Real names of actual butterflies found in North America (many of which would also make pretty good assassin aliases):
- Sara Orangetip
- Ruddy Daggerwing
- Two-barred Flasher
- White Checkered Skipper
- California Dogface
- Theona Checkerspot
- Zebra Longwing
From now on, please call me Theona Checkerspot. Thanks!
(P.S. That image above? It’s a portrait of the artist James McNeill Whistler as a butterfly. I love Whistler, partially because he seems like kind of a jerk, but an “impish” and hilarious one, kind of like Oscar Wilde, another big believer in art for art’s sake.)
Katy Kelleher 