Regional Species Checklists

• Eucosma raracana  

Hesperiidae Skippers

• Epargyreus clarus  Silver-spotted Skipper
• Urbanus proteus  Long-tailed Skipper
• Achalarus lyciades  Hoary Edge
• Thorybes pylades  Northern Cloudywing
• Thorybes bathyllus  Southern Cloudywing
• Erynnis icelus  Dreamy Duskywing
• Erynnis brizo  Sleepy Duskywing
• Erynnis juvenalis  Juvenal's Duskywing
• Erynnis horatius  Horace's Duskywing
• Erynnis martialis  Mottled Duskywing
• Erynnis zarucco  Zarucco Duskywing
• Erynnis baptisiae  Wild Indigo Duskywing
• Erynnis lucilius  Columbine Duskywing
• Burnsius communis  Common Checkered-Skipper
• Pholisora catullus  Common Sootywing
• Nastra lherminier  Swarthy Skipper
• Lerema accius  Clouded Skipper
• Ancyloxypha numitor  Least Skipper
• Thymelicus lineola  European Skipper
• Hylephila phyleus  Fiery Skipper
• Hesperia leonardus  Leonard's Skipper
• Hesperia metea  Cobweb Skipper
• Hesperia sassacus  Indian Skipper
• Atalopedes campestris  Sachem
• Polites peckius  Peck's Skipper
• Polites themistocles  Tawny-edged Skipper
• Polites origenes  Crossline Skipper
• Polites mystic  Long Dash
• Wallengrenia egeremet  Northern Broken-Dash
• Pompeius verna  Little Glassywing
• Anatrytone logan  Delaware Skipper
• Poanes hobomok  Hobomok Skipper
• Poanes zabulon  Zabulon Skipper
• Poanes massasoit  Mulberry Wing
• Poanes viator  Broad-winged Skipper
• Euphyes vestris  Dun Skipper
• Euphyes bimacula  Two-spotted Skipper
• Euphyes conspicua  Black Dash
• Atrytonopsis hianna  Dusted Skipper
• Amblyscirtes vialis  Common Roadside-Skipper
• Panoquina ocola  Ocola Skipper

Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails

• Battus philenor  Pipevine Swallowtail
• Neographium marcellus  Zebra Swallowtail
• Papilio polyxenes  Black Swallowtail
• Papilio glaucus  Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
• Papilio troilus  Spicebush Swallowtail
• Papilio cresphontes  Giant Swallowtail

Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs

• Anthocharis midea  Falcate Orangetip
• Pieris rapae  Cabbage White
• Pontia protodice  Checkered White
• Colias philodice  Clouded Sulphur
• Colias eurytheme  Orange Sulphur
• Zerene cesonia  Southern Dogface
• Phoebis sennae  Cloudless Sulphur
• Pyrisitia lisa  Little Yellow
• Abaeis nicippe  Sleepy Orange

Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies

• Feniseca tarquinius  Harvester
• Lycaena phlaeas  American Copper
• Lycaena hyllus  Bronze Copper
• Callophrys gryneus  Juniper Hairstreak
• Callophrys augustinus  Brown Elfin
• Callophrys irus  Frosted Elfin
• Callophrys henrici  Henry's Elfin
• Callophrys niphon  Eastern Pine Elfin
• Satyrium favonius  Oak Hairstreak
• Satyrium favonius ontario  'Northern' Southern Hairstreak
• Satyrium titus  Coral Hairstreak
• Satyrium acadica  Acadian Hairstreak
• Satyrium caryaevorus  Hickory Hairstreak
• Satyrium edwardsii  Edwards' Hairstreak
• Satyrium calanus  Banded Hairstreak
• Satyrium liparops  Striped Hairstreak
• Calycopis cecrops  Red-banded Hairstreak
• Strymon melinus  Gray Hairstreak
• Parrhasius m album  White-M Hairstreak
• Cupido comyntas  Eastern Tailed-Blue
• Celastrina ladon  Spring Azure
• Celastrina neglecta  Summer Azure
• Celastrina neglectamajor  Appalachian Azure
• Glaucopsyche lygdamus  Silvery Blue

