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Photographer Randy L Emmitt |
Butterflies of North America!
The butterflies I have photos of! Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae) Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae) |
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Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) > Old NC
page | Stock photos from VA
Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) >NC
page | Stock photos from NC &
VA
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) > Old NC
page | Stock photos
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) > Old NC
page |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) > Old NC
page | Stock photos
Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus appalachiensis)
> Old NC page | Stock photos from NC
Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) > Stock photos from CA,
CO
Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) > Stock photos from AZ,
CO
Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon) > Stock
photos from CA
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) > Old NC
page | Stock photos
Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes) > Old NC
page | Stock photos
Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice) > Old
NC page
| Stock photos
Mustard White (Pieris napi) Stock photos
CO
West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis) > Old NC
page | Stock photos
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) > Old NC
page | Stock photos
Florida White (Appias drusilla) > Stock photos from TX
Becker's White (Pontia beckerii) >
Stock photo from CO
Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) > Stock photos from
FL, TX
Giant White (Ganyna josephina)
Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea) > Old
NC page
| Stock photos from NC & VA
Cross-barred White (Itaballia demophile) > Stock photos First
US record!
Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)
Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) > Old NC
page | Stock photos
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) > Old NC
page | Stock photos
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
Stock photos from CO
Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior) > Old NC page | Stock photos from WV
Southern Dogface (Colias [Zerene] cesonia) > Stock photos from
OH and AZ, TX
Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula) > Stock photos from TX
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) > Stock photos from the Carolinas,
TX
Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) > Old NC
page | Stock photos from TX
Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) > Stock photos from TX
Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) > Stock photos from AZ
and TX
Barred Yellow (Eurema daira) > Stock photos from FL
Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) > Stock photos fromAZ
and TX
Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia) > Stock photos from
AZ and TX
Little Yellow (Eurema lisa) > Old NC Page
| Stock photos from NC, SC and TX
Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise) > Stock photos from
TX
Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) > Old NC
page | Stock photos
Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) > NC Page
| Stock photos from AZ, NC and TX
Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)
American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) >
Old
NC page | Stock photos
Gray Copper (Lycaena dione)
Edith's Copper (Lycaena editha)
Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus) > Stock
photos
Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)
Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
Atala (Eumaeus atala)
Great Purple
Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
Coral Hairstreak
(Satyrium titus) Also Stock photos from
CO, WY
Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)
California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
Edwards' Hairstreak
(Satyrium edwardsii)
Banded Hairstreak
(Satyrium calanus)
Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum)
King's
Hairstreak (Satyrium kingi)
Striped Hairstreak
(Satyrium liparops)
Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
Southern
Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius)
Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis) Stock photos fromTX
Bramble Hairstreak (Callophrys dumetorum)
Stock photo from CO
Xami Hairstreak (Callophrys xami) From TX
Brown Elfin (Callophrys
augustinus)
Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus) Old
NC Page, Stock photos from NC
Henry`s Elfin (Callophrys henrici) Old NC
Page, Stock photos fromNC and VA
Eastern Pine Elfin
(Callophrys niphon)
Juniper Hairstreak
(Callophrys gryneus)
'Nelson's' Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus nelsoni)
Hessel's
Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli)
White M Hairstreak
(Parrhasius m-album)
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) NC Page,
CA, NC, TX
Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon rufofusca) Stock photos from TX
Martial Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon martialis)
White Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon albata) Stock photos from TX
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa) Stock photos from
TX
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii) Stock photos from TX
Red-banded
Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon) Stock photos from TX
Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda)
Clytie Ministreak (Ministrymon clytie) Stock photos from TX
Early Hairstreak
(Erora laeta)
Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile) Stock photos from
AZ, TX
Eastern Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium isophthalma)
Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) Stock photos from
TX
Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna) Stock photos from TX
Miami Blue (Hemiargus thomasi)
Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Stock photos from AZ,
TX
Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola) Stock photos fromAZ,
CO, NE, TX
Eastern Tailed-Blue
(Everes comyntas)
Edward's Spring
Azure (Celastrina ladon)
Western Tailed-Blue (Everes amyntula) Stock
photos From CO
Holly Spring Azure
(Celastrina idella)
