This is a very large and varied subfamily consisting of familiar butterflies such as the Pearl Crescent, (Phyciodes tharos), Painted Lady, (Vanessa cardui), Mourning Cloak, (Nymphalis antiopa) and the Commas, (Polygonia sp.).  Most are medium to large.  Some are avid flower visitors and others prefer mud, sap, or other unsavory items such as carrion or dung.

Pearl Crescent, (Phyciodes tharos)
Northern Crescent, (Phyciodes cocyta)
Tawney Crescent, (Phyciodes batesii)
Silvery Checkerspot, (Chlosyne nycteis)
Harris’s Checkerspot, (Chlosyne harrisii)
Gorgone Checkerspot, (Chlosyne gorgone)
Sagebrush Checkerspot, (Chlosyne acastus)
Bordered Patch, (Chlosyne lacinia)
Fulvia Checkerspot, (Chlosyne fulvia)
Question Mark, (Polygonia interrogationis)
Eastern Comma, (Polygonia comma)
Gray Comma, (Polygonia progne)
Milbert’s Tortoiseshell, (Aglais milberti)
Mourning Cloak, (Nymphalis antiopa)
Red Admiral, (Vanessa atalanta)
American Lady, (Vanessa virginiensis)
Painted Lady, (Vanessa cardui)
West Coast Lady, (Vanessa annabella)
Common Buckeye, (Junonia coenia)
Tropical Buckeye, (Junonia evarete)
Scarlet Peacock, (Anartia amathea)
Dirce Beauty, (Colobura dirce)