Regional Butterfly and Moth Information
Top 20 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Nevada
These are the most commonly reported butterflies and moths in Nevada. If you do not see the species you found, look at all photographs submitted in Nevada, or visit the Nevada page to see recently submitted sightings.
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
Desert Orangetip
Anthocharis cethura
Boisduval's Blue
Plebejus icarioides
Becker's White
Pontia beckerii
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Leanira Checkerspot
Chlosyne leanira
Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus
Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
Yuma Skipper
Ochlodes yuma
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
Desert Marble
Euchloe lotta
Western Branded Skipper
Hesperia colorado
Juba Skipper
Hesperia juba
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
Colias alexandra
California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
We can help identify your butterfly or moth!
If you know the date and location where the photograph was taken, we can help. It's simple!
A coordinator will review your submission, and you will get an email with the identification.
We will store your submitted data. Your submission will contribute to our species profiles, checklists, and database. You can track all your submissions and create a personal species list.
Identifying Caterpillars
Do you have a photograph of a caterpillar? If so, when you submit your photograph, please provide us with host plant information if possible. Consider raising it to the adult stage before submitting photographs.
Surprisingly, most of the larval stages of butterflies and moths are simply unknown, and caterpillar photographs can be very difficult to identify. It may take some time for a coordinator to identify your caterpillar.
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