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 Tennessee butterfly records

Fifty-eight Tennessee butterfly records were added to the database: Lerema accius (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Hylephila phyleus (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Atalopedes campestris (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Pieris rapae (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Colias eurytheme (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Danaus plexippus (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Agraulis vanillae (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Phyciodes tharos (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Junonia coenia (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Vanessa virginiensis (Bedford County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Limenitis archippus (Benton County, Richard Connors), Thorybes bathyllus (Claiborne County, Douglas Bruce), Calycopis cecrops (Grainger County, Julius Fazekas), Polygonia interrogationis (Grainger County, Harold Howell), Pontia protodice (Hamilton County, David Spicer), Lerema accius (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Ancyloxypha numitor (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Hylephila phyleus (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Panoquina ocola (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Phoebis sennae (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Vanessa atalanta (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Vanessa cardui (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Satyrodes appalachia (Henderson County, Richard Connors), Pyrisitia lisa (Humphreys County, Richard Connors), Calycopis cecrops (Humphreys County, Richard Connors), Vanessa cardui (Humphreys County, Richard Connors), Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Humphreys County, Richard Connors), Limenitis arthemis (Humphreys County, Richard Connors), Polygonia interrogationis (Lake County, John Froeschauer, Marilyn Burgess), Lerema accius (Lawrence County, Richard Connors), Ancyloxypha numitor (Lawrence County, Richard Connors), Speyeria cybele (Lawrence County, Richard Connors), Junonia coenia (Lawrence County, Richard Connors), Hylephila phyleus (Lincoln County, Stephen J. Stedman), Lycaena phlaeas (Lincoln County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Danaus plexippus (McMinn County, David Spicer, Scott Spicer), Agraulis vanillae (McMinn County, David Spicer, Scott Spicer), Vanessa cardui (McMinn County, David Spicer), Limenitis arthemis astyanax (McMinn County, David Spicer, Scott Spicer), Limenitis arthemis (McMinn County, David Spicer, Scott Spicer), Limenitis archippus (McMinn County, David Spicer, Scott Spicer), Hylephila phyleus (Monroe County, David J. Trently, Mike Nelson), Danaus plexippus (Monroe County, David Spicer), Limenitis archippus (Monroe County, David J. Trently, Mike Nelson), Hylephila phyleus (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Atalopedes campestris (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Panoquina ocola (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Pieris rapae (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Colias eurytheme (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Cupido comyntas (Moore County, Stephen J. Stedman), Euptoieta claudia (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Agraulis vanillae (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Phyciodes tharos (Moore County, Edmund K. LeGrand, Stephen J. Stedman), Asterocampa celtis (Obion County, John Froeschauer, Marilyn Burgess), Nymphalis antiopa (Rhea County, Kris Castro), Vanessa virginiensis (Roane County, Douglas Bruce), Colias eurytheme (Warren County, Stephen J. Stedman), and Abaeis nicippe (Weakley County, John Froeschauer, Marilyn Burgess). (TN-26Oct09)