Jaret C. Daniels, Ph.D., is a professional nature photographer, author, native plant enthusiast, and entomologist at the University of Florida, specializing in insect ecology and conservation. He has authored numerous scientific papers, popular articles, and books on gardening, wildlife conservation, insects, and butterflies, including butterfly field guides for Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, and Michigan. He is also co-author of the Wildflowers of Florida Field Guide. Jaret lives in Gainesville, Florida, with his wife, Stephanie.

• Our Vibrant Butterflies EVOLUTIONARY ORIGIN  DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS COCOON VS. CHRYSALIS  WING POSTURE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE An Elegant Life CycleSTAGE BY STAGE The Egg  Glued in Place Many Shapes and Colors  Camouflage and Protection  THE LARVA Larval Anatomy A World of VarietyClever Disguises Chemical WeaponsHiding OutUnusual Allies THE CHRYSALIS  A Lot Going on Behind the Scenes Adult ButterfliesTHE BASICS OF BUTTERFLY ANATOMY A Butterfly’s Head The Thorax The Abdomen BUTTERFLY SENSES Vision Seeing in Light—and Ultraviolet BUTTERFLY VISION VS. YOURS Taste Smell Smell, Courtship and Mating Hearing WING STRUCTUREIncredible Scales The Role of Wings and Scales More Than Window DressingMany Different Adaptations LONGEVITYFLOWER POWER Collecting Pollen: A Rarity Not Always Found at Flowers MIMICRYTypes of MimicryAn Amplified WarningCOURTSHIP AND MATING Defending Territory Long-Range EffortsMIGRATIONAn Incredible Journey Butterfly Families SWALLOWTAILS AND PARNASSIANS (PAPILIONIDAE )A Conservation Icon WHITES, SULPHURS, AND YELLOWS (PIERIDAE)The Cloudless SulphurThe Southern DogfaceGOSSAMER WINGS (LYCAENIDAE)CoppersBluesThe Western Pygmy BlueA Disappearing GemBig PurpleA Butterfly with Carnivorous LarvaeBRUSH-FOOTS (NYMPHALIDAE)An Unexpected ColorYou Can’t Miss the Buckeye Zebra LongwingPupal MatingThe American Snout Often Mistaken for MothsThe Mourning Cloak AdmiralsTrue GemsMETALMARKS (RIODINIDAE)The Blue MetalmarkSKIPPERS (HESPERIIDAE) Grass SkippersThe Dicot Skippers A Misleading NameSpread-Wing SkippersWHY BUTTERFLIES ARE IMPORTANT PollinationFood for Other OrganismsNutrient RecyclingEnvironmental IndicatorsConservation & How You Can HelpBUTTERFLY CONSERVATION TIPS BUTTERFLY HOUSES WATCHING WILDLIFE AND BUTTERFLY GARDENING BUTTERFLIES IN YOUR BACKYARDCommonly Seen Caterpillars and the Butterflies and Moths They BecomeCommon Native Butterfly SpeciesNonnative Butterfly Species Commonly on Display in Living ExhibitsButterfly-friendly Plants, by RegionGlossaryAbout the Author

Jaret C. Daniels, Ph.D., is a professional nature photographer, author, native plant enthusiast, and entomologist at the University of Florida, specializing in insect ecology and conservation. He has authored numerous scientific papers, popular articles, and books on gardening, wildlife conservation, insects, and butterflies, including butterfly field guides for Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, and Michigan. He is also co-author of the Wildflowers of Florida Field Guide. Jaret lives in Gainesville, Florida, with his wife, Stephanie.

