SELECTED BUTTERFLIES FROM
ONTARIO, CANADA
photos taken and identified by Bea Laporte sometimes with help from Butterflies and Moths of North America's website at BAMONA

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Swallowtails and Parnassians (Family: Papilionidae) Medium to large in size. Swallowtails have a tail-like extension on the edge of the hindwing that is found in many, though not all and the Parnassians are tailless and have translucent wings
Papilio_canadensis Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio_canadensis Canadian Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes asterias Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes asterias Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes asterias Black Swallowtail Caterpillar
Whites and Sulphurs (Family: Pieridae) Medium to small wings that are white, yellow, or orange, with some black or red
Pieris rapae Cabbage White Male	Pieris rapae Cabbage White	Pieris oleracea Mustard White
Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur	Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur	Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur
Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family: Lycaenidae) Harvesters, Coppers, Hairstreaks and Blues. Typically small to tiny and often brilliantly colored--iridescent blues, bright reds, and oranges
Lycaena phlaeas American Copper	Lycaena hyllus Bronze Copper	Callophrys niphon Eastern Pine Elfin	Callophrys henrici Henry's Elfin	Satyrium acadica Acadian Hairstreak	Satyrium caryaevorus Hickory Hairstreak
Celastrina lucia Lucia Azure	Celastrina neglecta Summer Azure	Glaucopsyche lygdamus Silvery Blue	Glaucopsyche lygdamus Silvery Blue
Cupido comyntas Eastern-tailed Blue Female	Cupido comyntas Eastern-tailed Blue Female
Brush-footed Butterflies (Family: Nymphalidae) "Four-footed butterflies", four walking legs and a pair of short, hairy front legs that look like brushes, vary in size from small to large, more species in this family than in any other
Boloria selene Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria selene Silver-bordered Fritillary	Boloria bellona Meadow Fritillary	Boloria bellona Meadow Fritillary	Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary	Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary Caterpillar
Chlosyne gorgone Gorgone Checkerspot	Chlosyne gorgone Gorgone Checkerspot	Phyciodes cocyta Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta Northern Crescent	Phyciodes cocyta Northern Crescent Female	Phyciodes tharos Pearl Crescent
Polygonia comma Eastern Comma	Polygonia comma Eastern Comma	Polygonia progne Gray Comma	Polygonia progne Gray Comma
Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark Caterpillar
Aglais milberti Milbert's Tortoiseshell	Roddia j-album Compton Tortoiseshell	Roddia j-album Compton Tortoiseshell	Euvanessa hyperborea Mourning Cloak	Euvanessa lintnerii Mourning Cloak
Vanessa cardui Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui Painted Lady	Vanessa virginiensis American Lady	Vanessa virginiensis American Lady	Junonia coenia Common Buckeye	Junonia coenia Common Buckeye
Vanessa atalanta rubria Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta rubria Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta rubria Red Admiral Caterpillar
Limenitis arthemis arthemis White Admiral	Limenitis arthemis arthemis White Admiral	Limenitis arthemis astyanax Red Spotted Purple	Limenitis arthemis astyanax Red Spotted Purple
Limenitis archippus Viceroy	Limenitis archippus Viceroy Caterpillar	Danaus plexippus Monarch Male	Danaus plexippus Monarch	Danaus plexippus Monarch Caterpillar
Satyrodes eurydice Eyed Brown	Megisto cymela Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela Little Wood Satyr	Enodia anthedon Northern Pearly-Eye	Enodia anthedon Northern Pearly-Eye
Coenonympha tullia Common Ringlet	Coenonympha tullia Common Ringlet	Cercyonis pegala Common Wood-Nymph
SKIPPERS (Family: Hesperiidae) Firetips, Spread-wing Skippers, Grass Skippers, Giant-Skippers; hooked antennae, big bodies & heads, small wings
Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing Skipper	Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing Skipper	Erynnis juvenalis Juvenal's Duskywing Skipper	Erynnis icelus Dreamy Duskywing Skipper	Carterocephalus palaemon Arctic Skipper	Ancyloxypha numitor Least Skipper
Thymelicus lineola European Skipper Male	Thymelicus lineola European Skipper Male
Polites mystic Long Dash Skipper		Polites peckius Peck's Skipper	Polites peckius Peck's Skipper	Polites themistocles Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles Tawny-edged Skipper
Anatrytone logan Delaware Skipper	Poanes hobomok Hobomok Skipper	Euphyes dion Dion Skipper	Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper Female	Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper Male	Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper

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