Riodinidae Metalmarks

• Calephelis borealis  Northern Metalmark

Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies

• Libytheana carinenta  American Snout
• Danaus plexippus  Monarch
• Euptoieta claudia  Variegated Fritillary
• Speyeria cybele  Great Spangled Fritillary
• Speyeria aphrodite  Aphrodite Fritillary
• Speyeria idalia  Regal Fritillary
• Boloria selene  Silver-bordered Fritillary
• Boloria bellona  Meadow Fritillary
• Limenitis arthemis  Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral
• Limenitis arthemis arthemis  White Admiral
• Limenitis arthemis astyanax  'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple
• Limenitis archippus  Viceroy
• Asterocampa celtis  Hackberry Emperor
• Asterocampa clyton  Tawny Emperor
• Chlosyne nycteis  Silvery Checkerspot
• Phyciodes tharos  Pearl Crescent
• Phyciodes batesii  Tawny Crescent
• Euphydryas phaeton  Baltimore Checkerspot
• Junonia coenia  Common Buckeye
• Polygonia interrogationis  Question Mark
• Polygonia comma  Eastern Comma
• Polygonia progne  Gray Comma
• Aglais milberti  Milbert's Tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis vaualbum  Compton Tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis antiopa  Mourning Cloak
• Vanessa virginiensis  American Lady
• Vanessa cardui  Painted Lady
• Vanessa atalanta  Red Admiral
• Enodia anthedon  Northern Pearly-eye
• Satyrodes eurydice  Eyed Brown
• Satyrodes appalachia  Appalachian Brown
• Megisto cymela  Little Wood-Satyr
• Cercyonis pegala  Common Wood-Nymph

Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths

• Automeris io  Io moth
• Antheraea polyphemus  Polyphemus moth
• Callosamia angulifera  Tuliptree silkmoth
• Hyalophora cecropia  Cecropia silkmoth
• Actias luna  Luna moth
• Citheronia regalis  Royal Walnut Moth
• Eacles imperialis  Imperial moth

Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths

• Ceratomia undulosa  Waved sphinx
• Manduca sexta  Carolina sphinx
• Amorpha juglandis  Walnut sphinx
• Paonias myops  Small-eyed sphinx
• Paonias excaecata  Blinded sphinx
• Manduca jasminearum  Ash sphinx
• Smerinthus jamaicensis  Twin-spotted sphinx
• Ceratomia amyntor  Elm sphinx
• Hemaris gracilis  Slender clearwing
• Deidamia inscriptum  Lettered sphinx
• Darapsa myron  Virginia creeper sphinx
• Darapsa choerilus (pholus)  Azalea Sphinx
• Eumorpha achemon  Achemon sphinx
• Hemaris diffinis  Snowberry Clearwing
• Hemaris thysbe  Hummingbird Clearwing
• Eumorpha pandorus  Pandorus Sphinx
• Xylophanes tersa  Tersa Sphinx
• Hyles lineata  White-lined Sphinx
• Eumorpha fasciatus  Banded sphinx
• Amphion floridensis  Nessus sphinx

Notodontidae Prominents

• Datana contracta  Contracted Datana
• Nadata gibbosa  White-dotted Prominent
• Schizura leptinoides  Black-blotched Schizura
• Peridea angulosa  Angulose Prominent
• Schizura ipomoeae  Morning-glory Prominent

Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths

• Protodeltote muscosula  Large Mossy Lithacodia
• Cerma cerintha  Tufted Bird-Dropping Moth
• Leuconycta diphteroides  Green Leuconycta
• Marimatha nigrofimbria  Black-bordered Lemon Moth
• Spragueia leo  Common Spragueia
• Polygrammate hebraeicum  The Hebrew
• Acronicta americana  American Dagger Moth
• Acronicta funeralis  Funerary Dagger Moth
• Acronicta insularis  Henry's Marsh Moth
• Acronicta oblinita  Smeared Dagger Moth
• Acronicta interrupta  Interrupted Dagger Moth
• Athetis tarda  The Slow Poke
• Papaipema baptisiae  
• Balsa tristrigella  Three-lined Balsa
• Condica vecors  Dusky Groundling
• Niphonyx segregata  
• Cirrhophanus triangulifer  Goldenrod Stowaway
• Spodoptera ornithogalli  Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
• Amphipyra pyramidoides  Copper Underwing
• Cucullia convexipennis  Brown-hooded Owlet
• Sunira bicolorago  Bicolored Sallow
• Eupsilia vinulenta  Straight-toothed Sallow
• Pseudeustrotia carneola  Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia
• Maliattha synochitis  Black-dotted Maliattha
• Anagrapha falcifera  Celery Looper Moth
• Megalographa biloba  Bilobed Looper Moth
• Allagrapha aerea  Unspotted Looper Moth
• Autographa precationis  The Common Looper Moth
• Nephelodes minians  Bronzed Cutworm Moth
• Mythimna unipuncta  Armyworm Moth
• Leucania ursula  Ursula Wainscot
• Lacinipolia renigera  Bristly Cutworm Moth
• Lacinipolia laudabilis  Laudable Arches
• Leucania sp.  
• Feltia herilis  Master's Dart
• Agrotis ipsilon  Ipsilon Dart
• Noctua pronuba  European Yellow Underwing
• Metaxaglaea viatica  Roadside Sallow
• Xestia smithii  Smith's Dart
• Peridroma saucia  Variegated Cutworm Moth
• Chloridea virescens  Tobacco Budworm Moth
• Helicoverpa zea  Corn Earworm Moth
• Psychomorpha epimenis  Grapevine Epimenis
• Eudryas grata  Beautiful Wood-nymph
• Eudryas unio  Pearly Wood-nymph
• Alypia octomaculata  Eight-spotted Forester

Erebidae Erebid Moths

• Spilosoma virginica  Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth
• Apantesis sp.  
• Apantesis carlotta  
• Halysidota tessellaris  Banded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth
• Hypercompe scribonia  Great Leopard Moth
• Apantesis arge  Arge Tiger Moth
• Apantesis vittata  Banded Tiger Moth
• Pyrrharctia isabella  Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear
• Phragmatobia fuliginosa  Ruby Tiger Moth
• Hyphantria cunea  Fall Webworm Moth
• Halysidota harrisii  Sycamore Tussock Moth
• Estigmene acrea  Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth
• Cycnia tenera  Delicate Cycnia or Dogbane Tiger Moth
• Cisseps fulvicollis  Yellow-collared Scape Moth
• Euchaetes egle  Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth
• Idia americalis  American Idia Moth
• Palthis asopialis  Faint-spotted Palthis Moth
• Idia lubricalis  Glossy Black Idia Moth
• Zanclognatha pedipilalis  Grayish Zanclognatha Moth
• Phalaenostola larentioides  Black-banded Owlet Moth
• Chytolita morbidalis  Morbid Owlet Moth
• Renia factiosalis  Sociable Renia Moth
• Idia aemula  Common Idia Moth
• Zanclognatha cruralis-obscuripennis  Early Zanclognatha Moth/Dark Zanclognatha Moth
• Tetanolita mynesalis  Smoky Tetanolita Moth
• Phalaenophana pyramusalis  Dark-banded Owlet Moth
• Hypena madefactalis  Gray-edged Bomolocha Moth
• Hypena scabra  Green Cloverworm Moth
• Hypena baltimoralis  Baltimore Bomolocha Moth
• Scolecocampa liburna  Dead-wood Borer Moth
• Catocala neogama  The Bride
• Parallelia bistriaris  Maple Looper Moth
• Catocala amatrix  Sweetheart Underwing
• Zale unilineata  One-lined Zale
• Catocala residua  Residua Underwing
• Catocala vidua  The Widow
• Zale lunata  Lunate Zale
• Caenurgina erechtea  Forage Looper Moth
• Catocala ilia  Ilia Underwing
• Catocala maestosa  Sad Underwing
• Zale horrida  Horrid Zale
• Scoliopteryx libatrix  The Herald
• Caenurgina crassiuscula  Clover Looper Moth
• Euparthenos nubilis  Locust Underwing
• Catocala connubialis  Connubial Underwing
• Catocala ultronia  Ultronia Underwing
• Catocala parta  Mother Underwing
• Catocala blandula  Charming Underwing Moth
• Catocala piatrix  The Penitent Underwing
• Panopoda rufimargo  Red-lined Panopoda
• Ascalapha odorata  Black Witch
• Catocala palaeogama  Oldwife Underwing
• Spiloloma lunilinea  Moon-Lined Moth
• Rivula propinqualis  Spotted Grass Moth
• Orgyia leucostigma  White-marked Tussock Moth
• Lymantria dispar  
• Rusicada privata   Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar

Oecophoridae Concealer Moths

• Promalactis suzukiella  Suzuki's Promalactis Moth
• Epicallima argenticinctella  

Prodoxidae Yucca Moths

• Prodoxus decipiens  

Tineidae Clothes Moths

• Acrolophus popeanella  Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth
• Acrolophus panamae  
• Niditinea fuscella  Poultry House Moth

Elachistidae Grass Miner Moths

• Psilocorsis reflexella  Dotted Leaftier Moth

Gelechiidae Twirler Moths

• Chrysoesthia sexguttella  
• Pubitelphusa latifasciella  
• Dichomeris inserrata  

Plutellidae Plutellid Moths

• Plutella xylostella  Diamondback Moth

Yponomeutidae Yponomeutid Moths

• Atteva aurea  Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Galacticidae Galacticid Moths

• Homadaula anisocentra  Mimosa Webworm Moth

Sesiidae Sesiid Moths

• Melittia cucurbitae  Squash Vine Borer
• Synanthedon rileyana  Riley's Clearwing
• Synanthedon fatifera  Lesser Viburnum Clearwing Moth

Cossidae Cossid Moths, Carpenter Moths

• Zeuzera pyrina  Leopard Moth

Tortricidae Tortricid Moths

• Pseudexentera virginiana  
• Hedya nubiferana  
• Epiblema otiosana  Bidens Borer Moth
• Eucopina tocullionana  White Pine Cone Borer
• Proteoteras aesculana  
• Hedya chionosema  White-spotted Hedya
• Phaecasiophora confixana  Macrame Moth
• Ecdytolopha insiticiana  Locust Twig Borer Moth
• Epiblema carolinana  Gray-blotched Epiblema
• Choristoneura rosaceana  Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth
• Pandemis limitata  Three-lined Leafroller Moth
• Aethes sp.  
• Clepsis clemensiana  
• Platynota idaeusalis  Tufted Apple-Bud Moth

Zygaenidae Zygaenid Moths

• Pyromorpha dimidiata  Orange-patched Smoky Moth
• Harrisina americana  Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth

Limacodidae Limacodids, Slug Caterpillar Moths

• Euclea delphinii  Spiny Oak-slug Moth
• Acharia stimulea  Saddleback Caterpillar Moth

Epipyropidae Planthopper Parasite Moths

• Fulgoraecia exigua  Planthopper Parasite Moth

Crambidae Crambid Snout Moths

• Petrophila fulicalis  Feather-edged Petrophila
• Crambus agitatellus  
• Agriphila ruricolellus  
• Microcrambus elegans  Elegant Grass-veneer
• Urola nivalis  
• Chrysoteuchia topiaria  
• Parapediasia teterrella  Bluegrass Webworm Moth
• Evergestis pallidata  Purple-backed Cabbageworm
• Evergestis rimosalis  
• Glaphyria fulminalis  Black-patched Glaphyria Moth
• Chalcoela iphitalis  Sooty Winged Chalcoela Moth
• Pyrausta signatalis  
• Udea rubigalis  Celery Leaftier Moth
• Diacme adipaloides  
• Herpetogramma pertextalis  
• Pyrausta orphisalis  Orange Mint Moth
• Nomophila nearctica  Lucerne Moth
• Desmia funeralis/maculalis   
• Ostrinia nubilalis  European Corn Borer Moth
• Desmia maculalis  
• Palpita magniferalis  Splendid Palpita
• Pyrausta acrionalis  
• Anageshna primordialis  
• Saucrobotys futilalis  Dogbane Saucrobotys Moth
• Desmia funeralis  Grape Leaffolder Moth

