Presentation created by Tracy Trimpe

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Brushfooted Part 1(Family Nymphalidae)

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unless otherwise noted.
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American Lady
Top Inner mark orange Bottom Large eyespots
Caterpillars http//www.terrain.org/articles/18/h
illson.htm
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Painted Lady
Top Inner white marks
Bottom
Small eyespots
Caterpillar http//www.thebutterflysite.com/creat
e-butterfly-garden.shtml
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Buckeye
Large eyespots on upper side
Caterpillar http//www.thebutterflysite.com/creat
e-butterfly-garden.shtml
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Great-Spangled Fritillary
Large butterflies that fly very fast Have a light
band near edge of wings
Caterpillar http//www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/eco
logy/quickidcaterpillars.htm
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Regal Fritillary
Endangered butterfly in Illinois Similar to
great-spangled, but with more white on undersides
and white on top hindwings
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Pearl Crescent
Long forewings Curly patterns in black lines
near body
Caterpillars http//www.chias.org/online/thebutte
rflylab/fieldguide/native.html
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Quiz Time
6 ButterfliesA - F
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Identify each butterfly.
American LadyPainted LadyPearl
CrescentBuckeyeRegal FritillaryGreat-spangled
Fritillary
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American Lady
Painted Lady
Pearl Crescent
THE ANSWERS ARE
Buckeye
Regal Fritillary
Great-spangled Fritillary