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Category: butterfly basics

Northern Metamark (Calephelis borealis).
October 6September 24 Donna L. Long

Metalmark Butterfly Family

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Butterfly. Lycaenidae Butterfly Family). By Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth! [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
June 9March 8 Donna L. Long

Observing Butterflies At Home and Far Away

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) - female. Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae) Butterfly Family. Photo by Donna Long.
June 7September 24 Donna L. Long

Identifying Common Butterflies – Photo Gallery

Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas) - Lycaenidae Family. Photo from Wikimedia Public Domain.
September 2September 24 Donna L. Long

Gossamer Butterfly Family (Lycaenidae)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus). Swallowtail butterfly family. Photo by Donna L. Long.
August 25May 28 Donna L. Long

The Swallowtail Butterfly Family

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Butterfly. White and Sulphur butterfly family. [photo by Paul B. Toman. on Wikimedia]
August 18September 24 Donna L. Long

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae) Butterfly Family

Zabulon Skipper Butterfly (Poanes zabulon) Skipper (Grass Skipper Family. Photo by Donna L. Long.
August 11September 24 Donna L. Long

Skipper Butterfly Family

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
August 4March 25 Donna L. Long

The 6 Butterfly Families and Identifying Butterflies

great spangled fritillary butterly
April 17September 24 Donna L. Long

Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Pollinators

Monarch butterfly on pink zinnia flower in my garden
June 12December 21 Donna L. Long

The Adult Butterfly (The Butterfly Life Cycle)

Monarch Butterfly chrysalis (Danaus plexippus). Brushfoot (Nymphalids) Family. Milkweed butterflies. Photo by Donna L. Long.
June 11February 2 Donna L. Long

Chrysalis Into Butterfly (The Butterfly Life Cycle)

June 7February 2 Donna L. Long

The Butterfly Egg and Where to Find It (The Butterfly Life Cycle)

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
August 8September 24 Donna L. Long

Butterflies of Philadelphia: A Checklist

black swallowtail butterfly feeding on parsley
June 15February 15 Donna L. Long

Black Swallowtail Larva and Fascinating Behavior

May 1February 23 Donna L. Long

Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

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