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Butterflies and Moths of Minnesota
Sort method:Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus) Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius) Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae) Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)
Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier) Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita) Powesheik Skipperling (Oarisma powesheik) European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas) Common Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma) Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe) Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus) Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska) Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae) Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus) Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius) Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Long Dash (Polites mystic) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna) Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos) Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit) Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator) Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua) Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion) Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula) Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna) Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon) Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Whites (Pierinae)
Pine White (Neophasia menapia) Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Mustard White (Pieris oleracea) Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides) Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)Sulphurs (Coliadinae)
Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
Giant Sulphur (Colias gigantea) Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)
Harvesters (Miletinae)
Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)Coppers (Lycaeninae)
American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) Great Copper (Lycaena xanthoides) Gray Copper (Lycaena dione) Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus) Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe) Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides) Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas)Hairstreaks (Theclinae)
Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus) Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios) Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici) Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon) Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon) Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus) Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica) Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorus) Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii) Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus) Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)Blues (Polyommatinae)
Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula) Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon") Northern Azure (Celastrina lucia) Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta) Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Northern Blue (Plebejus idas) Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue) (Plebejus melissa) Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus) Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini)Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Snouts (Libytheinae)
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Queen (Danaus gilippus)Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia) Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia) Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia) Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona) Frigga Fritillary (Boloria frigga) Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija) Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii) Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii) Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton) Chalcedon Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma) Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus) Green Comma (Polygonia faunus) Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis) Gray Comma (Polygonia progne) Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti) Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)
Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis) White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis) 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)Emperors (Apaturinae)
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)
Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon) Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice) Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia) Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela) Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia) Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) Taiga Alpine (Erebia mancinus) Red-disked Alpine (Erebia discoidalis) Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta) Macoun's Arctic (Oeneis macounii) Uhler's Arctic (Oeneis uhleri)Hooktip Moths (Drepanidae)
Drepanine Moths (Drepaninae)
Arched Hooktip (Drepana arcuata) Two-lined Hooktip (Drepana bilineata)Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)
Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae)
Io moth (Automeris io) Nevada buckmoth (Hemileuca nevadensis)Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)
Luna moth (Actias luna) Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) Promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea) Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia) Columbia silkmoth (Hyalophora columbia)Royal Moths (Citheroniinae)
