Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Regional Butterfly and Moth Information

Top 20 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Mississippi

These are the most commonly reported butterflies and moths in Mississippi. If you do not see the species you found, look at all photographs submitted in Mississippi, or visit the Mississippi page to see recently submitted sightings.


Spiny Oak-slug Moth
Euclea delphinii

Spun Glass Slug Moth
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri

Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth
Lithacodes fasciola

Skiff Moth
Prolimacodes badia

Crowned Slug Moth
Isa textula

Yellow-collared Slug Moth
Apoda y inversum

Shagreened Slug Moth
Apoda biguttata

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth
Harrisina americana

Smaller Parasa
Parasa chloris

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

White Flannel Moth
Norape cretata

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus

Warm-chevroned Moth
Tortricidia testacea

Purple-crested Slug Moth
Adoneta spinuloides

Red-eyed Button Slug Moth
Heterogenea shurtleffi

Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

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Identifying Caterpillars

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