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Butterfly Identification 101

5/17/2020

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Why is it important to learn how to identify butterflies?

Learning some of the most common butterflies in your area will help you to understand what kinds of butterflies you are attracting to your yard. If your goal is to help endangered species, this is a great place to start!

​In the United States and Canada, there are more than 750 species of butterflies! Much of their habitats are being lost on a daily basis due to human activity (agriculture, roads, insecticides, herbicides etc.) However, you can help them by building habitat in your own backyard!

Click here to learn more about endangered species of butterflies.

10 Butterflies That You May Have Seen Before

  • Monarch (Danaus plexippus)​
  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
  • Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
  • Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtails- (Papilio glaucus)
  • Orange sulfur- (Colias eurytheme)
  • Mourning Cloak- (Nymphalis antiopa)
  • Regal fritillary
  • Spring Azure- (Celastrina ladon)
  • Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Monarch- Danaus plexippus

How to Identify:
The monarch butterfly is one of the most iconic species of butterflies although it is sometimes confused with it’s lookalike butterfly, the Viceroy. The upper side of the male is bright orange with wide black borders and black veins. The upper side of the female is more of an orange-brown with wider black borders than the male.

The Viceroy butterfly mimics the Monarch in order to deceive predators. The main physical difference between the monarch and the viceroy is the black line drawn across the viceroy's hind wings, which monarch butterflies do not have. Viceroy butterflies are also significantly smaller than Monarchs. Click here to read a blog about the relationship between viceroy and monarch butterflies.
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Left: A female Monarch. Right: The male Monarch with the telling black spot on it's hind wing
Where are they found? The monarch is found in a variety of habitats including fields, meadows, weedy areas, marshes, and roadsides. They also complete an annual southward migration from the northern and central United States and southern Canada to Florida and Mexico
What plants do they like?
Host and Nectar plant: Monarchs cannot survive without milkweed. Monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed plants (Asclepias spp.), and they also only lay their eggs on Milkweed. Due to the loss of habitat and the disappearance of milkweed, Monarchs populations are decreasing drastically.
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A monarch caterpillar feeding on Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
​Not sure where to find milkweed? The Xerxes Society has created a handy database where you can search your state and it will list where you can find native milkweed nearest you.
You can also buy milkweed seed here and grow it yourself at home!

Regal Fritillary

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How to Identify: The regal fritillary is a large butterfly that is smaller in size to the monarch butterfly. The upper side of the forewing is bright red-orange with black markings. The upper side of the hindwing is black with a row of white spots and on the wing edge is a row of spots that are orange in males and white in females. 

Where are they found? The regal fritillary is found on the Great Plains and is associated with tallgrass prairies, meadows and pastures.

What plants do they like? The larvae feed on violets. The adults feed on a variety of flowers such as milkweeds, thistles, clover and purple coneflower. 

There is an urgent call to track Regal Fritillary butterflies.
The Wildlife Conservation Fund created a citizen science project to monitor regal fritillaries, as well as monarchs, which are similar in appearance.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtails- Papilio glaucus

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How to identify: They are quite large with bright yellow and black stripes. Male tiger swallowtails have some orange and blue spots near their tail. Females have both a light and dark form. The light form looks a bit like the male but with more blue on their hind wings. The dark form still has the blue spots, but doesn’t have any yellow.

Where are they found? The eastern tiger swallowtail can be found in a variety of habitats, especially near water, but also in meadows, gardens, parks and roadsides. It is native to the Eastern United States.

What plants do they like?
Host plant: They only lay eggs on plants from the Magnolia and Rose plant families.
Nectar plant: They drink nectar from flowers such as milkweed, thistles, honeysuckle, ironweed and red clover.

Black Swallowtail- Papilio polyxenes

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How to identify: 
The upper surface of the wings is black with two rows of orange-yellow spots. There is a row of blue spots between the rows of orange/yellow spots on the hind wings. There is a conspicuous red spot on the inner edge of the hind wings.

Where are they found? Throughout much of North America in meadows, urban gardens, and roadsides.

What plants do they like?
Nectar plants: They especially like to feed on Milkweed, Phlox, Red clover and Thistle.
Host plants: They will lay their eggs on plants of the Carrot family such as carrots, parsley, dill, fennel, Queen Anne’s Lace and rue.

Cabbage White- Pieris rapae

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How to identify:
The cabbage white butterfly is white with charcoal gray tips on the wings. Males have a single black spot on the center of each forewing while females have two spots in the same place. The color under the forewings may be yellow or light green.

Where are they found? They are well adapted to urban areas but can also be found in fields, meadows, parks and gardens from early spring to late fall. It has been introducted to the US from Europe and is found North Africa, Asia, South America and Great Britain as well.

What plants do they like? The caterpillar can be found feeding on the leaves of cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower.

Orange Sulphur or Alfalfa Butterfly -Colias eurytheme

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How to identify: The orange sulfur is identified by a small dark mark on the upper forewing, which is rounded into an oblong dot.Both sexes have a dark border; there are pale spots within the border on females.

