The Great Spangled Fritillary is characterized by its orange color above with five black dashes near forewing base and several irregular black dashes at the base of the hindwing. In addition, two rows of black crescents run along the edges of the wings. Females tend to be darker than males and individuals from the western reaches of this species range tend to be brighter orange.
The Sachem is a small grass skipper butterfly. It has a wingspan of 35 to 41 millimeters (1 3⁄8 to 1 5⁄8 inches). Males are orange, edged with brown, and have a large brown-black stigma. Females are darker with lighter markings in the center of the wing.
The Variegated Fritillary is brownish-orange above, with a complex checkered pattern of black markings and dark dots. It has a black-rimmed, pale orange spot near the leading edge of the forewing and lacks silver spots. Its name is derived from the complex, variegated pattern of brown, orange, and white scaling on its underside. The Variegated…
The Pearl Crescent is a butterfly of North America. It is found in all parts of the United States except the west coast, and throughout Mexico and parts of southern Canada. Its habitat is open areas such as pastures, road edges, vacant lots, fields, open pine woods. Shortly after emergence, Pearl Crescents sometimes congregate in…
The Eastern Tailed-Blue, also known as Everes comyntas, is a common butterfly of eastern North America. It is a small butterfly that is distinguished from other blues in its range by the small thin tail. Although all the blues may do some puddling, this species seems to be more prone to congregating in groups at…
The Silver-Spotted Skipper is characterized by a large white spot on the underside of each hind wing. It is one of the largest, most widespread, and most recognizable skippers. The Silver-Spotted Skipper is found throughout most of the United States and into southern Canada. Adults have the jerky flight typical of many skippers. They frequent…
The Cloudless Sulphur is one of the most common and attractive butterflies and is particularly prominent during its southward migration in the fall.