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.

320 new California butterfly records

Three hundred and twenty California butterfly records - mostly Coenonympha and Adelpha species - were added to the database from contributors Dennis Walker, F. Grinnell, George Malcolm, H. Notman, J. A. Comstock, J. W Tilden, John F. Emmel, John Heyse, John Luttrell, John S. Garth, R. Stanford, Keith Hughes, Ken Davenport, Kith Trexler, L. Martin, C. Ingham, Laurance T. Kerr, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, Pete Spino, Robert L. Langston, Robert Wuttken, Susan Steele, and William Barnes. (CA-21Nov09)