Regional Species Checklists

• Heliothis ononis   Flax Bollworm Moth

Hesperiidae Skippers

• Epargyreus clarus  Silver-spotted Skipper
• Thorybes pylades  Northern Cloudywing
• Thorybes mexicana  Mexican Cloudywing
• Erynnis icelus  Dreamy Duskywing
• Erynnis brizo  Sleepy Duskywing
• Erynnis juvenalis  Juvenal's Duskywing
• Erynnis telemachus  Rocky Mountain Duskywing
• Erynnis martialis  Mottled Duskywing
• Erynnis pacuvius  Pacuvius Duskywing
• Erynnis afranius  Afranius Duskywing
• Erynnis persius  Persius Duskywing
• Pyrgus centaureae  Grizzled Skipper
• Pyrgus ruralis  Two-banded Checkered-Skipper
• Pyrgus scriptura  Small Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius communis  Common Checkered-Skipper
• Heliopetes ericetorum  Northern White-Skipper
• Pholisora catullus  Common Sootywing
• Hesperopsis libya  Mohave Sootywing
• Carterocephalus palaemon  Arctic Skipper
• Oarisma garita  Garita Skipperling
• Thymelicus lineola  European Skipper
• Hylephila phyleus  Fiery Skipper
• Hesperia uncas  Uncas Skipper
• Hesperia juba  Juba Skipper
• Hesperia colorado  Western Branded Skipper
• Hesperia ottoe  Ottoe Skipper
• Hesperia leonardus  Leonard's Skipper
• Hesperia pahaska  Pahaska Skipper
• Hesperia viridis  Green Skipper
• Hesperia nevada  Nevada Skipper
• Atalopedes campestris  Sachem
• Polites rhesus  Rhesus Skipper
• Polites peckius  Peck's Skipper
• Polites sabuleti  Sandhill Skipper
• Polites draco  Draco Skipper
• Polites themistocles  Tawny-edged Skipper
• Polites origenes  Crossline Skipper
• Polites mystic  Long Dash
• Polites sonora  Sonora Skipper
• Atrytone arogos  Arogos Skipper
• Anatrytone logan  Delaware Skipper
• Ochlodes sylvanoides  Woodland Skipper
• Ochlodes yuma  Yuma Skipper
• Poanes hobomok  Hobomok Skipper
• Poanes taxiles  Taxiles Skipper
• Paratrytone snowi  Snow's Skipper
• Euphyes vestris  Dun Skipper
• Atrytonopsis hianna  Dusted Skipper
• Amblyscirtes oslari  Oslar's Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes vialis  Common Roadside-Skipper
• NotAmblyscirtes simius  Simius Roadside-Skipper
• Megathymus streckeri  Strecker's Giant-Skipper
• Megathymus yuccae  Yucca Giant-Skipper
• Piruna pirus  Russet Skipperling

Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails

• Parnassius clodius  Clodius Parnassian
• Parnassius smintheus  Rocky Mountain Parnassian
• Papilio machaon  Old World Swallowtail
• Papilio polyxenes  Black Swallowtail
• Papilio zelicaon  Anise Swallowtail
• Papilio indra  Indra Swallowtail
• Papilio canadensis  Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
• Papilio glaucus  Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
• Papilio rutulus  Western Tiger Swallowtail
• Papilio eurymedon  Pale Swallowtail
• Papilio multicaudata  Two-tailed Swallowtail
• Papilio cresphontes  Giant Swallowtail

Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs

• Anthocharis stella  Stella Orangetip
• Anthocharis julia  Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip
• Anthocharis thoosa  Southwestern Orangetip
• Euchloe ausonides  Large Marble
• Euchloe olympia  Olympia Marble
• Euchloe lotta  Desert Marble
• Neophasia menapia  Pine White
• Pieris marginalis  Margined White
• Pieris rapae  Cabbage White
• Pontia beckerii  Becker's White
• Pontia protodice  Checkered White
• Pontia occidentalis  Western White
• Pontia sisymbrii  Spring White
• Colias philodice  Clouded Sulphur
• Colias eurytheme  Orange Sulphur
• Colias christina  Christina Sulphur
• Colias alexandra  Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
• Colias meadii  Mead's Sulphur
• Colias scudderi  Scudder's Sulphur
• Colias gigantea  Giant Sulphur
• Colias pelidne  Pelidne Sulphur
• Colias interior  Pink-edged Sulphur
• Zerene cesonia  Southern Dogface
• Phoebis sennae  Cloudless Sulphur
• Eurema mexicana  Mexican Yellow
• Abaeis nicippe  Sleepy Orange
• Nathalis iole  Dainty Sulphur

Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies

• Lycaena arota  Tailed Copper
• Lycaena phlaeas  American Copper
• Lycaena cupreus  Lustrous Copper
• Lycaena dione  Gray Copper
• Lycaena editha  Edith's Copper
• Lycaena hyllus  Bronze Copper
• Lycaena rubidus  Ruddy Copper
• Lycaena heteronea  Blue Copper
• Lycaena helloides  Purplish Copper
• Lycaena dorcas  Dorcas Copper
• Lycaena nivalis  Lilac-bordered Copper
• Lycaena mariposa  Mariposa Copper
• Hypaurotis crysalus  Colorado Hairstreak
• Callophrys affinis  Western Green Hairstreak
• Callophrys sheridanii  Sheridan's Green Hairstreak
• Callophrys gryneus  Juniper Hairstreak
• Callophrys spinetorum  Thicket Hairstreak
• Callophrys augustinus  Brown Elfin
• Callophrys mossii  Moss' Elfin
• Callophrys polios  Hoary Elfin
• Callophrys eryphon  Western Pine Elfin
• Satyrium titus  Coral Hairstreak
• Satyrium acadica  Acadian Hairstreak
• Satyrium californica  California Hairstreak
• Satyrium sylvinus  Sylvan Hairstreak
• Satyrium calanus  Banded Hairstreak
• Satyrium liparops  Striped Hairstreak
• Satyrium saepium  Hedgerow Hairstreak
• Satyrium behrii  Behr's Hairstreak
• Satyrium fuliginosum  Sooty Hairstreak
• Satyrium semiluna  Sagebrush Sooty Hairstreak
• Strymon melinus  Gray Hairstreak
• Leptotes marina  Marine Blue
• Brephidium exilis  Western Pygmy-Blue
• Cupido comyntas  Eastern Tailed-Blue
• Cupido amyntula  Western Tailed-Blue
• Celastrina ladon  Spring Azure
• Celastrina lucia  Northern Azure
• Celastrina neglecta  Summer Azure
• Celastrina echo  Echo Azure
• Glaucopsyche piasus  Arrowhead Blue
• Glaucopsyche lygdamus  Silvery Blue
• Euphilotes battoides  Western Square-dotted Blue
• Euphilotes ancilla  Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes rita  Rita Dotted-Blue
• Echinargus isola  Reakirt's Blue
• Plebejus idas  Northern Blue
• Plebejus melissa  Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
• Plebejus saepiolus  Greenish Blue
• Plebejus icarioides  Boisduval's Blue
• Plebejus shasta  Shasta Blue
• Plebejus acmon  Acmon Blue
• Plebejus lupini  Lupine Blue
• Plebejus glandon  Arctic Blue
• Plebejus glandon rusticus  'Rustic' Arctic Blue

