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Archaic period double-notched butterfly bannerstone from Ohio, ca. 2000 BC.Made of banded slate, a material frequently used in bannerstone manufacture.Bannerstones were used in North America for some 3,000 years beginning in the fourth millennium BC. [1]
Junonia orithya. Junonia orithya is a nymphalid butterfly with many subspecies occurring from Africa, through southern and south-eastern Asia, and in Australia. [1][2][3] In India, its common English name is the blue pansy, [2][3] but in southern Africa it is known as the eyed pansy as the name blue pansy refers to Junonia oenone. [4][5] In ...
Evolution of butterflies. Butterfly evolution is the origin and diversification of butterflies through geologic time and over a large portion of the Earth's surface. The earliest known butterfly fossils are from the mid Eocene epoch, between 40-50 million years ago. [1][dubious – discuss] Their development is closely linked to the evolution ...
Anthocharis cardamines. Anthocharis cardamines, the orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae, which contains about 1,100 species. A. cardamines is mainly found throughout Europe and temperate Asia (Palearctic) [2] The males feature wings with a signature orange pigmentation, which is the origin of A. cardamines ' common name. [3]
Limenitis camilla. Limenitis camilla, the (Eurasian) white admiral, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in woodland throughout southern Britain and much of Europe and the Palearctic, extending as far east as Japan. Adult white admirals have dark wings with white bands. The contrasting colours help to break up the outline of ...
Polygonia c-album. Polygonia c-album, the comma, is a food generalist (polyphagous) butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The angular notches on the edges of the forewings are characteristic of the genus Polygonia, which is why species in the genus are commonly referred to as anglewing butterflies.
Papilio polymnestor, the blue Mormon, [1][2] is a large swallowtail butterfly found in south India and Sri Lanka. [1][2] In India it has bee recently reported from the eastern part of India, from the State of Jharkhand. [3] It is the "state butterfly" of the Indian state of Maharashtra. With a wingspan of 120–150 mm, it is the fourth largest ...
Nymphalis antiopa, known as the mourning cloak in North America and the Camberwell beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America. The immature form of this species is sometimes known as the spiny elm caterpillar. [2] Other older names for this species include grand surprise and white petticoat.