Key for Identification of Howard County Butterflies

True butterflies, skippers, and moths are in the order Lepidoptera. Only true butterflies are treated here. Use the main pages to determine the family. (Click the picture to enlarge.) Links to the page(s) with detailed views of species are under each family photo have dorsal or ventral views or both.

Use the closeup photographs to determine the species. (For more photos of each species, go to Howard County Bird Club Butterfly Photo Gallery.)