Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)  
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) 
Pale Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon) photos added 8/21/23
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) photos added 8/21/23
Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio multicauda)
Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion)
Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)
Three-tailed Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio pilumnus)
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)    photos added 8/21/23
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)    photos added 8/21/23
Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)   photos added 8/21/23
Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
Phoebus Parnassian (Parnassius phoebus)



Whites & Sulfurs (Pieridae)

White Angled Sulfur (Anteos chlorinde)
Yellow Angled Sulfur (Anteos maerula)
Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)
Sara Orangetip (Anthocharis sara) photos added 8/21/23
Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
Canada Sulphur (Colias canadensis)
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
Giant Sulphur (Colias gigantea)
Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)
Mead's Sulphur (Colias meadii)
Paleano Sulphur (Colias paleano)
Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
Scudder's Sulphur (Colias scudderi)
Pearly Marble (Euchloe hyantis)
Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana)
Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise)
Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia)
Giant White (Ganyra josephina)
Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)  
Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
Mustard White (Pieris napi)
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Becker's White (Pontia beckeri)
Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
Mixed Yellows



Blues, Coppers, and Hairstreaks (Lycaenidae)
Subfamily Lycaeninae - coppers
Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota)
Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cupreus)
Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas)
Edith's Copper (Lycaena editha)
Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe)
Gorgon Copper (Lycaena gorgon)
Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa)
American Copper (Lycaena phalaeas)
Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)

Subfamily Theclinae - hairstreaks
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)   
Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys euryphon) photos added 8/21/23
Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
Nelson's Hairstreak (Callophyrs nelsoni)
Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis)
Atala (Eumaeus atala)
Superb Cycadean (Eumaeus childrenae)
Clytie Ministreak (Ministrymon clytie) 
Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda)
Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis)
Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
Hickory Hairstreak (Satryrium caryaevorum)
Edward's Hairstreak (Satryium edwardsii)
King's Hairstreak (Satyrium kingi)
Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
Poling's Hairstreak (Satyrium polingi)
Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus)
Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
White Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon albata)
Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon alea)
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii)
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon rufofusca)
Big Bend Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon solitario)
Orange-crescent Groundstreak (Ziegleria guzanta)

Subfamily Polyommatinae - blues
Western Pygmy Blue (Brephidium exilis)  
Spring Azure (Celestrina ladon complex)
Western Tailed Blue (Cupido amyntula)
Eastern Tailed Blue (Cupido comyntas)
Square-dotted Blue (Euphilotes battoides complex)
Dotted Blue (Euphilotes enoptes complex)
Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
Acmon Blue (Plebejus acmon)
Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides)
Northern Blue (Plebejus idas)
Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa)
Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus)
Cranberry Blue (Vacciniina optilete)



Metalmarks (Riodiniadae)
Mexican Metalmark (Apodemia duryi)
Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)
Palmer's Metalmark (Apodemia palmeri)
Walker's Metalmark (Apodemia walkeri)
Arizona Metalmark (Calephelis arizonensis)
Swamp Metalmark (Calephelis muticum)
Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)
Rounded Metalmark (Calephelis perditalis)
Rawson's Metalmark (Calephelis rawsoni)
Red-bordered Metalmark (Caria ino) 
Ares Metalmark (Emesis ares)
Curve-winged Metalmark (Emesis emesia)
Zela Metalmark (Emesis zela)
Blue Metalmark (Lasaia sula)
Red-bordered Pixie (Melanis pixe)



Brushfooted Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Subfamily Heliconinae - longwings & fritillaries
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore) NEW! photos added 8/21/23
Relict Fritillary (Boloria kriemhild)
Purplish Fritillary (Boloria montinus)
Polaris Fritillary (Boloria polaris)
Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta)
Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaestusa)
Julia (Dryas iulia) 
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hagesia)
Zebra Longwing (Heliconia charithonia)
Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
Callipe Fritillary (Speyeria callipe)
Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) 
Diana Fritillary (Speyeria diana)
Great Basin Fritillary (Speyeria egleis)
Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormon)
Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)

