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Category: Butterfly Watching

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 25July 29 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 11March 12 Donna L. Long

Skipper Butterfly Family

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
August 4August 16 Donna L. Long

The 6 Butterfly Families and Identifying Butterflies

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November 18November 30 Donna L. Long

Choosing Binoculars for Nature Study

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April 17November 30 Donna L. Long

Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Pollinators

Great Spangled Fritillary on Echinacea purpurea
March 24June 24 Donna L. Long

A Backyard Habitat Garden: What You Need to Start One

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
August 6July 7 Donna L. Long

Butterflies and Moths Information and Links

Monarch butterfly on pink zinnia flower in my garden
June 12August 16 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 11August 16 Donna L. Long

Chrysalis Into Butterfly (The Butterfly Life Cycle)

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly Larva / caterpillar in my garden. (Papilio troilus)
June 8August 16 Donna L. Long

The Caterpillar (The Butterfly Life Cycle)

June 7August 16 Donna L. Long

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

Male Morning Cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa);NPS, Richard Lund,2002
May 8December 21 Donna L. Long

Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
August 8January 19 Donna L. Long

Butterflies of Philadelphia: A Checklist

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