Welcome to Butterflies of America!
a website devoted to the study and enjoyment of American butterflies. Currently, we show 160,500 images and list over 8,300 species, and these numbers are growing every day.
50 Common Butterflies Found in the United States! (2024)
Look for these butterflies in the United States in meadows, open lots, and fields. Plant flowers like butterfly weed, mint, and sunflowers to attract them to your garden. Ornamental plants like violets, pansies, and passionflower serve as hosts for their caterpillars.
Butterflies in the United States | Smithsonian Institution
There are some 60 species in the United States, compared to about 1,100 worldwide. General colors in these mid-sized butterflies are usually white or yellow, while some species have orange-tipped wings or greenish marbling on the wings. The Cabbage White, perhaps the most common U.S. butterfly, is in this group.
Species Search | Butterflies and Moths of North America
Explore more than 7,000 species profiles to discover the variety of butterflies and moths found in North America. BAMONA's extensive species profiles include species life history information, identification tips, caterpillar host plants, conservation needs, management concerns, photographs, the most recent verified species sightings, and maps ...
Butterflies of North America
Fewer than 800 of the known 12,000 lepidopterans found across the United States and Canada are actually Butterflies - the rest being recognized as moths. Butterflies differ from moths in several ways: their wings will typically rest horizontally (flat) and the forewings are not hooked.
Welcome to Butterflies of America!
Welcome to Butterflies of America, a website devoted to the study and enjoyment of American butterflies. Currently, we have 35,000 photographs of over 3100 species from North and Central America, and these numbers are growing every day.
Butterflies - Smithsonian Institution
There are about 17,500 species of butterflies in the world, and around 750 species in the United States. Distinctive characteristics. Butterflies (and moths) are the only group of insects that have scales covering their wings, although some butterflies have reduced scales.
Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing ...
Explore the variety of moths and butterflies in North America. Choose a region to find photographs, Top 20 species, and regional species checklists. Get involved in the project. Submit photographs of your sightings, or share your expertise and help us review and verify submissions. Discover our maps and data.
Identification Tools | Butterflies and Moths of North America
Butterflies of America is a comprehensive image archive, currently including all American butterfly species and subspecies from the Arctic Circle to Panama, and the Caribbean Islands (except Trinidad and Tobago). As of January, 2011, over 100,000 images are posted to the site.
About - North American Butterfly Association
The North American Butterfly Association is a transnational wildlife conservation nonprofit working to create a world where butterflies thrive, for the benefit of nature and people. Founded by passionate butterfliers in 1992, and run by volunteers as a labor of love through its first 30 years, the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) has ...