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Image: Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) specimens
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) specimens
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) specimens
Image: Actias or Saturnid Moth Specimen
Actias or Saturnid Moth Specimen
Actias or Saturnid Moth Specimen
Actias or Saturnid Moth Specimen

An Actias or saturnid moth specimen in a display at an insectarium or insect museum.

Image: Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field. This is the light form of the female Eastern tiger swallowtail. Females have blue scales on the upper side of the lower hindwing.

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field. This is the light form of the female Eastern tiger swallowtail. Females have blue scales on the upper side of the lower hindwing.

Image: Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Pipevine swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Pipevine swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Pipevine swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A pipevine swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass
Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass
Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass
Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass

A zebra swallowtail butterfly rests on a blade of grass in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

A zebra swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A zebra swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Female Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field. This is the yellow form of the female Eastern tiger swallowtail. Females have blue scales on the lower hind wing.

A tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field. This is the yellow form of the female Eastern tiger swallowtail. Females have blue scales on the lower hind wing.

Image: Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

An Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (female, black form) drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field. Females have blue scales on the upper side of the lower hindwing.

An Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (female, black form) drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field. Females have blue scales on the upper side of the lower hindwing.

Image: Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass
Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass
Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass
Zebra swallowtail butterfly on a blade of grass

A zebra swallowtail butterfly rests on a blade of grass in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower
Monarch butterfly on a plumeless thistle flower

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

A zebra swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

A zebra swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a plumeless thistle flower in an abandoned agricultural field.

Image: USGS Scientist at Work
USGS Scientist at Work
USGS Scientist at Work
USGS Scientist at Work

Beth Stettner, USGS, demonstrates rock identification at the National Scout Jamboree.

Beth Stettner, USGS, demonstrates rock identification at the National Scout Jamboree.

Image: South Fork of the Shenandoah River
South Fork of the Shenandoah River
South Fork of the Shenandoah River
South Fork of the Shenandoah River

South Fork of the Shenandoah River with trees and mountain in background.

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