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are a large family of butterflies that are widespread throughout the world. So common in fact, that many sub-species have been given dozens of names throughout the world. Yellow-white butterflies are, as the name suggests, yellow or white in coloring, and usually have black markings on the...
At first, I just thought they were pretty to look at with their bright colors and patterns on their wings. Some were yellow and black, others were orange with black markings, and my favorites were the blue ones with the fancy designs. They would gently flit from flower to flower, landing...
Female Barred Yellow butterfly, photographed in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica MetalMarks (Family Riodinidae) Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae) are a group of butterflies characterized by their metallic and reflective wing markings. Members of this family are often small to medium-sized, and their ...
Black with thin yellow stripes; narrow wings 2-3 inches Very weak, fluttery flight; found only in South Northern pearly-eye Shades of brown with eye-spot markings 2-3 inches Often flies in wooded areas; lands on trees Common wood-nymph Similar to pearly eye, but smaller 1-2 inches "Weav...
(or, according to Grimm, witches disguised as butterflies) consume butter or milk that is left uncovered. Or, less creatively, simply because the pale yellow color of many species' wings suggests the color of butter. Another theory connects it to the color of the insect's excrement, based ...
a Beautiful Vibrant Blue with black spots landed on my right foot. It walked all around the top of my foot, stayed for 10 minutes. It tickles when it’s there, Awesome!!! It keeps coming back & lands on different parts of my chair. Then the big yellow butterfly has come back ...
Orange and black; pale underside Resembles julia with shorter wings; related Goatweed butterfly Dark orange-brown; short tails on hindwing Perches on tress and ground; fast flight Fiery skipper Bright orange-yellow; small Buzzes around flowers in bright sun Mormon metalmark Very small; large crea...
painted beauty, Vanessa virginiensis - American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots admiral - any of several brightly colored butterflies red admiral, Vanessa atalanta - of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings Limenitis camilla,...
These tail-like appendages resemble the tails of swallow family of birds, hence their name. However, some, like the Indra and Polydamus, do not have tails. Several species of Swallowtails are predominantly black, and share similar yellow, blue and orange markings. Identification is often ...