• Our Vibrant Butterflies EVOLUTIONARY ORIGIN  DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS COCOON VS. CHRYSALIS  WING POSTURE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE An Elegant Life CycleSTAGE BY STAGE The Egg  Glued in Place Many Shapes and Colors  Camouflage and Protection  THE LARVA Larval Anatomy A World of VarietyClever Disguises Chemical WeaponsHiding OutUnusual Allies THE CHRYSALIS  A Lot Going on Behind the Scenes Adult ButterfliesTHE BASICS OF BUTTERFLY ANATOMY A Butterfly’s Head The Thorax The Abdomen BUTTERFLY SENSES Vision Seeing in Light—and Ultraviolet BUTTERFLY VISION VS. YOURS Taste Smell Smell, Courtship and Mating Hearing WING STRUCTUREIncredible Scales The Role of Wings and Scales More Than Window DressingMany Different Adaptations LONGEVITYFLOWER POWER Collecting Pollen: A Rarity Not Always Found at Flowers MIMICRYTypes of MimicryAn Amplified WarningCOURTSHIP AND MATING Defending Territory Long-Range EffortsMIGRATIONAn Incredible Journey Butterfly Families SWALLOWTAILS AND PARNASSIANS (PAPILIONIDAE )A Conservation Icon WHITES, SULPHURS, AND YELLOWS (PIERIDAE)The Cloudless SulphurThe Southern DogfaceGOSSAMER WINGS (LYCAENIDAE)CoppersBluesThe Western Pygmy BlueA Disappearing GemBig PurpleA Butterfly with Carnivorous LarvaeBRUSH-FOOTS (NYMPHALIDAE)An Unexpected ColorYou Can’t Miss the Buckeye Zebra LongwingPupal MatingThe American Snout Often Mistaken for MothsThe Mourning Cloak AdmiralsTrue GemsMETALMARKS (RIODINIDAE)The Blue MetalmarkSKIPPERS (HESPERIIDAE) Grass SkippersThe Dicot Skippers A Misleading NameSpread-Wing SkippersWHY BUTTERFLIES ARE IMPORTANT PollinationFood for Other OrganismsNutrient RecyclingEnvironmental IndicatorsConservation & How You Can HelpBUTTERFLY CONSERVATION TIPS BUTTERFLY HOUSES WATCHING WILDLIFE AND BUTTERFLY GARDENING BUTTERFLIES IN YOUR BACKYARDCommonly Seen Caterpillars and the Butterflies and Moths They BecomeCommon Native Butterfly SpeciesNonnative Butterfly Species Commonly on Display in Living ExhibitsButterfly-friendly Plants, by RegionGlossaryAbout the Author

Jaret C. Daniels, Ph.D., is a professional nature photographer, author, native plant enthusiast, and entomologist at the University of Florida, specializing in insect ecology and conservation. He has authored numerous scientific papers, popular articles, and books on gardening, wildlife conservation, insects, and butterflies, including butterfly field guides for Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, and Michigan. He is also co-author of the Wildflowers of Florida Field Guide. Jaret lives in Gainesville, Florida, with his wife, Stephanie.

• Our Vibrant Butterflies EVOLUTIONARY ORIGIN  DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS COCOON VS. CHRYSALIS  WING POSTURE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE An Elegant Life CycleSTAGE BY STAGE The Egg  Glued in Place Many Shapes and Colors  Camouflage and Protection  THE LARVA Larval Anatomy A World of VarietyClever Disguises Chemical WeaponsHiding OutUnusual Allies THE CHRYSALIS  A Lot Going on Behind the Scenes Adult ButterfliesTHE BASICS OF BUTTERFLY ANATOMY A Butterfly’s Head The Thorax The Abdomen BUTTERFLY SENSES Vision Seeing in Light—and Ultraviolet BUTTERFLY VISION VS. YOURS Taste Smell Smell, Courtship and Mating Hearing WING STRUCTUREIncredible Scales The Role of Wings and Scales More Than Window DressingMany Different Adaptations LONGEVITYFLOWER POWER Collecting Pollen: A Rarity Not Always Found at Flowers MIMICRYTypes of MimicryAn Amplified WarningCOURTSHIP AND MATING Defending Territory Long-Range EffortsMIGRATIONAn Incredible Journey Butterfly Families SWALLOWTAILS AND PARNASSIANS (PAPILIONIDAE )A Conservation Icon WHITES, SULPHURS, AND YELLOWS (PIERIDAE)The Cloudless SulphurThe Southern DogfaceGOSSAMER WINGS (LYCAENIDAE)CoppersBluesThe Western Pygmy BlueA Disappearing GemBig PurpleA Butterfly with Carnivorous LarvaeBRUSH-FOOTS (NYMPHALIDAE)An Unexpected ColorYou Can’t Miss the Buckeye Zebra LongwingPupal MatingThe American Snout Often Mistaken for MothsThe Mourning Cloak AdmiralsTrue GemsMETALMARKS (RIODINIDAE)The Blue MetalmarkSKIPPERS (HESPERIIDAE) Grass SkippersThe Dicot Skippers A Misleading NameSpread-Wing SkippersWHY BUTTERFLIES ARE IMPORTANT PollinationFood for Other OrganismsNutrient RecyclingEnvironmental IndicatorsConservation & How You Can HelpBUTTERFLY CONSERVATION TIPS BUTTERFLY HOUSES WATCHING WILDLIFE AND BUTTERFLY GARDENING BUTTERFLIES IN YOUR BACKYARDCommonly Seen Caterpillars and the Butterflies and Moths They BecomeCommon Native Butterfly SpeciesNonnative Butterfly Species Commonly on Display in Living ExhibitsButterfly-friendly Plants, by RegionGlossaryAbout the Author