Butterflies of Furman University's Insect Collection

Click on any of these names to see a photo of a representative specimen.

These images represent a very small fraction of the butterflies currently held in the collection. Most were produced by direct scanning, using a Hewlett-Packard Scanjet 4p flatbed scanner.

Family Hesperiidae

Pyrrhopyge araxes arizonae (Dull Firetip)
Epargyreus clarus (Silver-spotted Skipper)
Urbanus proteus (Long-tailed Skipper)
Achalarus lyciades (Hoary Edge)
Phocides pygmalion okeechobee (Mangrove Skipper)
Staphylus hayhurstii (Hayhurst's Scallopwing)

Family Papilionidae

Eurytides marcellus (Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly)
Pterourus glaucus glaucus (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly)

Family Pieridae

Nathalis iole (Dainty Sulphur)
Abaeis nicippe (Sleepy Sulphur)
Pyrisitia l. lisa (Little Sulphur)
Phoebis sennae eubule (Cloudless Sulphur)
Colias p. philodice (Clouded Sulphur)
Colias eurytheme (Orange Sulphur, male)
Colias eurytheme (Orange sulphur, melanoid female)
Colias eurytheme (Orange Sulphur, albinoid female)
Colias a. alexandra (Ultraviolet Sulphur)
Eurema daira (Daira Sulphur)
Anthocharis pima (Desert Orange Tip)
Anthocharis sara stella (Western Orange Tip)
Paramidea midea annickae (Falcate Orange Tip)
Neophasia menapia (Pine White)
Pontia sisymbrii (Spring White)
Pontia protodice (Checkered White, male)
Pontia protodice (Checkered White, female)
Pontia o. occidentalis (Peak White)
Euchloe olympia (Olympia Marble)
Euchloe ausonides coloradensis (Dappled Marble)
Ascia monuste phileta (Southern White)
Pieris virginiensis (Diffuse-veined White)
Pieris napi oleracea (Sharp-veined White)
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White)

Family Nymphalidae

Speyeria nokomis apacheana (Nokomis Fritillary Butterfly)
Basilarchia arthemis astyanax (Red-spotted Purple Butterfly)
Basilarchia arthemis arthemis (White Admiral Butterfly)
Basilarchia weidemeyerii oberfoellii (Weidemeyer's Admiral Butterfly)
Basilarchia lorquini burrisoni (Lorquin's Admiral Butterfly)
Agraulis vanillae nigrior (Gulf Fritillary Butterfly)
Adelpha bredowii californica (California Sister Butterfly)
Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak Butterfly)
Nymphalis californica californica (California Tortoiseshell Butterfly)
Anartia jatrophae guantanamo (White Peacock Butterfly)

Family Heliconiidae

Heliconius charitonius tuckeri (Zebra Longwing Butterfly)

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