List of U.S. state butterflies
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This is a list of official U.S. state butterflies:[1]
State | State butterfly | Image |
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Alabama | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | |
Arizona | Two-tailed Swallowtail | |
California | California Dogface Butterfly | |
Colorado | Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly | |
Delaware | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | |
Florida | Zebra Longwing | |
Georgia | Tiger swallowtail | |
Idaho | Monarch Butterfly | |
Illinois | Monarch Butterfly | |
Kentucky | Viceroy Butterfly | |
Maryland | Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly | |
Minnesota | Monarch Butterfly | |
Mississippi | Spicebush Swallowtail | |
Montana | Mourning cloak | |
New Hampshire | Karner Blue (Lycaeides melissa, subspecies samuelis) | |
Oklahoma | Black Swallowtail | |
Oregon | Oregon Swallowtail (State insect) | |
South Carolina | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | |
Tennessee | Zebra Swallowtail | |
Texas | Monarch Butterfly (State insect) | |
Vermont | Monarch Butterfly | |
Virginia | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | |
West Virginia | Monarch Butterfly |
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[edit] References
- ^ Official State Butterflies, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.