Butterfly Identification
chequered skipper butterfly
This colourful skipper is distinguished from all other skippers by the numerous yellowish spots found on its upperside – resulting in a…
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Butterfly Identification
brown hairstreak butterfly
Habitat Hedges, scrub and woodland edge where Blackthorn is prominent and not flailed every year. Life cycle and food plants In Europe…
Butterfly Identification
Adonis Blue butterfly Habitat & Life cycle FCATS
This beautiful species of butterfly is one of the most characteristic of unimproved southern chalk downland, where it can be seen flying…
Butterfly Identification
Giant Swallowtail butterfly
Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Common Name: Giant Swallowtail ButterflyScientific Name: Papilio cresphontes Cramer [Sometimes the genus Heraclides is used.]Order: Lepidoptera Description: This adult butterfly is one of the largest swallowtail…
Butterfly Identification
Leafwing Butterfly facts
Identification: Underside looks like a dead leaf. Male summer form is dull red with a barely hooked forewing tip, and a short tail…
Butterfly Identification
Dark Blue Tiger Butterfly | Tirumala septentrionis
The Dark Blue Tiger Butterfly is native to South and Southeast Asia. Both the Blue Tiger and the Dark Blue Tiger are…
Butterfly Identification
Orchard Swallowtail butterfly
Both male and female have black forewings with a white stripe, though there is more white overall on the female forewing. The…
Butterfly Identification
Tailed Jay Butterfly | Graphium agamemnon
Graphium agamemnon, the tailed jay,is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also…
Butterfly Identification
Orange Swallowtail butterfly | Papilio cresphontes
The giant swallowtail, Papilio cresphontes Cramer, is a striking, wonderfully exotic-looking butterfly that is very abundant in Florida. The adult butterfly is…
Butterfly Identification