Directory of Nymphalinae Resources

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This subfamily of butterflies, also known as True Brush-foots, includes checkerspots and relatives.

Resources in This Category

• Chlosyne lacinia

  http://www.stanford.edu/%7Etcbone/
  Research focusing on the effects of climate change and habitat loss on the persistence of populations, specifically, three checkerspot butterflies: Chlosyne lacina, Euphydryas gilletti, and Euphydryas editha

• Comma: Polygonia c-album

  http://www.arkive.org/comma/polygonia-c-album/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)

  http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Chlosyne-harrisii
  Identification tips, life history, ecology, and range. Includes a photo.

• Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)

  http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/insects/butrfly/famnymph/pogrf.htm
  Photo, description, range, habitat, and ecology of this species.

• Mourning Cloak Butterfly

  http://crawford.tardigrade.net/bugs/BugofMonth13.html
  Popular article about the mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa), its life cycle and feeding habits.

• Mourning Cloak: Nymphalis antiopa

  http://fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/mourning_cloak.htm
  Photographs and information on this butterfly, its eggs and larvae.

• Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)

  http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/insects/butrfly/famnymph/phcof.htm
  Physical traits of caterpillar and adult, range, habitat, diet, and ecology. Includes a photo.

• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Vanessa_cardui.html
  Fact sheet includes life history, ecology, known predators, and scientific classification. Photos provided.

• Painted Lady: Vanessa cardui

  http://fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/painted_lady.htm
  Photographs and information on this butterfly, its eggs and larvae.

• Peacock Butterfly: Inachis io

  http://www.arkive.org/peacock-butterfly/inachis-io/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Phyciodes phaon: Phaon Crescent

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/phaon_crescent.htm
  Provides photographs of this butterfly, its distribution, description and life cycle.

• Phyciodes tharos: Pearl Crescent

  http://bugguide.net/node/view/411/bgimage
  Many photographs of this butterfly, provided by BugGuide.net.

• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Vanessa_atalanta.html
  Geographic range, physical traits, habitat, diet, and behavior. Includes photo.

• Red Admiral and Painted Lady Research Site

  http://vanessa.ent.iastate.edu/
  Detailed information about the biology of butterflies in the genus Vanessa in the United States.

• Red Admiral: Vanessa atalanta

  http://www.arkive.org/red-admiral/vanessa-atalanta/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)

  http://vireos.com/silverycheckerspot.html
  Photos of this species taken in Rocky Mountain National Park.

• Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)

  http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=&searchText=Chlosyne+nycteis&GroupID=&cmdSubmit.x=10&cmdSubmit.y=11&curGroupID=&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=1
  Physical traits, similar species, life cycle, flight periods, and habitat. Provides a photograph.

• Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)

  http://www.leps.it/SpeciesPages/AglaisUrtic.htm
  Photos of adult, larva, and pulpa of this species.

• Vanessa

  http://www.insectcompany.com/gallery/vanessa.shtml
  The Insect Company provides photographs of a number of butterflies in this genus.

• White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)

  http://vireos.com/whitepeacock.html
  Photos of this species taken in Texas and Florida.

 

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