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Butterflies and Moths of Kentucky
Sort method:Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Golden Banded-Skipper (Autochton cellus) Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis) Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii) Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus) Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) 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)
Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier) Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus) Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea) Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus) Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius) Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna) Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator) Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl) Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion) Dukes' Skipper (Euphyes dukesi) Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna) Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon) Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius) Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) Bell's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)Giant-Skippers (Megathyminae)
Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas) Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Ozark Swallowtail (Papilio joanae) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Whites (Pierinae)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis) Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia) Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)Sulphurs (Coliadinae)
Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) 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) Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)Hairstreaks (Theclinae)
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus) Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus) Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici) Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon) Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius) Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus) Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica) Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorus) Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii) Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus) Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)Blues (Polyommatinae)
Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon") Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta) Dusky Azure (Celastrina nigra) Appalachian Azure (Celastrina neglecta-major) Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
Northern Metalmark (Calephelis borealis) Swamp Metalmark (Calephelis muticum)Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Snouts (Libytheinae)
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Diana (Speyeria diana) Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia) Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii) Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma) Green Comma (Polygonia faunus) Gray Comma (Polygonia progne) Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti) Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) 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)Leafwings (Charaxinae)
Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)Emperors (Apaturinae)
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)
Southern Pearly Eye (Enodia portlandia) Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon) Creole Pearly Eye (Enodia creola) Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia) Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma) Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela) Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)
Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae)
Io moth (Automeris io) Eastern buckmoth (Hemileuca maia)Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)
Luna moth (Actias luna) Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) Tuliptree silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera) Promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea) Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia)Royal Moths (Citheroniinae)
Peigler's oakworm moth (Anisota peigleri) Orange-tipped oakworm moth (Anisota senatoria) Spiny oakworm moth (Anisota stigma) Pink-striped oakworm moth (Anisota virginiensis) Royal Walnut Moth (Citheronia regalis) Pine-devil Moth (Citheronia sepulcralis) Rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis) Bicolored honey locust moth (Sphingicampa bicolor) Bisected honey locust moth (Sphingicampa bisecta)Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)
Sphinginae (Sphinginae)
Pink-spotted hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata) Walnut sphinx (Amorpha juglandis) Elm sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor) Catalpa sphinx (Ceratomia catalpae) Hagen's sphinx (Ceratomia hageni) Waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) Pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus) Baldcypress sphinx (Isoparce cupressi) Southern pine sphinx (Lapara coniferarum) Ash sphinx (Manduca jasminearum) Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata) Rustic sphinx (Manduca rustica) Carolina sphinx (Manduca sexta) Modest sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta) Huckleberry sphinx (Paonias astylus) Blinded sphinx (Paonias excaecata) Small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops) Plebeian sphinx (Paratraea plebeja) Twin-spotted sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis) Canadian sphinx (Sphinx canadensis) Great ash sphinx (Sphinx chersis) Wild cherry sphinx (Sphinx drupiferarum) Hermit sphinx (Sphinx eremitus) Franck's sphinx (Sphinx franckii) Apple sphinx (Sphinx gordius) Laurel sphinx (Sphinx kalmiae)Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)
Titan sphinx (Aellopos titan) Nessus sphinx (Amphion floridensis) Azalea Sphinx (Darapsa choerilus (pholus)) Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) Hydrangea sphinx (Darapsa versicolor) Lettered sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum) Mournful sphinx (Enyo lugubris) Ello sphinx (Erinnyis ello) Obscure sphinx (Erinnyis obscura) Achemon sphinx (Eumorpha achemon) Banded sphinx (Eumorpha fasciatus) Pandorus sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus) Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) Hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) Tersa sphinx (Xylophanes tersa)Prominents (Notodontidae)
Black-Etched Prominent (Cerura scitiscripta) Sigmoid Prominent (Clostera albosigma) Angle-Lined Prominent (Clostera inclusa) Black-Spotted Prominent (Dasylophia anguina) Angus's Datana (Datana angusii) Contracted Datana (Datana contracta) Drexel's Datana (Datana drexelii) Walnut Caterpillar Moth (Datana integerrima) Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth (Datana ministra) Spotted Datana (Datana perspicua) Linden Prominent (Ellida caniplaga) White Furcula (Furcula borealis) Gray Furcula (Furcula cinerea) Common Gluphisia (Gluphisia septentrionis) Wavy-lined Heterocampa (Heterocampa biundata) Maple Prominent (Heterocampa guttivitta) Oblique Heterocampa (Heterocampa obliqua) Small Heterocampa (Heterocampa subrotata) White-blotched Heterocampa (Heterocampa umbrata) Pink Prominent (Hyparpax aurora) Georgian Prominent (Hyperaeschra georgica) Double-lined Prominent (Lochmaeus bilineata) Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth (Lochmaeus manteo) Mottled Prominent (Macrurocampa marthesia) Drab Prominent (Misogada unicolor) White-dotted Prominent (Nadata gibbosa) Double-toothed Prominent (Nerice bidentata) White-Streaked Prominent (Oligocentria lignicolor) Red-washed Prominent (Oligocentria semirufescens) Angulose Prominent (Peridea angulosa) Oval-based Prominent (Peridea basitriens) Chocolate Prominent (Peridea ferruginea) Black-rimmed Prominent (Pheosia rimosa) Plain Schizura (Schizura apicalis) Chestnut Schizura (Schizura badia) Red-humped Caterpillar Moth (Schizura concinna) Morning-glory Prominent (Schizura ipomoeae) Black-blotched Schizura (Schizura leptinoides) Unicorn Caterpillar Moth (Schizura unicornis) White-headed Prominent (Symmerista albifrons) Symmerista canicosta (Symmerista canicosta) Orange-humped Mapleworm (Symmerista leucitys)Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)
Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)