Pyralidae Pyralid Moths

• Galasa nigrinodis  Boxwood Leaftier
• Aphomia sociella  Bee Moth
• Oreana unicolorella  
• Sciota virgatella  
• Moodna ostrinella  Darker Moodna Moth
• Aglossa disciferalis  Pink-masked Pyralid Moth
• Aglossa cuprina  Grease Moth
• Hypsopygia olinalis  
• Aglossa pinguinalis  Large Tabby
• Pyralis farinalis  Meal Moth
• Aglossa caprealis  Stored Grain Moth

Pterophoridae Pterophorid Moths, Plume Moths

• Emmelina monodactyla  Morning-glory Plume Moth
• Geina tenuidactyla  Himmelman's Plume Moth
• Geina periscelidactylus  Grape Plume Moth

Geometridae Geometer Moths, Looper Moths

• Eusarca confusaria  Confused Eusarca
• Digrammia ocellinata  Faint-spotted Angle
• Epimecis hortaria  Tulip-Tree Beauty
• Euchlaena amoenaria  Deep Yellow Euchlaena
• Eutrapela clemataria  Curved-Toothed Geometer
• Ennomos magnaria  Maple Spanworm
• Phigalia denticulata  Toothed Phigalia
• Ennomos subsignaria  Elm Spanworm Moth
• Tetracis cachexiata  White Slant-line
• Prochoerodes lineola  Large Maple Spanworm Moth
• Macaria bisignata  Red-headed inchworm
• Nematocampa resistaria  Horned Spanworm Moth
• Speranza pustularia  Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth
• Pero ancetaria  Hübner's Pero
• Lomographa vestaliata  White Spring Moth
• Macaria fissinotata  Hemlock Angle
• Campaea perlata  Pale Beauty
• Melanolophia canadaria  Canadian melanolophia
• Digrammia continuata  Curve-lined Angle
• Iridopsis defectaria  Brown-shaded Gray
• Ilexia intractata  
• Plagodis alcoolaria  Hollow-spotted Plagodis
• Macaria aemulataria  Common Angle
• Plagodis fervidaria  Fervid Plagodis
• Hypagyrtis unipunctata  One-Spotted Variant
• Macaria minorata  Minor Angle Moth
• Patalene olyzonaria  Juniper Geometer
• Besma quercivoraria  Oak Besma
• Protoboarmia porcelaria  Porcelain Gray
• Metarranthis hypochraria  Common Metarranthis
• Heliomata cycladata  Common Spring Moth
• Paleacrita vernata  Spring Cankerworm Moth
• Ectropis crepuscularia  The Small Engrailed
• Nemoria lixaria  Red-bordered Emerald
• Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria  Blackberry Looper Moth
• Synchlora aerata  Wavy-Lined Emerald
• Nemoria bistriaria  Red-fringed Emerald
• Eupithecia miserulata  
• Costaconvexa centrostrigaria  The Bent-line Carpet
• Epirrhoe alternata  White-banded Toothed Carpet
• Orthonama obstipata  The Gem
• Eulithis diversilineata  Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth
• Eupithecia sp.  Unknown Eupithecia species
• Pasiphila rectangulata  Green Pug
• Eulithis sp.  
• Eulithis gracilineata  Greater Grapevine Looper Moth
• Heterophleps triguttaria  Three-spotted Fillip
• Operophtera bruceata  The Bruce Spanworm
• Horisme intestinata  Brown Bark Carpet
• Xanthorhoe ferrugata  Red Twin-spot
• Rheumaptera meadii   Barberry Geometer
• Xanthorhoe lacustrata  Toothed Brown Carpet
• Alsophila pometaria  Fall Cankerworm Moth
• Pleuroprucha insulsaria  Common Tan Wave
• Haematopis grataria  Chickweed Geometer
• Idaea dimidiata  Single-dotted Wave
• Scopula limboundata  Large Lace-border

Lasiocampidae Lasiocampid Moths

• Malacosoma disstria  Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
• Malacosoma americanum  Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
• Tolype velleda  Large Tolype Moth