butterflies (107 images)
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Striped Hairstreak Sa...jpg
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![Tawny Emperor at a restored tallgrass prairie [August; Decorah, Iowa]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000051zyh7ZJamI/t/150/I000051zyh7ZJamI.jpg)
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![Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) [July 16; Hubbard County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000009dGCloB18s/t/150/I000009dGCloB18s.jpg)
Tawny-edged Skipper S...jpg
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![Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon) [June 21; Black Elk Wilderness, Black Hills, South Dakota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000WhWPAgihbK8/t/150/I0000WhWPAgihbK8.jpg)
Western Pine Elfin Ca...jpg
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![Note the sharp-pointed arrowheads near the margin of the forewing undersides that helps separate the Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon) from the Eastern Pine Elfin (blunt arrowheads) [June; Lima Mtn Road, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000fbiUUvj54.g/t/150/I0000fbiUUvj54.g.jpg)
Western Pine Elfin Ca...jpg
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![White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis) [August; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000DY9Q532FwQ0/t/150/I0000DY9Q532FwQ0.jpg)
White Admiral (A) SS ...jpg
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![White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis) [July 1; Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000kAuthYLnDBo/t/150/I0000kAuthYLnDBo.jpg)
White Admiral Limenit...jpg
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![Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica) [July 1; Hubbard County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bgpqva9ZPiY/t/150/I0000bgpqva9ZPiY.jpg)
Acadian Hairstreak Sa...jpg
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![American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) [July; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000eT0tV7khx2U/t/150/I0000eT0tV7khx2U.jpg)
American Copper Conef...jpg
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![Populations of American Ladies (Vanessa virginiensis) vary wildly from one year to the next [July 11; Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JMBLCkKLqUg/t/150/I0000JMBLCkKLqUg.jpg)
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![Populations of American Ladies (Vanessa virginiensis) vary wildly from one year to the next [August 11; Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000yf1Az1sz2Ls/t/150/I0000yf1Az1sz2Ls.jpg)
American Lady undersi...jpg
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![Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) Midwest form [Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002PsjDj2fYOM/t/150/I00002PsjDj2fYOM.jpg)
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![Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) is a northern butterfly; Circumpolar, but not restricted to the Arctic [June 14; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jxTUpGhLfcE/t/150/I0000jxTUpGhLfcE.jpg)
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![Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) is a northern butterfly; Circumpolar, but not restricted to the Arctic [June; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MGi2Ia2HJDI/t/150/I0000MGi2Ia2HJDI.jpg)
Arctic Skipper Carter...jpg
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![Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) on Joe-Pye Weed [July; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000NRtk.5dExlM/t/150/I0000NRtk.5dExlM.jpg)
Atlantis Fritillary (...jpg
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![Wet garden soil provides nutrients and fluids to this Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) at the northern edge of its range [June; Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004fiQpSdj_Uc/t/150/I00004fiQpSdj_Uc.jpg)
Black Swallowtail Pap...jpg
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![Eastern Tailed Blue (Everes comyntas) [August 1; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000PBzIJdU9KUo/t/150/I0000PBzIJdU9KUo.jpg)
Blue, E Tailed (B) SS...jpg
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![A tiny Black Spruce bog was alive with Bog Coppers (Lycaena epixanthe) on this July afternoon. The bogs must have cranberries (Vaccinium spp.) and this one did. [July 19; bog on Jay West Rd, Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MtH2JAW_8AE/t/150/I0000MtH2JAW_8AE.jpg)
Bog Copper Lycaena ep...jpg
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![A tiny Black Spruce bog was alive with Bog Coppers (Lycaena epixanthe) on this July afternoon. The bogs must have cranberries (Vaccinium spp.) and this one did. [July 19; bog on Jay West Rd, Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000i5XQMMcjUO0/t/150/I0000i5XQMMcjUO0.jpg)
Bog Copper Lycaena ep...jpg
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![A tiny Black Spruce bog was alive with Bog Coppers (Lycaena epixanthe) on this July afternoon. The bogs must have cranberries (Vaccinium spp.) and this one did. [July 19; bog on Jay West Rd, Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000435MuYXu9mg/t/150/I0000435MuYXu9mg.jpg)
Bog Copper Lycaena ep...jpg
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![A tiny Black Spruce bog was alive with Bog Coppers (Lycaena epixanthe) on this July afternoon. The bogs must have cranberries (Vaccinium spp.) and this one did. [July 19; bog on Jay West Rd, Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000048TirGLFu34/t/150/I000048TirGLFu34.jpg)
Bog Copper Lycaena ep...jpg
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![A tiny Black Spruce bog was alive with Bog Coppers (Lycaena epixanthe) on this July afternoon. The bogs must have cranberries (Vaccinium spp.) and this one did. [July 19; bog on Jay West Rd, Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uUlw5F4HQ7g/t/150/I0000uUlw5F4HQ7g.jpg)
Bog Copper Lycaena ep...jpg
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![A tiny Black Spruce bog was alive with Bog Coppers (Lycaena epixanthe) on this July afternoon. The bogs must have cranberries (Vaccinium spp.) and this one did. [July 19; bog on Jay West Rd, Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000re.FxmamMWg/t/150/I0000re.FxmamMWg.jpg)
Bog Copper Lycaena ep...jpg
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![Like its name implies, the Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe) is found in sphagnum moss/Black Spruce bogs in the North [July; Fond du Lac State Forest. Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002YK5gM5AD0Q/t/150/I00002YK5gM5AD0Q.jpg)
Bog Copper Lycaena ep...jpg
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![Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus) males have more evenly colored upper wings [June; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000oWDGjGIzQmw/t/150/I0000oWDGjGIzQmw.jpg)
Bronze Copper male Do...jpg
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![Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus) males have more evenly colored upper wings [June; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000iGaav.GFB0Q/t/150/I0000iGaav.GFB0Q.jpg)
Bronze Copper male Do...jpg
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![Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus) males have more evenly colored upper wings [June; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000qiKn.g7SkMk/t/150/I0000qiKn.g7SkMk.jpg)
Bronze Copper male Do...jpg
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![Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus) males have more evenly colored upper wings [June; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000qyQzHXac_aw/t/150/I0000qyQzHXac_aw.jpg)
Bronze Copper male Do...jpg
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![Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus) on Labrador Tea in a sphagnum moss/black spruce bog [May; Fond du Lac State Forest, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Aha26SlsyC8/t/150/I0000Aha26SlsyC8.jpg)
Brown Elfin (Callophr...jpg
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![Buckeye (Junonia coenia) is only a rare visitor in the North Woods [July 1; Hubbard County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000N04yKuUzAWQ/t/150/I0000N04yKuUzAWQ.jpg)
Buckeye (A) Junonia c...jpg
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![Butterflies take up nutrients from fairly fresh Timber Wolf scat. White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis), Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) and Northern Crescent (Phyciodes selenis) all participate [June 12; Ditchbanks, Fond du Lac State Forest, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uKWk1.v00J0/t/150/I0000uKWk1.v00J0.jpg)
Butterflies at wold s...jpg
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Butterfly_Scales SS.jpg
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![Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) [July 16; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gxeNEb307Ls/t/150/I0000gxeNEb307Ls.jpg)
Canadian Tiger Swallo...jpg
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![Soon after emergence in June, Canadian Tiger Swallowtails (Papilio canadensis) replenish fluids by drinking from spots of wet sand [June; Itasca County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000PKxxAfkyApc/t/150/I0000PKxxAfkyApc.jpg)
Canadian Tiger Swallo...jpg
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![Male Canadian Tiger Swallowtails (Papilio canadensis) gather to replenish fluids [June 26; Brule River landing, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gZ955btu_Tw/t/150/I0000gZ955btu_Tw.jpg)
Canadian Tiger Swallo...jpg
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![Clouded Sulphurs (Colias philodice) sometimes gather in large groups at dirt patches to take up minerals and liquid [August; Skogstjarna? Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000LVBTkp3Tkm4/t/150/I0000LVBTkp3Tkm4.jpg)
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![Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) [July 1; Hubbard County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ZWNEVCYOmVc/t/150/I0000ZWNEVCYOmVc.jpg)
Common Checkered-Skip...jpg
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![Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia) [June 12; Salt Lake, Minnesota-South Dakota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000u5zW1P18mRA/t/150/I0000u5zW1P18mRA.jpg)
