National Moth Week is July 18-26!
Moths are amazing creatures. Take photographs and share your moth sightings with us to document the moths where you live.
Regional Species Checklists
Appanoose County, Iowa, United States
The BAMONA database currently includes verified sighting records for 82 species from this region.
Hesperiidae Skippers
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Erynnis brizo Sleepy Duskywing
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Erynnis baptisiae Wild Indigo Duskywing
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Ancyloxypha numitor Least Skipper
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Thymelicus lineola European Skipper
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Polites peckius Peck's Skipper
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Polites themistocles Tawny-edged Skipper
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Wallengrenia egeremet Northern Broken-Dash
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Poanes hobomok Hobomok Skipper
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Poanes zabulon Zabulon Skipper
Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails
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Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail
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Papilio glaucus Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs
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Pieris rapae Cabbage White
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Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur
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Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur
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Pyrisitia lisa Little Yellow
Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies
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Lycaena hyllus Bronze Copper
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Satyrium calanus Banded Hairstreak
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Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak
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Cupido comyntas Eastern Tailed-Blue
Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies
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Danaus plexippus Monarch
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Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary
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Speyeria idalia Regal 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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Asterocampa celtis Hackberry Emperor
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Chlosyne nycteis Silvery Checkerspot
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Phyciodes tharos Pearl Crescent
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Junonia coenia Common Buckeye
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Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark
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Nymphalis antiopa Mourning Cloak
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Megisto cymela Little Wood-Satyr
Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths
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Dryocampa rubicunda Rosy maple moth
Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths
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Ceratomia amyntor Elm sphinx
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Ceratomia undulosa Waved sphinx
Notodontidae Prominents
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Lochmaeus bilineata Double-lined Prominent
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Nadata gibbosa White-dotted Prominent
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Nerice bidentata Double-toothed Prominent
Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths
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Acontia tetragona Four-spotted Bird-dropping Moth
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Leuconycta diphteroides Green Leuconycta
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Ponometia binocula Prairie Bird-dropping Moth
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Protodeltote muscosula Large Mossy Lithacodia
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Acronicta lobeliae Lobelia Dagger Moth
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Acronicta ovata Ovate Dagger Moth
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Acronicta spinigera Nondescript Dagger Moth
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Acronicta funeralis Funerary Dagger Moth
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Harrisimemna trisignata Harris' Three Spot
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Acronicta increta Raspberry Bud Dagger Moth
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Lacinipolia renigera Bristly Cutworm Moth
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Eudryas grata Beautiful Wood-nymph
Erebidae Erebid Moths
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Cycnia tenera Delicate Cycnia or Dogbane Tiger Moth
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Haploa reversa Reversed Haploa
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Phragmatobia lineata Lined Ruby Tiger Moth
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Idia americalis American Idia Moth
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Hypena abalienalis White-Lined Bomolocha Moth
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Hypena palparia Mottled Bomolocha Moth
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Zale lunata Lunate Zale
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Zale unilineata One-lined Zale
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Catocala amica Girlfriend Underwing
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Lesmone detrahens Detracted Owlet
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Catocala coccinata Scarlet Underwing
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Plusiodonta compressipalpis Moonseed Moth
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Catocala innubens The Betrothed
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Catocala serena Serene Underwing
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Zale galbanata Maple Zale
Nolidae Tuft Moths
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Baileya levitans Pale Baileya
Limacodidae Limacodids, Slug Caterpillar Moths
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Apoda biguttata Shagreened Slug Moth
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Apoda y inversum Yellow-collared Slug Moth
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Euclea delphinii Spiny Oak-slug Moth
Crambidae Crambid Snout Moths
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Desmia funeralis Grape Leaffolder Moth
Geometridae Geometer Moths, Looper Moths
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Mellilla xanthometata Orange Wing Moth
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Hypagyrtis unipunctata One-Spotted Variant
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Phaeoura quernaria Oak Beauty
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Iridopsis defectaria Brown-shaded Gray
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Digrammia ocellinata Faint-spotted Angle
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Besma quercivoraria Oak Besma
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Pero honestaria Honest Pero
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Isturgia dislocaria Pale-viened Enconista
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Lambdina fervidaria Curve-lined Looper
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Plagodis fervidaria Fervid Plagodis
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Hethemia pistasciaria Pistachio Emerald
