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Butterflies and Moths of West Virginia
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) 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) 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) Long Dash (Polites mystic) Whirlabout (Polites vibex) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna) Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua) Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula) Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna) Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon) Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius) Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)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)
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) Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) 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) Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe)Hairstreaks (Theclinae)
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus) Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios) Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus) Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici) Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon) Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius) Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus) 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)
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)Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Diana (Speyeria diana) Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia) Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
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) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) 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)
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) Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia) Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma) Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela) Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia) Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)Thyatirid Moths (Thyatiridae)
Thyatirine Moths (Thyatirinae)
Dogwood Thyatirid (Euthyatira pudens) Glorious Habrosyne (Habrosyne gloriosa)Hooktip Moths (Drepanidae)
Drepanine Moths (Drepaninae)
Arched Hooktip (Drepana arcuata)Oretine Moths (Oretinae)
Rose Hooktip (Oreta rosea)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)
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)Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)
Sphinginae (Sphinginae)
Pink-spotted hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata) Walnut sphinx (Amorpha juglandis) Elm sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor) Catalpa sphinx (Ceratomia catalpae) Waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) Pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus) Northern pine sphinx (Lapara bombycoides) 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) 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) Poecila sphinx (Sphinx poecila)Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)
Fadus sphinx (Aellopos fadus) Nessus sphinx (Amphion floridensis) Azalea Sphinx (Darapsa choerilus (pholus)) Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) Hydrangea sphinx (Darapsa versicolor) Lettered sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum) Ello sphinx (Erinnyis ello) Achemon sphinx (Eumorpha achemon) Pandorus sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus) Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) Hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) Abbott's sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii) Tersa sphinx (Xylophanes tersa)Prominents (Notodontidae)
Black-Spotted Prominent (Dasylophia anguina) Gray-Patched Prominent (Dasylophia thyatiroides) Angus's Datana (Datana angusii) Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth (Datana ministra) Linden Prominent (Ellida caniplaga) White Furcula (Furcula borealis) Zigzag Furcula Moth (Furcula scolopendrina) Wavy-lined Heterocampa (Heterocampa biundata) Oblique Heterocampa (Heterocampa obliqua) White-blotched Heterocampa (Heterocampa umbrata) Georgian Prominent (Hyperaeschra georgica) Double-lined Prominent (Lochmaeus bilineata) Mottled Prominent (Macrurocampa marthesia) Drab Prominent (Misogada unicolor) White-dotted Prominent (Nadata gibbosa) Notodonta scitipennis (Notodonta scitipennis) White-Streaked Prominent (Oligocentria lignicolor) Angulose Prominent (Peridea angulosa) Oval-based Prominent (Peridea basitriens) Black-rimmed Prominent (Pheosia rimosa) Red-humped Caterpillar Moth (Schizura concinna) Morning-glory Prominent (Schizura ipomoeae) Black-blotched Schizura (Schizura leptinoides) White-headed Prominent (Symmerista albifrons)Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)
Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)
Lead-Colored Lichen Moth (Cisthene plumbea) Painted Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia fucosa) Scarlet-Winged Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia miniata) Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth (Lycomorpha pholus)Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)
Apantesis carlotta (Apantesis carlotta) Anna Tiger Moth (Grammia anna) Figured Tiger Moth (Grammia figurata) Sycamore Tussock Moth (Halysidota harrisii) Banded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth (Halysidota tessellaris) Clymene Moth (Haploa clymene) 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) Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear (Pyrrharctia isabella) Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth (Spilosoma virginica) Orange Holomelina (Virbia aurantiaca) Tawny Holomelina (Virbia opella)Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)
Acontiines (Acontiinae)
Tufted Bird-Dropping Moth (Cerma cerintha) Large Mossy Lithacodia (Lithacodia muscosula) Common Spragueia (Spragueia leo) Black-bordered Lemon Moth (Thioptera nigrofimbria)Acronictines (Acronictinae)
Fragile Dagger Moth (Acronicta fragilis) Speared Dagger Moth (Acronicta hasta) Nondescript Dagger Moth (Acronicta impleta) Unmarked Dagger Moth (Acronicta innotata) Nondescript Dagger Moth (Acronicta spinigera) Splendid Dagger Moth (Acronicta superans) Acronicta tristis (Acronicta tristis) Henry's Marsh Moth (Simyra insularis)Amphipyrines (Amphipyrinae)
The Slow Poke (Anorthodes tarda) Balsa tristrigella (Balsa tristrigella) Dusky Groundling (Condica vecors) Phlogophora iris (Phlogophora iris) Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera ornithogalli)Cucullines (Cuculliinae)
The Asteriod (Cucullia asteroides)Pantheines (Pantheinae)
The Laugher (Charadra deridens)Plusiines (Plusiinae)
Celery Looper Moth (Anagrapha falcifera)Stiriine Moths (Stiriinae)
Gold Moth (Basilodes pepita)Xylenines (Xyleninae)
Brown Angle Shades (Phlogophora periculosa)Hadenine Noctuid Moths (Hadeninae)
Achatia distincta (Achatia distincta) Bristly Cutworm Moth (Lacinipolia renigera) Hitched Arches (Melanchra adjuncta) Confused Woodgrain (Morrisonia confusa) Fluid Arches (Morrisonia latex) Armyworm Moth (Mythimna unipuncta)Noctuine Noctuid Moths (Noctuinae)
Ipsilion Dart (Agrotis ipsilon) Master's Dart (Feltia herilis) European Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)Forester Moths (Agaristinae)
Eight-spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata) Beautiful Wood-nymph (Eudryas grata) Grapevine Epimenis (Psychomorpha epimenis)Heliothentine Moths, Flower Moths (Heliothentinae)
Corn Earworm Moth (Heliocoverpa zea)Oecophorid Moths (Oecophoridae)
Oecophorine Moths (Oecophorinae)
Epicallima argenticinctella (Epicallima argenticinctella)Yponomeutids (Yponomeutidae)
Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella) American Ermine Moth (Yponomeuta multipunctella)Sesiid Moths (Sesiidae)
Sesiines (Sesiinae)
Eupatorium Borer Moth (Carmenta bassiformis)Cossids, Carpenter Moths (Cossidae)
Cossines, carpenter moths (Cossinae)
Carpenterworm Moth (Prionoxystus robiniae)Tortricids (Tortricidae)
Olethreutines (Olethreutinae)
Locust Twig Borer Moth (Ecdytolopha insiticiana) Doubleday's Notocelia Moth (Notocelia rosaecolana)Tortricines (Tortricinae)
Oak Leaftier Moth (Acleris semipurpurana)Zygaenids (Zygaenidae)
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth (Harrisina americana)Flannel Moths (Megalopygidae)
Black-waved Flannel Moth (Lagoa crispata)Limacodids, Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae)
Saddleback Caterpillar Moth (Acharia stimulea) Spiny Oak-slug Moth (Euclea delphinii) Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth (Lithacodes fasciola) Smaller Parasa (Parasa chloris) Skiff Moth (Prolimacodes badia)Crambids (Crambidae)
Crambines (Crambinae)
Microcrambus elegans (Microcrambus elegans) Urola nivalis (Urola nivalis)Glaphyrine Moths (Glaphyriinae)
Sooty Winged Chalcoela Moth (Chalcoela iphitalis)Nymphuline Moths (Nymphulinae)
Feather-edged Petrophila (Petrophila fulicalis)Pyraustine Moths (Pyraustinae)