Orange-tipped oakworm moth (Anisota senatoria) Spiny oakworm moth (Anisota stigma) Pink-striped oakworm moth (Anisota virginiensis) Rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)
Sphinginae (Sphinginae)
Pink-spotted hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata) Walnut sphinx (Amorpha juglandis) Elm sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor) Waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) Northern pine sphinx (Lapara bombycoides) Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata) Carolina sphinx (Manduca sexta) Modest sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta) Big poplar sphinx (Pachysphinx occidentalis) Blinded sphinx (Paonias excaecata) Small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops) One-eyed sphinx (Smerinthus cerisyi) Twin-spotted sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis) Canadian sphinx (Sphinx canadensis) Great ash sphinx (Sphinx chersis) Wild cherry sphinx (Sphinx drupiferarum) Hermit sphinx (Sphinx eremitus) Apple sphinx (Sphinx gordius) Laurel sphinx (Sphinx kalmiae) Poecila sphinx (Sphinx poecila)Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)
Titan sphinx (Aellopos titan) Nessus sphinx (Amphion floridensis) Azalea Sphinx (Darapsa choerilus (pholus)) Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) Lettered sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum) Ello sphinx (Erinnyis ello) Obscure sphinx (Erinnyis obscura) Achemon sphinx (Eumorpha achemon) Pandorus sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus) Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) Hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) Spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) Bedstraw hawkmoth (Hyles gallii) White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) Abbott's sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii) Tersa sphinx (Xylophanes tersa)Prominents (Notodontidae)
Sigmoid Prominent (Clostera albosigma) Black-Spotted Prominent (Dasylophia anguina) Linden Prominent (Ellida caniplaga) Gray Furcula (Furcula cinerea) Furcula modesta (Furcula modesta) White-blotched Heterocampa (Heterocampa umbrata) Georgian Prominent (Hyperaeschra georgica) Double-toothed Prominent (Nerice bidentata) Elegant Prominent (Odontosia elegans) Black-rimmed Prominent (Pheosia rimosa)Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)
Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)
Pearly-Winged Lichen Moth (Crambidia casta) Bicolored Moth (Eilema bicolor) Painted Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia fucosa)Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)
Banded Tiger Moth (Apantesis vittata) Garden Tiger Moth or Great Tiger Moth (Arctia caja) Oregon Cycnis (Cycnia oregonensis) Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea) Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth (Euchaetes egle) Oithona Tiger Moth (Grammia oithona) Virgin Tiger Moth (Grammia virgo) Little Tiger Moth (Grammia virguncula) Banded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth (Halysidota tessellaris) Confused Haploa (Haploa confusa) The Neighbor (Haploa contigua) Leconte's Haploa (Haploa lecontei) Reversed Haploa (Haploa reversa) Great Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia) Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth (Lophocampa maculata) Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) St. Lawrence Tiger Moth (Platarctia parthenos) Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear (Pyrrharctia isabella) Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix) Rusty Holomelina (Virbia ferruginosa) Tawny Holomelina (Virbia opella)Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis) Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica)Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)
Acontiines (Acontiinae)
Green Leuconycta (Leuconycta diphteroides)Acronictines (Acronictinae)
American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana) Smeared Dagger Moth (Acronicta oblinita) Nondescript Dagger Moth (Acronicta spinigera) Harris' Three Spot (Harrisimemna trisignata)Amphipyrines (Amphipyrinae)
Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides) American Bird-wing Moth (Dypterygia rozmani) The Wedgling (Galgula partita) Stalk Borer Moth (Papaipema nebris) Rigid Sunflower Borer Moth (Papaipema rigida) Phlogophora iris (Phlogophora iris)Cucullines (Cuculliinae)
Grote's Sallow (Copivaleria grotei) Brown-hooded Owlet (Cucullia convexipennis)Pantheines (Pantheinae)
The Laugher (Charadra deridens)Plusiines (Plusiinae)
Unspotted Looper Moth (Allagrapha aerea) Hologram Moth (Diachrysia balluca) Bilobed Looper Moth (Megalographa biloba) Connected Looper Moth (Plusia contexta)Stiriine Moths (Stiriinae)
Stiria intermixta (Stiria intermixta)Xylenines (Xyleninae)
Yellow-headed Cutworm Moth (Apamea amputatrix) Orbed Narrow-wing (Magusa orbifera) Papaipema eryngii (Papaipema eryngii) Ash Tip Borer Moth (Papaipema furcata) Dot-And-Dash Swordgrass Moth (Xylena curvimacula) American Swordgrass Moth (Xylena nupera)Hadenine Noctuid Moths (Hadeninae)
Wheat Head Armyworm Moth (Faronta diffusa) The Pink-Streak (Faronta rubripennis) Many-lined Wainscot (Leucania multilinea) Hitched Arches (Melanchra adjuncta)Noctuine Noctuid Moths (Noctuinae)
Green Arches (Anaplectoides prasina) European Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) American Flame-shouldered Dart (Ochropleura implecta)Forester Moths (Agaristinae)
Eight-spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata) Beautiful Wood-nymph (Eudryas grata)Heliothentine Moths, Flower Moths (Heliothentinae)
Heliothis acesias (Heliothis acesias) Subflexus Straw (Heliothis subflexa)Oecophorid Moths (Oecophoridae)
Depressariine Moths (Depressariinae)
