Butterflies ... and a few moths

Photographing butterflies is akin to photographing birds only harder because they're smaller and tend to flit and flutter more. That said, occasionally I've been fortunate enough to capture a few of these fluttery critters while they were still for a few seconds. Of course, once I have the photo, I'm then obsessed with identifying the type of butterfly. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Butterflies seems to do a pretty good job of including most butterflies we've encountered though it's sometimes a tedious process. There are several local websites that help as well. By the way, if you notice an error, please let me know so I can correct it. I'm definitely a novice at this. I've posted even the ones we can't identify with the location where they were photographed. (Thanks to Tim in Wisconsin for helping identify some of these!)

Click on an image to enlarge it, then hover over it to see its name.