Content tagged with "Butterflies and Moths"

Clouded Sulphur

Colias philodice

The word “butterfly” probably originated because of the yellow color of European sulphurs. The clouded sulphur (also known as the common sulphur) is one of our most common butterflies, flying low over fields and lawns.

Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae

This is the large yellow butterfly you see flying rapidly in a southeasterly direction in late summer and fall: They’re migrating!

Clover Looper

Caenurgina crassiuscula

Loopers are named for their caterpillars, which are inchworms that “walk” by “looping” their bodies. This species eats clover.

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

One of Missouri’s prettiest butterflies doesn’t overwinter here. Instead, migrants arrive in late spring and early summer.

Common Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus communis

The white and black checkered pattern makes this a simple identification; it’s the only checkered skipper in Missouri.

Delaware Skipper

Anatrytone logan

The undersides of the wings of this common Missouri skipper are solid orange. The larvae eat grasses.

Eastern Dobsonfly (Hellgrammite)

Corydalus cornutus

The adults are huge, mothlike, with large wings and a weak, fluttery flight. The fiercely predaceous aquatic larvae, called hellgrammites, are well-known to anglers, who often use them as bait.