Butterflies of Flower Hill Farm

 

Family ~ Swallowtails – Papilionidae

 

 Pipevine Swallowtail – Battus philenor

 

 

Black Swallowtail – Papilio polyxenes

 

 

 Black Swallowtail – Papilio polyxenes   ~  Metamorphosis

 

 

Giant Swallowtail – Papilio cresphontes

 

 

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail – Papilio glaucus

 

 

Spicebush Swallowtail – Papilio troilus

 

 

 Family ~ Whites and Sulphurs – Pieridae

 

 Cabbage White – Pieris rapae

 

 

 West Virginia White – Pieris virginiensis

 

 

  Clouded Sulphur – Colias philodice

 

 

 Orange Sulphur – Colias eurytheme

 

 

Family ~ Gossamer-wings  –  Lycaenidae  –  Coppers

 

American Copper – Lycaena phlaeas

 

 

Bronze Copper – Lycaena hyllus 

 

 

Family ~ Gossamer-wings  –  Lycaenidae  –  Hairstreaks

 

Eastern Pine Elfin – Callophrys niphon   –  Gossamer-wings  –  Hairstreaks 

 

 

Banded Hairstreak – Satyrium calanus

 

 

 Gray Hairstreak – Stymon melinus

 

 

 Striped Hairstreak – Satyrium liparops

 

 

Family ~ Gossamer-wings  –  Lycaenidae  –  Blues

 

Summer Azure – Celastrina ladon

 

 

 Spring Azure – Celastrina ladon

 

 

Eastern Tailed-Blue – Everes comyntas

 

 

 Silvery Blue – Glaucopsyche lygdamus 

 

 

Family ~ Brushfooted Butterflies – Nymphalidae

 

Great Spangled Fritillary – Speyeria cybele

 

 

Aphrodite Fritillary  – Speyeria aphrodite

 

 

Pearl Crescent – Phyciodes tharos

 

 

Baltimore Checkerspot – Euphydryas phaeton

 

 

Question Mark – Polygonia interrogationis

 

 

Eastern Comma – Polygonia comma

 

 

Mourning Cloak – Nymphalis antiopa

 

 

American Lady – Vanessa virginiensis

 

 

Painted Lady – Vanessa cardui

 

 

Red Admiral – Vanessa atalanta

 

 

Common Buckeye – Junonia coenia

 

 

Red-spotted Admiral – Limenitis arthemis

 

 

Viceroy – Limenitis archippus

 

 

Family ~ Brushfooted Butterflies    –    Nymphalidae         –        Satyrs

 

 Northern Pearly Eye – Enodia anthedon

 

 

Little Wood Satyr – Megisto cymela

 

 

Common Ringlet – Coenonympha tullia

 

 

Common Wood Nymph – Cercyonis pegala

 

 

Monarch – Danaus plexippus

 

 

Monarch Metamorphosis

Caterpillar

 

Chrysalis

 

Emerging Butterflies

 

Releasing Monarch Butterflies

 

Family ~ Skippers – Hesperiidae

 

Silver-spotted Skipper – Epargyreus clarus

 

 

Juvenal’s Duskywing – Erynnis juvenalis

 

 

Least Skipper – Ancyloxypha numitor

 

 

European Skipper – Thymelicus lineola

 

 

Peck’s Skipper – Polites peckius

 

 

Tawny-edged Skipper – Polites themistocles

 

 

Long Dash Skipper – Polites mystic

 

 

Little Glassywing Skipper – Pompeius verna

 

 

Delaware Skipper – Anatrytone logan

 

 

Hobomok Skipper – Poanes hobomok

 

 

Zabulon Skipper – Poanes zabulon

 

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