Instructions for use

Instructions for using this site:

White (vertical) navigation menu:
  • Click on the family or subfamily name to view thumbnails of all included species.
  • Click on the butterfly name in the popup menu to see pictures of a particular kind of butterfly. When possible, photos of a variety of individuals and views are included. Hopefully, this will help the recognition of species that can vary in appearance.
Blue (horizontal) navigation menu:
  • Featured - Contains original pages about butterflies of particular interest.
  • Life History - Contains pages showing the growth of caterpillars and/or the emergence of a butterflies from its pupa. (Note: these pages contain numerous pictures and may take a while to load for users of dial-up connections.)
  • Compare - Intended to help with identification. View any two pictures side by side, or load your own to compare with those in the database.