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The Small Cabbage White butterfly (Pieris rapae), also known as the Small White, is a small-to-medium sized butterfly which lays its eggs on cabbage plants and other members of the Brassica family. All the plants on which it lays its eggs are edible by humans, and include Kale, Radishes, Broccoli and Hedge Mustard, among others. |
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 | Dismorphias
Pictures of Dismorphia amphiona butterflies. |
|  | Dyras iulia
Pictures of Dyras iulia, an orange butterfly. Taken at a butterfly garden in Costa Rica in the Summer of 2008. |
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Pictures of the species Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus). You can find this butterfly in the Eastern United States, as far north as southern Vermont, and as far West as extreme Eastern Colorado. |
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-tn.jpg) | Erato Heliconians
Pictures of the species Erato Heliconian, a Longwing Brush-Footed Butterfly that is native to South Texas and Mexico. |
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Pictures of glasswing butterflies (Greta oto). |
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| -tn.jpg) | Magdalena Alpines
Pictures of Magdalena Alpine butterflies (species Erebia magdalena). |
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Pictures of malachite butterflies (Siproeta stelenes). |
| -tn.jpg) | Male Northern Blues
Species Lycaeides idas, which is found across Canada and in the most northern part of the United States. |
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 | Monarchs
Pictures of monarch butterflies (species Danaus plexippus). |
| -tn.jpg) | Mourning Cloaks
Pictures of mourning cloak butterflies. Thanks to the visitor who identified this butterfly. |
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 | Northern Crescents
Orange and black spotted butterflies, these are almost identical to the more common Pearl Crescents. |
|  | Owl Butterflies
Pictures of owl butterflies (Caligo eurilochus). Owl butterflies, of which there are around 20 different species, are
members of the genus Caligo, in the brush-footed butterfly family
Nymphalidae. They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of
Mexico, Central and South America. Owl Butterflies have a wingspan of 11 to 14 cm and are mostly found in the Amazon rainforest and eastern Andes Mountains from Venezuela to Ecuador. |
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 | Paper Kites
Pictures of Paper Kite Butterflies (Idea leuconoe). |
|  | Pearly-eye butterflies
Pictures of pearly-eye butterflies, which have a series of circles near the edges of their wings. |
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|  | Red Admirals
Pictures of red admiral butterflies (species Vanessa Atalanta). |
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 | Red Spotted Purples
Pictures of Red Spotted Purple butterflies (Limenitis arthemis), taken in Phillipston, Massachusetts. |
| -tn.jpg) | Rosita Patch Butterflies
Pictures of the species Rosita Patch, a True Brush-Footed Butterfly that is native to South Texas and Mexico. |
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Pictures of Silver-Bordered Fritillaries (species Boloria selene), which are native to the Northern part of the United States and the Southern part of Canada. Part of the Lesser Fritillary family. |
|  | Tithoria
Pictures of tithoria butterflies (Tithorea tarricina). |
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 | Unidentified Butterflies
Pictures of unidentified butterflies. Please help me identify these by adding a comment with the species name! |
|  | Zebra Longwings
Pictures of zebra long-winged butterflies, species Heliconius charitonia. |
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