Subfamily Nymphalinae - checkerspots & crescents
Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana)
Pale-banded Crescent (Anthanassa tulcis)
Chinati Checkerspot (Chlosyne chinatiensis)
Banded Patch (Chlosyne endeis)
Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
Fulvia Checkerspot (Chlosyne fulvia)
Harris's Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais)
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
Marina Patch (Chlosyne marina)
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)  
Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla) photos added 8/21/23
Theona Patch (Chlosyne theona)
Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas)
Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) photos added 8/21/23
Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas edithe)
Gillette's Checkerspot (Euphydryas gillettii) NEW! photos added 8/21/23
Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)
Elf (Microtia elva)
Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
Northern Crescent (Phyciodes coccyta)
Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
Painted Crescent (Phyciodes picta)
Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella) 
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta) 
Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada)

Subfamily Nymphalinae - ladies & commas
Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima)  
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)  photos added 8/21/23
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete)
Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)
Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta)
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)  
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)  

Subfamily Limnetidinae - admirals & sisters
California Sister (Adelpha californica)
Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia)
Band-celled Sister (Adelpha fessonia)
Viceroy (Limnetis archippus)
Red-spotted Purple (Limentis arthemis)
White Admiral (Limnetis arthemis) 
Lorquin's Admiral (Limnetis lorquini)
Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limnetis weidemeyeri)

Subfamily Biblidinae - exotic brushfoots
Dingy Purplewing (Eunica monima)
Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa)
Guatemalan Cracker (Hamadryas guatemalena)
Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)
Blackened Bluewing (Myscelia cyananthe)
Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa)
Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)


Subfamily Charaxinae - leafwings
Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea)
Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)
Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)

Subfamily  Apaturinae - emperors
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)
Silver Emperor (Doxocopa laure)
Pavon Emperor (Doxocapa pavon)

Subfamily Libytheinae - snouts
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Subfamily Danainae - milkweed butterflies
African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus)
Soldier (Danaus eresimus)
Queen (Danaus glippus)  
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) 

Subfamily Satyrinae - satyrs
Mead's Wood Nymph (Cercyonis meadii)
Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus)
Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
Great Basin Wood Nymph (Cercyonis sthenele)
Hayden's Ringlet (Coenonymphala haydenii)
Common Ringlet (Coenonymphala tullia)
Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma) photos added 8/21/23
Canyonland Satyr (Cyllopsis pertepida)
Nabokov's Satyr (Cyllopsis pyracmon)
Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon) photos added 8/21/23
Creole Pearly Eye (Enodia creola)
Southern Pearly Eye (Enodia portlandia)  
Common Alpine (Erebia episodea) photos added 8/21/23
Theano Alpine (Erebia theano)
Red-bordered Satyr (Gyrocheilus patrobas)
Hermes Satyr (Hermaptychia hermes)
Carolina Satyr (Hermaptychia sosybius)  
Little Wood-Satyr (Megisto cymela)
Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata) 
Riding's Satyr (Neominois ridingsii)
Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolatus)
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta) photos added 8/21/23
Melissa Arctic (Oeneis melissa)
Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)



Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Subfamily Hesperiinae - grass skippers
Chisos Giant Skipper (Agathymus chisosensis)
Huachuca Giant Skipper (Agathymus evansi)
Coahuila Giant Skipper (Agathymus remingtoni)
Bronze Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aeneus)
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aescalupius)
Bell's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)
Cassus Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes cassus)
Celia Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia)
Dotted Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes eos)
Large Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes exoteria)
Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes fimbriata)
Pepper-and-Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)
Slaty Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nereus)
Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)
Oslar's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari)
Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes phylace)
Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) 
Tropical Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha arene) 
Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
Monk Skipper (Asbolis capuchinus)
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
Moon-marked Skipper (Atrytonopsis lunus)
Python Skipper (Atrytonopsis python)
Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca) 
Southern Skipperling  (Copaeodes minima) 
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
Common Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma)
Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)
Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)
Green Skipper (Hesperia viridis)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Clouded Skipper (Larema accius)
Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
Ursine Giant Skipper (Megathymus ursus)
Yucca Giant Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia)
Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
Obscure Skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides)
Purple-washed Skipper (Panoquina sylvicola)
Hobomok Skipper (Paones hobomok)
Umber Skipper (Poanes melane)
Taxiles Skipper (Poanes taxiles)
Yehl Skipper (Paones yehl)
Zabulon Skipper (Paones zabulon)
Many-spotted Skipperling (Piruna aea)
Chisos Skipperling (Piruna haferniki)
Long Dash (Polites mystic)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origines)
Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
Sonoran Skipper (Polites sonora)
Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
Whirlabout (Polites vibex) 
Little Glasswing (Pompeius verna)
Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius)
Osca Skipper (Rhinthon osca)
European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho) 

Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae - Firetips
Dull Firetip (Pyrrhopyge araxes)

Subfamily Pyrginae - spreadwing skippers
Desert Cloudywing (Achalarus casica)
Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)  
Coyote Cloudywing (Achalarus toxeus)
Gold-spotted Aguna (Aguna asander)
Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator)
Golden-banded Skipper (Auochton cellus)
Common Streaky Skipper (Celotes nessus)
White-striped Longtail (Chioides catillus)
Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa)
White Patch Skipper (Chiomara asychis)
Arizona Skipper (Codatractus arizonensis)
Gold Costa Skipper (Cogia caicus)
Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas)
Acacia Skipper (Cogia hippalus)
Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) photos added 8/21/23
Florida Duskywing (Ephyriades brunneus)
Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)
Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funerealis)
Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
Meridian Duskywing (Erynnis meridianalis)
Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus)
Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)
Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)
Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmata)
Erichson's White-Skipper (Heliopetes domicella)
Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)
Laviana White Skipper (Heliopetes laviana)
Turk's Cap White Skipper (Heliopetes macaira)
Glazed Pellicia (Pellicia arina)
Mangrove Skipper (Phocides pigmalion)
Guava Skipper (Phocides polybius)
Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)  
White Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus albescens)
Common/White Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis/albescens)
Tropical Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
Desert Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus philetas)
Two-banded Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis)
Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos)
Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
Mazan's Scallopwing (Staphylus mazans) 
Texas Powdered Skipper (Systasea pulverulenta)
Arizona Powdered Skipper (Systasea zampa)
Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
Drusius Cloudywing (Thorybes drusius)
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne)
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) 
 





 

Fungus Moths (Tineidae)
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth (Acrolophus plumifrontella)
Dytopasta yumaella
Saffron-headed Monopis (Monopis crocicapitella)


Ermine Moths (Yponomeutidae)
Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)
American Ermine (Yponomeuta multipunctuella)


Grass Miner Moths (Elachistidae)
Ethmia angustalatella
Ladder-backed Ethmia (Ethmia delliella)
Mountain-mohagany Moth (Ethmia discostrigella)
Ethmia hagenella
Ethmia pratiella
Ethmia semilugens
Ethmia semitenebrella
Pyramidobela undescribed Texas Species


Tropical Burnet Moths (Lacturidae)
Lactura atrolinea


Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae)
Chionodes naevus
Redbud Leaffolder Moth (Fascista cercerisella)



Slug Moths (Limacodidae)
Shagreeened Slug Moth (Apoda biguttata)
Rectilinea Slug Moth (Apoda rectilinea)
Cryptophobetron oropreso
Euclea incisa
Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth (Lithacodes fascicola)
Skiff Moth (Prolimacodes badia)
Western Skiff Moth (Prolimacodes trigona)


Clearwing Borer Moths (Sesiidae)
Carmenta armasta
Melittia calabaza

Carpenter and Leopard Moths (Cossidae)
Poplar Carpenter Moth (Acossus populi)
Iguromorpha itzalana


Leaf Skeletonizer Moths (Zygaenidae)
Orange-patched Smoky Moth (Pyromorpha dimidiata)


Leafroller Moths (Tortricidae)
Colorado Leafroller (Argyrotaenia coloradanus)
Lined Oak Leafroller (Argyrotaenia quercifoliana)
Spruce Budworm Moth (Choristoneura fumiferana)
Oblique-banded Leafroller (Choristoneura rosaceana)
White-triangle Clepsis (Clepsis persicana)
Eucosoma morrisoni
Eucosoma persolita
Hystrichophora vestaliana
Three-lined Leafroller (Pandemis limitata)
Sparganothis pulcherrimana
Sparganothis sulfureana




Plume Moths (Pterophoridae)
Ambrosia Plume Moth (Adaina ambrosiae)
Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla 
Dejongia californicus
Morning-glory Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla)
Buck's Plume Moth (Geina bucksi)
Gillmeria pallidactyla
Hellinsia longifrons
Michaelophorus indentatus
Artichoke Plume Moth (Platyptilia carduidactylus)

