Butterfly Identification Cards

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African Caper- (Belanois creona)

African Moon Moth (Argema mimosae)

Angled Leafwing (Memphis glycerium)

Atala Hairstreak (Eumaeus atala)

Atlas Moth-Attacus atlas

Autumn Leaf-Doleschallia bisaltide

Banded Peacock – (Anartia fatima)

Batwing (Atrophaneura semperi)

Black Swordtail (Graphium colonna)

Bulls Eye Silk Moth (Gonimbrasia zambesina)

Cecropia Moth (Hypalophora cecropia)

Chinese Yellow Swallowtail (Papilio xuthus)

Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita)

Clouded Mother-of-Pearl (Salamis anacardii)

Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha)

Common Mime-Papilio clytia

Common Mormon(Papilio polytes)

Common Olivewing (Nessaea aglaura)

Common Palmfly (Elymnias hypermnestra)

Common Parides (Parides iphidamas)

Common Rose-Pachliopta aristolochiae

Common Sailor (Neptis hylas)

Common Sergeant (Athyma perius)

Cream-Spotted Tigerwing (Tithorea tarricina)

Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais)

Cruiser – (Vindula dejone)

Doris Longwing (Heliconius doris)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Forest Queen-Euxanthe wakefieldi

Glasswing (Greta oto)

Gold-banded Forester (Euphaedra neophron)

 Great Southern White-(Ascia monuste)

Great Yellow Mormon (Papilio lowii)

Grecian Shoemaker (Catonephele numilia)

Ismenius Longwing (Heliconius ismenius)

Jazzy Leafwing-(Hypna clytemnestra)

Luna Moth (Actias luna)

Madagascar Moon Moth (Argema mittrei)

Magnificent Swallowtail (Papilio garamas)

Malachite-(Siproeta stelenes)

Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta)

Mexican Sister – (Adelpha fessonia)

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Mosaic – (Colobura dirce)

Mylitta Greenwing (Dynamine mylitta)

Narrow Green-banded Swallowtail-(Papilio nireus)

New Guinea Birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus)

Orange Dead Leaf (Kallima inachus)

Owl Butterfly-(Caligo atreus)

Painted Lady-(Vanessa cardui)

Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana)

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)Polydamus Swallowtail (Battus polydamus)

Polyphemus-(Antheraea polyphemus)

Promethea Silkmoth (Callosamia promethea)

Question Mark-(Polygonia interrogationis)

Red Rim (Biblis hyperia)

Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail (Papilo anchisiades)

Sapho Longwing (Heliconius sapho)

Sara Longwing (Heliconius sara)

Scarce Bamboo Page (Philaethria dido)

Scarlet Mormon (Papilio rumanzovia)

Shoemaker – (Propona omphale)

Silverspot (Dione juno)

Silver-Spotted Skipper-(Epargyreus clarus)

White-Banded Swallowtail-(Papilio echerioides)

White Morpho – (Morpho polyphemus)

Zebra Swallowtail-Eurytides marcellus