Regional Species Checklists

• Meganola conspicua  

Hesperiidae Skippers

• Epargyreus clarus  Silver-spotted Skipper
• Polygonus leo  Hammock Skipper
• Zestusa dorus  Short-tailed Skipper
• Thorybes pylades  Northern Cloudywing
• Cogia hippalus  Acacia Skipper
• Cogia caicus  Gold-costa Skipper
• Staphylus ceos  Golden-headed Scallopwing
• Systasea zampa  Arizona Powdered Skipper
• Erynnis icelus  Dreamy Duskywing
• Erynnis brizo  Sleepy Duskywing
• Erynnis telemachus  Rocky Mountain Duskywing
• Erynnis meridianus  Meridian Duskywing
• Erynnis pacuvius  Pacuvius Duskywing
• Erynnis funeralis  Funereal Duskywing
• Erynnis afranius  Afranius Duskywing
• Erynnis persius  Persius Duskywing
• Pyrgus scriptura  Small Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius albescens  White Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius albescens or communis  
• Burnsius philetas  Desert Checkered-Skipper
• Heliopyrgus domicella  Erichson's White-Skipper
• Heliopetes ericetorum  Northern White-Skipper
• Celotes nessus  Common Streaky-Skipper
• Pholisora catullus  Common Sootywing
• Hesperopsis alpheus  Saltbush Sootywing
• Ancyloxypha arene  Tropical Least Skipper
• Oarisma garita  Garita Skipperling
• Copaeodes aurantiaca  Orange Skipperling
• Hylephila phyleus  Fiery Skipper
• Hesperia uncas  Uncas Skipper
• Hesperia woodgatei  Apache Skipper
• Hesperia pahaska  Pahaska Skipper
• Atalopedes campestris  Sachem
• Polites rhesus  Rhesus Skipper
• Polites carus  Carus Skipper
• Ochlodes yuma  Yuma Skipper
• Poanes taxiles  Taxiles Skipper
• Euphyes vestris  Dun Skipper
• Atrytonopsis deva  Deva Skipper
• Atrytonopsis vierecki  Viereck's Skipper
• Atrytonopsis pittacus  White-barred Skipper
• Atrytonopsis python  Python Skipper
• Amblyscirtes exoteria  Large Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes aenus  Bronze Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes eos  Dotted Roadside-Skipper
• NotAmblyscirtes simius  Simius Roadside-Skipper
• Lerodea eufala  Eufala Skipper
• Megathymus yuccae  Yucca Giant-Skipper
• Megathymus ursus  Ursine Giant-Skipper
• Piruna pirus  Russet Skipperling
• Piruna polingii  Four-spotted Skipperling
• Agathymus neumoegeni  Orange Giant-Skipper
• Agathymus baueri  Bauer's Giant-Skipper

Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails

• Battus philenor  Pipevine Swallowtail
• Papilio machaon  Old World Swallowtail
• Papilio polyxenes  Black Swallowtail
• Papilio rutulus  Western Tiger Swallowtail
• Papilio multicaudata  Two-tailed Swallowtail
• Papilio cresphontes  Giant Swallowtail

Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs

• Anthocharis cethura  Desert Orangetip
• Anthocharis thoosa  Southwestern Orangetip
• Euchloe lotta  Desert Marble
• Neophasia menapia  Pine White
• Pieris rapae  Cabbage White
• Pontia protodice  Checkered White
• Pontia sisymbrii  Spring White
• Colias philodice  Clouded Sulphur
• Colias eurytheme  Orange Sulphur
• Zerene cesonia  Southern Dogface
• Phoebis sennae  Cloudless Sulphur
• Phoebis agarithe  Large Orange Sulphur
• Eurema mexicana  Mexican Yellow
• Pyrisitia proterpia  Tailed Orange
• Abaeis nicippe  Sleepy Orange
• Nathalis iole  Dainty Sulphur

Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies

• Hypaurotis crysalus  Colorado Hairstreak
• Atlides halesus  Great Purple Hairstreak
• Callophrys affinis  Western Green Hairstreak
• Callophrys gryneus  Juniper Hairstreak
• Callophrys xami  Xami Hairstreak
• Callophrys spinetorum  Thicket Hairstreak
• Callophrys augustinus  Brown Elfin
• Satyrium ilavia  Ilavia Hairstreak
• Satyrium sylvinus  Sylvan Hairstreak
• Satyrium behrii  Behr's Hairstreak
• Phaeostrymon alcestis  Soapberry Hairstreak
• Chlorostrymon simaethis  Silver-banded Hairstreak
• Strymon melinus  Gray Hairstreak
• Ministrymon leda  Leda Ministreak
• Erora quaderna  Arizona Hairstreak
• Leptotes marina  Marine Blue
• Brephidium exilis  Western Pygmy-Blue
• Cupido amyntula  Western Tailed-Blue
• Celastrina ladon  Spring Azure
• Celastrina echo  Echo Azure
• Glaucopsyche lygdamus  Silvery Blue
• Euphilotes bernardino  Bernardino Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes enoptes  Pacific Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes rita  Rita Dotted-Blue
• Hemiargus ceraunus  Ceraunus Blue
• Echinargus isola  Reakirt's Blue
• Plebejus melissa  Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
• Plebejus saepiolus  Greenish Blue
• Plebejus icarioides  Boisduval's Blue
• Plebejus lupini  Lupine Blue
• Plebejus glandon  Arctic Blue

Riodinidae Metalmarks

• Calephelis nemesis  Fatal Metalmark
• Emesis zela  Zela Metalmark
• Apodemia mormo  Mormon Metalmark
• Apodemia palmeri  Palmer's Metalmark
• Apodemia nais  Nais Metalmark

Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies

• Libytheana carinenta  American Snout
• Danaus plexippus  Monarch
• Danaus gilippus  Queen
• Agraulis vanillae  Gulf Fritillary
• Euptoieta claudia  Variegated Fritillary
• Speyeria hesperis  Northwestern Fritillary
• Limenitis arthemis  Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral
• Limenitis arthemis arizonensis  Arizona Red-spotted Purple
• Limenitis archippus  Viceroy
• Limenitis weidemeyerii  Weidemeyer's Admiral
• Adelpha eulalia  Arizona Sister
• Asterocampa celtis  Hackberry Emperor
• Asterocampa leilia  Empress Leilia
• Poladryas minuta  Dotted Checkerspot
• Poladryas arachne  Arachne Checkerspot
• Chlosyne theona  Theona Checkerspot
• Chlosyne fulvia  Fulvia Checkerspot
• Chlosyne californica  California Patch
• Chlosyne lacinia  Bordered Patch
• Chlosyne acastus  Sagebrush Checkerspot
• Dymasia dymas  Tiny Checkerspot
• Texola elada  Elada Checkerspot
• Phyciodes picta  Painted Crescent
• Phyciodes pallida  Pale Crescent
• Phyciodes mylitta  Mylitta Crescent
• Phyciodes tharos  Pearl Crescent
• Phyciodes cocyta  Northern Crescent
• Phyciodes pulchella  Field Crescent
• Anthanassa texana  Texan Crescent
• Euphydryas chalcedona  Chalcedon Checkerspot
• Euphydryas anicia  Anicia Checkerspot
• Junonia coenia  Common Buckeye
• Junonia evarete  Tropical Buckeye
• Polygonia interrogationis  Question Mark
• Polygonia satyrus  Satyr Comma
• Polygonia gracilis  Hoary Comma
• Nymphalis antiopa  Mourning Cloak
• Nymphalis californica  California Tortoiseshell
• Vanessa virginiensis  American Lady
• Vanessa cardui  Painted Lady
• Vanessa annabella  West Coast Lady
• Vanessa atalanta  Red Admiral
• Anaea andria  Goatweed Leafwing
• Cyllopsis pertepida  Canyonland Satyr
• Megisto rubricata  Red Satyr
• Cercyonis pegala  Common Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis meadii  Mead's Wood-Nymph
• Gyrocheilus patrobas  Red-bordered Satyr

Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths

• Coloradia pandora  Pandora pinemoth
• Hemileuca tricolor  Tricolor buckmoth
• Hemileuca burnsi  Burns' buckmoth
• Hemileuca grotei  Grote's buckmoth
• Hemileuca electra  Electra buckmoth
• Hemileuca nevadensis  Nevada buckmoth
• Hemileuca juno  Juno buckmoth
• Automeris cecrops  Cecrops eyed silkmoth
• Hemileuca neumoegeni  Neumoegen's buckmoth
• Hyalophora columbia  Columbia silkmoth
• Hyalophora gloveri  Glover's Silkmoth
• Antheraea oculea  Oculea silkmoth
• Sphingicampa raspa  
• Sphingicampa hubbardi  Hubbard's Small Silkmoth
• Syssphinx montana  

Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths

• Lintneria separatus  Separated sphinx
• Paonias myops  Small-eyed sphinx
• Manduca florestan  
• Sagenosoma elsa  Elsa sphinx
• Manduca muscosa  Muscosa sphinx
• Smerinthus jamaicensis  Twin-spotted sphinx
• Manduca quinquemaculata  Five-spotted hawkmoth
• Smerinthus saliceti  Salicet sphinx
• Sphinx asellus  Asella sphinx
• Sphinx chersis  Great ash sphinx
• Agrius cingulata  Pink-spotted hawkmoth
• Manduca rustica  Rustic sphinx
• Sphinx dollii  Doll's sphinx
• Manduca sexta  Carolina sphinx
• Sphinx libocedrus  Incense cedar sphinx
• Pachysphinx occidentalis  Big poplar sphinx
• Erinnyis crameri  Cramer's sphinx
• Proserpinus juanita  Juanita sphinx
• Erinnyis ello  Ello sphinx
• Hyles lineata  White-lined Sphinx
• Proserpinus vega  Vega sphinx
• Erinnyis obscura  Obscure sphinx
• Eumorpha achemon  Achemon sphinx
• Hemaris thetis  
• Eumorpha typhon  Typhon sphinx

Notodontidae Prominents

• Datana chiriquensis  
• Heterocampa incongrua  
• Gluphisia septentrionis  Common Gluphisia
• Paraeschra georgica  Georgian Prominent
• Furcula scolopendrina  Zigzag Furcula Moth
• Symmerista suavis  
• Oligocentria alpica  
• Heterocampa amanda  
• Hyparpax aurora  Pink Prominent
• Heterocampa lunata  
• Clostera inornata  
• Heterocampa ruficornis  
• Symmerista zacualpana  
• Ursia noctuiformis  
• Macrurocampa dorothea  
• Heterocampa subrotata  Small Heterocampa

Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths

• Grotella blanca  
• Tarache expolita  
• Spragueia funeralis  
• Ponometia clausula   
• Ponometia hutsoni  
• Ponometia venustula  
• Acontia tetragona  Four-spotted Bird-dropping Moth
• Ponometia phecolisca  
• Acontia lucasi  
• Tarache areli  
• Acontia expolita  
• Tarache augustipennis  Narrow-winged Midget Moth
• Acronicta americana  American Dagger Moth
• Acronicta thoracica  
• Acronicta brumosa   Charred Dagger Moth
• Apamea burgessi  
• Chamaeclea pernana  
• Ruacodes tela  
• Eulithosia discistriga  
• Bagisara buxea  
• Sympistis perscripta  Scribbled Sallow
• Cucullia cucullioides  
• Panthea gigantea  
• Leucania imperfecta  
• Protorthodes mulina  
• Hexorthodes accurata  
• Protorthodes alfkenii  
• Lacinipolia pensilis  
• Euxoa medialis  
• Euxoa sculptilis  
• Bryolymnia semifascia  Half-banded Bryolymnia Moth
• Tesagrotis piscipellis  
• Richia chortalis  
• Lacinipolia martini  
• Schinia argentifascia  
• Schinia errans  
• Schinia coercita  
• Schinia arcigera  Arcigera Flower Moth
• Psectrotarsia suavis  
• Schinia hulstia  
• Heliocheilus lupatus  
• Schinia ciliata  
• Schinia grandimedia  
• Schinia jaguarina  
• Schinia sexplagiata  
• Schinia oleagina  
• Schinia mortua  
• Schinia bicuspida  
• Schinia luxa  
• Schinia walsinghami  
• Schinia gaurae  Clouded Crimson
• Schinia tertia  
• Schinia trifascia  Three-lined Flower Moth
• Euscirrhopterus cosyra  Staghorn Cholla Moth