Window-winged Moths (Thrydidae)
Window-winged Moth (Meskea dyspteraria)


Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae)
Ambesa laetella
Arta epicoenalis
Cacozelia pemphusalis
Diorcytria delectella
Lesser Cornstalk Borer Moth (Elasmopalpus lignosellus)
Yellow-fringed Dolichomia (Hypsopygia olinalis)
Scale-feeding Snout Moth (Laetilia coccidivora)
Meroptera anaimella
Parachma orchracealis



Crambid Moths (Crambidae)
Subfamily Scopariinae
Gesneria centuriella

Subfamily Acentropinae - Aquatic Crambids
Nymphula Moth (Elophila ekthlipsis)
Pondside Crambid (Elophila icciusalis)
Watermilfoil Leafcutter (Parapoynx allionealis) 
Obscure Pondweed Moth (Parapoynx obscuralis)
Feather-edged Petrophila (Petrophila fulicalis)
Petrophila jaliscalis

Subfamily Crambinae - Grass-veneer Moths
Three-spotted Crambus (Catoptria latiradiellus)
Double-banded Grass-veneer Moth (Crambus agitatellus)
Girard's Grass-veneer Moth (Crambus girardellus)
Leach's Grass-veneer Moth (Crambus leachellus)
Belted Grass-veneer Moth (Euchromius ocelleus)
Fissicrambus quadrinotellus
Microcrambus croesus
Bluegrass Webworm Moth (Parapediasia teterrella)
Thaumatopsis bolterellus
Wooly Grass-veneer Moth (Thaumatopsis pexellus)
Snowy Urola (Urola nivalis)
Vaxi tripsacas

Subfamily Dichogaminae
Dichogama colotha

Subfamily Evergestinae
Evergestis consimilis
Evergestis obliqualis
Evergestis subterminalis

Subfamily Glaphyriinae
Abegesta reluctalis
White-trimmed Abegesta (Abegesta remallalis)
Sooty-winged Chalcoela (Chalcoela iphitalis)
Spotted Peppergrass Moth (Eustixia pupula)
Cabbage Webworm Moth (Hellula rogatalis)

Subfamily Odontiinae
Frechinia helianthiales
Jativa castanealis
Whip-marked Snout Moth (Microtheoris vibicalis)
Rufous-banded Crambid Moth (Mimoschinia rufofascialis)

Subfamily Pyraustinae - Pyraustine Moths
Garden Webworm Moth (Achyra rantalis)
Hahncappsia pergilvalis
Loxostege albiceralis
Neohelvibotys arizonensis
European Corn Borer Moth (Ostrinia nubialis)
American Lotus Borer Moth (Ostrinia penitalis)
Pseudopyrausta santatalis
Inornate Pyrausta (Pyrausta inornatalis)
Pyrausta klotsi
Southern Purple Mint Moth (Pyrausta laticlavia)
Fulvous-edged Pyrausta (Pyrausta nexalis)
Pyrausta pseuderosnealis
Pyrausta pseudonythesalis
Pyrausta subsequalis
Coffee-loving Pyrausta  (Pyrausta tyralis)
Pyrausta unifascialis
Volupial Pyrausta (Pyrausta volupialis)
Sericoplaga externalis
Genista Broom Moth (Uresiphita reversalis)
Xanthostege roseiterminalis

