I don’t put a lot of effort into identifying butterflies, but once in a while the mood strikes. Usually I just try to take photographs and identify them later. The ones in red include photos I’ve taken.
- Cabbage White (6/24/99) Cary, Ill – Hickory Grove Conservation Area
- Baltimore Checkerspot (6/24/99) Lake County, Ill – Lyon’s Marsh Conservation Area
- Common Wood-Nymph (6/24/99) Cary, Ill – Hickory Grove Conservation Area
- Appalachian Brown (6/24/99) Cary, Ill – Hickory Grove Conservation Area
- Monarch (6/25/99) Grundy County, Ill – Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
- Black Swallowtail (6/25/99) Grundy County, Ill – Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
- Eastern Comma (7/9/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
- Red Admiral (7/9/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
- Question Mark (7/9/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
- American Lady (7/25/99) Conway, Arkansas – Happy Valley Road
- Cloudless Sulpher (7/26/99) Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Ark
- Giant Swallowtail (7/26/99) Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Ark
- Pipevine Swallowtail (7/26/99) Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Ark
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (8/6/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
- Orange Sulpher (8/6/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
- Clouded Sulpher (8/6/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
- Viceroy (8/6/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
- Mourning Cloak (6/17/03) Ringwood, Ill – Glacial Park
- Zebra Swallowtail (6/22/04) Perryville, Ky – Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site
- Little Wood-Satyr (6/28/04) Cary, Ill – Fel-Pro Conservation Area
- Pearl Crescent (6/28/04) Cary, Ill – Hickory Grove Conservation Area
- Great Spangled Fritillary (7/7/06) Cary, Ill – Main Street Prairie
- Meadow Fritillary (6/11/07) Lee County, Ill – Nachusa Grasslands
- Eastern Tailed Blue (6/11/07) Lee County, Ill – Nachusa Grasslands
- Regal Fritillary (6/11/07) Lee County, Ill – Nachusa Grasslands
- Common Buckeye (7/15/07) Lake County, Ill – Lyon’s Prairie Conservation Area
- Northern Pearly-Eye (7/15/07) Lake County, Ill – Lyon’s Prairie Conservation Area
- Silver-spotted Skipper (8/16/07) Cary, Ill – Swallow Way
- Goatweed Leafwing (3/27/08) Devil’s Den State Park, Ark
- Sleepy Duskywing (3/27/08) Devil’s Den State Park, Ark
- Juvenal’s Duskywing (5/24/08) Crystal Lake, Ill – The Hollows Conservation Area
- Tawny-edged Skipper (6/8/08) Cary, Ill – Hickory Grove Conservation Area
- Painted Lady (6/8/08) Cary, Ill – Hickory Grove Conservation Area
- Spring Azure (6/13/08) Lake County, Ill – Lyon’s Prairie Conservation Area
- Red-spotted Purple (6/21/08) Cary, Ill – Fel-Pro Conservation Area
- Hobomok Skipper (6/30/08) Barrington, Ill – Baker’s Lake
- Crimson Patch (10/19/08) Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Texas
- Gulf Fritillary (10/19/08) Gillespie County Safety Rest Area -Stonewall, Texas
- Queen (10/19/08) Gillespie County Safety Rest Area – Stonewall, Texas
- White-striped Longtail (10/20/08) Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
- American Snout (10/21/08) San Antonio, Texas – San Antonio Botanical Garden
- Fiery Skipper (10/21/08) San Antonio, Texas – San Antonio Botanical Garden
- Common Checkered Skipper (10/21/08) San Antonio, Texas – San Antonio Botanical Garden
- Silver-bordered Fritillary (7/10/10) Alger County, Michigan — Adams Trail
- Aphrodite Fritillary (7/10/10) Alger County, Michigan — Adams Trail
- Hackberry Emperor (4/24/12) Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
- Zerene Fritillary (5/9/12) Fremont County, Colorado —Phantom Canyon Road
- Falcate Orangetip (3/25/16) Devil’s Den State Park, Arkansas
- Variable Checkerspot (7/4/18) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
- Mormon Fritillary (7/4/18) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
- Taxiles Skipper (7/4/18) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
- Coronis Fritillary (7/4/18) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
- Pale Swallowtail (7/4/18) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
- Phoebus Parnassian (7/18/18) Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
- European Peacock (4/21/19) Böblingen, Germany — woods near Panzer Kaserne
- Banded Hairstreak (6/27/21) Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Weidemeyer’s Admiral (7/5/21) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
- Common Ringlet (7/5/21) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
- Northern Checkerspot (7/5/21) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
MOTHS
- Snowberry Clearwing (7/1/07) McHenry County, Ill — Hickory Grove Conseration Area
- Pale Beauty (6/13/08) Lake County, Ill — Lyon’s Prairie Conservation Area
- Confused Haploa (7/14/08) Cary, Ill — Main Street Prairie
- Polyphemus Moth (5/28/10) Cary, Ill — home