Insects

Butterflies

Butterflies of the United States. Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, and Ray Stanford. This site includes distribution maps of the butterflies of the United States. Many species accounts include a photograph of that species from nature. You can also check distributions by state. Published through the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center of the United States Geological Survey.

Butterflies of Texas. Northern Prairie Science Center. Distribution maps of the butterflies and skippers of Texas by county, commonly accompanied by a photograph.

Butterflies Found in North Carolina. Randy Emmitt. This site features a list of the butterflies of North Carolina along with species descriptions and photographs of most of the species from the state. But the killer feature of the site is the magnificent photographs of the butterflies in nature. Go to the site to see the pictures even if you could care less about North Carolina butterflies.

Butterflies of North Dakota. Distribution maps by county for the butterflies and skippers of North Dakota. This site also has biological information and photographs of each of the species.

Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona. A checklist of the butterflies collected in southeastern Arizona with photographs of many of them.

Butterflies of Sedona. Bill Harding. Photographs of butterflies from the Sedona region of Arizona.

Southeastern Butterflies and Moths Image Gallery. Department of Entomology, University of Georgia. A gallery of photographs of moths and butterflies from the southeastern United States.

Markku Savela. A Finnish site projected to cover the butterflies of the world. Currently very spotty and strongest on the Palearctic, but well worth looking at for North American species, particulary those shared with the Palearctic region. Photographs, information, and distribution.

The Butterfly Web Site. Photographs of many species of North America butterflies. Some species are not North American. This site also includes information about butterfly gardening and public butterfly gardens.

Butterflies of New Brunswick. Photographs of some species of butterflies and skippers in New Brunswick.

Common Names List. Common and scientific names for North American butterflies and skippers. North American Butterfly Association.

California's Endangered Insects. Photographs and information about the endangered species of insects in California, including several species of butterflies.

Butterfly Pictures. Philip Greenspan. Butterfly photographs taken at Butterfly World. Not very informative and only some of the species are North American, but the photographs are very nice.

Worldwide Natural History Museum. Photographs of a wide variety of North American butterflies and moths with common and scientific names.

Bill Harris' Butterflies. Some photographs of North American butterflies.

Monarch Watch. Chip Taylor. Great information on the Monarch Butterfly including migration, biology, tag-recapture studies, etc.

Florida Monarch Butterfly Website. Information and photographs of monarch butterflies.

Chuck's Butterfly Page. Chuck Vaughn. Butterfly pictures, not all of them North American. This site also includes an illustrated life history of the Polyphemus Moth.

Vanessa Species Information. Information and links to photographs of the North American species of Vanessa.

Checkerspot Resources. N.W. Jones. Photographs and information about the species of the butterfly genus Euphydryas. This site has also an extensive bibliography.

Zebra Heliconius, Egg to Adult. Doug Scofield. A life history with photographs of Heliconius charitonia.

Zebra Longwing Butterfly (Heliconius charitonius). Information and a photograph of the zebra butterfly.

Florida Butterfly Gardening with Native Plants. This site on butterfly gardening has information on some butterflies in Florida.

Connecticut Butterfly Association. A checklist of the butterflies of Connecticut with some photographs.