This page displays the twenty eight butterfly records currently available within the Entophiles database. A second page displays three skippers, nine moths and two immature stage record. Select one of the thumbnail photographs of butterflies below to access the descriptive record for this insect. Butterfly members of the Order Lepidoptera are characterized by tiny scales that cover their wing surfaces. These arrangement of these scales determine color and pattern characteristic for each species. They also have a coiled tongue called a proboscis, used to imbibe sweet nectar from flowers or minerals from the forest floor. Most butterfly groups fly during daylight hours.