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Central Park Butterflies

Central Park in New York City has over 40 species of butterflies which can be found from late spring through early fall.

The best place to see them is at the Central Park Butterfly Gardens.

The most common butterflies in Central Park are the Monarch butterfly, the Cabbage White, and the Red Admiral.

Click on pictures to view larger size images of the butterflies and skippers.
Black Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
Pipevine Swallowtail
Pipevine Swallowtail
Pipevine Swallowtail
Pipevine Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spicebush Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Laying an Egg
Monarch Laying an Egg
Monarch Butterfly on Chrysalis
Monarch Butterfly on Chrysalis
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly on Sunflower
Monarch Butterfly on Sunflower
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
Cabbage White
Cabbage White
Cabbage White Butterflies Mating
Cabbage White Butterflies Mating
Cabbage White Butterfly
Cabbage White Butterfly
Cabbage White
Cabbage White
Red Admiral Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Red Admiral
Red Admiral
Red Admiral
Red Admiral
Red Admiral Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Giant Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Orange Sulphur
Orange Sulphur
Clouded Orange Sulphur
Clouded Orange Sulphur
Orange Sulphur
Orange Sulphur
Common Sootywing
Common Sootywing
Pearl Crescent
Pearl Crescent
Pearl Crescent
Pearl Crescent
Common Buckeye
Common Buckeye
Common Buckeye
Common Buckeye
Great Spangled Fritillary
Great Spangled Fritillary
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
American Lady Butterfly
American Lady Butterfly
Compton Tortoiseshell
Compton Tortoiseshell
Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Mourning Cloak (mating)
Mourning Cloak (mating)
Mourning Cloak
Mourning Cloak
Banded Hairstreak
Banded Hairstreak
Red-banded Hairstreak
Red-banded Hairstreak
Red-banded Hairstreak
Red-banded Hairstreak
Gray Hairstreak
Gray Hairstreak
Question Mark Butterfly
Question Mark Butterfly
Eastern Comma Butterfly
Eastern Comma Butterfly
Eastern Comma
Eastern Comma
White-M Hairstreak
White-M Hairstreak
Summer Azure
Summer Azure
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Zabulon Skipper
Zabulon Skipper
Zabulon Skipper
Zabulon Skipper
Zabulon Skipper
Zabulon Skipper
Zabulon Skipper
Zabulon Skipper
Ocola Skipper
Ocola Skipper
Ocola Skipper
Ocola Skipper
Dun Skipper
Dun Skipper
Dun Skipper
Dun Skipper
American Snout
American Snout
Juvenal's Duskywing
Juvenal's Duskywing
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Horace's Duskywing
Horace's Duskywing
Sachem Skipper
Sachem Skipper
Sachem Skipper
Sachem Skipper
Broad-winged Skipper
Broad-winged Skipper
Fiery Skipper
Fiery Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Least Skipper
Least Skipper
Peck's Skipper
Peck's Skipper
Peck's Skipper
Peck's Skipper
Peck's Skipper
Peck's Skipper
Northern Pearly-Eye
Northern Pearly-Eye
Mourning Cloak Caterpillar
Mourning Cloak Caterpillar
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar - First Instar
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar - First Instar
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar - Third Instar
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar - Third Instar
Red-spotted Purple Butterfly
Red-spotted Purple Butterfly
Mourning Cloak
Mourning Cloak
Cloudless Sulphur
Cloudless Sulphur
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spicebush Swallowtail
Fiery Skipper
Fiery Skipper
Monarch Watch Tagged Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Watch Tagged Monarch Butterfly
Painted Lady on Red Zinnia
Painted Lady on Red Zinnia
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Eastern Tailed-Blue (mating)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (mating)
Horace's Duskywing
Horace's Duskywing
Least Skipper
Least Skipper
Summer Azure
Summer Azure
Monarch Butterfly (ovipositing)
Monarch Butterfly (ovipositing)
Question Mark Butterfly
Question Mark Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly