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Photos - Butterflies
Butterflies are being recognized worldwide as environmental indicators for landscape quality and habitat loss. Please read more about butterflies as environmental indicators in the United States:
For information on identifying butterflies, please see Butterflies
of North America by the USGS 
 Alaskan swallowtail Papilio aliaska Family Papilionidae Subfamily Papilioninae |
 American copper Lycaena phlaeas Family Lycaenidae Subfamily Lycaeninae |
 Black swallowtail close-up Papilio polyxenes Family Papilionidae Subfamily Papilioninae |
 Black swallowtail on a teasel weed Papilio polyxenes Family Papilionidae Subfamily Papilioninae |
 Fritillary Family Nymphalidae Subfamily Heliconiinae |
 Giant tiger swallowtail |
 Great spangled fritillary Speyeria cybele Family Nymphalidae Subfamily Heliconiinae |
 Monarch Danaus plexippus Family Nymphalidae Subfamily Danainae |
 Red spotted purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax aka Basilarchia arthemis astyanax Family Nymphalidae Subfamily Limenitidinae |
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 Silver spotted skipper Epargyreus clarus Family Hesperiidae Subfamily Pyrginae |
 Silver spotted skipper Epargyreus clarus Family Hesperiidae Subfamily Pyrginae |
 Julia Dryus julia Family Nymphalidae Subfamily Heliconiinae |
 Common postman Heliconius erato Family Nymphalidae Subfamily Heliconiinae |
 Rice paper Idea leucone Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Danainae |
 Blue Clipper Parthenos sylvia viola Family Nymphalidae Subfamily Nymphalinae |
 Blue Morpho Morpho peleidea Family Morphidae |
 Common Mormon Papilio polytes Family Papilonidae Subfamily Papilioninae |
Many of these photos were taken by amateur photographer Audrey Lathrop (deceased). Feel free to use these photographs on any of your government, citizen or not-for-profit Web sites. Please credit this Web site page and acknowledge the name of the photographer in the alt tag. Please email us if you need higher resolution photos or permissions for other purposes.