Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

National Moth Week is July 20-28, 2024!

Moths are amazing creatures. Take photographs and share your moth sightings with us to document the moths where you live.

New Kansas butterfly records

Eleven Nemaha County, Kansas records were added to the database from James G. Klingler: Strymon melinus, Papilio polyxenes, Colias eurytheme, Pyrgus communis, Danaus plexippus, Limenitis archippus, Abaeis nicippe, Hylephila phyleus, Epargyreus clarus, Poanes zabulon, and Junonia coenia. (Opler-Oct09)