberosa (redirect from Butterfly Weed)Asclepias tuberosa (also known as the butterfly flower) is a species of milkweed plant. It belongs in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. It is native to North...
large family of butterflies. It has about 76 genera and 1,100 species. They are mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white...
