Special Collections
National Butterfly Center
The National Butterfly Center is dedicated to education, conservation and scientific research on wild butterflies. Its mission is "Growing Connections". The National Butterfly Center connects people to butterflies, which are intimately connected to native plants, which themselves are connected to the earth.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Cercis canadensis var. mexicana | Mexican Redbud | |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis | Texas Redbud | |
| Cercis orbiculata | California Redbud Western Redbud Arizona Redbud Pata De Vaca | |
| Chilopsis linearis | Desert Willow Flowering Willow Willow-leaved Catalpa Willowleaf Catalpa Bow Willow Flor De Mimbre Mimbre | |
| Cirsium arizonicum | Arizona Thistle | |
| Cirsium brevistylum | Clustered Thistle Indian Thistle Short-style Thistle | |
| Cirsium canescens | Prairie Thistle | |
| Cirsium cymosum | Peregrine Thistle | |
| Cirsium discolor | Field Thistle | |
| Cirsium drummondii | Dwarf Thistle | |
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |