Butterflies

of Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties

South Florida, which lies roughly south of Lake Okeechobee, is subtropical and unlike any other region of the mainland U.S. Rated zones 10 and 11 for plant hardiness, temperate and tropical species of plants and animals live here, including butterflies and moths.

Swallowtails

  • Polydamas Swallowtail
  • Black Swallowtail
  • Giant Swallowtail
  • Schaus’ Swallowtail
  • Bahamian Swallowtail
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
  • Palamedes Swallowtail

Whites and Sulphurs

  • Florida White
  • Checkered White
  • Great Southern White
  • Cloudless Sulphur
  • Orange-barred Sulphur
  • Large Orange Sulphur
  • Statira Sulphur
  • Pink-spot Sulphur
  • Lyside Sulphur
  • Barred Yellow
  • Little Yellow
  • Mimosa Yellow
  • Dina Yellow
  • Sleepy Orange
  • Dainty Sulphur

Gossamer-wing Butterflies

Hairstreaks

  • Atala
  • Amethyst Hairstreak
  • Silver-banded Hairstreak
  • Gray Hairstreak
  • Martial Scrub-Hairstreak
  • Bartram’s Scrub-Hairstreak
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
  • Fulvous Hairstreak
  • Red-banded Hairstreak
  • Gray Ministreak
Miami Blue. Michelle Wisniewski, photographer.

Blues

  • Eastern Pygmy-Blue
  • Cassius Blue
  • Miami Blue
  • Nickerbean Blue
  • Ceraunus Blue

Metalmark

  • Little Metalmark

Brush-foot Butterflies

Heliconians

  • Gulf Fritillary
  • Julia Heliconian
  • Zebra Heliconian
  • Variegated Fritillary

Crescents

  • Cuban Crescent
  • Phaon Crescent
  • Pearl Crescent

Ladies

  • American Lady
  • Painted Lady
  • Red Admiral

Buckeyes and Peacock

  • Common Buckeye
  • Mangrove Buckeye
  • Tropical Buckeye
  • White Peacock

Malachite and Viceroy

  • Malachite
  • Viceroy

“Wings”

  • Dingy Purplewing
  • Florida Purplewing
  • Ruddy Daggerwing
  • Florida Leafwing

Satyr

  • Georgia Satyr

Monarchs

  • Monarch
  • Queen
  • Soldier

Skippers

Spread-wing Skippers

  • Mangrove Skipper
    Hammock Skipper
    Long-tailed Skipper
    Dorantes Longtail
    Florida Duskywing
    Horace’s Duskywing
    Zarucco Duskywing
    Common/White Checkered-Skipper
    Tropical Checkered-Skipper

Grass Skippers

  • Three-spotted Skipper
    Clouded Skipper
    Least Skipper
    Southern Skipperling
    Fiery Skipper
    Baracoa Skipper
    Whirlabout
    Southern Broken-Dash
    Sachem
    Delaware Skipper
    Aaron’s Skipper
    Palmetto Skipper
    Palatka Skipper
    Berry’s Skipper
    Monk Skipper
    Eufala Skipper
    Twin-spot Skipper
    Brazilian Skipper
    Salt Marsh Skipper
    Obscure Skipper
    Ocola Skipper