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…
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…