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Butterfly Identification Chart

Monarch*
Danaus plexippus

Viceroy*
Limenitis archippus

Red-Spotted Purple*
Limenitis arthemis

White Admiral*
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Red Admiral*
Vanessa atalanta

Mourning Cloak*
Nymphalis antiopa

Milbert's Tortoiseshell*
Nymphalis milberti

Painted Lady*
Vanessa cardui


E. Black Swallowtail*
Papilio polyxenes

E. Tiger Swallowtail*
Papilio glaucus

Giant Swallowtail*
Papilio cresphontes

Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes


Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas

Spicebush Swallowtail*
Papilio troilus

Zebra Swallowtail*
Eurytides marcellus


Cabbage White*
Pieris rapae

Checkered White*
Pontia protodice

Great Southern White
Ascia monuste

Clouded Sulphur*
Colias philodice


Cloudless Sulphur*
Phoebis sennae


Orange-barred Sulphur*
Phoebis philea


Sleepy Orange
Eureme nicippe


Comma*
Polygonia comma


Question Mark*
Polygonia interrogationis


Buckeye*
Junonia coenia

Common Wood Nymph*
Cercyonis pegala

Hackberry*
Asterocampa celtis


Pearly Cresentspot*
Phyciodes tharos


Great Spangled Fritillary*
Speyeria cybele


Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae


Meadow Fritillary
Boloria bellona


Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta Claudia


Julia
Dryas julia


Malachite
Siproeta stelenes

White Peacock
Anarita jatrophae


   

Queen
Danaus gilippus


Zebra Longwing
Heliconius charithonius

   

* Butterflies native to Minnesota

All butterfly photos are courtesy of Vern Nelson

       
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