Subfamily Spilomelinae
Agathodes designalis
Apilocrocis brumalis
Yellow-spotted Webworm (Anageshna primordialis)
Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix (Blepharomastix ranalis)
Cnaphalocrocis trapezialis
Distinguished Colymychus (Colomychus talis)
Zebra Conchylodes (Conchylodes ovulalis)
Blush Conchylodes (Conchylodes salamisalis)
Alamo Moth (Condylorrhiza vestigialis)
Grape Leaffolder/Leafroller (Desmia funeralis/macualis)
Desmia ufeus
Darker Diacme (Diacme adipaloides)
Paler Diacme (Diacme elealis)
Diacme mopsalis
Melonworm Moth (Diaphania hyalanita)
Fractured Western Snout Moth (Diastictis fracturalis)
Harlequin Webworm Moth (Diathrausta harlequinalis)
Epipagis fenestralis
Eurrhyparodes lygdamis
Southern Beet Webworm Moth (Herpetogramma bipunctalis)
Bold-feathered Grass Moth (Herpetogramma pertextalis)
Zigzag Herpetogramma (Herpetogramma thestealis)
Hileithia magualis
Hileithia rehamalis
Spotted Beet Webworm Moth (Hymenia perspectalis)
Lamprosema canacealis
Lamprosema victoriae
Eggplant Leafroller (Lineodes integra)
Loxomorpha flavidissimalis
Loxostegopsis xanthocrypta
Leucochroma corope
Eight-barred Lygropia (Lygropia octonalis)
Sweet Potato Leafroller (Lygropia tripunctata)
Microthyris anormalis
Lucerne Moth (Nomophila nearctica)
Bean-leaf Webworm Moth (Omiodes indicata)
Ommatospila Moth (Ommatospila naraeusalis)
Satin White Palpita (Palpita flegia)
Freeman's Palpita (Palpita freemanalis)
Gracile Palpita (Palpita gracialis)
Spendid Palpita (Palpita magniferalis)
Four-spotted Palpita (Palpita quadristigmalis)
Scraped Pilocrocis (Pilocrocis ramentalis)
Spotted Polygrammodes (Polygrammodes oxydalis)
Psara dryalis
Psara obscuralis
Samea baccatalis
Samea druchachalis
Assembly Moth (Samea ecclesialis)
Samea multiplicalis
Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (Spoladea recurvalis)
Orange-spotted Flower Moth (Syngamia florella)
Erythina Borer Moth (Terastia meticulosalis)
Celery Leaftier Moth (Udea rubigalis)


Sack-beared Moths (Mimallonidae)
Melscheimer's Sack-bearer Moth (Cicinnus melsheimeri)

Hooktip Moths (Depranidae)
Arched Hooktip (Deprana arcuata)
Lettered Habrosyne (Habrosyne scripta)
Thyatira mexicana



Geometrid Moths (Geometridae)
Subfamily Ennominae
Acanthotoca graefi
Straw Besma (Besma endropiaria)
Pepper and Salt Geometer (Biston betularia)
Bicolored Chloraspilates (Chloraspilates bicoloraria)
Destutia excelsa
Elm Spanworm (Ennomos subsignaria)
Tuliptree Beauty (Epimecis horatia) photos added 8/21/23
Eubarnesia ritaria
Margined Euchlaena (Euchlaena marginaria)
Obtuse Euchlaena (Euchlaena obtusaria)
Green Broomweed Looper (Fernadella fimetaria)
Gabriola minor
Glaucina excaria
Glena furfuraria
Glena grisearia
Glena interpunctata
Five-lined Gray (Glena quinquelinearia)
Sulphur Moth (Hesperumia sulphuraria)
One-spotted Variant (Hypagyrtis unipunctata)
Brown-shaded Gray (Iridopsis defectaria)
Pale-winged Gray (Iridopsis ephyraria)
Iridopsis gemella
Common Lytrosis (Lytrosis unitaria)
Pale-marked Angle (Macaria signaria)
Black-banded Orange (Macaria truncataria) NEW! photos added 8/21/23
White-tipped Black Moth (Melanochroia chephise)
Neoterpes ephelidaria
Horned Spanworm (Nematocampa resistaria)
Nepterotaea diagonalis
Spurge Spanworm Moth (Oxydia vesulia)
Pero ancetaria
Meske's Pero (Pero meskaria)
Pero occidentalis
Pero radiosaria
Phaeoura mexicanaria
Philtraea paucimacula
Sagebrush Girdle Moth (Plataea trilinearia)
Friendly Probole (Probole amicaria)
Pterospoda nigrescens
Sicya crocearia
Lesser Maple Spanworm (Speranza pustularia)
Stenoporpia blanchardi
Stenoporpia glaucomarginaria
Stenoporpia purpuria
Yellow Slant Line (Tetracis crocallata)
Four-spotted Angle Moth (Trigrammia quadrinotaria)
Southern Crocus Geometer (Xanthotype attenuaria)
False Crocus Geometer (Xanthotype uticaria)

