A Cabbage White Butterfly samples nectar from a fall flower. A second Cabbage White feeds below. Note the identifying black spot and streak on the top of the wing. These white butterflies are among the most common ones seen in Indiana.
A Buckeye Butterfly looks for food in the grass. These beautiful butterflies are named for the "eyes" that have developed on their wings to frighten away predators who mistake them for real eyes of a much larger animal.
A Pearl Crescent Butterfly rests in the grass while contemplating its next move. Note the striped antenna stalks.
A Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly feeds on a flower. The white mark on the bottom of the wing is a key identifying mark.
This is a Fiery Skipper Butterfly. This butterfly is commonly found from the Southern United States south through the West Indies and Central American to Argentina. It cannot survive harsh winters. Some may stray north each summer, but will not survive the northern winter.
A Variegated Fritillary Butterfly gives us a fine display of its wing pattern.
This Monarch Butterfly is the last of several generations who have successively grown and died through the Indiana summer. It will fly to Mexico for the winter, to return next spring and lay eggs for the first generation of the 2008 season.