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Jersey Shore Butterflies and Moths

Butterflies and Moths found on New Jersey's Barrier Islands

Monarch 1
Danaus plexippus
Black Swallowtail 2
Papilio polyxenes
Spicebush Swallowtail 3
Papilio troilus
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 4
Papilio cresphontes
Question Mark 5
Polygonia interrogationis
American Copper 6
Lycaena phlaeas
Common Buckeye 7
Junonia coenia
Cloudless Sulphur 8
Phoebis sennae
Gray Hairstreak 9
Strymon melinus
Red-banded Hairstreak 10
Calycopis cecrops
Cecropia Moth 11
Hyalophora cecropia
Polyphemus Moth 12
Antheraea polyphemus
Nessus Sphinx 13
Amphion floridensis
Eight-spotted Forester Moth 14
Alypia octomaculata
Giant Leopard Moth 15
Hypercompe scribonia
Carolina Sphinx 16
Manduca sexta
Lunate Zale Moth 17
Zale lunata
Bent-winged Owlet 18
Bleptina caradrinalis
Turbulent Phosphila Moth 19
Phosphila turbulenta
Soybean Looper Moth 20
Chrysodeixis includens
Sycamore Tussock Moth 21
Halysidota harrisii
Painted Lichen Moth 22
Hypoprepia fucosa
White-marked Tussock Moth 23
Orgyia leucostigma
Juniper Geometer Moth 24
Patalene olyzonaria
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 25
Cisseps fulvicollis
Green Cloverworm Moth 25
Hypena scabra
Underwing Moths 26
Catocala
Spotted Datana Moth 27
Datana perspicua
Isabella Tiger Moth 28
Pyrrharctia isabella
Salt Marsh Moth 29
Estigmene acrea
Grape Leaffolder Moth 30
Desmia funeralis

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