Kentucky Lichen Moth (Cisthene kentuckiensis) Packard's Lichen Moth (Cisthene packardii) Lead-Colored Lichen Moth (Cisthene plumbea) Subject Lichen Moth (Cisthene subjecta) Little White Lichen Moth (Clemensia albata) Pearly-Winged Lichen Moth (Crambidia casta) Yellow-headed Lichen Moth (Crambidia cephalica) Dark Gray Lichen Moth (Crambidia lithosioides) Pale Lichen Moth (Crambidia pallida) Pure Lichen Moth (Crambidia pura) Uniform Lichen Moth (Crambidia uniformis) Painted Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia fucosa) Scarlet-Winged Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia miniata) Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth (Lycomorpha pholus) Mouse-Colored Lichen Moth (Pagara simplex)Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)
Apantesis carlotta (Apantesis carlotta) Nais Tiger Moth (Apantesis nais) Harnessed Moth (Apantesis phalerata) Banded Tiger Moth (Apantesis vittata) Unexpected Cycnia (Cycnia inopinatus) Oregon Cycnis (Cycnia oregonensis) Delicate Cycnia or Dogbane Tiger Moth (Cycnia tenera) Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea) Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth (Euchaetes egle) Red-tailed Specter (Euerythra phasma) Anna Tiger Moth (Grammia anna) Arge Tiger Moth (Grammia arge) Figured Tiger Moth (Grammia figurata) Oithona Tiger Moth (Grammia oithona) Parthenice Tiger Moth (Grammia parthenice) Phyllira Tiger Moth (Grammia phyllira) Placentia Tiger Moth (Grammia placentia) Virgin Tiger Moth (Grammia virgo) Sycamore Tussock Moth (Halysidota harrisii) Banded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth (Halysidota tessellaris) Clymene Moth (Haploa clymene) Colona Moth (Haploa colona) The Neighbor (Haploa contigua) Leconte's Haploa (Haploa lecontei) Great Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia) Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea) Hickory Tussock Moth or Hickory Tiger Moth (Lophocampa caryae) Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth (Lophocampa maculata) Mexican Tiger Moth (Notarctia proxima) Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear (Pyrrharctia isabella) Agreeable Tiger Moth (Spilosoma congrua) Pink-Legged Tiger Moth (Spilosoma latipennis) Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth (Spilosoma virginica) Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix) Orange Holomelina (Virbia aurantiaca) Rusty Holomelina (Virbia ferruginosa) Immaculate Holomelina (Virbia immaculata) Joyful Holomelina (Virbia laeta) Tawny Holomelina (Virbia opella)Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)
Acontiines (Acontiinae)
Exposed Bird-dropping Moth (Acontia aprica) Common Spragueia (Spragueia leo) Small Bird-dropping Moth (Tarachidia erastrioides) Black-bordered Lemon Moth (Thioptera nigrofimbria)Acronictines (Acronictinae)
American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana) Interrupted Dagger Moth (Acronicta interrupta) Retarded Dagger Moth (Acronicta retardata) The Hebrew (Polygrammate hebraeicum)Amphipyrines (Amphipyrinae)
Stalk Borer Moth (Papaipema nebris) Chalcedony Midget (Perigea xanthioides)Eustrotiines (Eustrotiinae)
Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia (Pseudeustrotia carneola)Pantheines (Pantheinae)
The Laugher (Charadra deridens) Yellowhorn Moth (Colocasia flavicornis)Plusiines (Plusiinae)
Celery Looper Moth (Anagrapha falcifera) Bilobed Looper Moth (Megalographa biloba) Soybean Looper Moth (Pseudoplusia includens)Xylenines (Xyleninae)
Brown Angle Shades (Phlogophora periculosa)Hadenine Noctuid Moths (Hadeninae)
Unarmed Wainscot (Leucania inermis) Armyworm Moth (Mythimna unipuncta)Noctuine Noctuid Moths (Noctuinae)
Pale-banded Dart (Agnorisma badinodis) Swordsman Dart (Agrotis gladiaria) Bent-Line Dart (Choephora fungorum) Master's Dart (Feltia herilis) Dingy Cutworm Moth (Feltia jaculifera) European Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)Forester Moths (Agaristinae)
Eight-spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata) Grapevine Epimenis (Psychomorpha epimenis)Heliothentine Moths, Flower Moths (Heliothentinae)
Corn Earworm Moth (Heliocoverpa zea) Tobacco Budworm Moth (Heliothis virescens) Ragweed Flower Moth (Schinia rivulosa)Oecophorid Moths (Oecophoridae)
Oecophorine Moths (Oecophorinae)
Martyringa latipennis (Martyringa latipennis)Clothes Moths (Tineidae)
Acrolophinids (Acrolophinae)
Acrolophus popeanella (Acrolophus popeanella)Yponomeutids (Yponomeutidae)
Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella)Zygaenids (Zygaenidae)
Procridinids (Procridinae)
Orange-patched Smoky Moth (Pyromorpha dimidiata)Flannel Moths (Megalopygidae)
