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Butterfly and Moth Lifecycles

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Click on butterfly name link to visit a page with photographs of the lifecycle of each specific species.

With most species, lifecycle photos include:
Egg, young (early instar) & older (later instar) larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis or cocoon), and adult moth or butterfly.

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) drinks nectar from Cosmos.
Buckeye Butterfly Junonia coenia	Cecropia Moth Hyalophora cecropia

Atala Butterfly Eumaeus atala	Barred Yellow Eurema daira

Blinded Sphinx Moth Paonias excaecata	Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus

Ceraunus Blue Butterfly Hemiargus ceraunus	Queen Butterfly Danaus gilippus

Great Southern White Butterfly Ascia monuste	Queen Butterfly Danaus gilippus

Tropical Checkered Skipper Butterfly Pyrgus oileus	Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly Phoebis sennae

Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio polyxenes	Gaint Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio cresphontes

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly Agraulis vanillae	Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus

Question Mark Butterfly Polygonia interrogationis	Red Admiral Butterfly Vanessa atalanta

Gray Hairstreak Butterfly Strymon melinus	x Butterfly x

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio glaucus	Viceroy Butterfly Limenitis archippus

Io Moth Automeris io	American Painted Lady Butterfly Vanessa virginiensis

Gold Rim (Polydamas) Swallowtail Butterfly Battus polydamus	Hackberry Emperor Butterfly Celtis laevigata

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For permission to use any photo, please contact Edith Smith at Shady Oak Butterfly Farm.

Email edith@buyabutterfly.com
Shady Oak Butterfly Farm Toll free 877-485-2458 12876 SW CR 231 Brooker, Fl 32622 Stephen & Edith Smith

Located 45 minutes from the Butterfly Rainforest Exhibit at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida