Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta)

Butterflies & Moths (2 photos)

I’m always confused when it comes to butterflies and moths. The Comma below is called both. A couple of loose rules for identification are: a. butterflies tend to have thin antennae with sometimes a small ball in the end while moth antennae tend to be thicker, 2. butterflies tend to fly in the daytime while moths fly at night.

Comma Butterfly or Moth (Polygonia comma)

Mourning Cloak Butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa)

Common Wood-nymph Butterfly (Cercyonis pegala)

Swallowtail Butterflies

Pale Swallowtail
(Papilio eurymedon)

Anise Swallowtail
(Papilio zelicaon)

Anise Swallowtail
Ready to Glide

Lorquin’s Admiral Butterfly (Limenitis lorquini)

Lorquin’s Admiral Butterfly

One of the earliest butterflies to appear here each Spring.  A very attractive addition to the garden.