Black-waved Flannel Moth (Lagoa crispata)Limacodids, Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae)
Saddleback Caterpillar Moth (Acharia stimulea) Shagreened Slug Moth (Apoda biguttata) Yellow-collared Slug Moth (Apoda y-inversum) Spiny Oak-slug Moth (Euclea delphinii) Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth (Lithacodes fasciola) Smaller Parasa (Parasa chloris)Crambids (Crambidae)
Crambines (Crambinae)
Urola nivalis (Urola nivalis)Evergestiines (Evergestinae)
Evergestis rimosalis (Evergestis rimosalis)Pyraustine Moths (Pyraustinae)
Grape Leaffolder Moth (Desmia funeralis) Diacme elealis (Diacme elealis) Herpetogramma thestealis (Herpetogramma thestealis) Nomophila nearctica (Nomophila nearctica) Polygrammodes flavidalis (Polygrammodes flavidalis) Pyrausta acrionalis (Pyrausta acrionalis) Celery Leaftier Moth (Udea rubigalis)Pyralids (Pyralidae)
Chrysaugines (Chrysauginae)
Galasa nigrinodis (Galasa nigrinodis) Tosale oviplagalis (Tosale oviplagalis)Pyralines (Pyralinae)
Dolichomia olinalis (Dolichomia olinalis) Clover Hayworm Moth (Hypsopygia costalis)Tussock Moths (Lymantriidae)
Orgyiines (Orgyiinae)
Yellow-based Tussock Moth (Dasychira basiflava)Thyridids (Thyrididae)
Thyridines (Thyridinae)
Mournful Thyris (Thyris sepulchralis)Geometer Moths, Looper Moths (Geometridae)
Ennomines (Ennominae)
Anacamptodes defectaria (Anacamptodes defectaria) Large Purplish Gray (Anacamptodes vellivolata) Pink-striped Willow Spanworm (Cabera variolaria) Pale Beauty (Campaea perlata) Tulip-Tree Beauty (Epimecis hortaria) Deep Yellow Euchlaena (Euchlaena amoenaria) Least-marked Euchlaena (Euchlaena irraria) Obtuse Euchlaena (Euchlaena obtusaria) Powder Moth (Eufidonia notataria) Confused Eusarca (Eusarca confusaria) Curved-Toothed Geometer (Eutrapela clemataria) Common Spring Moth (Heliomata cycladata) Hypagyrtis esther (Hypagyrtis esther) One-Spotted Variant (Hypagyrtis unipunctata) Lambdina pellucidaria (Lambdina pellucidaria) Common Angle (Macaria aemulataria) Red-headed inchworm (Macaria bisignata) Minor Angle Moth (Macaria minorata) Canadian melanolophia (Melanolophia canadaria) Signate Melanolophia (Melanolophia signataria) Common Metarranthis (Metarranthis hypochraria) Yellow-washed Metarranthis (Metarranthis obfirmaria) Alien Probole (Probole alienaria) Large Maple Spanworm Moth (Prochoerodes transversata) Northern Selenia (Selenia alciphearia) Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth (Speranza pustularia) White Slant-line (Tetracis cachexiata) Yellow Slant-line (Tetracis crocallata) False Crocus Geometer (Xanthotype urticaria)Geometrines, greens, emeralds (Geometrinae)
Blackberry Looper Moth (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria) Showy Emerald (Dichorda iridaria) Red-bordered Emerald (Nemoria lixaria) Wavy-Lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata)Larentiines (Larentiinae)
The Bent-line Carpet (Costaconvexa centrostrigaria) The Bad-wing (Dyspteris abortivaria) The Beggar (Eubaphe mendica) Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth (Eulithis diversilineata) Eupithecia miserulata (Eupithecia miserulata) Ferguson's Scallop Shell (Hydria prunivorata) Orthonama obstipata (Orthonama obstipata)Sterrhines (Sterrhinae)
Chickweed Geometer (Haematopis grataria) Large Lace-border (Scopula limboundata)Lasiocampids (Lasiocampidae)
Lasiocampiines (Lasiocampinae)
Eastern Tent Caterpiller Moth (Malacosoma americanum)Erebid Moths (Erebidae)
Herminiines (Herminiinae)
Bent-winged Owlet Moth (Bleptina caradrinalis) Faint-spotted Palthis Moth (Palthis asopialis) Black-banded Owlet Moth (Phalaenostola larentioides) Early Zanclognatha Moth (Zanclognatha cruralis) Grayish Zanclognatha Moth (Zanclognatha pedipilalis)Hypenines (Hypeninae)
Mottled Bomolocha Moth (Hypena palparia) Green Cloverworm Moth (Hypena scabra)Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)
False Underwing (Allotria elonympha) Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata) Vetch Looper Moth (Caenurgia chloropha) Clover Looper Moth (Caenurgina crassiuscula) Forage Looper Moth (Caenurgina erechtea) Locust Underwing (Euparthenos nubilis) Hypsoropha hormos (Hypsoropha hormos) Texas Mocis (Mocis texana) Brown Panopoda (Panopoda carneicosta) Red-lined Panopoda (Panopoda rufimargo) Maple Looper Moth (Parallelia bistriaris) Curve-lined Owlet (Phyprosopus callitrichoides) Lunate Zale (Zale lunata)
