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Cabbage White
Pieris rapae

Observed: Jun 15, 2025

Submitted by: pgrew1@unl.edu

Verified: Jun 17, 2025

Verified by: John Calhoun

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Synanthedon fulvipes

Observed: Jun 14, 2025

Submitted by: DRLem23ME

Verified: Jun 15, 2025

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Ancylis burgessiana

Observed: Jun 12, 2025

Submitted by: SWilliams

Verified: Jun 14, 2025

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Oreana unicolorella

Observed: Jun 12, 2025

Submitted by: SWilliams

Verified: Jun 14, 2025

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Tufted Bird-Dropping Moth
Cerma cerintha

Observed: Jun 12, 2025

Submitted by: SWilliams

Verified: Jun 14, 2025

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Marbled Minor
Oligia strigilis

Observed: Jun 12, 2025

Submitted by: SWilliams

Verified: Jun 14, 2025

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Common Spring Moth
Heliomata cycladata

Observed: Jun 12, 2025

Submitted by: SWilliams

Verified: Jun 14, 2025

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Common Hyppa
Hyppa xylinoides

Observed: Jun 12, 2025

Submitted by: SWilliams

Verified: Jun 14, 2025

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Splendid Palpita
Palpita magniferalis

Observed: Jun 12, 2025

Submitted by: SWilliams

Verified: Jun 14, 2025

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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White Triangle Tortrix
Clepsis persicana

Observed: Jun 12, 2025

Submitted by: SWilliams

Verified: Jun 14, 2025

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Pleasant Dagger Moth
Acronicta laetifica

Observed: Jun 12, 2025

Submitted by: SWilliams

Verified: Jun 14, 2025

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Contrasting Henricus Moth
Henricus contrastana

Observed: Jun 12, 2025

Submitted by: SWilliams

Verified: Jun 14, 2025

Verified by: Sue Gregoire

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Top 10 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Maine

White Admiral Limenitis arthemis arthemis
Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele	Large. Upperside of male tan to orange with black scales on forewing veins; female tawny, darker than male. Underside of hindwing with wide pale submarginal band and large 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.
Rosy maple moth Dryocampa rubicunda	Extremely variable in color. Upperside of wing is yellow to cream to white with pink at the margins and bases of the wings. The amount of pink can vary from covering most of the wing to being absent altogether. Form alba occurs in Missouri and is all white or white with some pink markings.
Luna moth Actias luna	Hindwings have long curving tails. Wings are pale green, each with a transparent eyespot. Outer margins are pink in the southern spring brood, yellow in the southern summer brood and in northern populations.
Northern Crescent Phyciodes cocyta	Antennal clubs of male are orange. Females are darker than males. Upperside is orange-brown with dark borders; median orange-brown areas are mostly open, with few dark markings. Underside of hindwing is orange with a tan patch surrounding the pale marginal crescent.
Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice	Upper surface of male wings bright, clear yellow with solid black edging; lower side of forewing with some dark submarginal spots; hindwing with silver cell spot rimmed with orange-pink, usually doubled. Female has 2 forms: yellow form with uneven black edging enclosing yellow spots, and a white form which is greenish-white rather than yellow. Spring and fall forms are smaller and less conspicuously marked.
Atlantis Fritillary Speyeria atlantis	Quite variable. Upperside orange-brown, darker at base, with black outer margins; male has black scales on veins. Underside of hindwing with basal disk chocolate brown or purplish, hindwing spots always silvered.
Common Ringlet Coenonympha tullia	Extremely variable geographically, with at least 4 subspecies. Wings range from dark orange-brown to pale cream. Underside of forewing usually has a small eyespot near its tip. Underside of hindwing is gray-green with a wavy white median line.
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Upperside is black with white spots near the apex; forewing with red median band, hindwing with red marginal band. The winter form is smaller and duller, summer form larger and brighter with an interrupted forewing band.

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982 Species Recorded in Maine

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Most Recent Sightings in Maine

Cabbage White
Pieris rapae

Synanthedon fulvipes

Ancylis burgessiana

Oreana unicolorella

Tufted Bird-Dropping Moth
Cerma cerintha

Marbled Minor
Oligia strigilis

Common Spring Moth
Heliomata cycladata

Common Hyppa
Hyppa xylinoides

Splendid Palpita
Palpita magniferalis

White Triangle Tortrix
Clepsis persicana

Pleasant Dagger Moth
Acronicta laetifica

Contrasting Henricus Moth
Henricus contrastana

White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Rosy maple moth
Dryocampa rubicunda

Luna moth
Actias luna

Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta

Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice

Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria atlantis

Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta

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Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Butterflies and Moths of Maine

982 Species Recorded in Maine

Featured Species

100 Most Recent Sightings in Maine

Please donate!

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Most Recent Sightings in Maine

Cabbage WhitePieris rapae

Tufted Bird-Dropping MothCerma cerintha

Marbled MinorOligia strigilis

Common Spring MothHeliomata cycladata

Common HyppaHyppa xylinoides

Splendid PalpitaPalpita magniferalis

White Triangle TortrixClepsis persicana

Pleasant Dagger MothAcronicta laetifica

Contrasting Henricus MothHenricus contrastana

White AdmiralLimenitis arthemis arthemis

Great Spangled FritillarySpeyeria cybele

MonarchDanaus plexippus

Rosy maple mothDryocampa rubicunda

Luna mothActias luna

Northern CrescentPhyciodes cocyta

Clouded SulphurColias philodice

Atlantis FritillarySpeyeria atlantis

Common RingletCoenonympha tullia

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta

Cabbage White
Pieris rapae

Tufted Bird-Dropping Moth
Cerma cerintha

Marbled Minor
Oligia strigilis

Common Spring Moth
Heliomata cycladata

Common Hyppa
Hyppa xylinoides

Splendid Palpita
Palpita magniferalis

White Triangle Tortrix
Clepsis persicana

Pleasant Dagger Moth
Acronicta laetifica

Contrasting Henricus Moth
Henricus contrastana

White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Rosy maple moth
Dryocampa rubicunda

Luna moth
Actias luna

Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta

Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice

Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria atlantis

Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta