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Media in category "Images of butterflies and moths". This category contains only the following file. Plate II Kallima butterfly from Animal Coloration by Frank Evers Beddard 1892.jpg 1,695 × 2,722; 1.77 MB.
V. cardui. Binomial name. Vanessa cardui. ( Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms. Papilio cardui Linnaeus, 1758. Vanessa cardui is the most widespread of all butterfly species. It is commonly called the painted lady, [ 2][ 3] or formerly in North America the cosmopolitan. [ 4][ 5]
Pyrameis ammiralis Godart, 1821. Pyrameis atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral or, previously, the red admirable, [ 3] is a well-characterized, medium-sized butterfly with black wings, red bands, and white spots. It has a wingspan of about 2 inches (5 cm). [ 4] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th ...
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Nymphalis antiopa, known as the mourning cloak in North America and the Camberwell beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America. The immature form of this species is sometimes known as the spiny elm caterpillar. [ 2] Other older names for this species include grand surprise and white petticoat.
Riodinidae. Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran suborder Rhopalocera, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the superfamilies Hedyloidea (moth-butterflies in the Americas) and Papilionoidea (all others).
Arhopala ganesa loomisi (H. Pryer, 1886) Arhopala japonica (Murray, 1875) Arhopala rama (Kollar, [1844]) Artipe eryx okinawana (Matsumura, 1919) Artopoetes pryeri pryeri (Murray, 1873) Callophrys ferrea ferrea (Butler, 1866) Catochrysops panormus exiguus (Distant, 1886) Catochrysops strabo luzonensis Tite, 1959.
Over 140 species of butterfly that are found in the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria. This list includes native and introduced species and subspecies. This list includes native and introduced species and subspecies.