Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Butterflies and Moths of California

1386 Species Recorded in California

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100 Most Recent Sightings in California

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Most Recent Sightings in California

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Echo Azure
Celastrina echo

Observed: Feb 09, 2025
Submitted by: Lisahug
Verified: Feb 10, 2025
Verified by: Ken Davenport

Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa

Observed: Feb 02, 2025
Submitted by: Zencoyote
Verified: Feb 05, 2025
Verified by: Ken Davenport

Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa

Observed: Jan 24, 2025
Submitted by: Patricia12
Verified: Jan 26, 2025
Verified by: Ken Davenport

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Observed: Jan 22, 2025
Submitted by: Patricia12
Verified: Jan 26, 2025
Verified by: Ken Davenport

Western Giant Swallowtail
Papilio rumiko

Observed: Jan 16, 2025
Submitted by: Patricia12
Verified: Jan 27, 2025
Verified by: Ken Davenport

Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae

Observed: Jan 05, 2025
Submitted by: Patricia12
Verified: Jan 26, 2025
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Observed: Jan 05, 2025
Submitted by: Seth Mueller
Verified: Jan 05, 2025
Verified by: Ken Davenport

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta

Observed: Dec 30, 2024
Submitted by: MAKI
Verified: Feb 08, 2025
Verified by: Ken Davenport

Gray Buckeye
Junonia grisea

Observed: Nov 07, 2024
Submitted by: Lisahug
Verified: Nov 08, 2024
Verified by: Ken Davenport

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Observed: Oct 30, 2024
Submitted by: mstanek
Verified: Nov 02, 2024
Verified by: Ken Davenport

Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis

Observed: Oct 30, 2024
Submitted by: Zencoyote
Verified: Nov 07, 2024
Verified by: Ken Davenport

Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae

Observed: Oct 28, 2024
Submitted by: tjay13
Verified: Nov 02, 2024
Verified by: Ken Davenport