Butterflies continued

Family Hesperiidae (true skippers) and Megathymidae (giant skippers)

Skippers are different from other butterflies in that they have plump, hairy bodies which make them appear more like moths. They also have hooked antennae tips while butterflies have rounded tips. There are approximately 3,500 kinds of skippers, 300 of these which reside in the United States.

Long Tailed Skipper

Blues, coppers, and hairstreaks have brightly colored tails and ‘eyespot' areas to confuse predators. They are small and their names describe their appearances. Most have a tail on their hind wings. There are about 4,500 species.

Brush-footed butterflies have short front legs, called brush feet. These brush feet have, "special organs that help them locate food" (World Encyclopedia). Most have bright colors on their upper wings and are dark on the under part of their wings. Refer to pictures below.

NAME: Gulf Fritillary REGION: South Texas and Florida into Mexico (picture taken in Carrie's Garden)	NAME: Red Admiral (male) REGION: South Canada and United States to North Mexico also Europe to North Africa and North India
NAME: Clipper Special note: this species varies in color from blue, to orange, and green REGION:* from India and Sri Lanka through Malaysia to Papua New Guinea	NAME: The Great Egg fly (male) REGION: India to Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia
NAME: White Peacock (male) REGION: South and Central America, West India into South Texas and Florida	NAME: Zebra Long-wing REGION: Central and South America to South parts of The United States
NAME: Julia REGION: South and Central America extending North to South Texas and Florida	NAME: Painted Lady REGION: North America and Europe (picture taken in Carrie's Garden)