The butterflies of North America, diurnal Lepidoptera : whence they come, where they go, and what they do 

Philotes sonorensis butterfly 

Violet tip or question mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) 

Regal fritillary butterfly (Speyeria idalia) 

Speyeria nokomis (Nokomis fritillary) butterfly 

Teinopalpus imperialis (Kaiser-i-hind) butterfly 

Vanessa atalanta (red admiral) butterfly 

Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) 

Zerene eurydice (California dog-face) butterfly 

Owl butterfly (Caligo memnon) 

Pieridae butterfly 

Tiger swallowtail butterfly larva on leaf 

Tiger swallowtail butterfly larva, detail 

Becoming a butterfly pupa 

Tiger swallowtail butterfly in late pupation 

Tiger swallowtail butterfly in late pupation 

Pupation: tiger swallowtail butterfly wing showing through pupa case 

Adult tiger swallowtail butterfly emerging from pupa 

Tiger swallowtail butterfly just emerged from chrysalis 

Adult tiger swallowtail butterfly with flowers 

Tiger swallowtail butterfly wing, detail of tip, showing scales 

Butterflies of South Africa 

Lizard, spotted and green 

Papilio jairus (butterflies) 

Papilio agenor and Papilio coon