Where are they found?
They occur in fields, along roads and in residential gardens.  They are found throughout North America except for central and southeastern United States. They are also seen in Mexico and Canada.

What plants do they like?

Host plants: Larvae feed on legumes, especially alfalfa, white clover and white sweet clover.
Nectar plants: Adults are attracted to many flower species.

Spring Azure- Celastrina ladon

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How to identify:  They are very small (under 1”) in different shades of a light violet blue. Form "violacea" has scattered dark spots. Form "marginata" has a dark gray-brown border on HW. Form "lucia" has a prominent dark splotch in the middle of the HW as well as dark borders on both wings.

Where are they found? They inhabit woodland edges and openings, and readily visit garden flowers throughout the United States except for coastal regions of Texas and Florida.

What plants do they like?
Host plants: They primarily like buds of Flowering Dogwood, blueberries, and viburnums.
Nectar plants: They like a large variety of nectar-rich flowers. 

Mourning Cloak- Nymphalis antiopa

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​How to identify: The mourning cloak is a large and easy to identify because it doesn’t have any look-a-likes. They are dark brown/maroon with thickly banded cream-colored edges. They also have bright blue spots along the edges and black-brown spotted underwings. 

Where are they found?
Mourning cloaks can be found in open woods, parks, gardens, and along the edges of streams, lakes and ponds throughout North America.

What plants do they like?

Nectar plants: Adults drink nectar from plants, such as milkweed and red maple, rotting fruit and tree sap.
Host plants: The caterpillars will feed on willow species, American elms, hackberry trees, hawthorne, wild rose, birch and poplar trees. 

​Painted Lady- Vanessa cardui

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​How to identify: The Painted Lady butterfly in orange and brown in color with mottled brown spot and 4 large eyespots. 

Where is it found? They are the most common butterfly in the world and found throughout the world except in Antarctica, Australia and South America. 

What plants do they like? 
Host plants: thistle, mallows, hollyhock, legumes, others.
Nectar plants: They can feed on over 300 species of plants although their favorites are from the Aster family.

Red Admiral- Vanessa atalanta

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​How to identify: The Red Admiral Butterfly is a medium-sized butterfly with black wings, orange bands, and white spots.

Where is it found? The red admiral is widely distributed across temperate regions of North Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. It resides in warmer areas, but migrates north in spring and sometimes again in autumn. Typically found in moist woodlands

What plants do they like? 
Host plants:
 Nettle (Urtica dioica and Urtica urens), sometimes False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)

Still need help with the identification? Submit your picture here and you will receive an email with the identification!​

51 Comments
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6/11/2018 02:50:42 pm

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Judy mann link
9/20/2018 03:54:56 pm

Hello, thank you for your work. I live in Northern California by Santa Rosa. At my house and in the garden at work I have seen a monarch butterfly with the swallowtail. I can’t find anything on the internet about it. I have seen them for weeks at a time. The markings and size are that of the monarch but definite little tail. Do you know about this? Thank you, judy

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Rebecca
4/4/2020 10:53:05 am

Hi Judy,
Please send your photo to becki@saveourmonarchs.org and we will do our best to identify this butterfly! Thank you.

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Taryn Nicholls
5/29/2019 05:07:44 pm

I live in bc canada, and found a butterfly or moth recently. It is blacky-grey with orange surronded black dots. It has this patern on both wings, upside and downside.

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Rebecca Chandler
4/4/2020 10:54:18 am

Hi Taryn,
Please send your photo to becki@saveourmonarchs.org and we will do our best to identify it for you. Thank you!

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Debbie
8/3/2019 12:06:30 am

Hello. I am in northern Vermont, and hadn't seen any monarchs for several years. In 2018, quite a few native milkweed plants seeded themselves in the flower garden in front of my house. I let them stay, and did see a monarch there only once during last summer. This year, the milkweed has taken over most of my flower garden and is smothering everything else I have planted there. In addition to many bees and other butterflies, I have seen monarchs there on several occasions. Yesterday, two of them spent considerable time flying around and feeding on the milkweed blossoms. My dilemma is that I want to save the other flowers I have planted there, while also providing a good habitat for the monarchs. I plan to collect whatever seeds I can in the fall and try to plant them in a different location nearby. I am looking for guidance on how and when I can best move at least some of the milkweed from my flower garden without causing harm to the butterflies. Thank you.

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Rebecca Chandler
4/4/2020 11:01:04 am

Hi Debbie,
Thanks for your question. First of all, where are you located? Generally, the best time to transplant milkweed would be in the fall such as late September (after the Monarchs have started to migrate south for the winter) or early spring such as March when the Monarchs are just starting to head north for the summer. Let me know if you have any more questions. Thank you

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Debbie
4/4/2020 11:52:17 am

Hi Rebecca,
As stated in my previous post, I am in northern Vermont, more specifically the town of Elmore, sometimes referred to as having an Arctic micro-climate, where snow stays on the ground longer than in surrounding areas. I am just starting to see some bare ground, with no emerging milkweed plants yet, so I think the best time may be as soon as they come out of the ground, before they get too large. I don't plan to move them too far, only out of the way of the other flowers. I also have a container of seeds I collected last fall in my refrigerator, and hope to find a place to plant them as well. Thanks for your help. Before reading about them, I somehow had the idea that some butterfly eggs might overwinter, and I could harm them by disturbing the area.

