Butterflies and Moths of New Brunswick

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Tessellate Dart
Euxoa tessellata

Observed: Jun 30, 2026

Submitted by: drifter423

Verified: Jul 02, 2026

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Barberry Geometer
Rheumaptera meadii

Observed: Jun 30, 2026

Submitted by: drifter423

Verified: Jul 02, 2026

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Scoparia biplagialis

Observed: Jun 30, 2026

Submitted by: drifter423

Verified: Jul 02, 2026

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Xanthotype sp.

Observed: Jun 30, 2026

Submitted by: drifter423

Verified: Jul 02, 2026

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Peach Fruit Moth
Carposina sasakii

Observed: Jun 30, 2026

Submitted by: drifter423

Verified: Jul 02, 2026

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Simple Wave
Scopula junctaria

Observed: Jun 30, 2026

Submitted by: drifter423

Verified: Jul 02, 2026

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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White Spring Moth
Lomographa vestaliata

Observed: Jun 30, 2026

Submitted by: drifter423

Verified: Jul 02, 2026

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Pale Glyph Moth
Protodeltote albidula

Observed: Jun 30, 2026

Submitted by: drifter423

Verified: Jul 02, 2026

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Confused Eusarca
Eusarca confusaria

Observed: Jun 30, 2026

Submitted by: drifter423

Verified: Jul 02, 2026

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Maple Webworm Moth
Pococera asperatella

Observed: Jun 29, 2026

Submitted by: drifter423

Verified: Jul 02, 2026

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Xestia c-nigrum/dolosa complex

Observed: Jun 29, 2026

Submitted by: drifter423

Verified: Jul 02, 2026

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Neodactria luteolellus

Observed: Jun 29, 2026

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Verified: Jul 02, 2026

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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.
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.
White Admiral Limenitis arthemis arthemis
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.
Signate Melanolophia Melanolophia signataria
Northern Azure Celastrina lucia
Virginia Ctenucha Ctenucha virginica	The largest and most broad-winged of wasp moths in North America. Body metallic blue; head and sides of collar orange. Forewing deep grayish brown, metallic blue at base. Hindwing black. Fringes on all wings partly white.
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.
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.

Butterflies and Moths of North America

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552 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

Tessellate Dart
Euxoa tessellata

Barberry Geometer
Rheumaptera meadii

Scoparia biplagialis

Xanthotype sp.

Peach Fruit Moth
Carposina sasakii

Simple Wave
Scopula junctaria

White Spring Moth
Lomographa vestaliata

Pale Glyph Moth
Protodeltote albidula

Confused Eusarca
Eusarca confusaria

Maple Webworm Moth
Pococera asperatella

Xestia c-nigrum/dolosa complex

Neodactria luteolellus

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis

Luna moth
Actias luna

Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta

White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Signate Melanolophia
Melanolophia signataria

Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia

Virginia Ctenucha
Ctenucha virginica

Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia

Cabbage White
Pieris rapae

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Butterflies and Moths of New Brunswick

552 Species Recorded in New Brunswick

Featured Species

100 Most Recent Sightings in New Brunswick

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Most Recent Sightings in New Brunswick

Tessellate DartEuxoa tessellata

Barberry GeometerRheumaptera meadii

Peach Fruit MothCarposina sasakii

Simple WaveScopula junctaria

White Spring MothLomographa vestaliata

Pale Glyph MothProtodeltote albidula

Confused EusarcaEusarca confusaria

Maple Webworm MothPococera asperatella

Canadian Tiger SwallowtailPapilio canadensis

Luna mothActias luna

Northern CrescentPhyciodes cocyta

White AdmiralLimenitis arthemis arthemis

MonarchDanaus plexippus

Signate MelanolophiaMelanolophia signataria

Northern AzureCelastrina lucia

Virginia CtenuchaCtenucha virginica

Cecropia silkmothHyalophora cecropia

Cabbage WhitePieris rapae

Tessellate Dart
Euxoa tessellata

Barberry Geometer
Rheumaptera meadii

Peach Fruit Moth
Carposina sasakii

Simple Wave
Scopula junctaria

White Spring Moth
Lomographa vestaliata

Pale Glyph Moth
Protodeltote albidula

Confused Eusarca
Eusarca confusaria

Maple Webworm Moth
Pococera asperatella

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis

Luna moth
Actias luna

Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta

White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Signate Melanolophia
Melanolophia signataria

Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia

Virginia Ctenucha
Ctenucha virginica

Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia

Cabbage White
Pieris rapae