Conchylodes ovulalis (Conchylodes ovulalis) Grape Leaffolder Moth (Desmia funeralis) Diastictis ventralis (Diastictis ventralis) Palpita magniferalis (Palpita magniferalis) Linden-Leafroller Moth (Pantographa limata) Polygrammodes flavidalis (Polygrammodes flavidalis) Hawaiian Beet Webworm (Spoladea recurvalis) Celery Leaftier Moth (Udea rubigalis)Pyralids (Pyralidae)
Chrysaugines (Chrysauginae)
Tosale oviplagalis (Tosale oviplagalis)Epipaschiines (Epipaschiinae)
Dimorphic Macalla Moth (Macalla superatalis)Phycitines (Phycitinae)
Root Collar Borer (Euzophera ostricolorella)Pyralines (Pyralinae)
Dolichomia olinalis (Dolichomia olinalis) Pyralis farinalis (Pyralis farinalis)Tussock Moths (Lymantriidae)
Variable Tussock Moth (Dasychira vagans) Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar)Orgyiines (Orgyiinae)
Yellow-based Tussock Moth (Dasychira basiflava) Streaked Tussock Moth (Dasychira obliquata) White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma)Thyridids (Thyrididae)
Thyridines (Thyridinae)
Dysodia oculatana (Dysodia oculatana)Pterophorids, plume moths (Pterophoridae)
Pterophorinids (Pterophorinae)
Himmelman's Plume Moth (Geina tenuidactyla)Geometer Moths, Looper Moths (Geometridae)
Ennomines (Ennominae)
Straw Besma (Besma endropiaria) Yellow-dusted Cream Moth (Cabera erythemaria) Pale Beauty (Campaea perlata) Gray Spruce Looper (Caripeta divisata) Faint-spotted Angle (Digrammia ocellinata) Elm Spanworm Moth (Ennomos subsignaria) Tulip-Tree Beauty (Epimecis hortaria) Deep Yellow Euchlaena (Euchlaena amoenaria) Confused Eusarca (Eusarca confusaria) Curved-Toothed Geometer (Eutrapela clemataria) Dotted Gray (Glena cribrataria) One-Spotted Variant (Hypagyrtis unipunctata) Bent-Lined Gray (Iridopsis larvaria) Curve-lined Looper Moth (Lambdina fervidaria) Gray Spring Moth (Lomographa glomeraria) Bluish Spring Moth (Lomographa semiclarata) White Spring Moth (Lomographa vestaliata) Signate Melanolophia (Melanolophia signataria) Honest Pero (Pero honestaria) Lemon Plagodis (Plagodis serinaria) Alien Probole (Probole alienaria) Large Maple Spanworm Moth (Prochoerodes transversata) Protoboarmia porcelaria (Protoboarmia porcelaria) Kent's Geometer (Selenia kentaria) Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth (Speranza pustularia) False Crocus Geometer (Xanthotype urticaria)Geometrines, greens, emeralds (Geometrinae)
Red-fringed Emerald (Nemoria bistriaria)Larentiines (Larentiinae)
Variable Carpet (Anticlea vasiliata) Dark-banded Geometer (Ecliptopera atricolorata) The Beggar (Eubaphe mendica) Eupithecia miserulata (Eupithecia miserulata) Three-spotted Fillip (Heterophleps triguttaria) Ferguson's Scallop Shell (Hydria prunivorata) White-striped Black (Trichodezia albovittata)Sterrhines (Sterrhinae)
Chickweed Geometer (Haematopis grataria) Common Tan Wave (Pleuroprucha insulsaria) Large Lace-border (Scopula limboundata)Apatelodids (Apatelodidae)
The Angel Moth (Olceclostera angelica)Apatelodines (Apatelodinae)
Spotted Apatelodes Moth (Apatelodes torrefacta)Lasiocampids (Lasiocampidae)
Lasiocampiines (Lasiocampinae)
Eastern Tent Caterpiller Moth (Malacosoma americanum)Macomphalines (Macromphaliinae)
Large Tolype Moth (Tolype velleda)Erebid Moths (Erebidae)
Eublemmines (Eublemminae)
Decorated Owlet (Pangrapta decoralis)Euteliines (Euteliinae)
Eyed Paectes Moth (Paectes oculatrix)Herminiines (Herminiinae)
Bent-winged Owlet Moth (Bleptina caradrinalis) Common Idia Moth (Idia aemula) Brown-lined Owlet Moth (Macrochilo lithophora) Dark-spotted Palthis Moth (Palthis angulalis) Faint-spotted Palthis Moth (Palthis asopialis) Discolored Renia Moth (Renia discoloralis) Early Zanclognatha Moth (Zanclognatha cruralis) Lettered Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha lituralis) Dark Zanclognatha Moth (Zanclognatha obscuripennis) Wavy-lined Zanclognatha Moth (Zanclognatha ochreipennis) Grayish Zanclognatha Moth (Zanclognatha pedipilalis)Hypenines (Hypeninae)
White-Lined Bomolocha Moth (Hypena abalienalis) Baltimore Bomolocha Moth (Hypena baltimoralis) Green Cloverworm Moth (Hypena scabra) Pink-bordered Yellow Moth (Phytometra rhodarialis)Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)
False Underwing (Allotria elonympha) Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata) Forage Looper Moth (Caenurgina erechtea) Ilia Underwing (Catocala ilia) Black Bit Moth (Celiptera frustulum) Locust Underwing (Euparthenos nubilis) Red-lined Panopoda (Panopoda rufimargo) Maple Looper Moth (Parallelia bistriaris) Horrid Zale (Zale horrida) Colorful Zale (Zale minerea)