Josh
8/28/2019 02:53:52 pm

I have a butterfly that’s black with white spots inside,what is it?

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Debbie
8/28/2019 09:09:06 pm

One thing for sure, it's not a monarch. I am new at posting to this site, and certainly no expert, so I don't know if I can give much help. There are likely a number of different butterflies that fit your description. If you see this butterfly again and are able to take a photo of it, you can send it to https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/identify via the link on this page. Or check other sites with photos, such as https://www.insectidentification.org. You can narrow your search by state, if you are in the U.S., or various characteristics of the insect. Good luck!

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Rebecca Chandler
4/4/2020 11:01:31 am

Hi Josh,
Please send your photo to becki@saveourmonarchs.org and we will do our best to identify it for you. Thank you!

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Bob Kottman
4/3/2020 09:57:46 am

In the section displaying numerous types of "critters" found in Roseheart, there is a photo of a butterfly which is erroneously labeled a "Monarch". I am not certain what type it is, but it is definitely NOT a Monarch. Monarchs are beautiful orange with black wing edges and "veins" in the wings.

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Rebecca Chandler
4/4/2020 11:05:55 am

Hi Bob,
Which website are you referring to?

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Judith delaney
4/14/2020 11:11:44 pm

A white butterfly with multiple black spots on my Scotch moss today. Cant find a matching picture
Reminds me of a dalmatian. Located in western washington. Never saw one like this before.

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Rebecca Chandler
4/15/2020 05:29:22 am

Hi Judith,
Please send a photo to becki@saveourmonarchs.org and we will help you to identify it. Thanks!

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Kathy Ball link
8/8/2020 02:57:56 pm

Hi Rebecca,
I live in southwest Idaho and ever summer. For about the last 5 years, a large yellow and black butterfly (one, sometimes two) begin fluttering back and forth through our yard everyday, from early May to August. It looks a lot like the Eastern Tiger Swallotail. It would be great if you could tell me what kind of butterfly it might be so I could read about it to know how it keeps coming back every year. It is so cheerful to watch it . Thanks!

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Connie Sperko link
8/20/2020 02:08:22 pm

hi what kinds of buterflys are there

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JULIA MAHAFFEY link
10/23/2021 08:14:22 pm

Butterflies of Idaho website might be of help to you, Kathy Ball. I'm in Boise and this is my go to first site. I'm sure there are others. As others have suggested, if you are able to take a still photo of them others on this site have volunteered to help and I would be interested in seeing what you have -- though I'm no expert.

BETH JANKOWSKI
8/24/2020 05:23:55 pm

I watched a monarch butterfly lay eggs on the honeysickle vine that volunteered near the milkweed plants. Granted I only had 3 plants in this area of my yard. I did go back many hours later to make sure and there were the eggs all over the honeysickle. Now they are in my nursery. I plan to watch them and as soon as they show they are hatching I will put Milkweed plant leaves in with them. Question, how unusual is this occurance?

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Frances Whaley
10/2/2020 09:23:23 am

I'm in Cape Coral, Florida residence and found I have a Giant Milkweed ( crown plant) that is gigantic for sure at least 10ft × 12ft wide and 12 - 15ft h!! Needless to say , there are lots of butterflies and caterpillars , etc. !!! I'm trying to propagate the crown plant with cuttings. Any help would be appreciated. As we are renting the property and would like to have th plant when I move and also to share with other butterfly enthusiasts!!

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Rocket Brady
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Sorry. We're in Southern New Hampshire, along the water. Thanks.

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I found a huge flying "thing." At first I thought it was a butterfly. Could it be a Polyphemus moth?

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Thank you for your wonderful website! I was able to identify the butterfly in my garden today from your photos, and learn from your text why she was there! It was a black swallowtail and she kept very purposefully landing on my parsley plant, so now I surmise she was laying her eggs. On Mother’s Day, of all days. It feels very charlottes web. I will have to sacrifice the parsley plant to her little caterpillars because I feel like she trusted me with them. (Normally I’d squash a worm on one of my herbs.) in fact, I feel,inspired after scrolling through your page to buy more parsley and seek out more butterfly friendly plants because butterflies are so beautiful, and truly need a little human help in this world of pesticides and dwindling natural,habitats to thrive.

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A follow up two weeks later — we have a few beautiful swallowtail caterpillars on the parsley plant. I’m happy letting them devour it and have moved the plant to a screened area to help protect the growing little caterpillars from lizards and birds.

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how far west do the yellow swallowtails go? I have one in my yard in eastern South Dakota. Haven't seen a single Monarch yet and I have never seen a Yellow Swallowtail here before, didn't know what it was until today.

We did have a bunch of tornados and a whopper derecho in the past several days

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Orange Sulphur or Alfalfa Butterfly -Colias Orange Sulphur or Alfalfa Butterfly
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