Butterflies & Moths
Order Lepidoptera
809 speciesKnown for their large, often colorful wings covered in tiny scales. Lepidoptera undergo complete metamorphosis through egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages.
Species in this Order
Yam Hawk Moth
Theretra oldenlandiae
A widespread tropical hawk moth with olive-brown forewings and contrasting dark and light lateral bo...
Yellow Glassy Tiger
Parantica aspasia
A delicate danainae butterfly with semi-transparent wings marked with black veins and margins and pa...
Yucca Giant-Skipper
Megathymus yuccae
One of North America's largest skippers with dark wings spotted in yellow-orange. Its massive caterp...
Zanzibar Blue Butterfly
Uranothauma crawshayi
A delicate blue butterfly found on Zanzibar and coastal East Africa. Males have shimmering blue uppe...
Zebra Longwing
Heliconius charithonia
A neotropical butterfly with elongated jet-black wings bearing bold pale yellow stripes. It is unusu...
Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus
A pale greenish-white swallowtail with bold black stripes and very long hindwing tails. Its striking...
Zegris eupheme
Zegris eupheme
A white butterfly with orange wingtip patches found in steppe grasslands from Spain to Central Asia....
Zela Metalmark
Emesis zela
A small butterfly with rust-brown wings marked with fine dark lines and subtle metallic scaling. It ...
Zodiac Moth
Alcides metaurus
A spectacular day-flying moth with iridescent green and black wings resembling a swallowtail butterf...