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Brushfoot Butterflies

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Photo of Monarch butterfly

Monarch

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Close-up photo of Oregon Silverspot butterfly

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

Photo of Sagebrush Checkerspot butterfly

Sagebrush

Checkerspot

Chlosyne acastus

Close-up photo of Northern Crescent butterfly

Northern

Crescent

Phyciodes cocyta

Photo of Small Wood Nymph buttefly

Small

Wood Nymph

Cercyonis oetus

Photo of Silver-bordered Fritillary

Silver-bordered

Fritillary

Boloria selene

Photo of Callippe Fritillary

Callippe

Fritillary

Argynnis callippe

Photo of Viceroy butterfly

Viceroy

Viceroy

Limenitis archippus

Close-up photo of adult Painted Lady butterfly

Painted

Lady

Vanessa cardui

Close-up image of California Tortoiseshell butterfly

California

Tortoiseshell

Nymphalis californica

Color photo of Green Comma butterfly

Green

Comma

Polygonia faunus

Photo of Snowberry Checkerspot butterfly

Snowberry

Checkerspot

Euphydryas colon

Photo of Northern Checkerspot buttefly

Northern

Checkerspot

Chlosyne palla

Photo of Field Crescent butterfly

Field

Crescent

Phyciodes pulchella

Photo of Common Alpine butterfly

Common

Alpine

Erebia epipsodea

Photo of 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

Photo of West Coast Lady butterfly

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

Photo of Anicia Checkerspot butterfly

Anicia

Checkerspot

Euphydryas anicia

Photo of California Crescent butterfly

California

Crescent

Phyciodes orseis

Photo of Common Ringlet butterfly

Common

Ringlet

Coenonympha california

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Riding's

Satyr

Neominois ridingsii

Photo of 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

Photo of pinned Gillett's Checkerspot butterfly

Gillett's

Checkerspot

Euphydryas gillettii

Photo of Leanira Checkerspot butterfly

Leanira

Checkerspot

Chlosyne leanira

Photo of Pale Crescent butterfly

Pale

Crescent

Phyciodes pallida

Photo of Common Wood Nymph

Common

Wood Nymph

Cercyonis pegala

Close-up photo of adult Great Arctic butterfly

Great

Arctic

Oeneis nevadensis

Photo of Coronis Fritillary

Coronis

Fritillary

Argynnis coronis

Photo of Hydaspe Fritillary

Hydaspe

Fritillary

Argynnis hydaspe

Photo of California Siste buttefly

California

Sister

Adelpha californica

Photo of Milbert's Tortoiseshell butterfly

Milbert's

Tortoiseshell

Aglais milberti

Photo of Oreas Comma butterfly

Oreas

Comma

Polygonia oreas

Photo of Edith's Checkerspot butterfly

Edith's

Checkerspot

Euphydryas editha

Photo of Hoffman's Checkerspot butterfly

Hoffmann's

Checkerspot

Chlosyne hoffmanni

Photo of Mylitta Crescent butterfly

Mylitta

Crescent

Phyciodes mylitta

Photo of Great Basin Wood Nymph butterfly

Great Basin 

Wood Nymph

Cercyonis sthenele

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