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The Pine beauty is an insect widely distributed across Europe and Asia, notable for its larvae's destructive defoliation of pine forests in the United Kingdom.
The wall brown, Lasiommata megera, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae and subfamily Satyrinae. It occurs across much of Europe and into parts of western Asia and North Africa, favoring warm, open habitats where bare ground, rocks, walls, or paths provide basking sites. Its orange-brown wings c...
The Gatekeeper, Pyronia tithonus, is an orange-brown butterfly in the family Nymphalidae and subfamily Satyrinae. It occurs across much of Europe and favors sunny hedgerows, woodland margins, scrub, and other places where open grassland meets taller vegetation. Adults commonly take nectar from bramb...
The Queen Butterfly (Danaus gilippus) is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, found across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas from the southern United States to South America. It is closely related to the Monarch butterfly but is distinguished by its deeper chestnut-brown co...
The Harvester is a notable North American butterfly distinguished as the continent's only strictly carnivorous species, feeding on woolly aphids.
Soldier Butterfly (Danaus eresimus) is an American relative of the Monarch found from southern Texas to Brazil, participating in Müllerian mimicry complexes with other Danaus species.
The Aphrodite Fritillary is a common North American brush-footed butterfly found in open woods and fields, noted for its bright orange wings with dark veins.
The Duke of Burgundy is a rare European butterfly from the Riodinidae family, uniquely distinguished as the only metalmark species found in the United Kingdom.
The Tropical Leafwing is a butterfly species prevalent in the Caribbean and South Florida, notable for its remarkable underwing camouflage that resembles a dead leaf.
The Commander is a medium-sized nymphalid butterfly native to South Asia, notable for its bright orange wings and its habit of aggressively defending forest territories.
The Meadow Fritillary is a North American brush-footed butterfly distinguished by its squared-off forewings and preference for damp meadows across eastern North America.
The Compton Tortoiseshell is a woodland butterfly native to North America, notable for its cryptic, ragged wing edges and pale, yellowish-orange coloring.
Hessonite is a yellow to reddish-orange variety of grossular garnet, historically referred to as cinnamon stone and mined for centuries in the gem-rich regions of Sri Lanka.
The California Tortoiseshell is a western North American butterfly known for occasional, massive population explosions that cause large-scale migrations.
The Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) is a permanent resident of the southern United States, notable for its seasonal color variation and the distinct dark cell spot on its dorsal forewings.
Peck's skipper is a North American butterfly distinguished by the prominent yellow spots on its dark wings and its preference for moist grassy habitats.
The large skipper is a widespread Eurasian butterfly notable for its robust body, distinctive orange wings with dark spots, and rapid, bouncing flight.
The sachem skipper is a highly variable North American butterfly noted for its widespread population and the distinct, square-shaped dark markings on males.
The sandhill skipper is a western North American butterfly recognized by the stark visual difference between its bright orange males and darker brown females.