Riodinidae Metalmarks

• Apodemia mormo  Mormon Metalmark

Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies

• Libytheana carinenta  American Snout
• Danaus plexippus  Monarch
• Danaus gilippus  Queen
• Euptoieta claudia  Variegated Fritillary
• Speyeria cybele  Great Spangled Fritillary
• Speyeria aphrodite  Aphrodite Fritillary
• Speyeria idalia  Regal Fritillary
• Speyeria edwardsii  Edwards' Fritillary
• Speyeria coronis  Coronis Fritillary
• Speyeria zerene  Zerene Fritillary
• Speyeria callippe  Callippe Fritillary
• Speyeria egleis  Great Basin Fritillary
• Speyeria atlantis  Atlantis Fritillary
• Speyeria hesperis  Northwestern Fritillary
• Speyeria hydaspe  Hydaspe Fritillary
• Speyeria mormonia  Mormon Fritillary
• Boloria alaskensis  Mountain Fritillary
• Boloria eunomia  Bog Fritillary
• Boloria selene  Silver-bordered Fritillary
• Boloria bellona  Meadow Fritillary
• Boloria frigga  Frigga Fritillary
• Boloria improba  Dingy Fritillary
• Boloria kriemhild  Relict Fritillary
• Boloria freija  Freija Fritillary
• Boloria chariclea  Arctic Fritillary
• Limenitis arthemis arthemis  White Admiral
• Limenitis archippus  Viceroy
• Limenitis weidemeyerii  Weidemeyer's Admiral
• Asterocampa celtis  Hackberry Emperor
• Poladryas minuta  Dotted Checkerspot
• Poladryas arachne  Arachne Checkerspot
• Chlosyne nycteis  Silvery Checkerspot
• Chlosyne gorgone  Gorgone Checkerspot
• Chlosyne whitneyi  Rockslide Checkerspot
• Chlosyne acastus  Sagebrush Checkerspot
• Chlosyne palla  Northern Checkerspot
• Phyciodes pallida  Pale Crescent
• Phyciodes mylitta  Mylitta Crescent
• Phyciodes tharos  Pearl Crescent
• Phyciodes cocyta  Northern Crescent
• Phyciodes batesii  Tawny Crescent
• Phyciodes pulchella  Field Crescent
• Euphydryas gillettii  Gillette's Checkerspot
• Euphydryas editha  Edith's Checkerspot
• Euphydryas chalcedona  Chalcedon Checkerspot
• Euphydryas anicia  Anicia Checkerspot
• Junonia coenia  Common Buckeye
• Polygonia interrogationis  Question Mark
• Polygonia comma  Eastern Comma
• Polygonia satyrus  Satyr Comma
• Polygonia faunus  Green Comma
• Polygonia gracilis  Hoary Comma
• Polygonia progne  Gray Comma
• Aglais milberti  Milbert's Tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis vaualbum  Compton Tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis antiopa  Mourning Cloak
• Nymphalis californica  California Tortoiseshell
• Vanessa virginiensis  American Lady
• Vanessa cardui  Painted Lady
• Vanessa annabella  West Coast Lady
• Vanessa atalanta  Red Admiral
• Anaea andria  Goatweed Leafwing
• Satyrodes eurydice  Eyed Brown
• Coenonympha haydenii  Hayden's Ringlet
• Coenonympha tullia  Common Ringlet
• Coenonympha california  
• Megisto cymela  Little Wood-Satyr
• Erebia magdalena  Magdalena Alpine
• Erebia epipsodea  Common Alpine
• Erebia pawlowskii  Yellow-dotted Alpine
• Erebia callias  Colorado Alpine
• Neominois ridingsii  Ridings' Satyr
• Neominois wyomingo  Wyoming Satyr
• Oeneis polixenes  Polixenes Arctic
• Oeneis jutta  Jutta Arctic
• Oeneis melissa  Melissa Arctic
• Oeneis bore  White-veined Arctic
• Oeneis chryxus  Chryxus Arctic
• Oeneis alberta  Alberta Arctic
• Oeneis uhleri  Uhler's Arctic
• Cercyonis pegala  Common Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis meadii  Mead's Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis sthenele  Great Basin Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis oetus  Small Wood-Nymph

Drepanidae Hooktip and False Owlet Moths

• Ceranemota partida  
• Habrosyne scripta  Lettered Habrosyne
• Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides  Tufted Thyatirid
• Ceranemota tearlei  

Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths

• Coloradia pandora  Pandora pinemoth
• Coloradia doris  Doris' pinemoth
• Automeris io  Io moth
• Hemileuca hera  Hera buckmoth
• Hemileuca eglanterina  Western sheepmoth
• Hemileuca nuttalli  Nuttall's sheepmoth
• Hyalophora cecropia  Cecropia silkmoth
• Hyalophora gloveri  Glover's Silkmoth
• Hyalophora columbia  Columbia silkmoth
• Antheraea polyphemus  Polyphemus moth

Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths

• Smerinthus ophthalmica   
• Smerinthus astarte   
• Manduca sexta  Carolina sphinx
• Paonias excaecata  Blinded sphinx
• Ceratomia amyntor  Elm sphinx
• Paonias myops  Small-eyed sphinx
• Ceratomia undulosa  Waved sphinx
• Pachysphinx modesta  Modest sphinx
• Pachysphinx occidentalis  Big poplar sphinx
• Sphinx vashti  Vashti sphinx
• Sphinx asellus  Asella sphinx
• Sphinx gordius  Apple sphinx
• Sphinx drupiferarum  Wild cherry sphinx
• Smerinthus jamaicensis  Twin-spotted sphinx
• Manduca quinquemaculata  Five-spotted hawkmoth
• Smerinthus cerisyi  One-eyed sphinx
• Hyles euphorbiae  Spurge hawkmoth
• Hemaris thetis  
• Hyles gallii  Bedstraw hawkmoth
• Hyles lineata  White-lined Sphinx
• Pachylioides resumens  
• Hemaris thysbe  Hummingbird Clearwing
• Hemaris diffinis  Snowberry Clearwing
• Eumorpha achemon  Achemon sphinx
• Proserpinus juanita  Juanita sphinx
• Proserpinus clarkiae  Clark's sphinx
• Proserpinus flavofasciata  Yellow-banded sphinx

Notodontidae Prominents

• Pheosia rimosa  Black-rimmed Prominent
• Schizura ipomoeae  Morning-glory Prominent
• Notodonta manitou   
• Odontosia elegans  Elegant Prominent
• Coelodasys unicornis   Unicorn Caterpillar Moth
• Gluphisia septentrionis  Common Gluphisia
• Schizura leptinoides  Black-blotched Schizura
• Gluphisia wrightii  
• Oedemasia semirufescens  Red-washed Prominent
• Clostera albosigma  Sigmoid Prominent
• Gluphisia severa  
• Oligocentria pallida  
• Clostera paraphora  
• Furcula cinerea  Gray Furcula
• Oligocentria perangulata  
• Clostera brucei  
• Furcula occidentalis  
• Clostera apicalis  
• Furcula scolopendrina  Zigzag Furcula Moth
• Datana ministra  Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth
• Furcula modesta  
• Datana perspicua  Spotted Datana
• Heterocampa lunata  
• Furcula cinereoides   
• Nadata gibbosa  White-dotted Prominent
• Lochmaeus bilineata  Double-lined Prominent
• Cecrita plumosa   

Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths

• Acronicta edolata  
• Grotella septempunctata   
• Condica discistriga   
• Ponometia semiflava   Half-yellow Moth
• Ponometia candefacta  Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth
• Oruza albocostata  
• Tarache major   
• Acronicta grisea  Gray Dagger Moth
• Tarache knowltoni  
• Ponometia elegantula  Arizona Bird Dropping Moth
• Ponometia tortricina  
• Leuconycta lepidula  Marbled-green Leuconycta Moth
• Acronicta impressa  
• Tarache augustipennis  Narrow-winged Midget Moth
• Ponometia binocula  Prairie Bird-dropping Moth
• Acronicta lupini  
• Simyra insularis  Henry's Marsh Moth
• Anterastria teratophora  Gray Marvel Moth
• Amphipyra tragopoginis  
• Acronicta americana  American Dagger Moth
• Acronicta radcliffei  Radcliffe's Dagger Moth
• Acronicta insita  Fingered Dagger Moth
• Acronicta thoracica  
• Acronicta funeralis  Funerary Dagger Moth
• Acronicta vulpina  Miller Dagger Moth
• Acronicta hasta  Speared Dagger Moth
• Acronicta lepusculina  Cottonwood Dagger Moth
• Acronicta sp.  
• Acronicta cyanescens  
• Acronicta morula  Ochre Dagger Moth
• Acronicta interrupta  Interrupted Dagger Moth
• Acronicta impleta  Yellow-haired Dagger Moth
• Acronicta superans  Splendid Dagger Moth
• Cryphia olivacea  
• Acopa carina  
• Dypterygia rozmani  American Bird-wing Moth
• Apamea plutonia  Dusky Apamea
• Hydraecia medialis  
• Apamea cuculliformis  
• Apamea unanimis  Small Clouded Brindle
• Brachylomia elda  
• Hyppa xylinoides  Common Hyppa
• Apamea vultuosa  Airy Apamea
• Eremobina claudens  Dark-winged Quaker
• Apamea lignicolora  Wood-colored Apamea
• Amphipyra pyramidoides  Copper Underwing
• Oligia rampartensis  
• Hyppa brunneicrista  
• Apamea burgessi  
• Neoligia tonsa  
• Luperina passer  Dock Rustic
• Apamea sordens finitima  Bordered Apamea
• Neoligia subjuncta  
• Amphipyra glabella  Smooth Amphipyra Moth
• Brachylomia populi  
• Proxenus miranda  Miranda Moth
• Platypolia mactata  Adorable Brocade
• Apamea inordinata  
• Crambodes talidiformis  Verbena Moth
• Plagiomimicus expallidus  
• Amphipoea americana  American Ear Moth
• Hydraecia obliqua  
• Spodoptera ornithogalli  Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
• Spodoptera exigua  Beet Armyworm Moth
• Annaphila danistica  
• Papaipema insulidens  
• Plagiomimicus spumosum  Frothy Moth
• Papaipema nebris  Stalk Borer Moth
• Anathix puta  Poplar Catkin Moth
• Neoligia invenusta  
• Euplexia benesimilis  American Angle Shades
• Ipimorpha pleonectusa  Even-lined Sallow
• Aseptis binotata  
• Aseptis characta  
