Butterflies and Moths

To make it easier to picture various butterflies and moths in the wild, browse the images below.

The eastern tiger swallowtail (papilio glaucus) can be found in woodlands, fields, roadsides and gardens, and beside rivers and streams in eastern North America from Ontario to Florida, west to Texas and the Great Plains. Look for them from February to November in the south and May to September in the northern portion of their range.

Butterflies in Flight

A pair of yellow butterflies follow the Iguazu River in Argentina's Parque Nacional Iguazu as it wends its way to the Iguazu Falls.

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Carme Crescent

A carme crescent butterfly (eresia carme) along one of the paths in Argentina's Parque Nacional Iguazu.

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Turquoise Emperor

A turquoise emperor butterfly along one of the paths in Argentina's Parque Nacional Iguazu.

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Thessalia Sister

A thessalia sister, also called an indefecta sister, found on one of the paths in Argentina's Parque Nacional Iguazu.

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Orange Patch

This unidentified butterfly was on a path in Argentina's Parque Nacional Iguazu. I've looked through thousands of pictures and still can't find another one quite like it.

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Gray Cracker

This gray cracker butterfly (hamadryas februa) was on one of the paths in Argentina's Parque Nacional Iguazu searching for minerals to supplement its diet.

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Agathina Emperor

An agathina emperor butterfly on one of the paths in Argentina's Parque Nacional Iguazu.

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Broadbanded and Giant Swallowtail

Broadbanded and giant swallowtail butterflies drink from a puddle in a path in Parque Internacional Iguazu, Argentina to get the minerals that they need and can't get from flowers.

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Protesilaus Kite Swallowtail Butterfly

A protesilaus kite swallowtail butterfly lands on a path in Parque Nacional Iguzau in Argentina to get some of the minerals that it needs that it can't get from the nectar of flowers.

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