Common Ringlet SS 192...jpg
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![Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) [July 6; Lima Grade, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uH_QVmgAfm8/t/150/I0000uH_QVmgAfm8.jpg)
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![Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) [July 6; Brule River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MawLqxpd3do/t/150/I0000MawLqxpd3do.jpg)
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![Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) [July 6; Brule River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000cy5iLTV5ttc/t/150/I0000cy5iLTV5ttc.jpg)
Common Roadside-Skipp...jpg
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![Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) [July; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Gdo6MwXoBg8/t/150/I0000Gdo6MwXoBg8.jpg)
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![Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) [July; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000AToVZv84Eig/t/150/I0000AToVZv84Eig.jpg)
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![Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus) [July 21; Hawk Ridge, Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uANsiA5aggw/t/150/I0000uANsiA5aggw.jpg)
Coral Hairstreak Saty...jpg
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Crescent, N (A) SS 51...jpg
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![Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas) in a black spruce/sphagnum moss bog [Fond du Lac State Forest, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000acV34N3NHXg/t/150/I0000acV34N3NHXg.jpg)
Dorcas Copper (A) SS.jpg
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![Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas) in a black spruce/sphagnum moss bog [Fond du Lac State Forest, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JQbHRESE3aw/t/150/I0000JQbHRESE3aw.jpg)
Dorcas Copper (B) SS.jpg
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![Note the bend at the "wrist" of the wing, the tiny white spot at the outer edge of the front wing and large gray patch at wrist that helds identify the Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnus icelus) [May 28; Fond du Lac State Forest, Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JAGDWGCFJ64/t/150/I0000JAGDWGCFJ64.jpg)
Dreamy Duskywing Eryn...jpg
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![Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) [August 6; St. Croix State Park, Pine County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000SZR2QDQBh.E/t/150/I0000SZR2QDQBh.E.jpg)
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![Edwards Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii) [July 1; Hubbard County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000sLbvKycSNYk/t/150/I0000sLbvKycSNYk.jpg)
Edwards Hairstreak Sa...jpg
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![European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) [June; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004b6cmZx4Sm4/t/150/I00004b6cmZx4Sm4.jpg)
European Skipper (Thy...jpg
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![Gray Comma (Polygonia progne) [July; Northern Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000higQ.rEFhy8/t/150/I0000higQ.rEFhy8.jpg)
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![This tawny form of the Great Spangled Fritillary has been called "Krautwurms Fritillary" [August; Hartley Field, Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xvBiDSl72Wk/t/150/I0000xvBiDSl72Wk.jpg)
Great Spangled Fritil...jpg
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![The Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius) is the only carnivorous butterfly in North America! The caterpillar feeds on wooly aphids. [July; BWCA Boundary Waters, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JbwKKev0KRo/t/150/I0000JbwKKev0KRo.jpg)
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![The Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius) is the only carnivorous butterfly in North America! The caterpillar feeds on wooly aphids. [July; BWCA Boundary Waters, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000z7sRhbbKUxw/t/150/I0000z7sRhbbKUxw.jpg)
Harvester on Towel SS...jpg
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![Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) [June; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ubXSBH.k3fY/t/150/I0000ubXSBH.k3fY.jpg)
Hobomok Skipper (A) S...jpg
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![Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) [June; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xXub9UJAqoY/t/150/I0000xXub9UJAqoY.jpg)
Hobomok Skipper (B) S...jpg
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![Note the dark veins that run through the hindwing orange patches on this Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) [June 17; Itasca County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000NIeMcJFF5w4/t/150/I0000NIeMcJFF5w4.jpg)
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![Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus) [June 15; Hubbard County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000WVZQMYLDVQI/t/150/I0000WVZQMYLDVQI.jpg)
Indian Skipper Hesper...jpg
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Indian Skipper Hubbar...jpg
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![Black Spruce bogs with sparse trees are home to Jutta Arctics (Oeneis jutta). They often perch head down on the trunks [June; Fond du Lac State Forest, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bfT6E9L8Uh0/t/150/I0000bfT6E9L8Uh0.jpg)
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![Black Spruce bogs with sparse trees are home to Jutta Arctics (Oeneis jutta). They often perch head down on the trunks [June; Fond du Lac State Forest, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000031xY9pD8WPw/t/150/I000031xY9pD8WPw.jpg)
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![Black Spruce bogs with sparse trees are home to Jutta Arctics (Oeneis jutta). They often perch head down on the trunks [June; Fond du Lac State Forest, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001G4L0.Rt6wo/t/150/I00001G4L0.Rt6wo.jpg)
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![Black Spruce bogs with sparse trees are home to Jutta Arctics (Oeneis jutta). They often perch head down on the trunks [June; Fond du Lac State Forest, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000YU2.7SVo91s/t/150/I0000YU2.7SVo91s.jpg)
Jutta Arctic (Oeneis ...jpg
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![Black Spruce bogs with sparse trees are home to Jutta Arctics (Oeneis jutta). They often perch head down on the trunks [June; Fond du Lac State Forest, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000f841D7jyI6k/t/150/I0000f841D7jyI6k.jpg)
Jutta Arctic (Oeneis ...jpg
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![Black Spruce bogs with sparse trees are home to Jutta Arctics (Oeneis jutta). They often perch head down on the trunks [June; Fond du Lac State Forest, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000qgZx5hu6Ang/t/150/I0000qgZx5hu6Ang.jpg)
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![Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) [July; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000EUMdjGzjYUo/t/150/I0000EUMdjGzjYUo.jpg)
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![Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) [July; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000linM5.Io82A/t/150/I0000linM5.Io82A.jpg)
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![Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) [June 27; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Tj7m9nk1Aow/t/150/I0000Tj7m9nk1Aow.jpg)
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![Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) [June 27; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008zXNupoy9V8/t/150/I00008zXNupoy9V8.jpg)
Least Skipper Ancylox...jpg
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![Long Dash (Polites mystic) [June; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JNouvG4EIno/t/150/I0000JNouvG4EIno.jpg)
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![Bronze Copper males have more evenly colored upper wings [June; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000vIKIuCKLGQo/t/150/I0000vIKIuCKLGQo.jpg)
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![Long Dash female (Polites mystic) on Red Clover [July 3; Duluth, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dl0fx6bBX9c/t/150/I0000dl0fx6bBX9c.jpg)
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![Long Dash female (Polites mystic) on Red Clover [July 3; Duluth, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000peYotE727dg/t/150/I0000peYotE727dg.jpg)
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![Long Dash female (Polites mystic) on Red Clover [July 3; Duluth, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ZT07K3Rys9w/t/150/I0000ZT07K3Rys9w.jpg)
Long Dash female Poli...jpg
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![Long Dash (Polites mystic) skippers can be quite variable in color; This is a very pale individual [June 30; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MEaVFpTs99E/t/150/I0000MEaVFpTs99E.jpg)
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![Long Dash female (Polites mystic) [June 29; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Jr6ToTX.B6Y/t/150/I0000Jr6ToTX.B6Y.jpg)
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![The undersides of a Meadow Fritillary are as beautiful as the upper sides [June 4; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000087RsrxBZaxY/t/150/I000087RsrxBZaxY.jpg)
Meadow Fritillary Dou...jpg
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![Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti) are named for an American lepidopterist from the 1820s [June 26; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000UpjLH8ibBOo/t/150/I0000UpjLH8ibBOo.jpg)
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![Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti) are named for an American lepidopterist from the 1820s [August 1; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008VyEK2d7EP4/t/150/I00008VyEK2d7EP4.jpg)
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![Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti) are named for an American lepidopterist from the 1820s [July 29; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000GCmfnu5fkag/t/150/I0000GCmfnu5fkag.jpg)
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![Monarchs migrate all the way to the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico to overwinter with millions of their own kind. Amazingly, it is the next generation that finds its way back north [July 29; Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008w90pvtQsXs/t/150/I00008w90pvtQsXs.jpg)
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![Monarchs migrate all the way to the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico to overwinter with millions of their own kind. Amazingly, it is the next generation that finds its way back north [July 29; Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008MllcQnrXeA/t/150/I00008MllcQnrXeA.jpg)
Monarch (B) SS 524_24...jpg
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![Monarchs (Danaus plexippus) migrate all the way to the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico to overwinter with millions of their own kind. Amazingly, it is the next generation that finds its way back north [August 10; Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000e7LVECD1x0k/t/150/I0000e7LVECD1x0k.jpg)
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![Monarch caterpillars grow fast on a diet of milkweed leaves [August 5; Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000LBwvHaxs5LQ/t/150/I0000LBwvHaxs5LQ.jpg)
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![One of the few butterflies to actually hibernate as adults, the Mourning Cloaks (Nymphalis antiopa) need to feed on sap from oozing maple trees to survive spring [Augus 27t; Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000cLsK_IQdvUw/t/150/I0000cLsK_IQdvUw.jpg)
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![One of the few butterflies to actually hibernate as adults, the Mourning Cloaks (Nymphalis antiopa) need to feed on sap from oozing maple trees to survive spring [August 27; Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000CSySKZv90UI/t/150/I0000CSySKZv90UI.jpg)
Mourning Cloak (B) SS...jpg
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![Mustard White (Pieris napi) has a spring form that shows gold-green outlining of the veins [May 26; Wisconsin Point, Superior, Wisconsin]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002nqBUCW497A/t/150/I00002nqBUCW497A.jpg)
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![Northern Crescent (Phyciodes selenis) [July; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000KG7yzVcD6Sg/t/150/I0000KG7yzVcD6Sg.jpg)
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![Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon) [June 25; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000tuaR94zvyBM/t/150/I0000tuaR94zvyBM.jpg)
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![Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon) [June 27; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000aCVoMJwOfSo/t/150/I0000aCVoMJwOfSo.jpg)
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![Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) [September 8; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000IDK4a.iAJng/t/150/I0000IDK4a.iAJng.jpg)
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![Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) [September; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zieL_WCnuJo/t/150/I0000zieL_WCnuJo.jpg)
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![The Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) is the most cosmopolitan butterfly in the world; It is found in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, India and Africa! [July; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Sto2Tvg2aQE/t/150/I0000Sto2Tvg2aQE.jpg)
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![The Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) is the most cosmopolitan butterfly in the world; It is found in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, India and Africa! [July; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000UhJPLnRAIUE/t/150/I0000UhJPLnRAIUE.jpg)
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![Note the single silver-pink spot on the underside of the hindwing that helps distinguish this Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior) from the similar Orange Sulphur [June 28; Hubbard County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000fviw84WR.Ik/t/150/I0000fviw84WR.Ik.jpg)
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![The undersides of the Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) are as colorful as its topside! [August; Chester Bowl, Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wNBZb0oTjNc/t/150/I0000wNBZb0oTjNc.jpg)
Red Admiral underside...jpg
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![Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) [June 8; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000KvRq88FHpw8/t/150/I0000KvRq88FHpw8.jpg)
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![Red-disked Alpine Erebia discoidalis [May 23; Sax-Zim Bog, St. Louis County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gyPCQcNbRhg/t/150/I0000gyPCQcNbRhg.jpg)
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