Sanctuary of Wings

Popular butterflies

• Aglais urticaeSmall Tortoiseshell
• Danaus plexippusMonarch
• Pyronia tithonusGatekeeper
• Polygonia c-albumComma
• Phengaris alconAlcon blue
• Thecla betulaeBrown Hairstreak
• Parnassius apolloApollo
• Vanessa carduiPainted Lady
• Anthocharis cardaminesOrange tip
• Eumedonia eumedonGeranium argus
• Nymphalis polychlorosLarge tortoiseshell
• Pieris brassicaeLarge white

Families

• FamilyNymphalidae56 species
• FamilyLycaenidae34 species
• FamilyPieridae15 species
• FamilyPapilionidae13 species
• FamilyHesperiidae12 species
• FamilyRiodinidae1 species

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Latest updates

• Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus): yellow stripes and a black femaleNov 2, 2026
• Ilex hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis): oak woods and orange-marked wingsNov 1, 2026
• Bath White (Pontia daplidice): a rare migrant white of hot, open groundOct 31, 2026
• Heath fritillary (Melitaea athalia): the woodman's followerOct 30, 2026
• Clouded apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne): the white Apollo of Corydalis meadowsOct 30, 2026
• Glasswing butterfly (Greta oto): the clearwing of the American tropicsOct 28, 2026
• Pearly heath (Coenonympha arcania): a white-banded heath of Europe's dry grasslandsOct 27, 2026
• Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia): range, host plants and flight periodOct 26, 2026