My wildlife photography over the years has concentrated mainly on birds and more recently dragonflies and damselflies as well as mammals and other critters when circumstances are right. Butterflies and moths have not been my main photographic subjects by any means, but over the years I have managed to get some shots of a number of species. As of the fall season of 2009, I am taking more butterfly images as opportunities present themselves. This page will be the index page where you can look for shots of various different species in my collection. I have little expertise with butterflies and moths so I will not be making many comments about the behavior and habits of the species I have photographed, but rather just presenting some of the images. There are many excellent web sites to learn about these insects elsewhere. Many knowledgeable persons with far more experience than I have helped me learn more about butterflies as well as identified many of my photos. My sincere appreciation to John & Gloria Tveten, Tony Gallucci, Chris Durden, Ro Wauer, Mike Quinn, Chuck Sexton, Nick Grishin, Dan Hardy, Martin Reid, Barry Lyon, Rick Bowers, Paul Opler, Kim Garwood, Barbara Ribble, John Ingram, Eric Isley, and Larry Ditto. Please be patient as I add more species as this will be an ongoing process.
I will keep a page of unidentified butterflies here. If you can help me with some of these identifications, I'd appreciate it.
This page last updated 26 October 2009. I will add more soon.
BUTTERFLIES
Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Parnassians Subfamily Parnassiinae
Phoebus Parnassian (Parnassius phoebus)
Swallowtails Subfamily Papilioninae
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades)
Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Whites Subfamily Pierinae
Golden Dartwhite (Casasticta teutila)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
Margined White (Pieris marginalis)
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)
Sulphurs Subfamily Coliadinae
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia)
Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa)
Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise)
Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)
Coppers Subfamily Lycaeninae
Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)
Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa)
Hairstreaks Subfamily Theclinae
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis)
Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae
Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile)
Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)
Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus)
Arctic Blue (Plebejus glandon)
Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)
Rounded Metalmark (Calephelis perditalis)
Red-bordered Metalmark (Caria ino)
Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Snouts Subfamily Libytheinae
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
Heliconians and Fritillaries Subfamily Heliconiinae
Gulf Fritillary (Atlides halesus)
Julia Heliconian (Dryas julia)
Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia)
Erato Heliconian (Heliconius erato)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
True Brushfoots Subfamily Nymphalinae
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais)
Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia theona)
Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada)
Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana)
Pale-banded Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis)
Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Anicia Checkerspot (Euphydrys anicia)
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima)
Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
Admirals and Relatives Subfamily Limenitidinae
White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa)
Blue-eyed Sailor (Dynamine dyonis)
Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)
Red Rim (Biblis hyperia)
Orange Banner (Anaea eurypyle)
Leafwings Subfamily Charaxinae
Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
Pointed Leafwing (Anaea eurypyle)
Emperors Subfamily Apaturinae
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
Satyrs Subfamily Satyrinae
Southern Pearly-eye (Enodia portlandia)
Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon)
Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)
Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolatus)
Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata)
Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
Great Basin Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis sthenele)
Small Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis oetus)
Colorado Alpine (Erebia callias)
Monarchs Subfamily Danainae
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Queen (Danaus gilippus)
Soldier (Danaus eresimus)
Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Spread-wing Skippers Subfamily Pyrginae
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
White-striped Longtail (Chioides albofasciatus)
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
Tanna Longtail (Urbanus tanna)
Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne)
Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator)
Golden Banded-Skipper (Autochton cellus)
Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
Potrillo Skipper (Cabares potrillo)
Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas)
Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos)
Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
Arizona Powdered-Skipper (Systasea zampa)
Sickle-winged Skipper (Achylodes thraso)
Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciatus)
White-patched Skipper (Chiomara asychis)
Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)
Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana)
Common Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus)
Grass-Skippers Subfamily Hesperiinae
Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes trebius)
Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia)
Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca)
Green-backed Ruby-eye (Perichares philetes)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl)
Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius)
Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
Bronze Roadside-Skipper (Amblysirtes aenus)
Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia)
Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
Giant-Skippers Subfamily Megathyminae
Ursine Giant-Skipper (Megathymus ursus)
