Papilionidae - Swallowtails
Papilioninae - Swallowtails
Black Swallowtail (
Papilio polyxenes
)
Male
Female
Female
Larva
Osmateria Extruded
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (
Papilio canadensis
)
Adult
Underside
Resting
Wings
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (
Papilio glaucus
)
Adult
Adult
Adult
Wings
Giant Swallowtail (
Papilio cresphontes
)
Adult
Spread
Larva - Lateral
Closed
Nectaring
Aroused
Larva - Dorsal
Spicebush Swallowtail (
Papilio troilus
)
Male
Female
Closed
Nectaring
Pieridae - Whites and Sulphurs
Pierinae - Whites
Cabbage White (
Pieris rapae
)
Mating
Nectaring
Adult
West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)
Adult
Closed
Puddling
Spread
Coliadinae - Sulphurs
Clouded Sulphur (
Colias philodice
)
Lower
Closed
Female Open
Female Upper
Orange Sulphur (
Colias eurytheme
)
Closed
Male, Upper
Lower
Female, Upper
Dainty Sulphur (
Nathalis iole
)
Lower
Closed
Lycaenidae - Gossamer-wing Butterflies
Miletinae - Harvesters
Harvester (
Feniseca tarquinius
)
Adult
Lycaeninae - Coppers
Bronze Copper (
Lycaena hyllus
)
Adult
Open
Closed
American Copper (
Lycaena phlaeas
)
Open
Closed
Thyclinae - Hairstreaks
Gray Hairstreak (
Strymon melinus
)
Adult
Banded Hairstreak (
Satyrium calanus
)
(No Photograph Available)
Hickory Hairstreak (
Satyrium caryaevorus
)
Lower
Lower
Striped Hairstreak (
Satyrium liparops
)
Nectaring
Closed
Coral Hairstreak (
Satyrium titus
)
(No Photograph Available)
Polyommatinae - Blues
Spring Azure (
Celastrina ladon ladon
)
Lower
Closed
Open
Summer Spring Azure (
Celastrina ladon neglecta
)
Adult
Closed
Nectaring
Resting
Eastern Tailed-Blue (
Everes comyntas
)
Male
Closed
Female
Nymphalidae - Brush-footed Butterflies
Libytheinae - Snouts
American Snout (
Libytheana carinenta
)
(No Photograph Available)
Heliconiinae - Heliconias and Fritillaries
Variegated Fritillary (
Euptoieta claudia
)
Lower
Adult
Upper
Aphrodite Fritillary (
Speyeria aphrodite
)
Upper
Atlantis Fritillary (
Speyeria atlantis
)
Adult
Upper
Nectaring
Resting
Great Spangled Fritillary (
Speyeria cybele
)
Lower
Upper
Nymphalinae - True Brush-foots
Baltimore Checkerspot (
Euphydryas phaeton
)
Upper
Lower
Closed
Nectaring
Common Buckeye (
Junonia coenia
)
Adult
Upper
Mourning Cloak (
Nymphalis antiopa
)
Closed
Adult
Open
Upper
Milbert's Tortoiseshell (
Nymphalis milberti
)
Basking
Upper
Lower (with spider)
Compton Tortoiseshell (
Nymphalis vaualbum
)
Lower
Upper
Resting
Northern Crescent (Phyciodes selenis)
(No Photograph Available)
Pearl Crescent (
Phyciodes tharos
)
Adult
Upper
Open
Eastern Comma (
Polygonia comma
)
Adult
Open
Upper
Lower
Question Mark (
Polygonia interrogationis
)
Adult
Upper
Lower
Larva
Gray Comma (
Polygonia progne
)
Upper
Resting
Lower
Nectaring
Red Admiral (
Vanessa atalanta
)
Upper
Lower
W/Chrysalis
Larva
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Lower
Upper
Nectaring
Open
American Lady (
Vanessa virginiensis
)
Upper
Resting
Lower
Closed
Limenitidinae - Admirals and their relatives
Viceroy (
Limenitis archippus
)
Upper
Wings Spread
White Admiral (
Limenitis arthemis arthemis
)
Adult
Side View
Wings Spread
Larva
Red Spotted Purple (
Limenitis arthemis
astyanax
)
Top View
Side View
Satyrinae - Satyrs
Common Wood-Nymph (
Cercyonis pegala
)
Lower
Closed
Resting
Common Ringlet (
Coenonympha tullia
)
Lower
Closed
Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon)
Lower
Closed
Little Wood-Satyr (
Megisto cymela
)
Lower
Closed
Upper
Open
Appalachian Brown (
Satyrodes appalachia
)
Upper
Open
Eyed Brown (
Satyrodes eurydice
)
Lower
Closed
Upper
Open
Danainae - Monarchs
Monarch (
Danaus plexippus
)
Adult
Larva
Hesperiidae - Skippers
Pyrginae - Spread-wing Skippers
Silver-spotted Skipper (
Epargyreus clarus
)
Side View
Top View
Wild Indigo Duskywing (
Erynnis baptisiae
)
At Rest
Spread
Nectaring
Dreamy Duskywing (
Erynnis icelus
)
Adult
Juvenal's Duskywing (
Erynnis juvenalis
)
Adult
At Rest
Northern Cloudywing (
Thorybes pylades
)
Nectaring
On Milkweed
Hesperiinae - Grass Skippers
Delaware Skipper (
Anatrytone logan
)
Side View
Mating
Top View
Least Skipper (
Ancyloxypha numitor
)
Side View
Top View
Mating
Dun Skipper (
Euphyes vestris
)
Top View
Resting
Nectaring
Side View
Leonard's Skipper (
Hesperia leonardus
)
(No Photograph Available)
Fiery Skipper (
Hylephila phyleus
)
Top View
Nectaring
Side View
Ocola Skipper (
Panoquina ocola
)
Side View
Adult
Hobomok Skipper (
Poanes hobomok
)
Top View
Side View
At Rest
Adult
Long Dash (
Polites mystic
)
Nectaring
Side View
Top View
At Rest
Peck's Skipper (
Polites peckius
)
Side View
Top View
At Rest
Tawny-edged Skipper (
Polites thermistocles
)
Top View
Wings Closed
Side View
At Rest
Little Glassywing (
Pompeius verna
)
Top View
Wings Closed
Side View
Wings Open
European Skipper (
Thymelicus lineola
)
Top View
Side View
At Rest
Adult
Northern Broken-Dash (
Wallengrenia egeremet
)
Top View
Side View
At Rest
