Butterflies and Moths of Florida

1722 Species Recorded in Florida

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Dubious Tiger Moth
Spilosoma dubia

Observed: Mar 30, 2026

Submitted by: 4wildlife

Verified: Mar 30, 2026

Verified by: John Calhoun

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Coverdale's Anacampsis Moth
Anacampsis coverdalella

Observed: Mar 29, 2026

Submitted by: GrammaRalph

Verified: Mar 30, 2026

Verified by: curtis.lehman

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Melsheimer's Sack-bearer
Cicinnus melsheimeri

Observed: Mar 29, 2026

Submitted by: GrammaRalph

Verified: Mar 30, 2026

Verified by: curtis.lehman

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Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Observed: Mar 29, 2026

Submitted by: 4wildlife

Verified: Mar 30, 2026

Verified by: John Calhoun

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Harris' Three Spot
Harrisimemna trisignata

Observed: Mar 27, 2026

Submitted by: GrammaRalph

Verified: Mar 28, 2026

Verified by: curtis.lehman

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Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa

Observed: Mar 27, 2026

Submitted by: Alexandra Aponte Utani

Verified: Mar 27, 2026

Verified by: curtis.lehman

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Belfrage's Plume Moth
Pselnophorus belfragei

Observed: Mar 26, 2026

Submitted by: GrammaRalph

Verified: Mar 28, 2026

Verified by: curtis.lehman

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Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Observed: Mar 25, 2026

Submitted by: therapypetz

Verified: Mar 26, 2026

Verified by: John Calhoun

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Question Mark
Polygonia interrogationis

Observed: Mar 25, 2026

Submitted by: 4wildlife

Verified: Mar 30, 2026

Verified by: John Calhoun

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Fir Tussock Moth
Orgyia detrita

Observed: Mar 23, 2026

Submitted by: altoonamothlady

Verified: Mar 25, 2026

Verified by: curtis.lehman

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Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes

Observed: Mar 23, 2026

Submitted by: 4wildlife

Verified: Mar 30, 2026

Verified by: John Calhoun

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Elaphria fuscimacula

Observed: Mar 22, 2026

Submitted by: GrammaRalph

Verified: Mar 25, 2026

Verified by: curtis.lehman

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Top 10 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Florida

Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae	Upperside bright orange with black markings; 3 black-encircled white dots on forewing leading edge. Underside brown; forewing with orange at base; both wings with elongated, iridescent silver spots.
Monarch Danaus plexippus	Upperside of male is bright orange with wide black borders and black veins; hindwing has a patch of scent scales. Upperside of female is orange-brown with wide black borders and blurred black veins. Both sexes have white spots on borders and apex. The Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) is a Mullerian mimic; it has similar coloration and is also distasteful.
White Peacock Anartia jatrophae	Upperside is white with light brown markings and a double row of light crescents at the margins. Forewing has one round, black spot; hindwing has two. Dry season (winter) form is larger and paler; wet season (summer form) is smaller and darker.
Zebra Heliconian Heliconius charithonia	Wings long and narrow; black with narrow yellow stripes.
Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus	Antennae are very short. Male wide black stigma. Underside of the hindwing is scattered with small black spots. Female: Upperside is dark brown with a very irregular orange band. Underside of hindwing is pale brown with paler checks.
Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus proteus	Tails are long. Upperside is dark blackish brown; body and wing bases are iridescent blue-green. Males have a costal fold enclosing scent scales on the leading edge of the forewing. Dark row on underside of hindwing is a complete band.
Horace's Duskywing Erynnis horatius	Fringes are brown. Upperside of male forewing is dark brown with little contrast and no white overscaling. Upperside of female forewing is light brown with a contrasting pattern and large transparent spots. Underside of hindwing is usually without 2 spots below the apex. Male has a costal fold containing yellow scent scales; female has a patch of scent scales on the 7th abdominal segment.
Barred Yellow Eurema daira	Males and females differ; plus 2 seasonal forms. Upperside of male forewing yellow with black bar along inner edge and a large black area at apex. Female varies from yellow to white; forewing with gray-black on apex and black patch on outer edge of hindwing. Summer (wet season) form is smaller with more extensive black areas. Underside hindwing of summer form is satiny white; that of winter form is brick red or tan with two small black spots in cell. In southern Florida, some individuals have white hindwings.
Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes	Forewing with diagonal band of yellow spots. Tails are edged with black and filled with yellow.
Common Buckeye Junonia coenia	Upperside is brown. Forewing with 2 orange cell bars and 2 eyespots; part of white subapical band appears in the largest, lower eyespot. Hindwing has 2 eyespots; upper one is largest and contains a magenta crescent. Underside of hindwing is brown or tan in the wet season (summer) form and rose-red in the dry season (fall) form.

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1722 Species Recorded in Florida

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Most Recent Sightings in Florida

Dubious Tiger Moth
Spilosoma dubia

Coverdale's Anacampsis Moth
Anacampsis coverdalella

Melsheimer's Sack-bearer
Cicinnus melsheimeri

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Harris' Three Spot
Harrisimemna trisignata

Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa

Belfrage's Plume Moth
Pselnophorus belfragei

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Question Mark
Polygonia interrogationis

Fir Tussock Moth
Orgyia detrita

Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes

Elaphria fuscimacula

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae

Zebra Heliconian
Heliconius charithonia

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus

Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius

Barred Yellow
Eurema daira

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

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Butterflies and Moths of Florida

1722 Species Recorded in Florida

Featured Species

100 Most Recent Sightings in Florida

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Most Recent Sightings in Florida

Dubious Tiger MothSpilosoma dubia

Coverdale's Anacampsis MothAnacampsis coverdalella

Melsheimer's Sack-bearerCicinnus melsheimeri

Common BuckeyeJunonia coenia

Harris' Three SpotHarrisimemna trisignata

Tersa SphinxXylophanes tersa

Belfrage's Plume MothPselnophorus belfragei

MonarchDanaus plexippus

Question MarkPolygonia interrogationis

Fir Tussock MothOrgyia detrita

Palamedes SwallowtailPapilio palamedes

Gulf FritillaryAgraulis vanillae

MonarchDanaus plexippus

White PeacockAnartia jatrophae

Zebra HeliconianHeliconius charithonia

Fiery SkipperHylephila phyleus

Long-tailed SkipperUrbanus proteus

Horace's DuskywingErynnis horatius

Barred YellowEurema daira

Giant SwallowtailPapilio cresphontes

Common BuckeyeJunonia coenia

Dubious Tiger Moth
Spilosoma dubia

Coverdale's Anacampsis Moth
Anacampsis coverdalella

Melsheimer's Sack-bearer
Cicinnus melsheimeri

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Harris' Three Spot
Harrisimemna trisignata

Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa

Belfrage's Plume Moth
Pselnophorus belfragei

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Question Mark
Polygonia interrogationis

Fir Tussock Moth
Orgyia detrita

Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae

Zebra Heliconian
Heliconius charithonia

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus

Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius

Barred Yellow
Eurema daira

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia