Mammoth Cave Area Insects and Spiders
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  • Butterflies
    • American snout
    • Cabbage white
    • Carolina satyr
    • Checkered white
    • Monarch
    • Summer azure
    • Swallowtail, E tiger
    • Swallowtail, pipevine
    • Swallowtail, zebra
  • Moths
    • Mournful Thyris Moth
  • Bees
    • Common eastern bumblebee
  • Flies
    • Greater Bee Fly

Butterflies
(click on species names to see individual pages)



There are over 18,000 butterfly species worldwide. These diurnal insects are characterized by four brightly-colored wings. Many species migrate long distances. For more information on this group of insects, click here.
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​American Snout - (Libytheana carinenta)

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​Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)

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Checkered White
 
(Pontia protodice)
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Monarch​ (Danaus plexippus)

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​Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)

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Swallowtail, eastern tiger (Papilio glaucus)

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​Swallowtail, pipevine (Battus philenor)



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​Swallowtail, zebra  (Eurytides marcellus)​

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