
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Male
Photographed at Cape May, NJ on Oct 4, 2007. Species page at BugGuide.net

Monarch Butterfly Male
Photographed in the village of San Luis on the southwestern shore of Lake Arenal, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on Nov. 7, 2016. Species page at BugGuide.net

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Photographed at Ontario Beach Park on the shore of Lake Ontario near the Genesee River outlet, Rochester, NY on Sept. 13, 2016. It had probably just migrated…

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Nectaring
Photographed in the village of San Luis on the southwestern shore of Lake Arenal, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on Nov. 7, 2014. Species page at BugGuide.net

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Female Feeding on Purple Coneflower
Photographed in Henrietta, NY on July 27, 2008. Species page at BugGuide.net

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Photographed at Thousand Acre Swamp near Rochester, NY on Jul 9, 2006. Thousand Acre Swamp is a preserve owned by the Nature Conservancy. Species page at…

Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) Mating
Photographed at Thousand Acre Swamp near Rochester, NY on June 25, 2007. The upside down male appears to be attached only via his abdomen. Thousand Acre Swamp…

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Butterfly Caterpillar
Photographed at Mendon Ponds Park near Rochester, NY on Aug 16, 2014. It was on a common milkweed. Species page at BugGuide.net

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Butterfly Caterpillar
Photographed at Thousand Acre Swamp in Penfield near Rochester, NY on Aug. 26, 2007. It was on a common milkweed. Thousand Acre Swamp is a preserve owned by the…

Monarch - Hodges#4614 (Danaus plexippus) Caterpillar 2nd Instar
Photographed on a common milkweed at Mendon Ponds Park near Rochester, NY on Aug. 10, 2017. Length=8 mm. The year 2017 seemed to be a good one for monarch…

Common Tiger (Mechanitis polymnia)
Photographed in the village of San Luis, Guanacaste Province Costa Rica on the southwestern shore of Lake Arenal on Nov. 9, 2016. Species page at…

Padilla Glasswing (Oleria padilla padilla) Female
Photographed in the Tandayapa Valley, Ecuador on March 4, 2006. Identified by Adrian Hoskins. Species Page at learnaboutbutterflies.com

Gulf Fritillary - Hodges#4413 (Agraulis vanillae)
Photographed at Cayo Coco, Cuba Nov. 17, 2018. Species page at BugGuide.net

Zebra Longwing - Hodges#4418 (Heliconius charithonia)
Photographed at the Belen Reserve in Cuba Nov. 16, 2018. Species page at BugGuide.net

Crimson-patched Longwing (Heliconius erato)
Photographed at Vientos Frescos Falls near Tilaran, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica on Nov 4, 2014. Species page at BugGuide.net

Great Spangled Fritillary - Hodges#4450 (Speyeria cybele) Dorsal
Photographed at Mendon Ponds Park near Rochester, NY on Aug. 10, 2017. Species page at BugGuide.net

Great Spangled Fritillary - Hodges#4450 (Speyeria cybele) Lateral
Photographed at Mendon Ponds Park near Rochester, NY on Aug. 10, 2017. This is another view of the individual in the previous photo. Species page at…

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
Photographed at Watkins Glen State Park, NY on Aug 17, 2011. Species page at BugGuide.net