| Butterflies
by Family |
family
Hesperiidae (skippers, 3400 species) |
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large
white skippers
Heliopetes
ericetorum
(USA) |
unidentified
skipper
(Mexico) |
unidentified
skipper
(Mexico) |
unidentified
skipper
(Mexico) |
unidentified
skipper
(Mexico) |
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common
checkered skipper
Pyrgus
communis
(Mexico) |
unidentified
skipper
(Mexico) |
unidentified
(Cockscomb
basin, Belize) |
unidentified
long-tailed
skipper
(Costa
Rica) |
common
redeye
Matapa
aria
(Thailand) |
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large
snow flat
Tagiades
gana
(Siem
Reap, Cambodia) |
unidentified
dart
Potanthus
sp.
(Kirirom,
Cambodia) |
fulvous
pied flat
Pseudocoladenia
dan
(Siem
Reap, Cambodia) |
fulvous
pied flat
Pseudocoladenia
dan
(Vietnam) |
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family
Nymphalidae (brushfoot butterflies, 5000 species) |
 sub-family
Cyrestinae (daggerwings) |
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Marpesia
berania
(Costa
Rica) |
Marpesia
iole
(Costa
Rica) |
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sub-family
Danainae (monarchs) |
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monarch
Danaus
plexippus
(USA) |
male
monarch
Danaus
plexippus
(USA) |
soldier
Danaus
eresimus
(Costa
Rica) |
common
tiger
Danaus
genutia
(Vietnam) |
dark
glassy tiger
Parantica
agleoides
(Kep,
Cambodia) |
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unidentified
glassy tiger
Parantica
sp.
(Vietnam) |
unidentified
glassy tiger
Parantica
sp.
(Cat
Tien, Vietnam) |
Idea
blanchardii
(Sulawesi,
Indonesia) |
cloud
forest monarch
Anetia
thirza insignis
(Costa
Rica) |
cloud
forest monarch
Anetia
thirza insignis
(Costa
Rica) |
sub-family
Heliconiinae (longwings) |
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small
postman
Heliconius
erato
(Costa
Rica) |
male
common cruiser
Vindula
erota
(Vietnam) |
unidentified
fritillary
(Mexico) |
great
spangled fritillary
Speyeria
cybele
(USA) |
red
lacewing
Cethosia
biblis
(Vietnam) |
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male
leopard lacewing
Cethosia
cyane
(Siem
Reap, Cambodia) |
male
leopard lacewing
Cethosia
cyane
(Siem
Reap, Cambodia) |
female
leopard lacewing
Cethosia
cyane
(Siem
Reap, Cambodia) |
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sub-family
Limenitidinae |
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gaudy
baron
Euthalia
lubentina
(Vietnam) |
male
archduke
Lexias
pardalis
(Siem
Reap, Cambodia) |
grey
count
Tanaecia
lepidea
(Vietnam) |
common
glider
Neptis
sappho
(Vietnam) |
red-spotted
purple
Limenitis
arthemis
(Virginia,
USA) |
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viceroy
Limenitis
archippus
(Illinois,
USA) |
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sub-family
Morphinae |
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blue
morpho
Morpho
sp.
(Costa
Rica) |
owl
butterfly
Caligo
memnon
(Trinidad) |
tufted
jungle king
Thauria
aliris
(Thailand)
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sub-family
Nymphalinae ("true" brushfoot butterflies) |
tribe
Kallimini |
genus
Anartia (peacocks) |
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banded
peacock
Anartia
fatima
(Costa
Rica) |
white
peacock
Anartia
jatrophae
(Costa
Rica) |
scarlet
peacock
Anartia
amathea
(Tobago) |
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genus
Junonia (buckeyes and pansies) |
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common
buckeye
Junonia
coenia
(USA) |
tropical
buckeye
Junonia
genoveva
(Guatemala) |
Northern
argus
Junonia
erigone
(Bali,
Indonesia) |
lemon
pansy
Junonia
lemonias
(Thailand) |
peacock
pansy
Junonia
almana
(Vietnam) |
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peacock
pansy
Junonia
almana
(Siem
Reap, Cambodia) |
grey
pansy
Junonia
atlites
(Vietnam) |
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tribe
Melitaeini |
genus
Chlosyne (patches) |
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crimson
patch
Chlosyne
janais
(Mexico)
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bordered
patch
Chlosyne
lacinia
(Mexico) |
marina
patch
Chlosyne
marina
(Mexico) |
unidentified
patch
Chlosyne
sp.
(Mexico) |
unidentified
patch
Chlosyne
sp.
