Butterflies and Moths of Arkansas

923 Species Recorded in Arkansas

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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa

Observed: Feb 27, 2025

Submitted by: Karbuckle

Verified: Mar 02, 2025

Verified by: CA Ivy

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Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe

Observed: Feb 13, 2025

Submitted by: CA Ivy

Verified: Mar 02, 2025

Verified by: CA Ivy

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Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Observed: Sep 29, 2024

Submitted by: treys grammy

Verified: Jan 06, 2025

Verified by: CA Ivy

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Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae

Observed: Sep 29, 2024

Submitted by: treys grammy

Verified: Jan 06, 2025

Verified by: CA Ivy

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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Observed: Sep 29, 2024

Submitted by: treys grammy

Verified: Jan 06, 2025

Verified by: CA Ivy

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Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele

Observed: Sep 14, 2024

Submitted by: treys grammy

Verified: Jan 06, 2025

Verified by: CA Ivy

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Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Observed: Aug 24, 2024

Submitted by: Caseyd86

Verified: Aug 29, 2024

Verified by: CA Ivy

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Blinded sphinx
Paonias excaecata

Observed: Aug 23, 2024

Submitted by: garoul17

Verified: Mar 18, 2025

Verified by: curtis.lehman

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Bisected honey locust moth
Sphingicampa bisecta

Observed: Aug 12, 2024

Submitted by: Elijah_Aron

Verified: Mar 22, 2025

Verified by: curtis.lehman

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Sachem
Atalopedes campestris

Observed: Aug 09, 2024

Submitted by: Flytyer2

Verified: Aug 13, 2024

Verified by: CA Ivy

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'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Observed: Aug 05, 2024

Submitted by: treys grammy

Verified: Jan 06, 2025

Verified by: CA Ivy

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'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Observed: Aug 05, 2024

Submitted by: treys grammy

Verified: Jan 06, 2025

Verified by: CA Ivy

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Top 10 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Arkansas

Sachem Atalopedes campestris	Upperside of male is yellow-orange with a wide brown border and a large squarish black stigma. Female upperside varies from yellow-brown to very dark brown, but always has a square transparent white spot at the end of the forewing cell. Underside of female hindwing is brown with nearly square cream or white spots.
Common Buckeye Junonia coenia	Upperside is brown. Forewing with 2 orange cell bars and 2 eyespots; part of white subapical band appears in the largest, lower eyespot. Hindwing has 2 eyespots; upper one is largest and contains a magenta crescent. Underside of hindwing is brown or tan in the wet season (summer) form and rose-red in the dry season (fall) form.
Monarch Danaus plexippus	Upperside of male is bright orange with wide black borders and black veins; hindwing has a patch of scent scales. Upperside of female is orange-brown with wide black borders and blurred black veins. Both sexes have white spots on borders and apex. The Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) is a Mullerian mimic; it has similar coloration and is also distasteful.
Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos	Quite variable. Males usually have black antennal knobs. Upperside is orange with black borders; postmedian and submarginal areas are crossed by fine black marks. Underside of hindwing has a dark marginal patch containing a light-colored crescent. Spring and fall broods (form marcia) have a gray mottled hindwing below.
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia	Upperside tawny orange with thick dark veins and markings; black spots near margin. Hindwing margin angled and slightly scalloped. Underside of hindwing with a mottled pattern and no silver spots.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus	Male is yellow with dark tiger stripes. Female has 2 forms: one yellow like the male and the other black with shadows of dark stripes. Hindwing of both female forms has a row of striking blue chevrons and an iridescent blue wash over parts of the interior hindwing. The upperside hindwing has a prominent orange marginal spot that is generally larger than the row of pale marginal spots. On the underside of forewing of spring individuals the row of marginal spots may be merged into a continuous band, thus appearing similar to the Canadian Tiger Swallowtail.
Eastern Tailed-Blue Cupido comyntas	One narrow tail on hindwing. Upperside of male iridescent blue; summer females uniformly brown, spring females smaller with much blue at the wing bases. Underside of hindwing pale gray with black bar at end of cell, distinct black spots, and three large orange spots at outer margin near tail.
Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme	Quite variable. Upperside of male yellow with orange overlay, yellow veins, wide black border, and dark black cell spot. Female yellow or white with irregular black border surrounding light spots. Underside hindwing spot silver with 2 concentric dark rings, and a spot above it.
American Lady Vanessa virginiensis	Upperside with uneven brown, yellow, and orange pattern. Forewing with a black apical patch, a small white spot in the orange field below the patch, and a white bar at the leading edge of the forewing. Underside of hindwing with two large eyespots. Winter form is smaller and paler, summer form larger with brighter coloring.
Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus	Upper surface of forewing is mostly black with ivory spots along margin. Upper surface of hindwing has orange spot on costal margin and sheen of bluish (female) or bluish-green (male) scales. Underside of hindwing with pale green marginal spots.

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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa

Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae

Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Blinded sphinx
Paonias excaecata

Bisected honey locust moth
Sphingicampa bisecta

Sachem
Atalopedes campestris

'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Sachem
Atalopedes campestris

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus

Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas

Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme

American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis

Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus

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Butterflies and Moths of Arkansas

923 Species Recorded in Arkansas

Featured Species

100 Most Recent Sightings in Arkansas

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Most Recent Sightings in Arkansas

Mourning CloakNymphalis antiopa

Sleepy OrangeAbaeis nicippe

MonarchDanaus plexippus

Cloudless SulphurPhoebis sennae

Painted LadyVanessa cardui

Great Spangled FritillarySpeyeria cybele

Gulf FritillaryAgraulis vanillae

Blinded sphinxPaonias excaecata

Bisected honey locust mothSphingicampa bisecta

SachemAtalopedes campestris

'Astyanax' Red-spotted PurpleLimenitis arthemis astyanax

'Astyanax' Red-spotted PurpleLimenitis arthemis astyanax

SachemAtalopedes campestris

Common BuckeyeJunonia coenia

MonarchDanaus plexippus

Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharos

Variegated FritillaryEuptoieta claudia

Eastern Tiger SwallowtailPapilio glaucus

Eastern Tailed-BlueCupido comyntas

Orange SulphurColias eurytheme

American LadyVanessa virginiensis

Spicebush SwallowtailPapilio troilus

Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa

Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae

Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Blinded sphinx
Paonias excaecata

Bisected honey locust moth
Sphingicampa bisecta

Sachem
Atalopedes campestris

'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Sachem
Atalopedes campestris

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus

Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas

Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme

American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis

Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus