Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) is an ambitious effort to collect, store, and share species information and occurrence data. You can participate by taking and submitting photographs of butterflies, moths, and caterpillars.

Explore the variety of moths and butterflies in North America. Choose a region to find photographs, Top 20 species, and regional species checklists.

Get involved in the project. Submit photographs of your sightings, or share your expertise and help us review and verify submissions.

Discover our maps and data. Find recently verified sightings, or search and browse the sightings database.

Learn more about this project. We aim to fill the needs of scientists and nature observers by bringing verified occurrence and life history data into one location.

Get help identifying a butterfly, moth, or caterpillar. It is a trade: you help us collect verifiable data, and we will try to identify the species.

Browse stunning images hand-selected for the BAMONA image gallery.

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Recent Sightings

Zebra Heliconian
Feb 03, 2025
United States, Florida, Broward County
Gold-edged Owl
Feb 01, 2025
Petén, Guatemala
Feb 01, 2025
United States, Washington, Island County
Gulf Fritillary
Jan 31, 2025
United States, Florida, Monroe County
Banded Orange Heliconian
Jan 30, 2025
Belize District, Belize
Question Mark
Jan 28, 2025
United States, New Mexico, Los Alamos County
Fall Cankerworm Moth
Jan 27, 2025
United States, Virginia, York County
Fig sphinx
Jan 26, 2025
United States, Florida, Monroe County
Polyphemus moth
Jan 25, 2025
United States, Maryland, Howard County
Black Witch
Jan 25, 2025
United States, Hawaii, Honolulu County
Mourning Cloak
Jan 24, 2025
United States, California, Ventura County
Blomfild's Beauty
Jan 23, 2025
Costa Rica