About the butterflies of Washington County...
Complete Listing of Species...
The Monarch
- Danaus plexippus 
The American
Painted Lady - Vanessa virginiensis
The Baltimore
- Euphydryas phaeton
The Buckeye
- Junonia coenia
The Eastern Comma
- Polygonia comma
The Great Spangled
Fritillary - Speyeria cybele
The Mourning Cloak
- Nymphalis antiopa
The Question
Mark - Polygonia interrogtionis
The Red Admiral
- Vanessa atalanta
The Red Spotted
Purple - Limenitis arthemis astyanax
The Regal Fritillary
- Speyeria idalia
The Variegated
Fritillary - Euptoieta claudia
The Viceroy
- Limenitis archippus 
The Black Swallowtail
- Papilio polyxenes asterius
The Giant Swallowtail
- Papilio cresphontes
The Pipe-vine Swallowtail
- Papilio philenor
The Spicebush
Swallowtail - Papilio troilus
The Tiger Swallowtail
- Papilio glaucus
The Zebra Swallowtail
- Papilio marcellus 
The Alfalfa Butterfly
- Colias eurytheme
The Checkered
White - Pieris protodice
The Cabbage Butterfly
- Pieris rapae
The Eastern Tailed
Blue - Everes comyntas
The Southern Wood
Nymph - Cercyonis pegala
All photographs by Tom Moreno. Copyright, 1996 by Marietta College. These images may not be used for commercial purposes without written consent of the Marietta College Department of Biology. You are welcome to use these images for personal or educational purposes. Please give us credit in your reports, though!
This listing was updated in 1997 with assistance from John V. Calhoun, one of the authors of Butterflies and Skippers of Ohio. Any remaining mistakes are not his fault!
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