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
Dawes County, Nebraska, United States
The BAMONA database currently includes verified sighting records for 186 species from this region.
Hesperiidae Skippers
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Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper
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Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing
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Erynnis martialis Mottled Duskywing
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Erynnis afranius Afranius Duskywing
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Erynnis persius Persius Duskywing
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Burnsius communis Common Checkered-Skipper
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Pholisora catullus Common Sootywing
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Ancyloxypha numitor Least Skipper
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Oarisma garita Garita Skipperling
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Hesperia uncas Uncas Skipper
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Hesperia colorado Western Branded Skipper
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Hesperia ottoe Ottoe Skipper
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Hesperia leonardus Leonard's Skipper
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Hesperia pahaska Pahaska Skipper
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Atalopedes campestris Sachem
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Polites rhesus Rhesus Skipper
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Polites peckius Peck's Skipper
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Polites themistocles Tawny-edged Skipper
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Polites origenes Crossline Skipper
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Polites mystic Long Dash
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Wallengrenia egeremet Northern Broken-Dash
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Atrytone arogos Arogos Skipper
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Poanes hobomok Hobomok Skipper
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Poanes taxiles Taxiles Skipper
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Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper
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Atrytonopsis hianna Dusted Skipper
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Amblyscirtes oslari Oslar's Roadside-Skipper
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Megathymus streckeri Strecker's Giant-Skipper
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Megathymus yuccae Yucca Giant-Skipper
Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails
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Papilio machaon Old World Swallowtail
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Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail
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Papilio zelicaon Anise Swallowtail
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Papilio glaucus Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
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Papilio multicaudata Two-tailed Swallowtail
Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs
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Euchloe ausonides Large Marble
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Euchloe olympia Olympia Marble
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Neophasia menapia Pine White
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Pieris rapae Cabbage White
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Pontia protodice Checkered White
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Pontia occidentalis Western White
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Pontia sisymbrii Spring White
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Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur
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Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur
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Colias alexandra Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
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Zerene cesonia Southern Dogface
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Eurema mexicana Mexican Yellow
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Nathalis iole Dainty Sulphur
Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies
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Lycaena dione Gray Copper
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Lycaena hyllus Bronze Copper
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Lycaena rubidus Ruddy Copper
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Lycaena helloides Purplish Copper
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Callophrys gryneus Juniper Hairstreak
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Callophrys eryphon Western Pine Elfin
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Satyrium acadica Acadian Hairstreak
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Satyrium liparops Striped Hairstreak
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Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak
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Brephidium exilis Western Pygmy-Blue
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Cupido comyntas Eastern Tailed-Blue
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Celastrina ladon Spring Azure
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Celastrina neglecta Summer Azure
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Celastrina humulus Hops Azure
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus Silvery Blue
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Euphilotes ancilla Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue
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Echinargus isola Reakirt's Blue
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Plebejus melissa Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
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Plebejus saepiolus Greenish Blue
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Plebejus icarioides Boisduval's Blue
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Plebejus shasta Shasta Blue
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Plebejus lupini Lupine Blue
Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies
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Danaus plexippus Monarch
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Euptoieta claudia Variegated Fritillary
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Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary
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Speyeria aphrodite Aphrodite Fritillary
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Speyeria idalia Regal Fritillary
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Speyeria edwardsii Edwards' Fritillary
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Speyeria coronis Coronis Fritillary
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Speyeria zerene Zerene Fritillary
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Speyeria mormonia Mormon Fritillary
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Boloria selene Silver-bordered Fritillary
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Limenitis archippus Viceroy
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Limenitis weidemeyerii Weidemeyer's Admiral
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Asterocampa celtis Hackberry Emperor
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Poladryas minuta Dotted Checkerspot
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Chlosyne nycteis Silvery Checkerspot
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Chlosyne gorgone Gorgone Checkerspot
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Phyciodes picta Painted Crescent
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Phyciodes pallida Pale Crescent
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Phyciodes phaon Phaon Crescent
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Phyciodes tharos Pearl Crescent
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Phyciodes batesii Tawny Crescent
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Euphydryas chalcedona Chalcedon Checkerspot
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Junonia coenia Common Buckeye
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Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark
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Polygonia comma Eastern Comma
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Polygonia gracilis Hoary Comma
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Polygonia progne Gray Comma
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Aglais milberti Milbert's Tortoiseshell
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Nymphalis vaualbum Compton Tortoiseshell
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Nymphalis antiopa Mourning Cloak
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Vanessa virginiensis American Lady
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Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
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Vanessa annabella West Coast Lady
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Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral
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Anaea andria Goatweed Leafwing
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Satyrodes eurydice Eyed Brown
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Coenonympha tullia Common Ringlet
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Megisto cymela Little Wood-Satyr
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Oeneis uhleri Uhler's Arctic
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Cercyonis pegala Common Wood-Nymph
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Cercyonis meadii Mead's Wood-Nymph
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Cercyonis oetus Small Wood-Nymph
Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths
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Coloradia pandora Pandora pinemoth
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Hyalophora cecropia Cecropia silkmoth
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Hyalophora columbia Columbia silkmoth
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Antheraea polyphemus Polyphemus moth
Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths
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Paonias excaecata Blinded sphinx
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Paonias myops Small-eyed sphinx
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Smerinthus jamaicensis Twin-spotted sphinx
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Sphinx chersis Great ash sphinx
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Sphinx drupiferarum Wild cherry sphinx
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Sphinx vashti Vashti sphinx
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Ceratomia amyntor Elm sphinx
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Manduca quinquemaculata Five-spotted hawkmoth
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Ceratomia undulosa Waved sphinx
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Pachysphinx modesta Modest sphinx
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Darapsa myron Virginia creeper sphinx
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Deidamia inscriptum Lettered sphinx
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Proserpinus juanita Juanita sphinx
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Eumorpha achemon Achemon sphinx
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Hemaris diffinis Snowberry Clearwing
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Amphion floridensis Nessus sphinx
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Hyles gallii Bedstraw hawkmoth
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Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx
Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths
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Cerma cerintha Tufted Bird-Dropping Moth
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Ponometia binocula Prairie Bird-dropping Moth
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Ponometia candefacta Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth
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Dypterygia rozmani American Bird-wing Moth
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Elaphria alapallida Pale-winged Midget
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Bellura obliqua Cattail Borer Moth
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Apamea occidens Western Apamea
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Schinia lucens Leadplant Flower Moth
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Schinia arcigera Arcigera Flower Moth
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Schinia gaurae Clouded Crimson
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Heliothis subflexa Subflexus Straw
Erebidae Erebid Moths
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Pyrrharctia isabella Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear
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Cycnia oregonensis Oregon Cycnia
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Hypoprepia miniata Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth
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Pygarctia spraguei Sprague's Pygarctia
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Hypoprepia fucosa Painted Lichen Moth
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Grammia phyllira Phyllira Tiger Moth
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Haploa lecontei Leconte's Haploa
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Grammia oithona Oithona Tiger Moth
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Grammia parthenice Parthenice Tiger Moth
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Hyphantria cunea Fall Webworm Moth
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Zale galbanata Maple Zale
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Argyrostrotis anilis Short-Lined Chocolate
Tortricidae Tortricid Moths
Crambidae Crambid Snout Moths
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Sitochroa chortalis Dimorphic Sitochroa Moth
Pyralidae Pyralid Moths
Geometridae Geometer Moths, Looper Moths
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Eumacaria madopata Brown-bordered Geometer
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Anavitrinella pampinaria Common Gray