• Chytonix palliatricula  Cloaked Marvel
• Fishia discors  
• Cucullia montanae  Mountain Hooded Owlet
• Cucullia strigata  Streaked Hooded Owlet Moth
• Cucullia florea  
• Cucullia asteroides  The Asteroid
• Cucullia speyeri  Speyer's Hooded Owlet
• Agrochola purpurea  
• Platypolia anceps  
• Cucullia similaris  
• Fishia connecta  
• Sympistis figurata  
• Fishia yosemitae  Dark Gray Fishia
• Cucullia omissa  Omitted Hooded Owlet Moth
• Cucullia luna  
• Lithophane fagina  Hoary Pinion
• Cucullia albida  
• Sympistis chandleri  
• Sympistis insanina  
• Cucullia intermedia  Intermediate Cucullia
• Xanthia tatago  
• Lithophane pertorrida  
• Lithophane pexata  
• Sympistis poliochroa  
• Sympistis augustus  
• Cucullia antipoda  
• Sunira bicolorago  Bicolored Sallow
• Catabena lineolata  Five-lined Sallow
• Maliattha synochitis  Black-dotted Maliattha
• Pseudeustrotia carneola  Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia
• Sympistis levis   
• Sympistis orbicularis   
• Sympistis semicollaris  
• Sympistis stabilis  
• Sympistis occata  Harrow Moth
• Sympistis albifasciata  
• Sympistis acheron  
• Sympistis pallidior  
• Pseudacontia crustaria   
• Sympistis sandaraca   
• Sympistis dinalda  
• Sympistis chorda  
• Pleromelloida cinerea  Ashy Pleromelloida Moth
• Sympistis dunbari   
• Sympistis arizonensis   
• Sympistis septu  
• Pleromelloida conserta  
• Sympistis fifia  
• Adita chionanthi  Fringe-Tree Sallow
• Sympistis homogena  
• Sympistis chalybdis  
• Sympistis sanina  
• Panthea gigantea  
• Panthea acronyctoides  Black Zigzag
• Panthea virginarius  
• Trichoplusia ni  Cabbage Looper Moth
• Autographa californica  
• Syngrapha ignea  Mountain Beauty Moth
• Anagrapha falcifera  Celery Looper Moth
• Autographa sansoni  Alberta Beauty
• Autographa pseudogamma  
• Autographa ampla  Large Looper Moth
• Pseudeva purpurigera  
• Syngrapha octoscripta  Dusky Silver Y
• Syngrapha celsa  
• Syngrapha viridisigma  Spruce False Looper Moth
• Polychrysia morigera  
• Grotella sampita  
• Ulolonche disticha  
• Lacinipolia teligera  
• Melanchra picta  Zebra Caterpillar Moth
• Lasionycta perplexa  
• Hadena ectrapela  
• Lacinipolia longiclava  
• Polia purpurissata  Purple Arches
• Lacanobia grandis  
• Ulolonche orbiculata  
• Achatia distincta  Distinct Quaker
• Anarta oregonica  
• Lasionycta subfuscula  
• Hadena variolata  
• Nephelodes minians  Bronzed Cutworm Moth
• Lacinipolia lorea  Bridled Arches
• Polia imbrifera  Cloudy Arches
• Spiramater lutra  
• Mythimna oxygala  
• Lacinipolia acutipennis  
• Anarta trifolii  The Nutmeg
• Leucania anteroclera  
• Hadenella pergentilis  
• Orthodes goodelli  
• Capsula subflava  
• Lacinipolia lustralis  
• Anarta fusculenta  
• Stretchia muricina  
• Lasionycta secedens  
• Dargida terrapictalis  
• Egira crucialis  
• Leucania commoides  
• Homorthodes noverca  
• Orthosia hibisci  Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth
• Lacinipolia meditata  The Thinker
• Stretchia plusiiformis  
• Anhimella contrahens  
• Egira perlubens  
• Leucania insueta  
• Hydroeciodes serrata  
• Andropolia contacta  Canadian Giant
• Orthosia revicta  Subdued Quaker
• Polia propodea  
• Lacinipolia naevia  
• Tholera americana  
• Crocigrapha normani  Norman's Quaker
• Egira rubrica  
• Leucania lapidaria  
• Lacanobia atlantica  
• Orthosia segregata  
• Orthodes detracta  Disparaged Arches
• Trichoclea antica  
• Lacinipolia olivacea  Olive Arches
• Anarta crotchii  
• Egira simplex  
• Leucania multilinea  Many-lined Wainscot
• Lacanobia nevadae