Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Butterflies and Moths of South Dakota

507 Species Recorded in South Dakota

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100 Most Recent Sightings in South Dakota

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Most Recent Sightings in South Dakota

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Wooly Grass-veneer
Thaumatopsis pexellus

Observed: Oct 19, 2023
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Verified: Nov 26, 2023
Verified by: Mark Wheeler

Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
Plebejus melissa

Observed: Sep 27, 2023
Submitted by: Lara Bryan
Verified: Oct 02, 2023
Verified by: J_Martineau

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Observed: Sep 23, 2023
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Verified: Feb 05, 2024
Verified by: J_Martineau

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Observed: Sep 21, 2023
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Verified: Feb 05, 2024
Verified by: J_Martineau

Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella

Observed: Sep 21, 2023
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Verified: Feb 05, 2024
Verified by: J_Martineau

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Observed: Sep 21, 2023
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Verified: Feb 05, 2024
Verified by: J_Martineau

Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta

Observed: Sep 21, 2023
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Verified: Feb 05, 2024
Verified by: J_Martineau

Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
Plebejus melissa

Observed: Sep 21, 2023
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Verified: Feb 05, 2024
Verified by: J_Martineau

Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella

Observed: Sep 21, 2023
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Verified: Feb 05, 2024
Verified by: J_Martineau

Forage Looper Moth
Caenurgina erechtea

Observed: Sep 20, 2023
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Verified: Nov 26, 2023
Verified by: Mark Wheeler

Forage Looper Moth
Caenurgina erechtea

Observed: Sep 20, 2023
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Verified: Nov 26, 2023
Verified by: Mark Wheeler

Wooly Grass-veneer
Thaumatopsis pexellus

Observed: Sep 20, 2023
Submitted by: PONYRCR
Verified: Nov 26, 2023
Verified by: Mark Wheeler