Erynnis afranius, also known as the afranius duskywing or bald duskywing, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from northern Mexico through the central United States to sou
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterised by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, flutteri
Possibly the original butter-fly. A male brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) in flight.
A zoomed in view of the wing scales on a Aglais io, or peacock butterfly.
Most butterflies fly by day, most moths by night: but Arctia caja is day-flying.