Butterflies and Moths of Virginia
1509 Species Recorded in Virginia
Featured Species
100 Most Recent Sightings in Virginia
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Most Recent Sightings in Virginia
Grapevine Epimenis
Psychomorpha epimenis
Observed: Apr 01, 2026
Submitted by: debborahm12
Verified: Apr 01, 2026
Verified by: rogerdowner
Red Banded Leafroller Moth
Argyrotaenia velutinana
Observed: Mar 30, 2026
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Verified: Mar 30, 2026
Verified by: rogerdowner
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Observed: Mar 23, 2026
Submitted by: Mboater
Verified: Apr 01, 2026
Verified by: talusrutgers
Observed: Mar 05, 2026
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Verified: Mar 14, 2026
Verified by: rogerdowner
Toothed Phigalia
Phigalia denticulata
Observed: Jan 22, 2026
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Verified: Jan 22, 2026
Verified by: rogerdowner
Toothed Phigalia
Phigalia denticulata
Observed: Jan 08, 2026
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Verified: Jan 09, 2026
Verified by: rogerdowner
Ipsilon Dart
Agrotis ipsilon
Observed: Dec 26, 2025
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Verified: Dec 30, 2025
Verified by: rogerdowner
Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens
Observed: Dec 06, 2025
Submitted by: Jamaiken
Verified: Dec 09, 2025
Verified by: rogerdowner
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
Observed: Nov 08, 2025
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Verified: Mar 16, 2026
Verified by: talusrutgers
Fall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperda
Observed: Nov 06, 2025
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Verified: Nov 06, 2025
Verified by: rogerdowner
Lunate Zale
Zale lunata
Observed: Nov 04, 2025
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Verified: Nov 08, 2025
Verified by: rogerdowner
Bicolored Sallow
Sunira bicolorago
Observed: Oct 28, 2025
Submitted by: EddieGarrity
Verified: Oct 29, 2025
Verified by: rogerdowner