Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

National Moth Week is July 20-28, 2024!

Moths are amazing creatures. Take photographs and share your moth sightings with us to document the moths where you live.

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) is an ambitious effort to collect, store, and share species information and occurrence data. You can participate by taking and submitting photographs of butterflies, moths, and caterpillars.

Explore the variety of moths and butterflies in North America. Choose a region to find photographs, Top 20 species, and regional species checklists.

Get involved in the project. Submit photographs of your sightings, or share your expertise and help us review and verify submissions.

Discover our maps and data. Find recently verified sightings, or search and browse the sightings database.

Learn more about this project. We aim to fill the needs of scientists and nature observers by bringing verified occurrence and life history data into one location.

Get help identifying a butterfly, moth, or caterpillar. It is a trade: you help us collect verifiable data, and we will try to identify the species.

Browse stunning images hand-selected for the BAMONA image gallery.

Get your BAMONA Gear!

Hoodies and t-shirts in two designs!


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Recent Sightings

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Jul 21, 2024
United States, South Carolina, Lexington County
Dun Skipper
Jul 21, 2024
United States, New Hampshire, Rockingham County
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
Jul 21, 2024
United States, Virginia, Chesterfield County
Snowberry Clearwing
Jul 21, 2024
United States, Ohio, Stark County
Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth
Jul 21, 2024
Canada, Alberta
Forage Looper Moth
Jul 21, 2024
United States, Tennessee, Robertson County
Achemon sphinx
Jul 21, 2024
United States, North Carolina, Randolph County
Gulf Fritillary
Jul 21, 2024
United States, Tennessee, Putnam County
Cloudless Sulphur
Jul 21, 2024
United States, Pennsylvania, Monroe County
Common Buckeye
Jul 21, 2024
United States, Pennsylvania, Monroe County
Question Mark
Jul 21, 2024
United States, Tennessee, Robertson County
Monarch
Jul 21, 2024
United States, Maryland, Anne Arundel County