Butterflies

BUTTERFLIES

of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed

A GALLERY OF THE BUTTERFLIES

of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed

Classified using traditional taxonomic ranks.

Domain-Eukaryota

Kingdom-Animalia

Phylum-Arthropoda

Class-Insecta

Order-Lepidoptera

Family-Papilionidae

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Pipevine Swallowtail — Battus philenor, the Pipevine Swallowtail.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail — Papilio glaucus, a male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail — Papilio glaucus, a female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, black morph — Papilio glaucus, a female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, dark morph.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Eastern Tiger Swallowtails dark morph — Papilio glaucus, the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, dark morph (left and upper right) and typical coloration (lower right).

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Black Swallowtail — Papilio polyxenes, the Black Swallowtail.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Black Swallowtail — Papilio polyxenes, the Black Swallowtail.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: female Spicebush Swallowtail — Papilio triolis, a female Spicebush Swallowtail.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: female Spicebush Swallowtail — Papilio triolis, a female Spicebush Swallowtail.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: female Spicebush Swallowtail — Papilio triolis, a female Spicebush Swallowtail.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Spicebush Swallowtail — Papilio triolis, a Spicebush Swallowtail.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Spicebush Swallowtails — Papilio triolis, Spicebush Swallowtails.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Zebra Swallowtail — Protographium marcellus, the Zebra Swallowtail.

Family-Pieridae

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Orange Sulphur — Colias eurytheme, the Orange Sulphur.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Clouded Sulphur — Colias philodice, the Clouded Sulphur.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Cloudless Sulphur — Phoebis sennae, the Cloudless Sulphur.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Cloudless Sulphur — Phoebis sennae, the Cloudless Sulphur.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Cabbage White — Pieris rapae, a male Cabbage White.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Cabbage White — Pieris rapae, a female Cabbage White.

Family-Lycaenidae

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: American Copper — Lycaena phlaeas, the American Copper,

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: male Eastern Tailed Blue — Cupido (Everes) comyntas, a male Eastern Tailed Blue.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: female Eastern Tailed Blue — Cupido (Everes) comyntas, a female Eastern Tailed Blue.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: mating Eastern Tailed Blues — Cupido (Everes) comyntas, a pair of mating Eastern Tailed Blues.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: "Spring Azure" — Celastrina neglecta, the “Spring Azure”.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: "Summer Azure" — Celastrina neglecta, the “Summer Azure”.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Red-banded Hairstreak — Calycopis cecrops, the Red-banded Hairstreak.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Banded Hairstreak — Satyrium calanus, the Banded Hairstreak.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Gray Hairstreak — Strymon melinus, the Gray Hairstreak.

Family-Nymphalidae

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Variegated Fritillary — Euptoieta claudia, the Variegated Fritillary.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Great Spangled Fritillary — Speyeria cybele, the Great Spangled Fritillary.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Great Spangled Fritillary — Speyeria cybele, the Great Spangled Fritillary.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Great Spangled Fritillary — Speyeria cybele, the Great Spangled Fritillary.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Great Spangled Fritillary — Speyeria cybele, a male (right) Great Spangled Fritillary pursuing a female (left).

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Regal Fritillary — Speyeria idalia, the Regal Fritillary

