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Brushfoot Butterflies

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Monarch butterfly

Monarch

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Zerene Fritillary

Zerene

Fritillary

Argynnis zerene

Photo of Mormon Fritillary

Mormon

Fritillary

Argynnis mormonia

Photo of American Lady butterfly

American

Lady

Vanessa virginiensis

Photo of pinned Compton's Tortoiseshell butterfly

Compton

Tortoiseshell

Nymphalis l-album

Photo of Hoary Comma butterfly

Hoary

Comma

Polygonia gracilis

Close-up photo of live Chalcedona Checkerspot butterfly

Chalcedona

Checkerspot

Euphydryas chalcedona

Sagebrush Checkerspot butterfly

Sagebrush

Checkerspot

Chlosyne acastus

Close-up photo of Northern Crescent butterfly

Northern

Crescent

Phyciodes cocyta

Close-up photograph of adult Sylvan Wood Nymph butterfly

Sylvan

Wood Nymph

Cercyonis silvestris

Silver-boredered Fritillary

Silver-bordered

Fritillary

Boloria selene

Photo of Callippe Fritillary

Callippe

Fritillary

Argynnis callippe

Viceroy butterfly

Viceroy

Viceroy

Limenitis archippus

Close-up photo of adult Painted Lady butterfly

Painted

Lady

Vanessa cardui

California Tortoiseshell butterfly

California

Tortoiseshell

Nymphalis californica

Green Comma

Green

Comma

Polygonia faunus

Photo of Snowberry Checkerspot butterfly

Snowberry

Checkerspot

Euphydryas colon

Northern Checkerspot

Northern

Checkerspot

Chlosyne palla

Field Crescent

Field

Crescent

Phyciodes pulchella

Photo of Small Wood Nymph buttefly

Small

Wood Nymph

Cercyonis oetus

Pacific Fritillary

Pacific

Fritillary

Boloria epithore

Close-up photo of live Great Basin Fritillary butterfly

Great Basin

Fritillary

Argynnis egleis

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Weidemeyer's

Admiral

Limenitis weidemeyerii

West Coast Lady

West Coast

Lady

Vanessa annabella

Close-up photo of adult Mourning Cloak butterfly

Mourning

Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

Close-up photo of live Common Buckeye butterfly

Gray

Buckeye

Junonia grisea

Anicia Checkerspot

Anicia

Checkerspot

Euphydryas anicia

Photo of California Crescent butterfly

California

Crescent

Phyciodes orseis

Photo of Common Ringlet butterfly

Common

Ringlet

Coenonympha california

Photo of Common Alpine butterfly

Common

Alpine

Erebia epipsodea

Great Spangled Fritillary

Great Spangled

Fritillary

Argynnis cybele

Photo of Northwestern Fritillary

Northwestern

Fritillary

Argynnis hesperis

Photo of Lorquin's Admiral butterfly

Lorquin's

Admiral

Limenitis lorquini

Photo of Red Admiral butterfly

Red

Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Photo of Satyr Comma butterfly

Satyr

Comma

Polygonia satyrus

Gillett's Checkerspot

Gillett's

Checkerspot

Euphydryas gillettii

Leanira Checkerspot butterfly

Leanira

Checkerspot

Chlosyne leanira

Pale Crescent

Pale

Crescent

Phyciodes pallida

Photo of Common Wood Nymph

Common

Wood Nymph

Cercyonis pegala

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Riding's

Satyr

Neominois ridingsii

Coronis Fritillary

Coronis

Fritillary

Argynnis coronis

Hysdape Fritillary

Hydaspe

Fritillary

Argynnis hydaspe

Photo of California Siste buttefly

California

Sister

Adelpha californica

Milbert's Tortoiseshell

Milbert's

Tortoiseshell

Aglais milberti

Oreas Comma

Oreas

Comma

Polygonia oreas

Edith's Checkerspot

Edith's

Checkerspot

Euphydryas editha

Photo of Hoffman's Checkerspot butterfly

Hoffmann's

Checkerspot

Chlosyne hoffmanni

Close-up photo of adult male Mylitta Crescent butterfly

Mylitta

Crescent

Phyciodes mylitta

Great Basin Woodnymph

Great Basin 

Wood Nymph

Cercyonis sthenele

Close-up photo of adult Great Arctic butterfly

Great

Arctic

Oeneis nevadensis

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