Erebidae Erebid Moths

• Hyphantria cunea  Fall Webworm Moth
• Cisthene martini  
• Pseudohemihyalea labecula  
• Platarctia parthenos  St. Lawrence Tiger Moth
• Hypercompe permaculata  
• Euchaetes antica  
• Arachnis picta  Painted Tiger Moth
• Ectypia clio  
• Crambidia impura  
• Halysidota tessellaris  Banded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth
• Pygarctia murina  
• Cisthene angelus  
• Halysidota davisii  
• Bertholdia trigona  
• Lycomorpha grotei  
• Lophocampa ingens  
• Gnophaela discreta  
• Virbia costata  
• Lophocampa argentata  Silver-Spotted Tiger Moth
• Dysschema howardi  Northern Giant Flag Moth
• Virbia ostenta  Showy Holomelina
• Lophocampa pura  
• Grammia incorrupta  
• Ctenucha venosa  
• Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii   Edwards' Glassy-wing Moth
• Grammia williamsii  
• Leucanopsis lurida  
• Ctenucha brunnea  Brown Ctenucha
• Grammia nevadensis  
• Pseudohemihyalea ambigua  
• Cisthene tenuifascia  Thin-Banded Lichen Moth
• Notarctia proxima  Mexican Tiger Moth
• Hemihyalea edwardsii  Edwards' Glassywing
• Idia occidentalis  
• Hemeroplanis incusalis  
• Drasteria mirifica  
• Forsebia cinis  Forsebia Moth
• Drasteria tejonica  
• Drasteria inepta  
• Catocala neogama  The Bride
• Ascalapha odorata  Black Witch
• Bulia deducta  
• Catocala piatrix  The Penitent Underwing
• Euparthenos nubilis  Locust Underwing
• Toxonprucha crudelis  
• Pseudorgyia russula  
• Metalectra miserulata  
• Catocala babayaga  
• Hypocala andremona  
• Catocala hermia  
• Melipotis indomita  Indomitable Melipotis
• Orgyia leuschneri  

Oecophoridae Concealer Moths

• Inga ciliella  

Tineidae Clothes Moths

• Dyotopasta yumaella  
• Acrolophus variabilis  

Elachistidae Grass Miner Moths

• Agonopterix sabulella  
• Agonopterix psoraliella  
• Apachea barbarella  
• Antaeotricha lindseyi  
• Antaeotricha unipunctella  
• Antaeotricha thomasi  
• Ethmia discostrigella  
• Ethmia marmorea  
• Ethmia semitenebrella  

Gelechiidae Twirler Moths

• Aroga compositella  
• Aroga paraplutella  
• Faculta inaequalis  
• Dichomeris georgiella  

Acrolepiidae False Diamondback Moths

• Stenoporpia macdunnoughi  

Cossidae Cossid Moths, Carpenter Moths

• Givira lotta  

Tortricidae Tortricid Moths

• Cydia latiferreana  Filbertworm Moth
• Pelochrista canana  
• Eucosma matutina  
• Eucosma ponderosa  
• Decodes basiplagana  
• Henricus contrastana  Contrasting Henricus Moth

Zygaenidae Zygaenid Moths

• Harrisina metallica  Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer

Dalceridae Dalcerid Moths

• Dalcerides ingenitus  

Crambidae Crambid Snout Moths

• Euchromius ocelleus  
• Hellula rogatalis  
• Hahncappsia mancalis  
• Pyrausta roseivestalis  
• Loxostege albiceralis  

Pyralidae Pyralid Moths

• Psara dryalis  
• Toripalpus trabalis  
• Chararica bicolorella  
• Barberia affinitella  
• Rostrolaetilia nigromaculella  
• Ephestiodes gilvescentella   
• Aglossa cacamica  

Geometridae Geometer Moths, Looper Moths

• Galenara lixaria  
• Speranza colata  
• Holochroa dissociarius  
• Drepanulatrix hulstii  
• Digrammia colorata  
• Eusarca confusaria  Confused Eusarca
• Iridopsis obliquaria  Oblique Looper Moth
• Macaria signaria  Pale-marked Angle
• Pero occidentalis  
• Nemoria arizonaria  
• Nemoria obliqua  
• Idaea gemmata  
• Cyclophora nanaria  
• Lobocleta peralbata  

Lasiocampidae Lasiocampid Moths

• Gloveria gargamelle  
• Gloveria arizonensis  

Heliodinidae Heliodinid Moths

• Embola ciccella