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Beautiful Butterflies
You Might Commonly See In Your Yard
Or Garden
By LILLY PALTSEV
Spangled Fritillary
These butterflies thrive during summer in moist areas like fields, pastures, and prairies. They are commonly found in eastern North America
and California.
They have orange wings with dark patterns and beige-white trim. Their favorite nectar sources include coneflowers, milkweed, thistles, bergamot, red clovers, and mountain laurels.
Weidemeyer's Admiral
With large jet-black wings, vivid white spots, and orange accents, this butterfly is breathtaking. It’s an at-risk species in Canada but thrives in the U.S.
From Montana to New Mexico and west to California, Weidemeyer's Admirals frequent forests and aspen groves to feed on tree sap and visit rural residential areas for flower nectar.
Tiger Swallowtail
These yellow butterflies with black stripes and orange and blue specks are found across the U.S. and Canada. They thrive in forests during spring and summer.
Varieties of tiger swallowtails have subtle visual differences. They are often seen in gardens with thriving flowers and love black cherry trees, much like many bird species.
Black Swallowtail
Found across North America, the butterfly is mainly black with yellow, orange, red, and blue markings and can be spotted in meadows, forests, and backyards.
Especially common east of the Rockies, black swallowtails love colorful flowers like zinnias and purple coneflowers. As caterpillars, they are particularly drawn to parsley plants.
Juniper Hairstreak
Known for shiny green wings with rust-red contrasts, these butterflies are found all over the U.S., excellent at camouflage, and attracted to eastern red cedars.
They favor flowers like milkweed, winter cress, butterfly weed, and white sweet clover. Try planting some varieties of milkweed to attract these gorgeous flutterers.