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Image: Antennae of a female actias or saturnid moth specimen
Antennae of a female actias or saturnid moth specimen
Antennae of a female actias or saturnid moth specimen
Antennae of a female actias or saturnid moth specimen

Antennae and upper body of a female actias or saturnid moth specimen in a display at an insectarium or insect museum.

Antennae and upper body of a female actias or saturnid moth specimen in a display at an insectarium or insect museum.

Image: Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) specimens
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) specimens
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) specimens
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) specimens

Monarch butterfly specimens in a display at an insectarium or insect museum.

Monarch butterfly specimens in a display at an insectarium or insect museum.

Image: Actias or Saturnid Moth Specimen
Actias or Saturnid Moth Specimen
Actias or Saturnid Moth Specimen
Actias or Saturnid Moth Specimen

An Actias or saturnid moth specimen in a display at an insectarium or insect museum.

An Actias or saturnid moth specimen in a display at an insectarium or insect museum.

Image: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

A zebra swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A zebra swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

A zebra swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A zebra swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

An Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (female, black form) drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field. Females have blue scales on the upper side of the lower hindwing.

An Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (female, black form) drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field. Females have blue scales on the upper side of the lower hindwing.

Image: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Pipevine swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Pipevine swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Pipevine swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A pipevine swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A pipevine swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass
Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass
Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass
Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass

A zebra swallowtail butterfly rests on a blade of grass in an abandoned agricultural field.

A zebra swallowtail butterfly rests on a blade of grass in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass
Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass
Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass
Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass

A zebra swallowtail butterfly rests on a blade of grass in an abandoned agricultural field.

A zebra swallowtail butterfly rests on a blade of grass in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field. This is the light form of the female Eastern tiger swallowtail. Females have blue scales on the upper side of the lower hindwing.

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field. This is the light form of the female Eastern tiger swallowtail. Females have blue scales on the upper side of the lower hindwing.

Image: Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field. This is the yellow form of the female Eastern tiger swallowtail. Females have blue scales on the lower hind wing.

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field. This is the yellow form of the female Eastern tiger swallowtail. Females have blue scales on the lower hind wing.

Image: Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on a backpack strap
Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on a backpack strap
Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on a backpack strap
Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on a backpack strap

An adult great spangled fritillary butterfly rests on the strap of a backpack left in the sun at a field research station. It may have been attracted to the radiant heat or salts left behind on the strap in human sweat.

An adult great spangled fritillary butterfly rests on the strap of a backpack left in the sun at a field research station. It may have been attracted to the radiant heat or salts left behind on the strap in human sweat.

Image: Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on the arm of a chair
Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on the arm of a chair
Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on the arm of a chair
Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on the arm of a chair

An adult great spangled fritillary butterfly rests on the arm of a chair at a field research station.

An adult great spangled fritillary butterfly rests on the arm of a chair at a field research station.