Subfamily Geometrinae
Blackberry Looper (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria)
Chlorochlamys phyllinaria
Dichorda consequaria
Dichorda rectaria
Phoenix Emerald (Dichrodophora phoenix)
Nemoria festaria
Nemoria obliqua
Single-lined Emerald (Nemoria unitaria)
Nemoria zygotaria
Oblique-striped Emerald (Synchlora bistriaria)

Subfamily Larentiinae
Barberry Geometer (Coryphista meadii)
Orange-barred Carpet (Dysstroma hersiliata)
Eubaphe helveta
Beggar Moth (Eubaphe mendica)
Eubaphe unicolor
White Eulithis (Eulithis explanata)
Eupithecia johnstoni
Brown Bark Carpet (Horisme intestinata)
Oak Winter Highflyer (Hydriomena nubilofasciata)
Spear-marked Black (Rheumaptera hastata)
Stamnoctenis morrisata
Stamnodes formosata
Stamnodes sp. nov. Texas

Subfamily Sterrhinae
Arcobara multilineata
Packard's Wave (Cyclophora packardi)
Sweetfern Geometer (Cyclophora pendulinaria)
Chickweed Geometer (Haemotopis grataria)
Idaea basinta
Light-Ribboned Wave (Leptostales ferruminaria)
Semaeopus ella
Simple Wave (Scopula junctaria)
Large Lace Border (Scopula limboundata)
Scopula plantagenaria
Scopula umbilicata



Swallowtail Moths (Uraniidae)
Gray Scoopwing (Callizzia amorata)


Apeteloidid Moths (Apatelodidae)
The Seraph (Olcelostera seraphica)


Tent Caterpillar Moths (Lasiocampidae)
Apotolype brevicrista
Gloveria arizonensis
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma americanum)
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma disstria)
American Lappet Moth (Phyllodesma americana)


Silkmoths (Saturniidae)
Luna Moth (Actias luna)
Mexican Agapema (Agapema anona)
Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
Cecrops Eyed Silkmoth (Automeris cecrops)
Io Moth (Automeris io)
Spiny Oakworm Moth (Anisota stigma)
Pink-striped Oakworm Moth (Anisota virginiensis)
Tulip-tree Silkmoth (Callasamia angulifera)
Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)
Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) photos added 8/21/23
Chinati Buck Moth (Hemileuca chinatiensis)
Elegant Sheep Moth (Hemileuca eglanterina)
Ceanothus Silkmoth (Hyalophora euryalus)
Heiligbrodt's Mesquite Moth (Sphingicampa heiligbrodti)
Forbes' Rothschildia (Rothschildia forbesi)



Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)
Clavipes Sphinx (Aellopos clavipes)
Pink-spotted Hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata)
Walnut Sphinx (Amorpha juglandis)
Nessus Sphinx (Amphion floridensis)
Spurious Sphinx (Cautethia spuria)
Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa)
Virginia Creeper Sphinx (Darapsa myron)
Mournful Sphinx (Enyo lugubris)
Ello Sphinx (Erinnyis ello)
Lassaux's Sphinx (Erinnyis lassauxii)
Obscure Sphinx (Erinnyis obscura)
Achemon Sphinx (Eumorpha achemon)
Typhon Sphinx (Eumorpha typhon)
Vine Sphinx (Eumorpha vitis)
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)
Spurge Hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae)
White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)
Northern Pine Sphyinx (Lapara bombycoides)
Istar Sphinx (Lintneria istar)
Five-spotted Hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculatus)
Rustic Sphinx (Manduca rustica)
Carolina Sphinx (Maduca sexta)
Modest Sphinx (Pachysphinx modestus)
Western Poplar Sphinx (Pachysphinx occidentalis)
Blinded Sphinx (Paonias excaecata)
Small-eyed Sphinx (Paonias myops)
Streaked Sphinx (Protambulyx strigilis)
One-eyed Sphinx (Smerinthus cerisyi)
Abbott's Sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii)
Canadian Sphinx (Sphinx canadensis)
Wild Cherry Sphinx (Sphinx drupiferarum)
Incense Cedar Sphinx (Sphinx libocedrus)
Falcon Sphinx (Xylophanes falco)



