Regional Butterfly and Moth Information
Top 20 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Nova Scotia
These are the most commonly reported butterflies and moths in Nova Scotia. If you do not see the species you found, look at all photographs submitted in Nova Scotia, or visit the Nova Scotia page to see recently submitted sightings.
Luna moth
Actias luna
Bent-Lined Gray
Iridopsis larvaria
Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
Lophocampa maculata
Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus
Arched Hooktip
Drepana arcuata
Virginia Ctenucha
Ctenucha virginica
Sweetfern Geometer
Cyclophora pendulinaria
The Small Engrailed
Ectropis crepuscularia
Modest sphinx
Pachysphinx modesta
Rosy maple moth
Dryocampa rubicunda
Sharp-angled Carpet
Euphyia intermediata
Bronzed Cutworm Moth
Nephelodes minians
Blinded sphinx
Paonias excaecata
Large Lace-border
Scopula limboundata
Waved sphinx
Ceratomia undulosa
Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth
Speranza pustularia
Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia
Powdered Bigwing
Lobophora nivigerata
European Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
Pale Beauty
Campaea perlata
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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