Regional Butterfly and Moth Information
Top 20 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of British Columbia
These are the most commonly reported butterflies and moths in British Columbia. If you do not see the species you found, look at all photographs submitted in British Columbia, or visit the British Columbia page to see recently submitted sightings.
One-eyed sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyi
Ceanothus silkmoth
Hyalophora euryalus
Glassy Cutworm
Apamea devastator
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
Civil Rustic
Caradrina montana
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
Sulphur Moth
Hesperumia sulphuraria
Lappet Moth
Phyllodesma americana
Dark-bordered Granite Moth
Digrammia neptaria
Western Carpet
Melanolophia imitata
Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus
Green Comma
Polygonia faunus
European Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Dark Marbled Carpet
Dysstroma citrata
Barberry Geometer
Rheumaptera meadii
We can help identify your butterfly or moth!
If you know the date and location where the photograph was taken, we can help. It's simple!
A coordinator will review your submission, and you will get an email with the identification.
We will store your submitted data. Your submission will contribute to our species profiles, checklists, and database. You can track all your submissions and create a personal species list.
Identifying Caterpillars
Do you have a photograph of a caterpillar? If so, when you submit your photograph, please provide us with host plant information if possible. Consider raising it to the adult stage before submitting photographs.
Surprisingly, most of the larval stages of butterflies and moths are simply unknown, and caterpillar photographs can be very difficult to identify. It may take some time for a coordinator to identify your caterpillar.
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