The Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus) is a medium-sized butterfly belonging to the brush-footed family, well-adapted to arid environments in western North America. Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus) Scientific Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Nymphalinae Genus: Chlosyne Species: Chlosyne acastus (W.H. Edwards, 1874) Several subspecies are recognized, such as C. a. neumoegeni in parts of the southwestern range. The species is sometimes referred to as the Acastus Checkerspot in certain sources. Description The Sagebrush Checkerspot has a wingspan of approximately 1.5–2 inches (3.9–5.1 cm), with forewing lengths around 1.8–2.4 cm in some populations.

The Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) is one of the most widespread and fascinating species of butterfly, often called the "cosmopolitan" butterfly due to its exceptional global distribution. Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) Scientific Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies) Genus: Vanessa Species: cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) It belongs to the tribe Nymphalini within the subfamily Nymphalinae. Description The adult Painted Lady is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of approximately 2–3.5 inches (5–9 cm), typically around 5.1–7.3 cm from wing tip to wing tip.

Nymphalidae : Nymphalinae Phyciodes phaon (Edwards, 1864) Phaon Crescent