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.

335 new California butterfly records

Three hundred and thirty-five California butterfly records for a variety of species were added to the database from contributors B. Grooms, Col. Perine, Derham Giuliani, Floyd & June Preston, Frank Model, George Malcolm, Gertsch, Cazier, Schrammel, Harriet Reinhart, Homer Edgecomb, J. A. Comstock, James E. Cottle, James R. Mori, Jean Gunder, Jim Brock, Tom Emmel, John F. Emmel, Jon Bell, Ken Davenport, Paul Opler, R. J. Ford, R. Mattoni, R. Taylor, Ray Stanford, Richard P. Meyer, Richard Skalski, Robert Allen, Robert L. Langston, Susan Steele, Victor Clemence, William D. Patterson, and William Swisher. (CA-28Nov09)