Large White

OverviewThe Large White (Pieris brassicae), colloquially known in agricultural communities as the cabbage white or cabbage butterfly, is a large, strong-flying butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae. Native throughout Europe, North Africa, and across temperate...

Common Buckeye

OverviewAT A GLANCECommon Name: Common BuckeyeScientific Name: Junonia coeniaCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: InsectsSize: 45 to 70 mm (1.8 to 2.8 in) wingspan; caterpillars up to 40 mm (1.6 in) longWeight: Adult butterfly biomass 0.25 to 0.55 g (0.009 to 0.019...

Red Admiral

OverviewThe Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), celebrated throughout classical literature and modern entomology as one of the most vividly patterned and acrobatic nymphalids on Earth, is an iconic, highly migratory butterfly native to the temperate zones of North...