home

brush-footed butterflies

family Nymphalidae

Member of butterflies (superfamily Papilionoidea)
butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)


photo
checkerspots
tribe Melitaeini
photo
ladies and related admirals
genus Vanessa
photo
gray buckeye
Junonia grisea
california ringlet
Coenonympha california ssp. california
  • Per Art Shapiro and the iNaturalist range maps, this is the only central California subspecies west of the Sierras.
photo
california tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
photo
common wood-nymph
Cercyonis pegala
monarch
Danaus plexippus
  • Danaus gilippus is very rarely seen, but many of these are believed to be escapees from butterfly houses

19 observed taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 141 (129 are research grade)

Locations:

Months:

For more details, use advanced search.


Taxon info: iNaturalistBugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist