Butterflies

Monarch (Danaus plexippus), perched on a dried flower head.
Monarch, perched on a dried flower head.
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus), with wings spread among grasses.
Viceroy, with wings spread among grasses.
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), with wings spread among flower heads.
Common Buckeye, with wings spread among flower heads.
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), with wings spread on a green leaf.
A Pearl Crescent basking with wings spread on a broad green leaf.
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis), resting on a woody branch.
A Hackberry Emperor basking on a lichen-covered branch draped with webbing.
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis), with orange-and-black wings spread on tree bark.
A close view of a Question Mark basking on a tree trunk.
Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), with pale, spotted wing undersides visible on a leaf.
A Summer Azure perched on a leaf with its pale spotted wing undersides visible.
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae), on a purple coneflower.
Cabbage White, on a purple coneflower.
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele), with wings spread on a purple coneflower.
Great Spangled Fritillary, with wings spread on a purple coneflower.
Photographic composite showing Eastern Tiger Swallowtail adults and a green caterpillar on leaves.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail — adult and caterpillar composite
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), side view on a pink thistle flower.
Black Swallowtail, side view on a pink thistle flower.
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), resting among dry fallen leaves.
A Mourning Cloak perched among dry oak leaves with its wings partly open.
Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus), with orange-and-brown wings spread on foliage.
A Bronze Copper spreading its orange-and-brown wings above green leaves.
Eastern Tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas), with dark wings partly open on a green leaf.
An Eastern Tailed-blue resting with dark wings open beside a narrow green leaf.
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), with wings spread among dry grasses.
A close view of a Painted Lady's spread wings above dry grass.
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), with orange-and-dark wings spread on foliage.
An Eastern Comma basking with orange wings spread among woodland leaves.
Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon), with rows of eyespots visible on folded wings, resting on foliage.
A Northern Pearly-eye resting on a pale green leaf with its patterned undersides visible.
Common Wood-nymph (Cercyonis pegala), with brown wing undersides and eyespots visible on a green leaf.
A Common Wood-nymph resting on a glossy leaf with a bold eyespot visible.
Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela), side view showing eyespots on folded wings.
A Little Wood Satyr perched on a sunlit leaf with its wings closed.
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), perched among leaves with red wing bands visible.
A Red Admiral resting with folded wings on leafy branches.
Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene), on a yellow dandelion flower.
A Silver-bordered Fritillary basking with open wings amid green grasses.
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), perched on a goldenrod sprig.
A Silver-spotted Skipper perched at the tip of a yellow flower cluster.
Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus), on pink milkweed flowers with orange wing spots visible.
A Coral Hairstreak visiting milkweed flowers beside a cluster of unopened buds.
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis), with dark blue wings open on foliage.
A Red-spotted Purple basking with wings open on a broad leaf.
Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae), with brown wings spread on gravel.
A Wild Indigo Duskywing resting on gravel with its dark patterned wings spread.
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon), orange skipper on purple ironweed flowers.
A Zabulon Skipper holding its orange wings partly open on ironweed.
Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan), orange skipper on a pink thistle flower.
A close view of a Delaware Skipper's orange wings among pink thistle florets.
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), with yellow wings folded on a pink clover flower.
An Orange Sulphur showing pale yellow wing undersides beside a pink clover bloom.