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: male Regal Fritillary — Speyeria idalia, a male Regal Fritillary.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Meadow Fritillary — Boloria bellona, the Meadow Fritillary.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Silvery Checkerspot — Chlosyne nycteis, the Silvery Checkerspot.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Pearl Crescent — Phyciodes theros, the Pearl Crescent.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Pearl Crescent — Phyciodes theros, the Pearl Crescent.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: late-season Pearl Crescent — Phyciodes theros, a late-season Pearl Crescent.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Pearl Crescent — Phyciodes theros, the Pearl Crescent.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Question Mark — Polygonia interrogationis, the Question Mark.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Question Mark — Polygonia interrogationis, the Question Mark.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: winter-form Eastern Comma — Polygonia comma, a winter-form Eastern Comma emerged from hibernation on a sunny mid-March afternoon.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Eastern Comma — Polygonia comma, the Eastern Comma.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Gray Comma — Polygonia progne, the Gray Comma.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Gray Comma — Polygonia progne, the Gray Comma.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Mourning Cloak — Nymphalis antiopa, a Mourning Cloak emerged from hibernation on a sunny late-winter afternoon.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Mourning Cloak — Nymphalis antiopa, the Mourning Cloak.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Red Admiral — Vanessa atalanta, the Red Admiral.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Red Admiral — Vanessa atalanta, the Red Admiral.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Painted Lady — Vanessa cardui, the Painted Lady.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: American Lady — Vanessa virginiensis, the American Lady.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: American Lady — Vanessa virginiensis, the American Lady.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Common Buckeye — Junonia coenia, the Common Buckeye.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Common Buckeye — Junonia coenia, the Common Buckeye.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Viceroy — Limenitis archippus, the Viceroy.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: White Admiral — Limenitis arthemis arthemis, the White Admiral.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Red-spotted Purple — Limenitis arthemis astyanax, the Red-spotted Purple.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Hackberry Emperor — Asterocampa celtis, the Hackberry Emperor.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Hackberry Emperor — Asterocampa celtis, the Hackberry Emperor.

American Snout — Libytheana carinenta, the American Snout. (Gael McKinne image)

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Monarch — Danaus plexippus, the Monarch.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: female Monarch depositing eggs — Danaus plexippus, a female Monarch depositing eggs.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Monarch caterpillars — Danaus plexippus, third-instar (top), fourth-instar (right), and fifth-instar (left) Monarch caterpillars.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Monarch caterpillar fifth instar — Danaus plexippus, a fifth-instar Monarch caterpillar begins pupation.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Monarch chrysalis — Danaus plexippus, a Monarch chrysalis.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: adult Monarch emerging from chrysalis — Danaus plexippus, a Monarch emerging from its chrysalis.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Little Wood-Satyr — Megisto cymela, the Little Wood-Satyr.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Appalachian Brown — Satyrodes appalachia, the Appalachian Brown.

Family-Hesperiidae

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Silver-spotted Skipper — Epargyreus clarus, the Silver-spotted Skipper.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Wild Indigo Duskywing — Erynnis baptisiae, the Wild Indigo Duskywing.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Wild Indigo Duskywing — Erynnis baptisiae, the Wild Indigo Duskywing.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Horace's Duskywing — Erynnis horatius, Horace’s Duskywing.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Common Checkered Skipper — Pyrgus communis, the Common Checkered Skipper.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Common Sootywing — Pholisora catullus, the Common Sootywing.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Least Skipper — Ancyloxypha numitor, the Least Skipper.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Least Skipper — Ancyloxypha numitor, the Least Skipper.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Sachem — Atalopedes campestris, the Sachem.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Sachem — Atalopedes campestris, the Sachem.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: late-season Sachem — Atalopedes campestris, a worn late-season Sachem.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Fiery Skipper — Hylephila phyleus, a male Fiery Skipper.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: male Zabulon Skipper — Poanes zabulon, a male Zabulon Skipper.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: male Zabulon Skipper — Poanes zabulon, a male Zabulon Skipper.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: female Zabulon Skipper — Poanes zabulon, a female Zabulon Skipper.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: female Zabulon Skipper — Poanes zabulon, a female Zabulon Skipper.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: female Zabulon Skipper — Poanes zabulon, a female Zabulon Skipper.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Peck's Skipper — Polites peckius, the Peck’s Skipper.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Peck's Skipper — Polites peckius, the Peck’s Skipper.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: female Peck's Skipper — Polites peckius, a female Peck’s Skipper.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Little Glassywing — Pompeius verna, the Little Glassywing.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: Little Glassywing — Pompeius verna, the Little Glassywing.

Butterflies of the Lower Susquehanna River Watershed: European Skipper — Thymelicus lineola, the European Skipper.