Butterflies and Moths of Connecticut
488 Species Recorded in Connecticut
Featured Species
100 Most Recent Sightings in Connecticut
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Most Recent Sightings in Connecticut
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americanum
Observed: Apr 29, 2026
Submitted by: M.D.
Verified: May 22, 2026
Verified by: jwileyrains
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Observed: Apr 28, 2026
Submitted by: M.D.
Verified: May 22, 2026
Verified by: jwileyrains
Small Phigalia
Phigalia strigataria
Observed: Mar 11, 2026
Submitted by: jwileyrains
Verified: Mar 12, 2026
Verified by: jwileyrains
White-Streaked Prominent
Ianassa lignicolor
Observed: Oct 07, 2025
Submitted by: Mark Birdsall
Verified: Oct 08, 2025
Verified by: jwileyrains
Closebanded Yellowhorn Moth
Colocasia propinquilinea
Observed: Oct 02, 2025
Submitted by: Jlwaters
Verified: Oct 04, 2025
Verified by: jwileyrains
Bedstraw hawkmoth
Hyles gallii
Observed: Sep 28, 2025
Submitted by: jwileyrains
Verified: Sep 28, 2025
Verified by: jwileyrains
Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth
Spilosoma virginica
Observed: Sep 27, 2025
Submitted by: jwileyrains
Verified: Sep 28, 2025
Verified by: jwileyrains
Bronzed Cutworm Moth
Nephelodes minians
Observed: Sep 19, 2025
Submitted by: jwileyrains
Verified: Sep 28, 2025
Verified by: jwileyrains
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
Observed: Sep 17, 2025
Submitted by: MerylBloomer
Verified: Sep 17, 2025
Verified by: jwileyrains
Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele
Observed: Sep 15, 2025
Submitted by: MerylBloomer
Verified: Sep 15, 2025
Verified by: jwileyrains
Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele
Observed: Sep 13, 2025
Submitted by: ValGreco
Verified: Sep 13, 2025
Verified by: jwileyrains
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Observed: Sep 13, 2025
Submitted by: ValGreco
Verified: Sep 13, 2025
Verified by: jwileyrains