(Mexico) |
genus
Microtia (Elf) |
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The
Elf
Microtia
elva
(Mexico) |
The
Elf
Microtia
elva
(Mexico) |
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genus
Phyciodes (crescents) |
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pearly
crescent
Phyciodes
tharos
(Illinois,
USA) |
male
northern crescent
Phyciodes
selenis
(Michigan,
USA) |
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other
Melitaeini genuses |
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unidentified
checkerspot
(Mexico) |
unidentified
checkerspot
(Mexico) |
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tribe
Nymphalini |
genus
Nymphalis (tortoiseshells) |
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mourning
cloak
Nymphalis
antiopa
(USA) |
small
tortoiseshell
Nymphalis
urticae
(Russia) |
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genus
Polygonia (anglewings) |
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eastern
comma
Polygonia
comma
(Illinois,
USA) |
eastern
comma
Polygonia
comma
(Illinois,
USA) |
eastern
comma
Polygonia
comma
(Illinois,
USA) |
satyr
anglewing
Polygonia
satyrus
(California,
USA) |
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genus
Vanessa (admirals) |
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American
lady
Vanessa
virginiensis
(Illinois,
USA) |
West
Coast lady
Vanessa
annabella
(Mexico) |
painted
lady
Vanessa
cardui
(Illinois,
USA) |
painted
lady
Vanessa
cardui
(Illinois,
USA) |
red
admiral
Vanessa
atalanta
(Illinois,
USA) |
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red
admiral
Vanessa
atalanta
(Illinois,
USA) |
red
admiral
Vanessa
atalanta
(Illinois,
USA) |
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other
Nymphalinae genuses |
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peacock
Inachis
io
(Russia) |
common
jester
Symbrenthia
lilaea
(Vietnam) |
male
knight
Lebadea
martha
(Vietnam) |
male
blue moon
(aka
common eggfly)
Hypolimnas
bolina
(Vanua
Levu, Fiji) |
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sub-family
Satyrinae (browns) |
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common
five ring
Ypthima
baldus
(Vietnam) |
common
palmfly
Elymnias
hypermnestra
(Vietnam) |
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other
Nymphalidae sub-families |
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unidentified
brushfoot
butterflies
(Mexico) |
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family
Lycaenidae (gossamer winged butterflies, 6000 species) |
sub-family
Polyommatinae (blues) |
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marine
blue
Leptotes
marina
(California,
USA) |
common
pierrot
Castalius
rosimon
(Vietnam) |
straight
pierrots
Pycnophallium
roxus
(Kanchanaburi,
Thailand) |
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sub-family
Theclinae (hairstreaks) |
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banded
hairstreak
Satyrium
calanus
(Illinois,
USA) |
purple
sapphire
Heliophorus
epicles
(Vietnam) |
purple
sapphire
Heliophorus
epicles
(Thailand)
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common
imperial
Cheritra
freja frigga
(Vietnam) |
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family
Papilionidae (swallowtails, 550 species) |
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spicebush
swallowtail
Papilio
troilus
(Virginia,
USA) |
spicebush
swallowtail
Papilio
troilus
(Michigan,
USA) |
male
eastern tiger swallowtail
Papilio
glaucus
(Illinois,
USA) |
eastern
tiger swallowtail
Papilio
glaucus
(Michigan,
USA) |
male
black swallowtail
Papilio
polyxenes
(Illinois,
USA) |
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black
swallowtail
Papilio
polyxenes
(Xochitecatl,
Mexico) |
male
two-tailed
tiger swallowtail
Papilio
multicaudata
(Mexico
city, Mexico) |
female
two-tailed
tiger swallowtail
Papilio
multicaudata
(Mexico
city, Mexico) |
Montezuma
cattleheart
Parides
montezuma
(Cacahuamilpa,
Mexico) |
thoas
swallowtail
Papilio
thoas
(Tikal,
Guatemala) |
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white
dragontail
Lamproptera
curius
(Vietnam) |
blue
triangle
(aka
common bluebottle)
Graphium
sarpedon
(Tokyo,
Japan) |
Byasa
alcinous
(Tokyo,
Japan) |
common
rose
Atrophaneura
aristolochiae
(Kirirom,
Cambodia) |
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family
Pieridae (yellows and whites, 1100 species) |
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pink-edged
sulphur
Colias
interior
(Illinois,
USA) |
chocolate
grass yellow
Eurema
sari
(Vietnam) |
red
base Jezebel
Delias
pasithoe
(Bach
Ma, Vietnam) |
unidentified
Jezebel
Delias
sp.
(Sulawesi,
Indonesia) |
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family
Riodinidae (metalmarks, 1000 species) |
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white-tipped
pixie
Melanis
cephise
(Taxco,
Mexico) |
white-tipped
pixie
Melanis
cephise
(Taxco,
Mexico) |
Malay
red harlequin
Paralaxita
damajanti
(Taman
Negara, Malaysia) |
punchinello
Zemeros
flegyas
Thailand |
punchinello
Zemeros
flegyas
(Vietnam) |
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unidentified
metalmark
(Mexico) |
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unidentified
family |
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(Vietnam) |
(Mondulkiri,
Cambodia) |
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