Summer Spring Azure
(Celastrina neglecta)
Appalachian Azure (Celastrina neglectamajor)
Dotted Blue (Euphilotes enoptes) Stock photos
From CO
Rita Blue (Euphilotes rita)
Dusky Azure (Celastrina nigra)
Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche
lygdamus)
Northern Blue (Lycaeides idas)
Melissa Blue (Lycaeides melissa) Stock
photos From CO
Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus) Stock
photos From CA, CO
Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides)
Stock photos From CA, CO
Shasta Blue (Plebejus shasta)
Acmon Blue (Plebejus acmon)
Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon) Stock photos
From CO, CA
Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)
Little Metalmark (Calephelis
virginiensis) (new)
Northern Metalmark (Calephelis borealis)
Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) Stock photos from TX
Rounded Metalmark (Calephelis perditalis) Stock photos from TX
Red-bordered Metalmark (Caria ino) Stock photos fromTX
Blue Metalmark (Lasaia sula) Stock photos from TX
Red-bordered Pixie (Melanis pixe) Stock photos from TX
Zela Metalmark (Emesis zela)
Ares Metalmark (Emesis ares)
Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)
Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae)
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) NC page, Stock photos fromNC, TX
Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis [Dione] vanillae) NC
page, Stock photos from NC, SC
Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta) Stock photos fromTX
Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa)
Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella)
Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charitonius) NC page,
Stock photos from TX
Small Postman (Heliconius erato)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) NC
page,Stock photos from NC, OH,
TX
Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia) Stock photos from TX
Diana Fritillary (Speyeria
diana)
Great Spangled
Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
Aphrodite
Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
(new)
Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)
Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
Meadow Fritillary
(Boloria bellona)
Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore)
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria montinus)
True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia
theona)
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) Stock photos from AZ,
TX
Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais) Stock photos fromTX
Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
Silvery
Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) Stock photos from NC,
WV
Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
Hoffmann's Checkerspot Chlosyne (hoffmanni)
Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas)
Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada)
Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana) Stock photos fromAZ,
TX
'Seminole' Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana seminole)
Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) Stock photos from NC,
TX
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) NC page,
Stock photos fromAZ, TX
Northern Crescent (Phyciodes selenis)
Pale-banded Crescent (Anthanassa tulcis)Stock photos from TX
Seminole Crescent (Phyciodes texana seminole)
Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
Field Crescent (Phyciodes campestris)
Baltimore
Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)
Question Mark
(Polygonia interrogationis)
Eastern Comma
(Polygonia comma)
Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis) Stock
photos from CO
Gray Comma (Polygonia
progne)
Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis
vau-album) (new)
Mourning Cloak
(Nymphalis antiopa)
Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis
milberti)
American Lady (Vanessa
virginiensis)
Painted Lady (Vanessa
cardui)
Red Admiral (Vanessa
atalanta)
Common Buckeye
(Junonia coenia) NC page, Stock photos
from TX
Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia evarete)
Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva) Stock photos from TX
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) NC page, Stock
photos from TX
Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima) From TX
Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) From TX
Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)
Red-spotted
Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini) Stock photos from CA
California Sister (Adelpha bredowii) Stock photos from AZ
Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa) Stock photos from TX
Common Mestra (Mestra amymone) Stock photos from TX
Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome)
Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)
Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea) Stock photos fromTX
Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)
Hackberry
Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia) Stock photos from TX
Tawny Emperor
(Asterocampa clyton)
Silver Emperor (Doxocopa laure) Stock photos from TX
Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)
Southern Pearly
Eye (Enodia portlandia)
Northern Pearly
Eye (Enodia anthedon)
Creole Pearly Eye
(Enodia creola)
Appalachian
Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
Nabokov's Satyr (Cyllopsis pyracmon)
Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis
gemma)
Carolina Satyr
(Hermeuptychia sosybius)
Georgia Satyr (Neonympha
areolata)
Helicta Satyr (Neonympha helicta) (new)
Mitchell's Satyr (Neonympha mitchellii)
Little Wood Satyr (Megisto
cymela)
Viola's Wood-Satyr (Megisto viola)
(new)
Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata)
Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia) Stock photos from WV
'Ochre' Common Ringlet (Coenonympha
tullia ochracea)
Common Wood Nymph
(Cercyonis pegala) Stock photos from CO, OK,
NE
Great Basin Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis sthenele)
Small Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis oetus)
Common Alpine (Erebia epipsodea)
Red-bordered Satyr (Gyrocheilus patrobas)
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
Uhler's Arctic (Oeneis uhleri)
Clearwings (Subfamily Ithomiinae)
Thick-tipped Greta (Greta morgane) From
TX (first US Record!)
Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) NC
Page, Stock photos from OH, NC, TX
Queen (Danaus gilippus) NC
Page, Stock photos from AZ, NC, TX
Soldier (Danaus eresimus) Stock photos from TX
Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
Firetips (Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae)
Dull Firetip (Pyrrhopyge araxes)
Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)
Mangrove Skipper (Phocides pigmalion)
Guava Skipper (Phocides polybius) From TX
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo)
White-striped Longtail (Chioides catillus) From TX
Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa) From TX
Long-tailed Skipper
(Urbanus proteus) From NC
Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) From FL,
TX
Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne) From TX
Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator)
Golden-banded Skipper
(Autochton cellus)
Hoary Edge (Achalarus
lyciades)
Southern Cloudywing
(Thorybes bathyllus)
Northern Cloudywing
(Thorybes pylades)
Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
Potrillo Skipper (Cabares potrillo)
Glazed Pellicia (Pellicia arina)
Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus
ceos)
Mazans Scallopwing (Staphylus mazans)
Hayhurst's
Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
Texas Powdered-Skipper (Systasea pulverulenta)
Sickle-winged Skipper (Achlyodes thraso)
White-patched Skipper (Chiomara asychis)
Florida Duskywing (Ephyriades brunneus)
Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus) (new)
Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) (new)
Juvenal's Duskywing
(Erynnis juvenalis)
Horace's Duskywing
(Erynnis horatius)
Mottled Duskywing
(Erynnis martialis)
Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)
Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae)
Common Checkered-Skipper
(Pyrgus communis)
Tropical Checkered
Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes
laviana)
Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira)
White-patched Skipper (Chiomara asychis)
Common Sootywing
(Pholisora catullus)
Skipperlings (Subfamily Heteropterinae)
Russet Skipperling( Piruna pirus)
Four-spotted Skipperling (Piruna polingi) From AZ
Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
Swarthy Skipper (Nastra
lherminier)
Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia)
Neamathla Skipper (Nastra neamathla)
Clouded Skipper (Lerema
accius)
Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha
numitor)
Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita)
Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacus) From AZ
Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minimus) NC
Page, From TX
European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila
phyleus)
Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)
Common Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma)
Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia
leonardus)
Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia
metea)
Green Skipper (Hesperia viridis)
Dotted Skipper (Hesperia
attalus)
Meske's Skipper (Hesperia
meskei)
Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)
Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
Draco Skipper (Polites draco)
Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites
themistocles)
Crossline Skipper (Polites
origenes)
Long Dash (Polites mystic)
Sonoran Skipper (Polites sonora)
Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
Southern Broken-Dash
(Wallengrenia otho)
Northern Broken-Dash
(Wallengrenia egeremet)
Little Glassywing
(Pompeius verna)
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
Arogos Skipper (Atrytone
arogos)
Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone
logan)
Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus) (new)
Rare Skipper (Problema bulenta)
Snow's Skipper (Paratrytone snowi) From AZ
Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) (new)
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes
zabulon)
Taxiles Skipper (Poanes taxiles) from AZ,
CO
Aaron's Skipper (Poanes
aaroni)
Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl)
Broad-winged Skipper
(Poanes viator)
Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius)
Palmetto Skipper (Euphyes arpa) (new)
Palatka Skipper (Euphyes
pilatka)
Dion Skipper (Euphyes
dion)
Dukes' Skipper (Euphyes dukesi)
Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)
Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)
(new)
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
Monk Skipper (Asbolis capucinus)
Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis
hianna)
Sheep Skipper (Atrytonopsis edwardsii) From AZ
Cassus Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes cassus)
Loammi Skipper (Atrytonopsis loammi) >
NC Page
Oslar's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari)
Pepper and Salt Skipper
(Amblyscirtes hegon)
Lace-winged
Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius)
Carolina Roadside-Skipper
(Amblyscirtes carolina)
Reversed Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes
reversa) (new)
Common Roadside-Skipper
(Amblyscirtes vialis)
Dusky Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata)
(new)
Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria
maculata)
Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes
ethlius)
Salt Marsh Skipper (Panoquina
panoquin)
Obscure Skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides)
Ocola Skipper (Panoquina
ocola)
Purple-washed Skipper (Panoquina sylvicola)
Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)
Huachuca Giant-Skipper (Agathymus evansi) From
AZ
Yucca Giant-Skipper
(Megathymus yuccae)
Tropical Butterflies not from the US
Paper Kite (Idea leuconoe)
Autumn Leaf (Doleschallia bisaltide)
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