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Minnesota Butterflies

This guide is includes butterflies and moths of Minnesota that you may see in various habitats.

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Red-spotted Purple ¹
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis

Tawny Emperor ²
Asterocampa clyton

White Admiral ³
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Viceroy ⁴
Limenitis archippus

Hackberry Emperor ⁵
Asterocampa celtis

Purplish Fritillary ⁶
Boloria chariclea

aphrodite fritillary ⁷
Speyeria aphrodite

Atlantis Fritillary ⁸
Speyeria atlantis

Boloria eunomia

Freija Fritillary
Boloria freija

Boloria frigga

Great Spangled Fritillary ⁸
Speyeria cybele

Gulf Fritillary ⁹
Agraulis vanillae

meadow fritillary ¹⁰
Boloria bellona

Mormon Fritillary ¹¹
Speyeria mormonia

Regal Fritillary ⁸
Speyeria idalia

Silver-bordered Fritillary ¹²
Boloria selene

Variegated Fritillary ¹³
Euptoieta claudia

Monarch Butterfly ¹⁴
Danaus plexippus

American Snout ¹⁵
Libytheana carinenta

American Lady ¹⁶
Vanessa virginiensis

Baltimore Checkerspot ¹⁷
Euphydryas phaeton

Common Buckeye ¹⁸
Junonia coenia

Gorgone Checkerspot ¹⁹
Chlosyne gorgone

Compton Tortoiseshell ²⁰
Nymphalis vaualbum

Harris's Checkerspot ²¹
Chlosyne harrisii

Grey Comma ²²
Polygonia progne

Mourning Cloak ²³
Nymphalis antiopa

Green Comma ²⁴
Polygonia faunus

Hoary Comma ⁸
Polygonia gracilis

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ⁸
Aglais milberti

Northern Crescent ³
Phyciodes cocyta

Painted Lady ²⁵
Vanessa cardui

Pearl Crescent ²⁶
Phyciodes tharos

Red Admiral ²⁷
Vanessa atalanta

Question Mark ²⁸
Polygonia interrogationis

Satyr Comma ⁷
Polygonia satyrus

Silvery Checkerspot ⁵
Chlosyne nycteis

tawny crescent
Phyciodes batesii

Variable Checkerspot ²⁹
Euphydryas chalcedona

Harvester ³⁰
Feniseca tarquinius

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ¹³
Papilio glaucus

Eastern Black Swallowtail ³¹
Papilio polyxenes

Eastern Giant Swallowtail ³²
Heraclides cresphontes

Zebra Swallowtail ³³
Eurytides marcellus

Spicebush Swallowtail ³¹
Papilio troilus

Common Checkered-Skipper ³⁴
Pyrgus communis

Columbine Duskywing
Erynnis lucilius

Dreamy Duskywing ³⁵
Erynnis icelus

Common Sootywing ³⁶
Pholisora catullus

Pyrgus centaureae

Mottled Duskywing
Erynnis martialis

Horace's Duskywing ³⁷
Erynnis horatius

Juvenal's Duskywing ⁸
Erynnis juvenalis

Northern Cloudywing ¹⁰
Thorybes pylades

Silver-spotted Skipper ³⁸
Epargyreus clarus

Hoary Edge ³⁶
Achalarus lyciades

Sleepy Duskywing ³⁹
Erynnis brizo

Wild Indigo Duskywing ⁵
Erynnis baptisiae

Southern Cloudywing ⁴⁰
Thorybes bathyllus

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