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.

306 new California butterfly records

Three hundred and six California butterfly records - mostly of the genus Phyciodes - were added to the database from contributors Bill Gendron, Bruce & Bret Boyd, C. Dammers, Charles Sekerman, Chris Henne, Edmund Godwin, George T. Austin, J. W. Tilden, James R. Mori, Jim Brock, John F. Emmel, John Heyse, John S. Garth, K. Coolidge, J. Levy, Keith Hughes, Ray Stanford, Keith Trexler, Ken Davenport, Ken Hansen, C. Ingham, Lloyd Martin, Oakley Shields, Paul Opler, Randy Emmitt, Richard P. Meyer, Robert L. Langston, and Sterling Mattoon. (CA-5Nov09)