Butterfly Species

Some of the nearly 100 butterfly species that inhabit Everglades National Park are pictured below.

Please remember that collection of wildlife and plants in national parks is strictly prohibited.

 

Gossamer-Wings

 

NPS photo by William Perry

Atala (Eumaeus atala florida)

 

NPS photo by William Perry

Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon acis bartrami)

 

NPS photo by Jimi Sadle

Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis)

 

Brushfoots

 

NPS photo

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)

 

NPS photo by Jimi Sadle

Florida Leafwing (Anaea troglodyta floridalis)

 

NPS photo by William Perry

Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)

 

NPS photo by William Perry

Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)

 

NPS photo by Hank Poor

Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)

 

NPS photo by Jimi Sadle

Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)

 

NPS photo

Viceroy (Basilarchia or Limenitis archippus)

 

NPS photo by William Perry

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)

 

NPS photo

Zebra Heliconian or Longwing (Heliconius charithonia)

 

Skippers

 

NPS photo by Jimi Sadle

Florida Duskywing (Ephyriades brunneus floridensis)

 

NPS photo

Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)

 

NPS photo by Jimi Sadle

Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)

 

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FOR DOWNLOAD

Butterfly Checklist for Everglades National Park

Technical Report T-588: Butterflies of Everglades National Park
by Barbara Lenczewski
Everglades National Park, South Florida Research Center
1980, 110 pp.
(PDF, 2.1 MB)