Common Moth and Butterflies of Indiana
A list of the common Lepidoptera of Indiana. Many of these moths are also common throughout the Midwest.
Please note: The tags are still being updated.
Eastern Tailed-Blue
2
Cupido comyntas
Marine Blue
3
Leptotes marina
Reakirt's Blue
4
Echinargus isola
Karner Blue
5
Plebejus samuelis
Spring Azure
6
Celastrina ladon
Summer Azure
7
Celastrina neglecta
Appalachian Azure
Celastrina neglectamajor
Dusky Azure
8
Celastrina nigra
Silvery Blue
9
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Couper's Blue
10
Glaucopsyche lygdamus couperi
Southern Dogface
11
Zerene cesonia
Orange-barred Sulphur
12
Phoebis philea
Cloudless Sulphur
13
Phoebis sennae
Dainty Sulphur
13
Nathalis iole
Orange Sulphur
14
Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur
14
Colias philodice
Sleepy Orange
15
Abaeis nicippe
Falcate Orangetip
16
Anthocharis midea
Olympia Marble
17
Euchloe olympia
Mustard White
18
Pieris oleracea
Small White
19
Pieris rapae
West Virginia White
20
Pieris virginiensis
Checkered White
21
Pontia protodice
Northern Metalmark
Calephelis borealis
Swamp Metalmark
22
Calephelis muticum
Geranium Plume Moth
23
Sphenarches anisodactylus
Cutworm Moths and Allies
24
Noctuidae
Silver-spotted Fern Moth
25
Callopistria cordata
Ipsilon Dart
26
Agrotis ipsilon
Large Yellow Underwing
27
Noctua pronuba
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
28
Spodoptera ornithogalli
Gray Half-Spot
29
Nedra ramosula
Double-lobed Moth
Lateroligia ophiogramma
Northern Burdock Borer Moth
30
Papaipema arctivorens
Burdock Borer Moth
31
Papaipema cataphracta
Golden Borer Moth
32
Papaipema cerina
Ironweed Borer Moth
33
Papaipema cerussata
Ash-tip Borer Moth
Papaipema furcata
Aster Borer Moth
34
Papaipema impecuniosa
Stalk Borer Moth
Papaipema nebris
Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth
30
Pseudeustrotia carneola
White-Speck
31
Mythimna unipuncta
Turbulent Phosphila Moth
35
Phosphila turbulenta
Bristly Cutworm Moth
36
Lacinipolia renigera
Shivering Pinion
Lithophane querquera
Bicolored Sallow Moth
37
Sunira bicolorago
Common Spragueia Moth
38
Spragueia leo
Large Mossy Glyph
38
Protodeltote muscosula
Black-dotted Glyph
39
Maliattha synochitis
Golden Looper Moth
40
Argyrogramma verruca
Celery Looper Moth
41
Anagrapha falcifera
Connected Looper Moth
30
Plusia contexta
Unspotted Looper Moth
25
Allagrapha aerea
Spectacled Nettle Moth
42
Abrostola urentis
Grapevine Epimenis Moth
43
Psychomorpha epimenis
Eight-spotted Forester
44
Alypia octomaculata
Beautiful Wood-nymph
45
Eudryas grata
Pearly Wood-nymph
46
Eudryas unio
Tufted Bird-dropping Moth
47
Cerma cerintha
Harris' Three-Spot
Harrisimemna trisignata
Afflicted Dagger
36
Acronicta afflicta
American Dagger
42
Acronicta americana
Connected Dagger
48
Acronicta connecta
Fingered Dagger
Acronicta dactylina
Funerary Dagger
38
Acronicta funeralis
Speared Dagger
42
Acronicta hasta
Yellow-haired Dagger
44
Acronicta impleta
Small Oak Dagger
25
Acronicta increta
Henry's Marsh Moth
49
Acronicta insularis
Pleasant Dagger
30
Acronicta laetifica
Streaked Dagger Moth
50
Acronicta lithospila
Greater Oak Dagger
51
Acronicta lobeliae
Ochre Dagger
52
Acronicta morula
Smeared Dagger
53
Acronicta oblinita
Ovate Dagger
Acronicta ovata
Nondescript Dagger
30
Acronicta spinigera
Delightful Dagger
Acronicta vinnula
Brown-hooded Owlet
54
Cucullia convexipennis
White-blotched Balsa Moth
Balsa labecula
Arcigera Flower Moth
55
Schinia arcigera
Phlox Moth
Schinia indiana
Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
Clover Looper Moth
25
Caenurgina crassiuscula
Forage Looper Moth
31
Caenurgina erechtea
Catocala amatrix
56
Catocala amatrix
Catocala blandula
42
Catocala blandula
Catocala cara
57
Catocala cara
Catocala clintonii
58
Catocala clintonii
Catocala grynea
Catocala grynea
Ilia Underwing
37
Catocala ilia
Betrothed Underwing
Catocala innubens
Catocala lineella
46
Catocala lineella
Catocala nebulosa
59
Catocala nebulosa
Catocala neogama
60
Catocala neogama
Catocala palaeogama
30
Catocala palaeogama
Penitent Underwing
46
Catocala piatrix
White Underwing
53
Catocala relicta
