Read about related Lepidoptera by using the "Forward" and "Backward" device icons. The butterfly members of this Order of insects include the popular and usually colorful species. Butterfly groups include monarchs, satyrs, dagerwings, leaf-wings, owls, buckeyes, admirals, checkerspots, crecents, fritillaries, heliconids, riodinids, blues, hairstreaks, coppers, whites, orange-tips, sulphurs and swallowtails.

Creamy Checkerspot Chlosyne palla Lepidoptera Nymphalidae This Creamy Cherckerspot Butterfly was photographed in the San Francisco Bay Area. Males patrol meadow foliage for receptive females. These butterflies typically fly between April and July. Adult females lay clusters of pale green eggs on the underside of select herb plants. The caterpillars are black with white dots and orange dashes. View the Index of Orders View Complete Photo List Ants, Bees & Wasps Butterflies & Moths Flies Beetles Lacewings & Antlions Leafhoppers & Cicadas True Bugs Cockroaches Praying Mantids Grasshoppers, Crickets Walking Sticks Dragonflies & Damselflies Mayflies Non-Insects