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Butterflies by Family family Hesperiidae  (skippers, 3400 species) large white skippers Heliopetes ericetorum (USA) unidentified skipper (Mexico) unidentified skipper (Mexico) unidentified skipper (Mexico) unidentified skipper (Mexico) unidentified checkered skipper (Mexico) unidentified skipper (Mexico) unidentified  long-tailed skipper (Costa Rica) family Nymphalidae  (brushfoot butterflies, 5000 species) sub-family Cyrestinae  (daggerwings) Marpesia berania (Costa Rica) Marpesia iole (Costa Rica) sub-family Danainae  (monarchs) monarch Danaus plexippus (USA) male monarch Danaus plexippus (USA) soldier Danaus eresimus (Costa Rica) Anetia thirza insignis (Costa Rica) Anetia thirza insignis (Costa Rica) sub-family Heliconiinae  (longwings) red lacewing Cethosia biblis (Vietnam) male common cruiser Vindula erota (Vietnam) unidentified fritillary (Mexico) great spangled fritillary Speyeria cybele (USA) small postman Heliconius erato (Costa Rica) sub-family Nymphalinae  ("true" brushfoot butterflies) tribe Kallimini genus Anartia  (peacocks) banded peacock Anartia fatima (Costa Rica) white peacock Anartia jatrophae (Costa Rica) scarlet peacock Anartia amathea (Tobago) genus Junonia  (buckeyes and pansies) common buckeye Precis coenia (formerly Junonia coenia) (USA) tropical buckeye Precis genoveva (formerly Junonia genoveva) (Guatemala) unidentified butterfly (Bali, Indonesia) peacock pansy Precis almana (formerly Junonia almana) (Vietnam) grey pansy Precis atlites (formerly Junonia atlites) (Vietnam) tribe Melitaeini genus Chlosyne  (patches) crimson patch Chlosyne janais (Mexico) bordered patch Chlosyne lacinia (Mexico) marina patch Chlosyne marina (Mexico) unidentified patch Chlosyne sp. (Mexico) unidentified patch Chlosyne sp. (Mexico) genus Microtia  (Elf) The Elf Microtia elva (Mexico) The Elf Microtia elva (Mexico) genus Phyciodes  (crescents) pearly crescent Phyciodes tharos (Illinois, USA) male northern crescent Phyciodes selenis (Michigan, USA) other Melitaeini genuses unidentified checkerspot (Mexico) unidentified checkerspot (Mexico) tribe Nymphalini  genus Nymphalis  (tortoiseshells) mourning cloak Nymphalis antiopa (USA) small tortoiseshell Nymphalis urticae (Russia) genus Polygonia  (anglewings) eastern comma Polygonia comma (USA) eastern comma Polygonia comma (USA) satyr anglewing Polygonia satyrus (USA) genus Vanessa   (admirals) American lady Vanessa virginiensis (formerly Cynthia virginiensis) (USA) West Coast lady Vanessa annabella (formerly Cynthia annabella) (Mexico) painted lady Vanessa cardui (formerly Cynthia cardui) (USA) painted lady Vanessa cardui (formerly Cynthia cardui) (USA) red admiral Vanessa atalanta (USA) red admiral Vanessa atalanta (USA) other Nymphalinae genuses   peacock Inachis io (Russia) common jester Symbrenthia lilaea (Vietnam) knight Lebadea martha (Vietnam) male blue moon (aka common eggfly) Hypolimnas bolina (Vanua Levu, Fiji) other Nymphalidae sub-families viceroy Limenitis archippus (was Basilarchia archippus) (USA) sub-family Limenitidinae blue morpho Morpho sp. (Costa Rica) sub-family Morphinae owl butterfly Caligo memnon (Trinidad) sub-family Morphinae unidentified brushfoot butterflies (Mexico) family Lycaenidae  (gossamer winged butterflies, 6000 species) sub-family Polyommatinae  (blues) marine blue Leptotes marina (California, USA) common imperial Cheritra freja frigga (Vietnam) sub-family Theclinae  (hairstreaks) banded hairstreak Satyrium calanus (formerly Satyrium falacer) (Illinois, USA) purple sapphire Heliophorus epicles (Vietnam) family Papilionidae (swallowtails, 550 species) 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) 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) red-spotted purple Basilarchia astyanax (Virginia, USA) blue triangle (aka common bluebottle) Graphium sarpedon (Tokyo, Japan) Byasa alcinous (Tokyo, Japan) white dragontail Lamproptera curius (Vietnam) family Pieridae (yellows and whites) pink-edged sulphur Colias interior (USA) red base Jezebel Delias pasithoe (Vietnam) family Riodinidae (metalmarks)     white-tipped pixie Melanis cephise (Taxco, Mexico) white-tipped pixie Melanis cephise (Taxco, Mexico) unidentified metalmark (Mexico) Check out the caterpillar photo galleries.