Butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies, moths and other insects make such delicate and beautiful subjects, and often a little more cooperative than birds. Though we are neophytes in the realm of identification, it is a fascinating study. Some of the photos below may have been edited for aesthetics, including color alteration in some cases (but not of the bug itself). If anything is labeled "???" or you see a misidentification, please send me an email!

If you are interested in butterflies in Georgia, you will love Jim Flynn's Georgia Butterflies Website , with an extensive collection of awesome photos of these winged wonders, organized by county or species. This is a powerful tool for helping to identify butterflies and skippers because the website's extensive library shows the great variation in appearance that a field guide alone cannot match. Giff Beaton has organized a similar page for identifying Georgia Dragonflies ; be sure to pick up a copy of his new book, Dragonflies and Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast. Recommended Butterfly books include Butterflies of the East Coast by Rick Chech and Guy Tudor, and Butterflies through Binoculars (Eastern) by Jeffrey Glassberg; you may also be interested in Caterpillars of Eastern North America, by David L. Wagner.

   View MANY more photos of bugs taken in Georgia by visiting:
          Rachel Cass's Dragonflies and Damselflies Flickr Page
                                                       and
                   Rachel Cass's Butterflies and Moths Flickr Page

COPYRIGHT NOTICE: All photos and other content on this website are the exclusive property of Ken Blankenship (KB) and Rachel Cass (RC), unless otherwise credited. Unauthorized use and reproduction is strictly prohibited; you can usually obtain friendly permission to use images by sending me an email.


                      
Baltimore Checkerspot              Luna Moth              Northern Pearly-eye
       Cobb County                    Cobb County                Rabun County
            by RC                                by RC                           by RC
 
                                                      
 Zebra Longwing                  Cassius Blue                     Great Southern White          Ebony Jewelwing      Great Spangled Fritillary
Chatham County               Chatham County                     Chatham County                  Cobb County                Rabun County
 by Rachel Cass                         by RC                                        by RC                              by RC                            by RC

                                              
 Red Admiral         Diana (female)                       Queen                      Rambur's Forktail     Broad-winged   Spicebush Swallowtail      
Carroll County        White County          Jekyll Island, Glynn County     Richmond County         Skipper         Clarke County
     by KB                      by KB                                by RC                              by RC               Richmond Co.       by KB
                                                                                                                                                      by RC

                                                     
Eastern Tiger             Sleepy Orange,             Carolina                 Blue                 Palamedes         Green Comma
 Swallowtail             Cloudless Sulphur         Saddlebags            Dasher               Swallowtail          Rabun County
Bartow County            Macon County           McIntosh Co.        McIntosh Co.        McIntosh Co.              by KB
by Rachel Cass                 by RC                       by RC                   by RC         by Ken Blankenship       6/28/05


                                                 
Falcate Orangetip      Gulf Fritillary      Zebra Swallowtail     Variegated Fritillary          Wall Brown
  Bartow County           Macon Co.          Bartow County            Bartow County           Monserrat, Spain
         by KB                      by KB                     by KB                        by KB                         by KB


                                                                           
 Red-spotted Purple        Clouded Skipper       Mourning Cloak         Silver-spoted Skipper        Spring Azure
     Rabun County                Dekalb Co.             Rabun County               Rabun County                 Bartow Co.
            by KB                         by KB                        by KB                             by KB                         by KB
 

                                                              
  Question Mark              Eastern Comma          Little Wood Satyr                 Queen                         ???
   Cobb County                Murray County           Unknown Location          McAllen, Texas        Morelos, Mexico
        by  RC                          by RC                            by RC                           by KB                        by KB


                                                           
   Diana (male), Union County                Widow Skimmer           Slaty Skimmer             Spangled Skimmer
                by KB                                      Dawson County           Dawson County              Dawson County
                                                                     by KB                          by KB                             by KB