Agonopterix argillacea (Agonopterix argillacea) Agonopterix robiniella (Agonopterix robiniella) Agonopterix thelmae (Agonopterix thelmae)Oecophorine Moths (Oecophorinae)
Decantha boreasella (Decantha boreasella) Epicallima argenticinctella (Epicallima argenticinctella)Ethmiine Moths (Ethmiinae)
Ethmia zelleriella (Ethmia zelleriella)Opostegid Moths (Opostegidae)
Pseudopostega cretea (Pseudopostega cretea)Clothes Moths (Tineidae)
Monopis dorsistrigella (Monopis dorsistrigella) Xylesthia pruniramiella (Xylesthia pruniramiella)Acrolophinids (Acrolophinae)
Acrolophus popeanella (Acrolophus popeanella)Meessiine Moths (Meessiinae)
Doleromorpha porphyria (Doleromorpha porphyria) Hybroma servulella (Hybroma servulella)Tineine Moths (Tineinae)
Monopis marginistrigella (Monopis marginistrigella) Monopis spilotella (Monopis spilotella) Niditinea orleansella (Niditinea orleansella) Tinea apicimaculella (Tinea apicimaculella)Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillariidae)
Gracilariines leaf-miners (Gracillariinae)
Caloptilia blandella (Caloptilia blandella) Caloptilia stigmatella (Caloptilia stigmatella) Leucospilapteryx venustella (Leucospilapteryx venustella)Lithocollectinid Moths (Lithocolletinae)
Cameraria australisella (Cameraria australisella) Phyllonorycter clemensella (Phyllonorycter clemensella) Phyllonorycter robiniella (Phyllonorycter robiniella)Bastobasids (Blastobasidae)
Symmocines (Symmocinae)
Gerdana caritella (Gerdana caritella) Oegoconia quadripuncta (Oegoconia quadripuncta)Coleophorid case-bearers (Coleophoridae)
Blastobasines (Blastobasinae)
Acorn Moth (Blastobasis glandulella)Coleophorine case-bearers (Coleophorinae)
Coleophora atromarginata (Coleophora atromarginata)Cosmopterigids (Cosmopterigidae)
Cosmorpterigines (Cosmopteriginae)
Cosmopterix pulchrimella (Cosmopterix pulchrimella) Shy Cosmet (Limnaecia phragmitella)Gelechiids (Gelechiidae)
Anomologines (Anomologinae)
Metzneria lappella (Metzneria lappella)Dichomeridines (Dichomeridinae)
Cream-bordered Dichomeris Moth (Dichomeris flavocostella) Palmerworm Moth (Dichomeris ligulella)Gelechiines (Gelechiinae)
Chionodes mediofuscella (Chionodes mediofuscella) Coleotechnites coniferella (Coleotechnites coniferella)Plutellids (Plutellidae)
Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)Lyonetiid Moths (Lyonetiidae)
Philonome clemensella (Philonome clemensella)Ypsolophid Moths (Ypsolophidae)
Argyrestiines (Argyresthiinae)
Cherry Shoot Borer (Argyresthia oreasella) Argyresthia subreticulata (Argyresthia subreticulata)Ypsolophinid Moths (Ypsolophinae)
Ypsolopha dentella (Ypsolopha dentella)Sesiid Moths (Sesiidae)
Sesiines (Sesiinae)
Squash Vine Borer (Melittia cucurbitae)Cossids, Carpenter Moths (Cossidae)
Cossines, carpenter moths (Cossinae)
Little Carpenterworm Moth (Prionoxystus macmurtrei) Carpenterworm Moth (Prionoxystus robiniae)Crambids (Crambidae)
Pyraustine Moths (Pyraustinae)
Melonworm Moth (Diaphania hyalinata) European Corn Borer Moth (Ostrinia nubilalis)Tussock Moths (Lymantriidae)
Orgyiines (Orgyiinae)
White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma)Eriocraniid Moths (Eriocraniidae)
Dyseriocrania griseocapitella (Dyseriocrania griseocapitella)Geometer Moths, Looper Moths (Geometridae)
Ennomines (Ennominae)
Pepper and Salt Geometer (Biston betularia) Pale Beauty (Campaea perlata) The Small Engraved (Ectropis crepuscularia) Maple Spanworm (Ennomos magnaria) Elm Spanworm Moth (Ennomos subsignaria) Linden Looper Moth (Erannis tiliaria) Johnson's Euchlaena (Euchlaena johnsonaria) Forked Euchlaena (Euchlaena pectinaria) The Saw Wing (Euchlaena serrata) Curved-Toothed Geometer (Eutrapela clemataria) Stout Spanworm (Lycia ursaria) Common Lytrosis (Lytrosis unitaria) Pale Metanema (Metanema inatomaria) Filament Bearer (Nematocampa limbata) Hübner's Pero (Pero ancetaria) Honest Pero (Pero honestaria) Small Phigalia (Phigalia strigataria) Spiny Looper (Phigalia titea) Hollow-spotted Plagodis (Plagodis alcoolaria) Straight-lined Plagodis (Plagodis phlogosaria) Alien Probole (Probole alienaria) Large Maple Spanworm Moth (Prochoerodes transversata) Sharp-lined Yellow (Sicya macularia) Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth (Speranza pustularia) Speranza ribearia (Speranza ribearia) False Crocus Geometer (Xanthotype urticaria)Larentiines (Larentiinae)
The Beggar (Eubaphe mendica) Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth (Eulithis diversilineata) White-striped Black (Trichodezia albovittata)Sterrhines (Sterrhinae)
Chickweed Geometer (Haematopis grataria)Lasiocampids (Lasiocampidae)
Gastropachines (Gastropachinae)
Lappet Moth (Phyllodesma americana)Lasiocampiines (Lasiocampinae)
Eastern Tent Caterpiller Moth (Malacosoma americanum)Macomphalines (Macromphaliinae)
Large Tolype Moth (Tolype velleda)Erebid Moths (Erebidae)
Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)
Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata) Forage Looper Moth (Caenurgina erechtea) Sweetheart Underwing (Catocala amatrix) Girlfriend Underwing (Catocala amica) Sweetfern Underwing (Catocala antinympha) Darling Underwing (Catocala cara) Yellow-Banded Underwing (Catocala cerogama) Sleepy Underwing (Catocala concumbens) Epione Underwing (Catocala epione) Woody Underwing (Catocala grynea) Ilia Underwing (Catocala ilia) The Betrothed (Catocala innubens) Tearful Underwing (Catocala lacrymosa) Sad Underwing (Catocala maestosa) Little Underwing (Catocala minuta) Wonderful Underwing (Catocala mira) Clouded Underwing (Catocala nebulosa) The Bride (Catocala neogama) Married Underwing (Catocala nuptialis) Mother Underwing (Catocala parta) White Underwing (Catocala relicta) Semirelict Underwing (Catocala semirelicta) Ultronia Underwing (Catocala ultronia) Once-married Underwing (Catocala unijuga) Whitney's Underwing (Catocala whitneyi) Hypocala andremona (Hypocala andremona) The Herald (Scoliopteryx libatrix) Maple Zale (Zale galbanata) Horrid Zale (Zale horrida) Lunate Zale (Zale lunata)
