Butterflies Occurring in Putnam County, Tennessee: Snouts, Monarchs, Fritillaries, Checkerspots, Crescents, and Anglewings
If the common and scientific names below are followed by an asterisk, a photograph of the species is placed after the list; two asterisks indicate two photographs, etc. All photographs are from sites in Putnam County, Tennessee.
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
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| Adult below, photographed near City Lake 29 June 2006; photo SJS. |
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
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| Adult below, photographed at City Lake 4 August 2007; photo SJS. |
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| Male above, photographed in western Putnam County 15 September 2001; photo Carol D. Williams. |
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
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| Adult below, photographed in Cane Creek Park 4 October 2001; photo SJS. |
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| Adult above, photographed near City Lake 14 October 2007; photo SJS. |
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
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| Adult above, photographed at Shipley Farm 17 October 2001; photo SJS |
Diana Fritillary (Speyeria diana)
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| Adult male above, photographed near City Lake 9 July 2003; photo SJS |
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
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| Adult above, photographed near City Lake 2 August 2002; photo SJS. |
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| Adult below, photographed near City Lake 3 August 2002; photo SJS. |
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
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| Adult above, photographed 28 August 2007 at City Lake; photo SJS. |
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| Adult below, photographed in western Putnam Co. 11 May 2002; photo SJS. |
Pearl Crescent (Phycoides tharus)
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| Copulating adults above, photographed near City Lake fall 2001; photo SJS. |
Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)
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| Adult above, photographed on Spring Creek Rd. 8 May 2003; photo SJS. |
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
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| Adult above, photographed in Cane Creek Park 3 October 2001; photo SJS. |
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
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| Adult below, photographed near City Lake 8 September 2002; photo SJS. |
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
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| Adult below, photographed near City Lake 14 September 2002; photo SJS. |
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| Adult above, photographed near City Lake 25 August 2002; photo SJS. |
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