What Do Baby Butterflies Look Like?
Baby butterflies look different from adults. Correctly called “caterpillars”, baby butterflies are long, cylindrical, soft-bodied, and lack wings. They…
Explore the world of butterflies, moths, and caterpillars through amazing facts and fun activities.
Baby butterflies look different from adults. Correctly called “caterpillars”, baby butterflies are long, cylindrical, soft-bodied, and lack wings. They…
Variegated Fritillaries are medium-sized orange butterflies with 2.25 inches (5.7 cm) wing spans. Adults have a wide, pale band…
The Common Checkered Skipper is a small, energetic butterfly named for the checkered pattern on its wings. The most…
Eastern Tiger Swallowtails are, without a doubt, the largest and most flamboyant butterfly found in the southeastern United States….
Sleepy Orange butterflies (Eurema nicippe) are quick-flying orange butterflies found in sunny, low-lying areas of North Carolina. Members of…
Found throughout North Carolina, Silver-spotted Skipper butterflies (Epargyreus clarus) are brown and named for the large silver patch on…
Red Admiral butterflies (Vanessa atalanta) are medium-sized butterflies found throughout North Carolina during summer. Locally abundant, they visit flower…
Pipevine Swallowtail butterflies live in forests throughout North Carolina. They have black forewings, and a row of white spots…
Pearl Crescents (Phyciodes tharos) are small, orange and black North Carolina butterflies. They like to perch on the ground…
Clouded Sulphur butterflies (Colias philodice) are medium-sized butterflies found throughout North Carolina. Males are yellow; females can be either…