Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

Regional Butterfly and Moth Information

Top 20 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Florida

These are the most commonly reported butterflies and moths in Florida. If you do not see the species you found, look at all photographs submitted in Florida, or visit the Florida page to see recently submitted sightings.


Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae

Zebra Heliconian
Heliconius charithonia

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus

Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius

Barred Yellow
Eurema daira

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae

Great Southern White
Ascia monuste

Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus

Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon

Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus

Cassius Blue
Leptotes cassius

Orange-barred Sulphur
Phoebis philea

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Identifying Caterpillars

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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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