Prominents (Notodontidae)
Dasylophia anguina
Major Datana (Datana major)
Datana neomexicana
Gray Furcula (Furcula cinerea)
Common Gluphusia (Gluphusia septentrionis) photos added 8/21/23
Heterocampa astartoides
Wavy-lined Heterocampa (Heterocampa biundata)
Mottled Prominent (Macrurocampa marthesia)
White-dotted Prominent (Nadata gibbosa)
Oligocentria coloradensis
Black-rimmed Prominent (Pheosia rimosa)
Schizura errucata
Symmerista zacualpana




Erebid Moths (Erebidae)
Subfamily Lymantriinae - Tussock Moths
Manto Tussock Moth (Dasychira manto)
Mescalera Tussock Moth (Dasychira mescalera)
White-dotted Tussock Moth (Orgia leucostigma)
Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth (Orgyia pseudotsugata)

Subfamily Arctiinae - Tiger Moths
Arge Moth (Apantesis arge)
Banded Tiger Moth (Apantesis vittata)
William's Tiger Moth (Apantesis williamsi)
Arachnis zuni
Ranchman's Tiger Moth (Arctia virginialis)
Grote's Bertholdia Moth (Bertholdia trigona)
Bruceia pulverina
Carales arizonensis
Cisthene barnesii
Thin-banded Lichen Moth (Cisthene tenuifaciata)
Faithful Beauty (Composia fidelissima)
Yellow-headed Lichen Moth (Crambidia cephalica)
Veined Ctenucha (Ctenucha venosa)
Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica)
Northern Giant Flag Moth (Dysschema howardi)
Ectypia bivittata
Ectypia mexicana
Saltmarsh Moth (Estigmene acrea)
Milkweed Tussuck Moth (Euchaetes egle)
Euchaetes zella
Arid Eudesmia (Eudesmia arida)
Three-spotted Spectre (Euerythra trimaculata)
Police Car Moth (Gnophaela vermiculata)
Grammia f-pallida
Grammia incorrupta
Haematomis uniformis
Neighbor Moth (Haploa contigua)
Leconte's Haploa (Haploa lecontei)
Reversed Haploa (Haploa reversa)
Texas Wasp Moth (Horama panthalon)
Hypercompe oslari
Great Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
Hypercompe suffusa
Painted Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia fucosa)
Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia minuta)
Spotted Tussock Moth (Lophocampa maculata)
Wood Tiger Moth (Parasemia plantaginis)
Yellow-winged Pareuchaetes (Pareuchaetes insulata)
Phoenicoprocta hampsonii
Orange & White Tiger Moth (Pseudohemihyalea ambigua)
Freckled Glassywing (Pseudohemihyalea labecula)
Ptychoglene coccinea
Pygarctica roseicapitis
Pink-legged Tiger Moth (Spilosoma latipennis)
Virginian Tiger Moth (Spilosoma virginica)
Black-banded Wasp Moth (Syntomeida melanthus)
Ornate Bella Moth (Utethesia ornatrix)
Virbia fragilis

Subfamily Boletobiinae - Owlets (in part)
Eublemma cinnamomea
Thin-lined Owlet (Isogona tenuis)
Metalectra cinctus
Phytometria orgiae

Subfamily Calpinae - Fruit-piercer Moths
Gonodonta pyrgo
Moonseed Moth (Plusiodonta compressipalpis)

Subfamily Erebinae - Underwing Moths & relatives
Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)
Callistege triangula
Sweetfern Underwing (Catocala antinympha)
Desdemona Underwing (Catocala desdemona)
Illia Underwing (Catocala ilia)
Betrothed Underwing (Catocala innubens)
Jessica Underwing (Catocala jessica)
Sad Underwing (Catocala maestosa)
Little Nymph Underwing (Catocala micronympha)
Bride Underwing (Catocala neogama)
Penitent Underwing (Catocala piatrix)
Catocala sp
Drasteria inepta
Toothed Somberwing (Euclidia cuspidea)
Detracted Owlet (Lesmone detrahens)
Matigramma rubrosuffusa
Ptichodis ovalis
Owl Moth (Thysania zenobia)
Tyrissa multilinea
Toxonprucha diffundens
Zale colorado
Lunate Zale (Zale lunata)
Zaleops umbrina

