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Discover & Identify Butterflies at the Cincinnati Zoo!
Use our Butterfly ID tool to identify the stunning butterflies you spot at the Cincinnati Zoo’s Butterfly Aviary. With just a few clicks, you can match colors, wing patterns, and species to learn more about these beautiful creatures. Explore, engage, and deepen your appreciation for nature’s most delicate wonders! 🌿🦋
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Agraulis vanillae | Gulf Fritillary | Photo, by Christina Butler |
| Archaeoprepona demophon | King Prepona | Photo, by Francisco Alba |
| Archaeoprepona meander | Meander Prepona | Photo, by Philippe Boissel |
| Archeoprepona omphale | Prepona Omphale | Photo, by Celle Söderberg |
| Biblis hyperia | Crimson-banded Black | Photo, by Alex Popovkin |
| Callicore pitheas | Two-eyed Eighty-eight | Photo, by Susan Hengeveld |
| Catonephele numilia | Stoplight | Photo, by Pavel Kirillov |
| Chlosyne janais | Crimson Patch | Photo, by Pavel Kirillov |
| Colobura dirce | Dirce Beauty | Photo, by S. Rae |
| Dione juno | Juno Longwing | Photo, by Charles J. Sharp |
| Dryadula phaetusa | Orange Tiger | Photo, by Charles J. Sharp |
| Dryas iulia | Julia Butterfly | Photo, by Charles J. Sharp |
| Eryphanis polyxena | Purple Mort Bleu | Photo, by Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova |
| Eueides aliphera | Juliette Butterfly | Photo, by Melissa McMasters |
| Eueides isabella | Isabella Tiger | Photo, by Anne Toal |
| Greta nero | Nero Glasswing | Photo, by Alexey Yakovlev |
| Hamadryas amphinome | Red Cracker | Photo, by Bernard Dupont |
| Hamadryas arinome | Turquoise Cracker | Photo, by Alexey Yakovlev |
| Hamadryas februa | Gray Cracker | Photo, by Antonio Machado |
| Hamadryas feronia | Variable Cracker | Photo, by Dick Culbert |
| Hamadryas guatemalena | Guatemalen Cracker | Photo, by Francisco Farriols Sarabia |
| Hamadryas laodamia | Starry Cracker | Photo, by Thomas Bresson |
| Heliconius atthis | False Zebra Longwing | Photo, by Alexey Yakovlev |
| Heliconius charitonia | Zebra Longwing Butterfly | Photo, by Charles J. Sharp |
| Heliconius clysonymus | Yellow Longwing | Photo, by Charles J. Sharp |
| Heliconius cydno | Cydno Longwing | Photo, by Andrew Cannizzaro |
| Heliconius doris | Doris Longwing | Photo, by David J. Stang |
| Heliconius eleuchia | Large Eleuchia | Photo, by Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova |
| Heliconius erato | Red Postman | Photo, by Greg Hume |
| Heliconius hecale | Hecale Longwing | Photo, by Diego Delso |
| Heliconius hecalesia | Spotted Longwing | Photo, by Gordon E. Robertson |
| Heliconius hewitsoni | Hewitson’s Longwing | Photo, by Quartl |
| Heliconius hortense | Large Postman | Photo, by Gail Hampshire |
| Heliconius ismenius | Ismenius Tiger | Photo, by Tony Hisgett |
| Heliconius melpomene | Passion Flower Butterfly | Photo, by Alexey Yakovlev |
| Heliconius numata | Numata Longwing | Photo, by Greg Hume |
| Heliconius sapho | Sapho Longwing | Photo, by Alexey Yakovlev |
| Heliconius sara | Sara Longwing | Photo, by Pavel Kirillov |
| Heliconius telesiphe | Telesiphe Longwing | Photo, by Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova |
| Ithomia heraldica | Heraldica Clearwing | Photo, by Jan Ebr |
| Junonia coenia | Common Buckeye | Photo, by Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova |
| Lycorea cleobaea | Tiger Butterfly | Photo, by Michael Barera |
| Mechanitis menapis | Menapis Tigerwing | Photo, by Alexey Yakovlev |
| Mechanitis polymnia | Tigerwing | Photo, by Michal Lojka |
| Memphis nobilis | Noble Leafwing | Photo, by Hectonichus |
| Methona confusa | Giant Glasswing | Photo, by Don Henise |
| Morpho amathonte | Amathonte Morpho | Photo, by Alexey Yakovlev |
| Morpho granadensis | Granada Morpho | Photo, by Tubifex |
| Morpho peleides | Peleides Blue Morpho | Photo, by Pavel Kirillov |
| Morpho polyphemus | White Morpho | Photo, by Tim Strater |
| Myscelia cyaniris | Whitened Bluewing | Photo, by David J. Stang |
| Myscelia ethusa | Mexican Bluewing | Photo, by Anne Toal |
| Papilio glaucus | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Photo, by Derek Ramsey |
| Papilio troilus | Spicebush Swallowtail | Photo, by Greg Hume |
| Parides arcas | Caribbean Duskywing | Photo, by Wes Gapp |
| Parides childrenae | Green-celled Cattleheart | Photo, by Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova |
| Parides iphidamas | Transandean Cattleheart | Photo, by Diego Delso |
| Parides photinus | Pink-spotted Cattleheart | Photo, by D. Gordon E. Robertson |
| Philaethria dido | Dido Longwing | Photo, by Cyndy Sims Parr |
| Phoebis argante | Apricot Sulphur | Photo, by Charles J. Sharp |
| Phoebis philea | Orange-barred Sulphur | Photo, by Greg Hume |
| Phoebis sennae | Cloudless Sulphur | Photo, by Charles J. Sharp |
| Prepona laertes | Shaded-blue Leafwing | Photo, by Calle Söderberg |
| Siproeta epaphus | Rusty-tipped Butterfly | Photo, by Dick Culbert |
| Siproeta stelenes | Malachite | Photo, by Anne Toal |
| Tithorea harmonia | Harmonia Tiger | Photo, by Gail Hampshire |
| Tithorea tarricina | Tarricina Longwing | Photo, by Nasser Halaweh |