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2 0 Common Buckeye butterfly

Common Buckeye butterfly

by dcslaugh

Common, yet still uncommonly good. :)

3 0 Northern Pearly-eye

Northern Pearly-eye

by LuckyLoganIowa, USA

An uncommon

3 3 Smallest Swift

Smallest Swift

by SachindraUmeshSri Lanka

An uncommon

1 1 Malabar Banded Swallowtail

Malabar Banded Swallowtail

by Joseph CHIEF REDEARTHAndhra Pradesh, India

2 3 Peacock Pansy

Peacock Pansy

by NuwanChathurangaAlawwa, Sri Lanka

Common butterfly of low country paddy ...

1 0 Northern Cloudywing

Northern Cloudywing

by LiamGeorgia, USA

An uncommon

12 13 Aberrant meadow argus

Aberrant meadow argus

by martinlMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

An attractive spotted nymphalidae

1 0 cabbage butterfly

cabbage butterfly

by KarenSaxtonCalifornia, USA

common white butterfly of the west coast

1 1 Spotted pentila

Spotted pentila

by KateBraunMbabane, Sifundza seHhohho, Swaziland

Small orange butterfly with black spots.

22 1 Zulu shadefly

Zulu shadefly

by KateBraunSifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

Dramatically patterned small butterfly, ...

1 0 Prairie Violet

Prairie Violet

by LuckyLoganIowa, USA

plant is host to the uncommon

53 27 Redspot Duke

Redspot Duke

by NuwanChathurangaEastern Province, Sri Lanka

Rather uncommon

7 0 Redspot Duke

Redspot Duke

by NuwanChathurangaKitulgala, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

Rather uncommon

0 2 Spring Azure Butterfly

Spring Azure Butterfly

by Greg Shchepanek

uncommon to rare in southern Ontario where ...

1 1 Appalachian Brown

Appalachian Brown

by Hunter HebenstreitGainesville, Georgia, USA

An uncommon species, inhabiting wet wooded ...

4 6 Indian Cupid

Indian Cupid

by NuwanChathurangaAlawwa, Sri Lanka

Rather uncommon

6 3 Delaware skipper

Delaware skipper

by NopayahnahChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

The undersides are an unmarked rich, sometimes glowing, orange.

0 0 Striped Hairstreak

Striped Hairstreak

by JakubkoNew York, USA

not uncommon in

3 0 Smallest Swift

Smallest Swift

by NuwanChathurangaDeniyaya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

An uncommon

17 18 Ceylon Lace Wing

Ceylon Lace Wing

by NuwanChathurangaWestern Province, Sri Lanka

Rather uncommon

4 0 Common Mime

Common Mime

by Chamalka DulminiKandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka

Form clytia which mimics the Common crow

6 0 Very common brown

Very common brown

by martinl3796, Victoria, Australia

This common grass brown butterfly is very ...

1 0 American Snout

American Snout

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Distinctive "snout" formed by elongated palps (mouthparts).

2 1 Scarce Green-striped White

Scarce Green-striped White

by Bernadette SSouth Sinai Governorate, Egypt

completely black, without any white centre. Pupal diapause can last several ...

4 2 Scarce Green-striped White

Scarce Green-striped White

by Bernadette SSouth Sinai Governorate, Egypt

completely black, without any white centre. Pupal diapause can last several ...

1 0 Cloudless Sulphur

Cloudless Sulphur

by ForestDragonHilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA

Medium sized butterfly with bright yellow ...

1 1 Questionmark

Questionmark

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Fairly large butterfly, overall bright ...

4 2 Red-bordered Pixie

Red-bordered Pixie

by FlowerpatchEdinburg, Texas, USA

Uncommon to rare in the Rio Grande Valley. ...

2 0 Peacock Royal

Peacock Royal

by SachindraUmeshSri Lanka

a species of lycaenid butterfly found in ...

0 0 Black-tipped Ground Skimmer

Black-tipped Ground Skimmer

by SukanyaDattaKolkata, West Bengal, India

Small, greyish black dragonfly with black tipped transparent wings. The dark ...

5 1 Regal fritillary

Regal fritillary

by LuckyLogan

Rare butterfly only seen in tall grass ...

4 0 Mexican Tarantula-hawk Wasp

Mexican Tarantula-hawk Wasp

by Brian38Roma, Texas, United States

though uncommon. The relatively straight ...

8 2 Yellow-barred skipper

Yellow-barred skipper

by Les CatchickMinas Gerais, Brazil

As in the photo.

10 7 Redspot

Redspot

by Kalee VidanapathiranaPanadura, Western Province, Sri Lanka

A widely distributed, all over the island

4 2 Baronnet

Baronnet

by NuwanChathurangaSabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

These beautiful orange butterflies marked ...

6 2 Danaid Eggfly

Danaid Eggfly

by NuwanChathurangaNorthern Province, Sri Lanka

This butterfly is not

7 7 Tamil yeoman

Tamil yeoman

by SewKandy CP, Sri Lanka

Found in our university premisses,trapped inside a hall when me and bhagya ...

3 0 Quaker

Quaker

by NuwanChathurangaKandy CP, Sri Lanka

not uncommon in forested areas but usually ...

2 0 Malayan

Malayan

by NuwanChathurangaKandy CP, Sri Lanka

It flies low in a darting style, keeping close to the ground. The males are ...

2 3 Dark Wanderer (female)

Dark Wanderer (female)

by NuwanChathurangaKandy CP, Sri Lanka

Rather uncommon

3 3 Tufted Marbled Skipper

Tufted Marbled Skipper

by injicaCroatia

The length of the forewings is 14 - 16 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June ...

0 1 Cream-spotted Tigerwing

Cream-spotted Tigerwing

by pamsaiCosta Rica

The Tarricina Longwing or Cream-spotted Tigerwing (Tithorea tarricina) is a ...

4 2 Clipper

Clipper

by JoeHartmanจังหวัดอุดรธานี, Thailand

A large butterfly came flying from high in ...

1 0 COMMON HEDGE BLUE

COMMON HEDGE BLUE

by DhilipNorth Central, Sri Lanka

The Common Hedge Blue is a small butterfly ...

3 0 Dark Wanderer

Dark Wanderer

by Kalee VidanapathiranaPalugaswewa, North Central Province, Sri Lanka

Rather uncommon

18 7 Crimson Tip

Crimson Tip

by NuwanChathurangaNorthern Province, Sri Lanka

It is a locally common butterfly confined ...

2 1 Jazzy Leafwing

Jazzy Leafwing

by pamsaiLimón, Costa Rica

Wiki, this “leafwing butterfly” is quite ...

0 0 Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

Commonly known as Butterfly Weed because ...

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