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  Family Pieridae
Sulphurs and Whites are generally white or yellowish. Sometimes they have orange tips or have a greenish tinge. There are about 1, 000 species in this family.

NAME: Sulphur

NAME: Great Orange Tip
REGION: India to Malaysia, China, and Japan

Family Riodinidae

Metalmarks are small butterflies. Most have subtle colors of gray, rust, or brown. These butterflies have a metal or shiny appearance, hence their name. There are approximately 1,000 species that make up this family. They are sometimes combined with the Nymphalidae family (brush-footed) because of the shortened front legs.


Family Satyridae

Satyrs and wood nymphs generally have eyespots and are sometimes combined with the Nymphalidae, or brush-footed, family. They, like the Metalmarks and Brush-foots, have short front legs. The difference between the Satyr and Brush-footed butterflies is that the Satyrs have swollen veins located at the bases of the fore wing (Audubon Society, 662)


NAME: Large Tree Nymph    REGION: Thailand to Malaysia, The Phillippines, and Taiwan


Family Papilionidae

Swallowtails and Parnassians have a long tail or extension on their hind wing. There are about 600 species in this family. One of the species in this family is the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing


NAME: Giant Swallowtail


Family Danoidae

Milkweed butterflies are large and slow. These butterflies, like the brush-footed butterflies, have very short front legs. Their wings contain black veins and edges accompanied by white spots.


NAME: Monarch
REGION: North America

NAME: Queen
REGION: from Argentina to Central America and South parts of North America

  Family Libytheidae

Snout butterflies have long, mouth parts that look beak-like. There is even a butterfly named the Beak butterfly. Not many species fall under this family making it one of the smallest families.

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