Recently Verified Sightings
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Red Twin-spot
Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Observation date: Jun 07, 2026
Submitted by: rapids
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 07, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus
Observation date: Jun 03, 2026
Submitted by: Dee545
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 07, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Sharp-angled Carpet
Euphyia intermediata
Observation date: Jul 27, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 07, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Purplish Copper
Lycaena helloides
Observation date: Jun 01, 2026
Submitted by: lewismagpie
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 06, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Cabbage White
Pieris rapae
Observation date: Jul 27, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 06, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Observation date: Jun 05, 2026
Submitted by: julesvices
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 06, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon
Observation date: Jun 05, 2026
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 06, 2026
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Ambiguous Moth
Lascoria ambigualis
Observation date: Jul 27, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 06, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Greater Black-letter Dart
Xestia dolosa
Observation date: Jun 04, 2015
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 05, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Observation date: Jul 26, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 04, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Observation date: Jun 04, 2026
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 04, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Behr's Hairstreak
Satyrium behrii
Observation date: Jun 04, 2026
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 04, 2026
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Hickory Tussock Moth or Hickory Tiger Moth
Lophocampa caryae
Observation date: Jun 04, 2026
Submitted by: rapids
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 04, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes
Observation date: Jun 03, 2026
Submitted by: saturniidluvr
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 04, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Harvester
Feniseca tarquinius
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: rapids
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 04, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Many-lined Carpet
Anticlea multiferata
Observation date: Jun 03, 2026
Submitted by: saturniidluvr
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 04, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americanum
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: saturniidluvr
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 04, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Observation date: Jun 01, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 04, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Forbes' Acleris
Acleris forbesana
Observation date: Jun 01, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 04, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Signate Melanolophia
Melanolophia signataria
Observation date: Jun 01, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 04, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Echo Azure
Celastrina echo
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Chryxus Arctic
Oeneis chryxus
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Pacific Fritillary
Boloria epithore
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Boisduval's Blue
Plebejus icarioides
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Boisduval's Blue
Plebejus icarioides
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Boisduval's Blue
Plebejus icarioides
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Erynnis baptisiae
Observation date: Jul 25, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Splendid Palpita
Palpita magniferalis
Observation date: May 24, 2015
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Olive Angle Shades
Phlogophora iris
Observation date: Jun 10, 2015
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth
Orthosia hibisci
Observation date: Apr 14, 2015
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Hologram Moth
Diachrysia balluca
Observation date: Jul 25, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 03, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Cabbage White
Pieris rapae
Observation date: Jul 24, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 02, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Mustard White
Pieris oleracea
Observation date: May 31, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 02, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus
Observation date: May 31, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 02, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis
Observation date: May 31, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 02, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
Observation date: Jul 25, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 02, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Orange Mint Moth
Pyrausta orphisalis
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: rapids
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 02, 2026
Region: Ontario, Canada
Observation date: Jul 24, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 02, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Eastern Grass-veneer
Crambus laqueatellus
Observation date: Jun 02, 2026
Submitted by: rapids
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 02, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Variable Carpet
Anticlea vasiliata
Observation date: May 30, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 02, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Ruddy Quaker
Protorthodes oviduca
Observation date: May 30, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 02, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Closebanded Yellowhorn Moth
Colocasia propinquilinea
Observation date: Jun 01, 2026
Submitted by: rapids
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 01, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Bent-Lined Gray
Iridopsis larvaria
Observation date: Jun 01, 2026
Submitted by: rapids
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 01, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Observation date: Sep 01, 2024
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jun 01, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Observation date: May 28, 2026
Submitted by: bobscafe
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Celery Looper Moth
Anagrapha falcifera
Observation date: May 28, 2026
Submitted by: bobscafe
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
Lophocampa maculata
Observation date: May 28, 2026
Submitted by: bobscafe
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Civil Rustic
Caradrina montana
Observation date: May 27, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Powdered Bigwing
Lobophora nivigerata
Observation date: May 28, 2026
Submitted by: bobscafe
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
The Brother Moth
Raphia frater
Observation date: May 28, 2026
Submitted by: bobscafe
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
The Brother Moth
Raphia frater
Observation date: May 26, 2026
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Sooty Winged Chalcoela Moth
Chalcoela iphitalis
Observation date: May 27, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Barberry Geometer
Rheumaptera meadii
Observation date: May 27, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Arched Hooktip
Drepana arcuata
Observation date: May 29, 2026
Submitted by: Okrus
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Red Twin-spot
Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Observation date: May 30, 2026
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Twin-spotted sphinx
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Observation date: May 29, 2026
Submitted by: bobscafe
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
Observation date: May 31, 2026
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Eastern Pine Elfin
Callophrys niphon
Observation date: May 27, 2026
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Northern Azure
Celastrina lucia
Observation date: May 26, 2026
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Observation date: Jul 23, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 31, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Plain Plume Moth
Hellinsia homodactylus
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 30, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Single-dotted Wave
Idaea dimidiata
Observation date: Jul 23, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 30, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
The Common Looper Moth
Autographa precationis
Observation date: Jul 21, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 30, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Variable Carpet
Anticlea vasiliata
Observation date: May 24, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 30, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Observation date: May 24, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 30, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Variable Carpet
Anticlea vasiliata
Observation date: May 25, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 30, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Unidentified Plume Moth
Pterophoridae sp.
Observation date: May 25, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 30, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Signate Melanolophia
Melanolophia signataria
Observation date: May 25, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 30, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Observation date: May 27, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 30, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Observation date: May 27, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 30, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Maple Zale
Zale galbanata
Observation date: Jul 22, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 30, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus
Observation date: May 24, 2026
Submitted by: drifter423
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 29, 2026
Region: Canada, New Brunswick
Observation date: Jul 21, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 29, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Observation date: May 26, 2026
Submitted by: bobscafe
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 28, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Virgin moth
Protitame virginalis
Observation date: May 27, 2026
Submitted by: bobscafe
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 28, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Straight-lined Plagodis
Plagodis phlogosaria
Observation date: May 27, 2026
Submitted by: bobscafe
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 28, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Observation date: May 27, 2026
Submitted by: bobscafe
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 28, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Snowy Dart
Anicla illapsa
Observation date: Aug 06, 2014
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 28, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Old Man Dart
Agrotis vetusta
Observation date: Sep 06, 2014
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 28, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Observation date: Jul 19, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Bluish Spring Moth
Lomographa semiclarata
Observation date: May 23, 2026
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Region: Canada, British Columbia
Observation date: May 25, 2026
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Powdered Bigwing
Lobophora nivigerata
Observation date: May 26, 2026
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Colorful Zale
Zale minerea
Observation date: May 26, 2026
Submitted by: bobscafe
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Colorful Zale
Zale minerea
Observation date: May 27, 2026
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Observation date: May 26, 2026
Submitted by: bobscafe
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
The Green Marvel
Acronicta fallax
Observation date: Jun 06, 2015
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Abbott's sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii
Observation date: May 26, 2026
Submitted by: Mandy Cole
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus
Observation date: May 27, 2026
Submitted by: rapids
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario
Barberry Geometer
Rheumaptera meadii
Observation date: Sep 27, 2020
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Twin-spotted sphinx
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Observation date: May 27, 2026
Submitted by: Black Spruce Girl
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Region: Canada, Alberta
Elegant Grass-veneer
Microcrambus elegans
Observation date: Jul 20, 2025
Submitted by: commentator
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 27, 2026
Region: Canada, Ontario