Regional Species Checklists
Butterflies and Moths of Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
The BAMONA database currently includes verified sighting records for 269 species from this region.
Hesperiidae Skippers
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Phocides pigmalion Mangrove Skipper
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Epargyreus zestos Zestos Skipper
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Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper
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Polygonus leo Hammock Skipper
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Urbanus proteus Long-tailed Skipper
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Urbanus dorantes Dorantes Longtail
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Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing
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Thorybes bathyllus Southern Cloudywing
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Staphylus hayhurstii Hayhurst's Scallopwing
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Ephyriades brunnea Florida Duskywing
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Erynnis juvenalis Juvenal's Duskywing
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Erynnis horatius Horace's Duskywing
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Erynnis zarucco Zarucco Duskywing
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Burnsius communis Common Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius oileus Tropical Checkered-Skipper
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Nastra lherminier Swarthy Skipper
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Nastra neamathla Neamathla Skipper
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Cymaenes tripunctus Three-spotted Skipper
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Lerema accius Clouded Skipper
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Ancyloxypha numitor Least Skipper
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Copaeodes minima Southern Skipperling
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Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper
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Hesperia attalus Dotted Skipper
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Hesperia meskei Meske's Skipper
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Atalopedes campestris Sachem
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Polites themistocles Tawny-edged Skipper
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Polites baracoa Baracoa Skipper
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Polites vibex Whirlabout
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Wallengrenia otho Southern Broken-Dash
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Atrytone arogos Arogos Skipper
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Anatrytone logan Delaware Skipper
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Problema byssus Byssus Skipper
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Poanes aaroni Aaron's Skipper
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Euphyes pilatka Palatka Skipper
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Euphyes berryi Berry's Skipper
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Euphyes arpa Palmetto Skipper
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Asbolis capucinus Monk
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Atrytonopsis hianna Dusted Skipper
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Amblyscirtes alternata Dusky Roadside-Skipper
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Lerodea eufala Eufala Skipper
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Oligoria maculata Twin-spot Skipper
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Calpodes ethlius Brazilian Skipper
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Panoquina panoquin Salt Marsh Skipper
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Panoquina panoquinoides Obscure Skipper
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Panoquina ocola Ocola Skipper
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Megathymus cofaqui Cofaqui Giant-Skipper
Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails
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Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail
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Battus polydamas Polydamas Swallowtail
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Eurytides marcellus Zebra Swallowtail
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Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail
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Papilio glaucus Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
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Papilio troilus Spicebush Swallowtail
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Papilio palamedes Palamedes Swallowtail
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Papilio cresphontes Giant Swallowtail
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Papilio aristodemus Schaus' Swallowtail
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Papilio andraemon Bahaman Swallowtail
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Papilio androgeus Androgeus Swallowtail
Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs
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Appias drusilla Florida White
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Pieris rapae Cabbage White
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Pontia protodice Checkered White
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Ascia monuste Great Southern White
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Kricogonia lyside Lyside Sulphur
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Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur
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Zerene cesonia Southern Dogface
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Anteos maerula Yellow Angled-Sulphur
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Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur
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Phoebis agarithe Large Orange Sulphur
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Phoebis philea Orange-barred Sulphur
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Aphrissa statira Statira Sulphur
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Aphrissa neleis Pink-spot Sulphur
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Eurema daira Barred Yellow
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Eurema boisduvaliana Boisduval's Yellow
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Pyrisitia lisa Little Yellow
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Pyrisitia nise Mimosa Yellow
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Pyrisitia dina Dina Yellow
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Abaeis nicippe Sleepy Orange
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Nathalis iole Dainty Sulphur
Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies
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Eumaeus atala Atala
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Satyrium favonius Oak Hairstreak
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Chlorostrymon simaethis Silver-banded Hairstreak
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Chlorostrymon maesites Amethyst Hairstreak
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Electrostrymon angelia Fulvous Hairstreak
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Calycopis cecrops Red-banded Hairstreak
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Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak
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Strymon martialis Martial Scrub-Hairstreak
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Strymon istapa Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
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Strymon acis Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak
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Ministrymon azia Gray Ministreak
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Parrhasius m album White-M Hairstreak
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Leptotes cassius Cassius Blue
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Brephidium pseudofea Eastern Pygmy-Blue
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Hemiargus ceraunus Ceraunus Blue
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Cyclargus thomasi Miami Blue
Riodinidae Metalmarks
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Calephelis virginiensis Little Metalmark
Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies
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Libytheana carinenta American Snout
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Danaus plexippus Monarch
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Danaus gilippus Queen
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Danaus eresimus Soldier
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Lycorea halia Tiger Mimic-Queen
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Agraulis vanillae Gulf Fritillary
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Dryas iulia Julia Heliconian
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Heliconius charithonia Zebra Heliconian
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Euptoieta claudia Variegated Fritillary
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Limenitis arthemis Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral
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Limenitis arthemis astyanax 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple
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Limenitis archippus Viceroy
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Marpesia chiron Many-banded Daggerwing
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Marpesia petreus Ruddy Daggerwing
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Asterocampa celtis Hackberry Emperor
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Asterocampa clyton Tawny Emperor
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Eunica tatila Florida Purplewing
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Eunica monima Dingy Purplewing
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Hamadryas amphichloe Pale Cracker
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Diaethria clymena Cramer's Eighty-eight
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Phyciodes phaon Phaon Crescent
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Phyciodes tharos Pearl Crescent
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Anthanassa frisia Cuban Crescent
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Hypolimnas misippus Mimic
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Junonia coenia Common Buckeye
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Junonia genoveva Mangrove Buckeye
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Junonia evarete Tropical Buckeye
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Anartia jatrophae White Peacock
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Siproeta stelenes Malachite
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Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark
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Vanessa virginiensis American Lady
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Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
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Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral
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Anaea troglodyta floridalis Florida Leafwing
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Enodia portlandia Southern Pearly-eye
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Neonympha areolatus Georgia Satyr
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Hermeuptychia sosybius Carolina Satyr
Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths
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Hemileuca maia Eastern buckmoth
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Automeris io Io moth
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Antheraea polyphemus Polyphemus moth
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Dryocampa rubicunda Rosy maple moth
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Citheronia sepulcralis Pine-devil Moth
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Anisota consularis Consular oakworm moth
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Eacles imperialis Imperial moth
Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths
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Manduca sexta Carolina sphinx
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Manduca rustica Rustic sphinx
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Dolba hyloeus Pawpaw sphinx
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Paonias myops Small-eyed sphinx
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Ceratomia catalpae Catalpa sphinx
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Isoparce cupressi Baldcypress sphinx
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Agrius cingulata Pink-spotted hawkmoth
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Cocytius antaeus Giant sphinx
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Lapara coniferarum Southern pine sphinx
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Protambulyx carteri Carter's sphinx
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Cocytius duponchel Duponchel's sphinx
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Protambulyx strigilis Streaked sphinx
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Manduca quinquemaculata Five-spotted hawkmoth
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Eumorpha fasciatus Banded sphinx
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Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx
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Callionima parce Parce sphinx
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Pseudosphinx tetrio Tetrio sphinx
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Eumorpha labruscae Gaudy sphinx
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Aellopos fadus Fadus sphinx
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Pachylia ficus Fig sphinx
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Cautethia grotei Grote's sphinx
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Xylophanes pluto Pluto sphinx
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Eumorpha pandorus Pandorus Sphinx
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Aellopos tantalus Tantalus sphinx
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Xylophanes porcus Porcus sphinx
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Enyo lugubris Mournful sphinx
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Eumorpha vitis Vine sphinx
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Aellopos titan Titan sphinx
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Perigonia lusca Half-blind sphinx
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Xylophanes tersa Tersa Sphinx
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Erinnyis alope Alope sphinx
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Phryxus caicus Caicus sphinx
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Erinnyis crameri Cramer's sphinx
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Erinnyis ello Ello sphinx
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Amphion floridensis Nessus sphinx
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Erinnyis obscura Obscure sphinx
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Madoryx pseudothyreus False-windowed sphinx
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Darapsa myron Virginia creeper sphinx
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Erinnyis oenotrus Oenotrus sphinx
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Darapsa versicolor Hydrangea sphinx
Notodontidae Prominents
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Clostera inclusa Angle-Lined Prominent
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Macrurocampa marthesia Mottled Prominent
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Hyperaeschra georgica Georgian Prominent
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Heterocampa obliqua Oblique Heterocampa
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Oligocentria semirufescens Red-washed Prominent
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Heterocampa umbrata White-blotched Heterocampa
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Cerura scitiscripta Black-Etched Prominent
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Heterocampa guttivitta Saddled Prominent
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Schizura ipomoeae Morning-glory Prominent
Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths
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Cydosia nobilitella Curve-lined Cydosia Moth
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Spodoptera ornithogalli Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
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Chrysodeixis includens Soybean Looper Moth
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Xanthopastis regnatrix Spanish Moth
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Spodoptera latifascia Velvet Armyworm Moth
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Spodoptera pulchella Caribbean Armyworm Moth
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Eudryas unio Pearly Wood-nymph
Erebidae Erebid Moths
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Dahana atripennis Black-Winged Dahana
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Clemensia albata Little White Lichen Moth
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Cosmosoma myrodora Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth
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Seirarctia echo Echo Moth
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Empyreuma pugione Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth
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Pagara simplex Mouse-Colored Lichen Moth
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Spilosoma congrua Agreeable Tiger Moth
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Pseudocharis minima Lesser Wasp Moth
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Hyphantria cunea Fall Webworm Moth
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Pyrrharctia isabella Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear
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Didasys belae Double-Tufted Wasp Moth
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Apantesis phalerata Harnessed Moth
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Lymire edwardsii Edwards' Wasp Moth
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Syntomeida epilais Polka-Dot Wasp Moth
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Cisthene subjecta Subject Lichen Moth
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Crambidia lithosioides Dark Gray Lichen Moth
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Nelphe carolina Florida Eucereon
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Syntomeida ipomoeae Yellow-Banded Wasp Moth
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Crambidia pallida Pale Lichen Moth
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Hypercompe scribonia Great Leopard Moth
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Pareuchaetes insulata Yellow-Winged Pareuchaetes
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Virbia aurantiaca Orange Holomelina
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Cisseps fulvicollis Yellow-collared Scape Moth
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Composia fidelissima Faithful Beauty
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Calidota laqueata Streaked Calidota
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Virbia rubicundaria Ruddy Holomelina
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Hypoprepia fucosa Painted Lichen Moth
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Apantesis vittata Banded Tiger Moth
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Utetheisa ornatrix Bella Moth
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Eupseudosoma involutum Snowy Eupseudosoma
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Mocis latipes Small Mocis
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Ascalapha odorata Black Witch
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Anticarsia gemmatalis Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth
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Mocis disseverans Yellow Mocis
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Caenurgia chloropha Vetch Looper Moth
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Dasychira meridionalis Southern Tussock Moth
Psychidae Psychids, Bagworm Moths
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Oiketicus abbotii Abbot's Bagworm Moth
Batrachedridae Batrachedrid Moths
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Homaledra sabalella Palm Leaf Skeletonizer Moth
Yponomeutidae Yponomeutid Moths
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Atteva aurea Ailanthus Webworm Moth
Lacturidae Tropical Burnet Moths
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Lactura pupula Bumelia Leafworm Moth
Choreutidae Choreuitid Moths
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Tortyra slossonia Slosson's Metalmark Moth
Tortricidae Tortricid Moths
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Argyrotaenia ivana Ivana Leafroller Moth
Megalopygidae Flannel Moths
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Megalopyge opercularis Southern Flannel Moth
Crambidae Crambid Snout Moths
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Epipagis forsythae Forsyth's Epipagis
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Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Dusky Herpetogramma
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Syngamia florella Red-waisted Florella Moth
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Diaphania hyalinata Melonworm Moth
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Samea castellalis Stained-glass Moth
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Asciodes gordialis Bougainvillea Caterpillar Moth
Pyralidae Pyralid Moths
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Cactoblastis cactorum Cactus Moth
Thyrididae Thyridid Moths
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Hexeris enhydris Seagrape Borer Moth
Geometridae Geometer Moths, Looper Moths
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Ametris nitocris Seagrape Spanworm Moth
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Patalene olyzonaria Juniper Geometer
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Melanchroia chephise White-tipped Black
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Phrygionis paradoxata Jeweled Satyr Moth
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Synchlora frondaria Southern Emerald
