 NAME: Sulphur |
 NAME: Great Orange Tip REGION: India to Malaysia, China, and Japan |
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NAME: Sulphur |
NAME: Great Orange Tip REGION: India to Malaysia, China, and Japan |
Metalmarks are small butterflies. Most have subtle colors of gray, rust, or brown. These butterflies have a metal or shiny appearance, hence their name. There are approximately 1,000 species that make up this family. They are sometimes combined with the Nymphalidae family (brush-footed) because of the shortened front legs.
Satyrs and wood nymphs generally have eyespots and are sometimes combined with the Nymphalidae, or brush-footed, family. They, like the Metalmarks and Brush-foots, have short front legs. The difference between the Satyr and Brush-footed butterflies is that the Satyrs have swollen veins located at the bases of the fore wing (Audubon Society, 662)
NAME: Large Tree Nymph REGION: Thailand to Malaysia, The Phillippines, and Taiwan
Swallowtails and Parnassians have a long tail or extension on their hind wing. There are about 600 species in this family. One of the species in this family is the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
NAME: Giant Swallowtail
Milkweed butterflies are large and slow. These butterflies, like the brush-footed butterflies, have very short front legs. Their wings contain black veins and edges accompanied by white spots.
 NAME: Monarch REGION: North America |
 NAME: Queen REGION: from Argentina to Central America and South parts of North America |
Snout butterflies have long, mouth parts that look beak-like. There is even a butterfly named the Beak butterfly. Not many species fall under this family making it one of the smallest families.
