Nymphalidae
Melitaea arduinna Esper, 1783
Melitaea arduinna Esper, 1783
Freyer's fritillary (Melitaea arduinna) is a Nymphalidae butterfly found from southeastern Europe to central Asia.
Melitaea didyma latonigena Eversmann, 1847
Melitaea didyma latonigena Eversmann, 1847
This description covers Melitaea didyma, a medium-sized spotted butterfly with a wide distribution across parts of Eurasia and North Africa.
Dymasia dymas (Edwards, 1877)
Dymasia dymas (Edwards, 1877)
Dymasia is a monotypic Nymphalidae butterfly genus containing only Dymasia dymas, found from the southern US to Central America.
Poladryas minuta (Edwards, 1861)
Poladryas minuta (Edwards, 1861)
Poladryas is a monotypic Nymphalidae butterfly genus containing just one species: Poladryas minuta, the dotted checkerspot.
Tegosa anieta (Hewitson, 1864)
Tegosa anieta (Hewitson, 1864)
Tegosa anieta, the black-bordered tegosa, is a butterfly of genus Tegosa found from southern Mexico to South America.
Anthanassa texana (W.H.Edwards, 1863)
Anthanassa texana (W.H.Edwards, 1863)
Anthanassa texana, the Texan crescentspot, is a Nymphalidae butterfly ranging from Guatemala to the southern U.S.
Anthanassa ardys (Hewitson, 1864)
Anthanassa ardys (Hewitson, 1864)
Anthanassa ardys, the Ardys crescent, is a Nymphalidae butterfly found from southern Mexico to Colombia.
Anthanassa tulcis (Bates, 1864)
Anthanassa tulcis (Bates, 1864)
Anthanassa tulcis is a butterfly species with multiple subspecies that vary in size, range, and larval host plants.
Anthanassa frisia (Poey, 1833)
Anthanassa frisia (Poey, 1833)
Anthanassa frisia is a butterfly species with multiple subspecies varying in size, range, flight timing, and larval host plants.
Anthanassa argentea (Godman & Salvin, 1882)
Anthanassa argentea (Godman & Salvin, 1882)
Anthanassa argentea, the chestnut crescent, is a Nymphalidae butterfly species found in North America.
Microtia elva Bates, 1864
Microtia elva Bates, 1864
Microtia elva (the elf) is the only species in the monotypic nymphalid butterfly genus Microtia, native to southern US and Central America.
Texola elada (Hewitson, 1868)
Texola elada (Hewitson, 1868)
Texola elada, the Elada checkerspot, is a Nymphalidae butterfly found in the south-central US and Mexico.
Eresia clio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eresia clio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eresia clio, the common crescent, is a Nymphalidae butterfly found from southern Mexico to parts of South America.
Eresia nauplius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eresia nauplius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eresia nauplius is a Nymphalidae butterfly found across most of the Amazon region with a ~45 mm wingspan.
Eresia lansdorfi (Godart, 1819)
Eresia lansdorfi (Godart, 1819)
Eresia lansdorfi is a medium-sized butterfly that mimics Heliconius species, found across parts of South America.
Ortilia velica (Hewitson, 1864)
Ortilia velica (Hewitson, 1864)
Ortilia velica, the small brown, is a Nymphalidae butterfly found in three South American countries.
Ortilia ithra (Kirby, 1871)
Ortilia ithra (Kirby, 1871)
The Ithra crescent (Ortilia ithra) is a Nymphalidae butterfly native to South American broadleaf forests from Brazil to Argentina.
Phystis simois (Hewitson, 1864)
Phystis simois (Hewitson, 1864)
Phystis is a monotypic nymphalid butterfly genus from the southern US that holds the single species Phystis simois.
Antillea pelops (Drury, 1773)
Antillea pelops (Drury, 1773)
Antillea pelops is a small Caribbean nymphalid butterfly whose larvae feed on two specific plant species.
Mazia amazonica (Bates, 1864)
Mazia amazonica (Bates, 1864)
Mazia amazonica is the only species in the monotypic nymphalid butterfly genus Mazia, found in South America.
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vanessa cardui, the widespread painted lady butterfly, has distinct wing markings and feeds on varied host plants as larvae.
Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
Vanessa virginiensis is a butterfly species identifiable by specific wing markings, with a typical wingspan of around 5 cm.
Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral, is a butterfly with distinct wing markings found across multiple temperate regions globally.
Vanessa annabella (Field, 1971)
Vanessa annabella (Field, 1971)
The West Coast lady is a North American brush-footed painted lady butterfly found in western US and southwestern Canada.
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