Subfamily Rivulinae
Zelicodes linearis

Subfamily Scolecocampinae
Sigela bipunctaria

Subfamliy Eulepitodinae - Eulepitodine Owlets
Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth (Anticarsia gemmatilis)
Panopoda rigida

Subfamily Herminiinae - Litter Moths
Bent-winged Owlet Moth (Bleptina caradrinalis)
Idia occidentalis


Subfamily Hypeninae - Snouts
Baltimore Snout (Hypena baltimorialis)

Subfamily Hypocalinae
Aon Moth (Aon noctuiformis)
Goniapteryx servia

Subfamily Scoliopteryginae
Yellow Scallop Moth (Anomia erosa)

Marathyssas & Paectes (Euteliidae)
Florida Eutelia (Eutelia furcata)
Dark Marathyssa (Marathyssa inficita)
Paectes abrostolella

Nola Moths (Noliidae)
Heiroglyphic Moth (Diphthera festiva)

Owlet Moths (Noctuidae)
Subfamily Plusiinae - Loopers
Golden Looper (Argyrogramma verruca)
Large Looper (Autographa ampla)
Gray Looper (Rachiplusia ou)

Subfamily Eustrotiinae - Glyphs
Cerathosia tricolor

Subfamily Acontiinae - Bird-dropping Moths
Ponometia phecolisca  
Ponometia venustula
Spotted Spragueia (Spragueia guttata)
Spragueia jaguaralis
Spragueia magnifica  
Tarache areli
Tarache idella

Subfamily Pantheinae - Pantheas
Black Zigzag (Panthea acronyctoides)
Panthea greyi

Subfamily Acronictinae - Daggers
Triton Dagger (Acronicta tritona)

Subfamily Amphipyrinae - Sallows
Basiloides chrysopis
Chalcopasta howardi
Chamaeclea pernana
Chrysoecia atrolinea
Cirrhophanus pretiosa
Beloved Emarginea (Emarginea percara)
Eulithosia discistriga
Grotella blanchardi
Even-lined Sallow (Ipimorpha pleonectusa)
Lineostriatstiria hachita
Poetry Moth (Neumoegenia poetica)
Nocloa nanata
Plagiomimicus mimica
Stiria intermixta
Stiria sulphurea

Subfamily Agaristinae - Wood Nymphs & Foresters
Langton's Forester (Alypia langtoni)
Eight-spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata)
Two-spotted Forester (Alypiodes bimaculata)
Eupseudomorpha brillians
Staghorn Cholla Moth (Euscirrhopterus cosyra)
Purslane Moth (Euscirrhopterus gloveri)
Wilson's Wood Nymph (Xerociris wilsonii)

Subfamily Bagisarinae
Bagisara buxea
Bagisara praecelsa

Subfamily Condiciinae
Lantana Moth (Diastema tigris)

Subfamily Cuculiinae
Opsigalea blanchardi

Subfamily Cydosiinae
Cydosia aurivitta


Subfamily Heliothinae - Flower Moths
Heliocheilus julia
Tobacco Budworm Moth (Heliothis virescens)
Chrysellus Flower Moth (Schinia chrysellus)
Hulst's Flower Moth (Schinia hulstia)
Jaguar Flower Moth (Schinia jaguarina)
Painted Flower Moth (Schinia volupia)

Subfamily Eriopinae - Fern Moths
Silver-spotted Fern Moth (Callopistria cordata)
Florida Fern Moth (Callopistria floridensis)

Subfamily Noctuinae - Assorted Noctuids
Anicla biformata
American Dun-bar Moth (Cosmia calami)
Dichagryis socorro
Dichagyris triphaenoides
Hypotrix lunata
Laudable Arches Moth (Lacinipolia laudabilis)
The Thinker (Lacinipolia meditata)
Gray Half-spot Moth (Nedra ramosula)
Olive Angle Shades (Phlogophora iris)
Spanish Moth (Xanthopastis regnatrix)

Subfamily Oncocneminae
Sympistis modesta