Butterflies and Moths of Manitoba

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231 Species Recorded in Manitoba

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Painted Lichen Moth
Hypoprepia fucosa

Observed: Jul 12, 2024

Submitted by: bshettler

Verified: Jul 16, 2024

Verified by: chalicerae

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Abbott's sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii

Observed: Jun 27, 2024

Submitted by: chalicerae

Verified: Jun 27, 2024

Verified by: chalicerae

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Twin-spotted sphinx
Smerinthus jamaicensis

Observed: Jun 04, 2024

Submitted by: SNor

Verified: Jun 11, 2024

Verified by: chalicerae

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Hoary Elfin
Callophrys polios

Observed: May 31, 2024

Submitted by: rbuist

Verified: Jun 11, 2024

Verified by: chalicerae

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Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Observed: May 31, 2024

Submitted by: rbuist

Verified: Jun 11, 2024

Verified by: chalicerae

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Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia

Observed: May 30, 2024

Submitted by: rbuist

Verified: Jun 11, 2024

Verified by: chalicerae

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Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus

Observed: May 29, 2024

Submitted by: billmaciejko

Verified: Jul 16, 2024

Verified by: chalicerae

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Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas

Observed: May 28, 2024

Submitted by: billmaciejko

Verified: Jul 16, 2024

Verified by: chalicerae

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Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Observed: May 21, 2024

Submitted by: billmaciejko

Verified: Jun 11, 2024

Verified by: chalicerae

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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa

Observed: May 20, 2024

Submitted by: billmaciejko

Verified: Jun 11, 2024

Verified by: chalicerae

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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta

Observed: May 20, 2024

Submitted by: billmaciejko

Verified: Jun 11, 2024

Verified by: chalicerae

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Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia

Observed: May 19, 2024

Submitted by: billmaciejko

Verified: Jun 11, 2024

Verified by: chalicerae

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Top 10 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Manitoba

Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes	Upper surface of wings mostly black; on inner edge of hindwing is a black spot centered in larger orange spot. Male has yellow band near edge of wings; female has row of yellow spots. Female hindwing with iridescent blue band. In the Southwest, yellow forms predominate in the subspecies P. coloro.
Abbott's sphinx Sphecodina abbottii	Adults are bumblebee mimics and make a buzzing sound when feeding. Wing margins are scalloped. Forewing upperside is dark brown with light brown bands and markings. Hindwing upperside is yellow with a wide black outer margin.
Compton Tortoiseshell Nymphalis vaualbum	Upperside is orange-brown with darker wing bases and black spots; a single white spot on leading edge of each wing. Underside is mottled gray and brown, with dark bases and borders; hindwing with small white V at outer end of cell.
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui	Upperside is orange-brown with darker wing bases; forewing with black apex patch and white bar on leading edge; hindwing submarginal row of 5 small black spots sometimes has blue scales. Underside has a black, brown, and gray pattern with 4 small submarginal eyespots.
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio canadensis	Smaller than Eastern or Western Tiger Swallowtails. Upperside of forewing with relatively broad black stripes; underside with marginal yellow spots merged into continuous band. Hindwing with numerous orange scales. Extremely rare black female 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.
Cecropia silkmoth Hyalophora cecropia	Body is red with a white collar and white bands on the abdomen. Wings are dark brown with white hairlike scales giving a frosted appearance; forewings are red at the base. Crescent spots and the area outside the postmedian line are red on all wings.
Hummingbird Clearwing Hemaris thysbe	Adult appearance is variable; Hummingbird mimic. The thorax is olive to golden-olive in color dorsally, yellow ventrally; abdomen is dark burgundy (sometimes almost black) both dorsally and ventrally, with light olive to dark golden patches dorsally. Wings mostly clear with reddish brown terminal borders and dark scaling along veins. While wing maculation is too variable to be 100% diagnostic, <i>thysbe</i> typically has thick terminal borders and the discal cell is typically covered or bisected by dark scales. However, <i>thysbe</i> can always be distinguished from <i>gracilis</i> and <i>diffinis</i> by two characteristics: 1) the lack of any banding on the lateral side of the thorax; 2) <i>thysbe</i> always has yellowish or pale colored legs.
Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele	Large. Upperside of male tan to orange with black scales on forewing veins; female tawny, darker than male. Underside of hindwing with wide pale submarginal band and large silver spots.
Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Upperside of male iridescent silvery blue with narrow dark borders; female darker blue with wide borders. Both sexes have white fringe. Underside gray-brown; both wings with row of white-ringed, round black spots. Subspecies xerces (Boisduval) and pseudoxerces Emmel and Emmel have large white spots with or without black centers.

Butterflies and Moths of North America

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231 Species Recorded in Manitoba

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Nymphalis vaualbum

100 Most Recent Sightings in Manitoba

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Most Recent Sightings in Manitoba

Painted Lichen Moth
Hypoprepia fucosa

Abbott's sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii

Twin-spotted sphinx
Smerinthus jamaicensis

Hoary Elfin
Callophrys polios

Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia

Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus

Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas

Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta

Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Abbott's sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii

Compton Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis vaualbum

Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia

Hummingbird Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe

Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele

Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

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Butterflies and Moths of North America

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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.

Butterflies and Moths of Manitoba

231 Species Recorded in Manitoba

Featured Species

100 Most Recent Sightings in Manitoba

Please donate!

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Most Recent Sightings in Manitoba

Painted Lichen MothHypoprepia fucosa

Abbott's sphinxSphecodina abbottii

Twin-spotted sphinxSmerinthus jamaicensis

Hoary ElfinCallophrys polios

Silvery BlueGlaucopsyche lygdamus

Northern AzureCelastrina lucia

Dreamy DuskywingErynnis icelus

Eastern Tailed-BlueCupido comyntas

Silvery BlueGlaucopsyche lygdamus

Mourning CloakNymphalis antiopa

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta

Northern AzureCelastrina lucia

Black SwallowtailPapilio polyxenes

Abbott's sphinxSphecodina abbottii

Compton TortoiseshellNymphalis vaualbum

Painted LadyVanessa cardui

Canadian Tiger SwallowtailPapilio canadensis

MonarchDanaus plexippus

Cecropia silkmothHyalophora cecropia

Hummingbird ClearwingHemaris thysbe

Great Spangled FritillarySpeyeria cybele

Silvery BlueGlaucopsyche lygdamus

Painted Lichen Moth
Hypoprepia fucosa

Abbott's sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii

Twin-spotted sphinx
Smerinthus jamaicensis

Hoary Elfin
Callophrys polios

Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia

Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus

Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas

Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta

Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Abbott's sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii

Compton Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis vaualbum

Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia

Hummingbird Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe

Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele

Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus