Regional Butterfly and Moth Information
Top 20 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Arkansas
These are the most commonly reported butterflies and moths in Arkansas. If you do not see the species you found, look at all photographs submitted in Arkansas, or visit the Arkansas page to see recently submitted sightings.
Sachem
Atalopedes campestris
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius
Question Mark
Polygonia interrogationis
Little Yellow
Pyrisitia lisa
We can help identify your butterfly or moth!
If you know the date and location where the photograph was taken, we can help. It's simple!
A coordinator will review your submission, and you will get an email with the identification.
We will store your submitted data. Your submission will contribute to our species profiles, checklists, and database. You can track all your submissions and create a personal species list.
Identifying Caterpillars
Do you have a photograph of a caterpillar? If so, when you submit your photograph, please provide us with host plant information if possible. Consider raising it to the adult stage before submitting photographs.
Surprisingly, most of the larval stages of butterflies and moths are simply unknown, and caterpillar photographs can be very difficult to identify. It may take some time for a coordinator to identify your caterpillar.
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