Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS   (LEPIDOPTERA)
Family   BUTTERFLIES - BRUSH FOOTED   (NYMPHALIDAE)
Subfamily   BUTTERFLIES - FRITILLARIES - NEW WORLD   (ARGYNNINAE)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: ANETIA INSIGNIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ANETIA NUMIDIA
Common name:
Scientific name: BOLORIA ASTARTE DISTINCT.
Common name:
Scientific name: BOLORIA BELLONA TODDI
Common name:
Scientific name: BOLORIA EPITHORE
Common name:
Scientific name: BOLORIA FREIJA
Common name:
Scientific name: BOLORIA SELENE
Common name: CHECKERSPOT - ACASTUS
Scientific name: CHLOSYNE ACASTUS
Common name: CHECKERSPOT - GABB'S
Scientific name: CHLOSYNE GABBI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHLOSYNE NEUMOEGENI
Common name: NYCTEIS CRESCENT
Scientific name: CHLOSYNE NYCTEIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHLOSYNE PALLA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHLOSYNE BLCK ERODYLE
Common name:
Scientific name: CHLOSYNE BLCK GAUDIALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHLOSYNE BLCK HIPPODROME
Common name:
Scientific name: CHLOSYNE BLCK HYPERIA
Common name: JANAIS PATCH
Scientific name: CHLOSYNE BLCK JANAIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHLOSYNE BLCK LACINIA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHLOSYNE BLCK MELANARGE
Common name:
Scientific name: CHLOSYNE BLCK ROSITA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPHYDRYAS ANICA CARMENTIS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPHYDYRAS ANICA HOWLANDI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPHYDRYAS EDITHA
Common name: CHECKERSPOT - BALTIMORE
Scientific name: EUPHYDRYAS PHAETON
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPTOIETA CLAUDIA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPTOIETA HEGESIA
Common name:
Scientific name: PHYCIODES LANSDORFI
Common name:
Scientific name: PHYCIODES PALLIDA BARNESI
Common name:
Scientific name: PHYCIODES THAROS
Common name: FRITILLARY - DIANA
Scientific name: SPEYERIA DIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA CYBELE
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA LETO LETO
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA LETO PUGETENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA APHRODITE
Common name: FRITILLARY - REGAL
Scientific name: SPEYERIA IDALIA
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEPYERIA NOKOMIS APACHEANA
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEPYERIA NOKOMIS COERULESCENS
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA NOKOMIS NITOCRIS
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA EDWARDSI
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA ATLANTIS
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA ELECTA
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA ELECTA BEANI
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA CORONIS SEMIRAMIS
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA ZERENE PFOUTSI
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA NEVADENSIS HARMONIA
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA CALLIPPE MACARIA
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA EGLEIS
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA HYDASPE
Common name:
Scientific name: SPEYERIA MORMONIA