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Short-tailed swallowtail (Papilio brevicauda)Battus philenor – pipevine swallowtail; Eurytides marcellus – zebra swallowtail; Papilio polyxenes – black swallowtail; Papilio brevicauda – short-tailed swallowtail
Many species have been recorded as breeding in natural materials or refuse such as owl pellets, bat caves, honey-combs or diseased fruit. [ 5 ] Of the approximately 174,250 lepidopteran species described until 2007, butterflies and skippers are estimated to comprise approximately 17,950, with moths making up the rest.
Hesperia ottoe, the Ottoe skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the central U.S. but has been recorded in Canada only in a small area of southern Manitoba. [2] It has been assessed as an endangered species. The Ottoe Skipper is native to mixed-grass prairies. [3] The wingspan is 29–35 mm. The flight period is from ...
This list contains links to lists with the common and scientific names of butterflies of North America north of Mexico. Papilionidae: swallowtails and parnassians (40 species) Parnassiinae: parnassians (3 species)
The list has since been updated, but the placement in families is outdated for some species. This list covers America north of Mexico (effectively, the continental United States and Canada). For a list of moths and butterflies recorded from the state of Hawaii, see List of Lepidoptera of Hawaii.
Gossamer-wings are the smallest butterflies. Their wingspans range from 0.5-2.0 inches (1.2-5.1 cm). There are about 7,000 species worldwide with about 139 species in North America. Gossamer-wings include the subfamilies hairstreaks, harvesters, coppers, and blues. Their flights vary from the fast, erratic hairstreaks to the slow, bouncy blues.
List of butterflies of the Solomon Islands; List of butterflies of Somalia; List of butterflies of Somaliland; List of butterflies of South Africa; List of butterflies of South Asia; List of butterflies of Sri Lanka; List of butterflies of Sudan and South Sudan; List of butterflies of Sulawesi; List of butterflies of Sweden; List of Lepidoptera ...
Glassberg, Jeffrey Butterflies through Binoculars, The West (2001) Guppy, Crispin S. and Shepard, Jon H. Butterflies of British Columbia (2001) James, David G. and Nunnallee, David Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies (2011) Pelham, Jonathan Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada (2008)