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Hemlock Looper
Lambdina fiscellaria

Observed: Sep 30, 2024

Submitted by: drifter423

Verified: Oct 05, 2024

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice

Observed: Aug 27, 2024

Submitted by: canocker

Verified: Aug 29, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Observed: Aug 13, 2024

Submitted by: canocker

Verified: Aug 13, 2024

Verified by: jmgesell

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White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Observed: Aug 12, 2024

Submitted by: Cyn6750

Verified: Aug 12, 2024

Verified by: jmgesell

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Bedstraw hawkmoth
Hyles gallii

Observed: Aug 12, 2024

Submitted by: Cyn6750

Verified: Aug 13, 2024

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Viceroy
Limenitis archippus

Observed: Aug 12, 2024

Submitted by: canocker

Verified: Aug 13, 2024

Verified by: jmgesell

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Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth
Choristoneura rosaceana

Observed: Aug 11, 2024

Submitted by: canocker

Verified: Aug 13, 2024

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Observed: Aug 11, 2024

Submitted by: Mary Ellen Brunsdon

Verified: Aug 12, 2024

Verified by: jmgesell

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Mustard White
Pieris oleracea

Observed: Aug 11, 2024

Submitted by: canocker

Verified: Aug 13, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Rosy maple moth
Dryocampa rubicunda

Observed: Aug 09, 2024

Submitted by: PinFeathers

Verified: Aug 11, 2024

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria atlantis

Observed: Aug 05, 2024

Submitted by: Cyn6750

Verified: Aug 05, 2024

Verified by: jmgesell

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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis

Observed: Aug 05, 2024

Submitted by: Cyn6750

Verified: Aug 05, 2024

Verified by: jmgesell

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Top 10 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of New Brunswick

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.
Luna moth Actias luna	Hindwings have long curving tails. Wings are pale green, each with a transparent eyespot. Outer margins are pink in the southern spring brood, yellow in the southern summer brood and in northern populations.
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.
White Admiral Limenitis arthemis arthemis
Northern Crescent Phyciodes cocyta	Antennal clubs of male are orange. Females are darker than males. Upperside is orange-brown with dark borders; median orange-brown areas are mostly open, with few dark markings. Underside of hindwing is orange with a tan patch surrounding the pale marginal crescent.
Cabbage White Pieris rapae	Upperside of wings white; forewing with black tip. Two submarginal black spots in female, one in male. Underside of hindwing and forewing apex evenly yellow-green or gray-green. Spring and fall short-day form is smaller, less yellow, with reduced black areas.
Rosy maple moth Dryocampa rubicunda	Extremely variable in color. Upperside of wing is yellow to cream to white with pink at the margins and bases of the wings. The amount of pink can vary from covering most of the wing to being absent altogether. Form alba occurs in Missouri and is all white or white with some pink markings.
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.
Polyphemus moth Antheraea polyphemus	Upperside is reddish to yellowish brown; forewing margin is usually lighter than the basal area; forewing submarginal line is pink, or black and pink. Clear oval eyespots are ringed with yellow, blue, and black; hindwing eyespot is separated from the basal area of the wing by a thin pink line. Underside has rust, brown, and pink markings.
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.

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Hemlock Looper
Lambdina fiscellaria

Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice

White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Bedstraw hawkmoth
Hyles gallii

Viceroy
Limenitis archippus

Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth
Choristoneura rosaceana

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Mustard White
Pieris oleracea

Rosy maple moth
Dryocampa rubicunda

Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria atlantis

American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis

Luna moth
Actias luna

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta

Cabbage White
Pieris rapae

Rosy maple moth
Dryocampa rubicunda

Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia

Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus

Hummingbird Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe

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Butterflies and Moths of New Brunswick

451 Species Recorded in New Brunswick

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100 Most Recent Sightings in New Brunswick

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Most Recent Sightings in New Brunswick

Hemlock LooperLambdina fiscellaria

Clouded SulphurColias philodice

White AdmiralLimenitis arthemis arthemis

White AdmiralLimenitis arthemis arthemis

Bedstraw hawkmothHyles gallii

ViceroyLimenitis archippus

Oblique-banded Leafroller MothChoristoneura rosaceana

Giant SwallowtailPapilio cresphontes

Mustard WhitePieris oleracea

Rosy maple mothDryocampa rubicunda

Atlantis FritillarySpeyeria atlantis

American LadyVanessa virginiensis

Canadian Tiger SwallowtailPapilio canadensis

Luna mothActias luna

MonarchDanaus plexippus

White AdmiralLimenitis arthemis arthemis

Northern CrescentPhyciodes cocyta

Cabbage WhitePieris rapae

Rosy maple mothDryocampa rubicunda

Cecropia silkmothHyalophora cecropia

Polyphemus mothAntheraea polyphemus

Hummingbird ClearwingHemaris thysbe

Hemlock Looper
Lambdina fiscellaria

Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice

White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Bedstraw hawkmoth
Hyles gallii

Viceroy
Limenitis archippus

Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth
Choristoneura rosaceana

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Mustard White
Pieris oleracea

Rosy maple moth
Dryocampa rubicunda

Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria atlantis

American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis

Luna moth
Actias luna

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta

Cabbage White
Pieris rapae

Rosy maple moth
Dryocampa rubicunda

Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia

Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus

Hummingbird Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe