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
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