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Click below to discover the beautiful and varied butterflies that liven up North Carolina’s hot, humid summer days.

American Lady Butterfly

American Lady Butterfly Vanessa virginiensis. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Black Swallowtail Butterfly

Black Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio polyxenes. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Cabbage white butterfly

Cabbage White butterfly Pieris rapae. White butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

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Clouded Sulphur Butterfly

Clouded Sulphur butterfly Colias philodice. Yellow butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly

Cloudless Sulphur butterfly Phoebis sennae. Yellow butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Common Buckeye Butterfly

Common Buckeye butterfly Junonia coenia. Brown butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Common Checkered Skipper Butterfly

Common Checkered Skipper Butterfly Pyrgus communis. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Eastern Tailed-blue Butterfly

Eastern Tailed-blue Butterfly Everes comyntas. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio glaucus. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Horace’s Duskywing Skipper Butterfly

Horace's Duskywing Skipper butterfly Erynnis horatius. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Long-tailed Skipper Butterfly

Long-tailed Skipper Butterfly Urbanus proteus. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Palamedes Butterfly

Palamedes Swallowtail butterfly Papilio palamedes. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Battus philenor. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly

Silver-spotted Skipper butterfly Epargyreus clarus. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio troilus. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

North Carolina Butterflies By Color

Black Butterflies

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio troilus. Black butterfly. Blue butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly Battus philenor. Black butterfly. Blue butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Black Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio polyxenes. Black butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio glaucus. Yellow butterfly. Black butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Palamedes Swallowtail butterfly Papilio palamedes. Black butterfly. Yellow butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio troilus. Black butterfly. Blue butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly Battus philenor. Black butterfly. Blue butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Black Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio polyxenes. Black butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio glaucus. Yellow butterfly. Black butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Palamedes Swallowtail butterfly Papilio palamedes. Black butterfly. Yellow butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Blue Butterflies

Eastern Tailed-blue Butterfly Everes comyntas. Blue butterfly. Gray butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Common Checkered Skipper Butterfly Pyrgus communis. White butterfly. Blue butterfly. Black butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Battus philenor. Black butterfly. Blue butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Eastern Tailed-blue Butterfly Everes comyntas. Blue butterfly. Gray butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Common Checkered Skipper Butterfly Pyrgus communis. White butterfly. Blue butterfly. Black butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Battus philenor. Black butterfly. Blue butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright Now I Wonder.

Brown Butterflies

Common Buckeye butterfly Junonia coenia. Brown butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2025 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Silver-spotted Skipper butterfly Epargyreus clarus. Brown butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Horace's Duskywing Skipper butterfly Erynnis horatius. Brown butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Long-tailed Skipper Butterfly Urbanus proteus. Brown butterfly. Green butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Common Buckeye butterfly Junonia coenia. Brown butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Silver-spotted Skipper butterfly Epargyreus clarus. Brown butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Horace's Duskywing Skipper butterfly Erynnis horatius. Brown butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Long-tailed Skipper Butterfly Urbanus proteus. Brown butterfly. Green butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Green Butterflies

Long-tailed Skipper Butterfly Urbanus proteus. Brown butterfly. Green butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Long-tailed Skipper Butterfly Urbanus proteus. Brown butterfly. Green butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Gray Butterflies

Eastern Tailed-blue Butterfly Everes comyntas. Blue butterfly. Gray butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Eastern Tailed-blue Butterfly Everes comyntas. Blue butterfly. Gray butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Orange Butterflies

American Lady Butterfly Vanessa virginiensis. Orange butterfly. Brown butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

American Lady Butterfly Vanessa virginiensis. Orange butterfly. Brown butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

White Butterflies

Cabbage White butterfly Pieris rapae. White butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Cabbage White butterfly Pieris rapae. White butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Yellow Butterflies

Clouded Sulphur butterfly Colias philodice. Yellow butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Cloudless Sulphur butterfly Phoebis sennae. Yellow butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio glaucus. Yellow butterfly. Black butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Clouded Sulphur butterfly Colias philodice. Yellow butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Cloudless Sulphur butterfly Phoebis sennae. Yellow butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio glaucus. Yellow butterfly. Black butterfly. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2024 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

North Carolina Butterflies By Type

Brush-Footed Butterflies

Gossamer-Winged Butterflies

Skipper Butterflies

Swallowtail and Parnassian Butterflies

White And Sulphur Butterflies