The Beauty of Butterflies

Butterflies Bring Joy To Our Families, Children and Loved Ones.

They are remarkably beautiful, precious and some are very rare. We are lucky to share this world with our beautiful winged friends.

In the United States there are approximately 750 species of butterflies and throughout the world there are approximately 17,500 species of butterflies.

Butterflies are currently, with some arguments, placed into the following six families:

Hesperiidae. Known as "Skippers," containing relatively small, fast-flying species. About 3,000 worldwide species.
Lycaenidae. Blues, Hairstreaks and Coppers. Colors and patterns of sexes often differ. Over 5,000 world species.
Nymphalidae. Known as "Brush-footed" butterflies, contains many subfamilies. There are some 5,000 worldwide species.
Papilionidae. Known as "Swallowtail, butterflies, most species have prominent "tails." Some 600 species in the world.
Pieridae. Known as "Yellows and Whites, they have those colors predominantly. More than 1,000 worldwide species.
Riodinidae. Known as metalmarks, are sometimes placed in the Family Lycaenidae. About 1,000 species in the world.