To celebrate this, his 200th post, Johnny has drummed up a list of the Top 200 Butterflies… of the World!
This list represents a wide array of butterflies from different families, habitats, and regions around the world. It’s a glimpse into the incredible diversity of butterfly species that grace our planet.
200. Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides)
199. Julia Longwing (Dryas iulia)
198. Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia)
197. Mangrove Skipper (Phocides pigmalion)
196. Monk Skipper (Asbolis capucinus)
195. Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
194. Florida White (Appias drusilla)
193. Little Sulphur (Eurema lisa)
192. Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia)
191. Yellow-angled Sulphur (Anteos maerula)
190. Giant Sulphur (Phoebis sennae marcellina)
189. Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
188. Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)
187. Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
186. Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
185. Apricot Sulphur (Phoebis argante)
184. Statira Sulphur (Aphrissa statira)
183. White-angled Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
182. Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)
181. Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
180. Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
179. Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise)
178. Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa)
177. Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
176. Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
175. Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
174. Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
173. Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
172. Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
171. Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
170. Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
169. Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)
168. Becker’s White (Pontia beckerii)
167. Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
166. Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
165. Gray Marble (Euchloe olympia)
164. Pima Orangetip (Anthocharis pima)
163. Desert Orangetip (Anthocharis cethura)
162. Sleepy Orangetip (Euchloe naina)
161. Southwestern Orangetip (Anthocharis sara thoosa)
160. Mexican Orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa)
159. Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis stella)
158. Sara Orangetip (Anthocharis sara)
157. Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)
156. Florida White (Appias drusilla)
155. Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)
154. West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)
153. Mustard White (Pieris napi)
152. African Common White (Belenois creona)
151. African Veined White (Belenois gidica)
150. Bath White (Pontia daplidice)
149. Caper White (Belenois aurota)
148. Pioneer (Belenois aurota)
147. Striped Albatross (Appias libythea)
146. Plain Puffin (Appias indra)
145. White Orange Tip (Ixias marianne)
144. Yellow Orange Tip (Ixias pyrene)
143. Great Orange Tip (Hebomoia glaucippe)
142. Lesser Albatross (Appias wardii)
141. Common Albatross (Appias albina)
140. Chocolate Albatross (Appias lyncida)
139. Lemon Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona)
138. Mottled Emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe)
137. Orange Emigrant (Catopsilia scylla)
136. Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne)
135. Apollo (Parnassius apollo)
134. Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena)
133. Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)
132. Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
131. Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi)
130. Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)
129. Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta)
128. Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius)
127. Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)
126. Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)
125. Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)
124. False Heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina)
123. Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis)
122. Large Blue (Phengaris arion)
121. Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus)
120. Mountain Clouded Yellow (Colias phicomone)
119. Scotch Argus (Erebia aethiops)
118. Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
117. Grayling (Hipparchia semele)
116. Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera)
115. Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia)
114. Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
113. Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterus morpheus)
112. Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon)
111. Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
110. Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages)
109. Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae)
108. Wood White (Leptidea sinapis)
107. Mountain Ringlet (Erebia epiphron)
106. Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina)
105. Large Copper (Lycaena dispar)
104. Chalkhill Blue (Polyommatus coridon)
103. Brown Argus (Aricia agestis)
102. Black Hairstreak (Satyrium pruni)
101. Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia)
100. Map Butterfly (Araschnia levana)
99. Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi)
98. Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)
97. Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
96. Nettle-tree Butterfly (Libythea celtis)
95. Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena)
94. Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)
93. Common Map (Cyrestis thyodamas)
92. Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace)
91. Clipper (Parthenos sylvia)
90. Common Mormon (Papilio polytes)
89. Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon)
88. Cruiser (Vindula arsinoe)
87. Common Glider (Neptis sappho)
86. Emperor Swallowtail (Papilio ophidicephalus)
85. African Leaf Butterfly (Kallimoides rumia)
84. Soldier Pansy (Junonia terea)
83. Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya)
82. Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta)
81. African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus)
80. Forest Queen (Euxanthe wakefieldi)
79. African Swallowtail (Papilio dardanus)
78. Common Sailer (Neptis hylas)
77. Evening Brown (Melanitis leda)
76. Yamfly (Loxura atymnus)
75. Common Crow (Euploea core)
74. Cruiser (Vindula dejone)
73. Common Jay (Graphium doson)
72. Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
71. Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus)
70. Glassy Blue Tiger (Ideopsis vulgaris)
69. Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae)
68. Malabar Tree Nymph (Idea malabarica)
67. White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
66. Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
65. Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima)
64. Sara Longwing (Heliconius sara)
63. Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa)
62. Varied Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
61. Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis a. astyanax)
60. Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
59. Skipperling (Copaeodes minima)
58. Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
57. Common Jezebel (Delias eucharis)
56. Painted Jezebel (Delias hyparete)
55. Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
54. Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus)
53. Dark Green Fritillary (Speyeria aglaja)
52. Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)
51. Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)
50. American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
49. White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album)
48. European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
47. American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
46. Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
45. Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
44. Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)
43. Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
42. Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
41. White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis)
40. Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
39. Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
38. Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
37. Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
36. Diana Fritillary (Speyeria diana)
35. Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
34. Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
33. Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
32. Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
31. Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
30. Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
29. Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
28. Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
27. Queen Butterfly (Danaus gilippus)
26. Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
25. Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
24. Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
23. Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
22. Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
21. Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
20. Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
19. Small White (Pieris rapae)
18. Large White (Pieris brassicae)
17. Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
16. Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
15. Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
14. Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
13. Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
12. Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album)
11. Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
10. Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
9. Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
8. Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
7. Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
6. Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
5. Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
4. Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
3. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
2. Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
1. Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
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