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.

Black Swallowtail ¹
Papilio polyxenes

Eastern Black Swallowtail ²
Papilio polyxenes asterius

Eastern Giant Swallowtail ³
Papilio cresphontes

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ⁴
Papilio glaucus

Papilio glaucus glaucus ⁵

Spicebush Swallowtail ⁶
Papilio troilus

Zebra Swallowtail ⁷
Eurytides marcellus

Pipevine Swallowtail ⁸
Battus philenor

Ocola Skipper ⁹
Panoquina ocola

Clouded Skipper ¹⁰
Lerema accius

Swarthy Skipper ¹¹
Nastra lherminier

Eufala Skipper ¹²
Lerodea eufala

Bell's Roadside Skipper ⁶
Amblyscirtes belli

Pepper and Salt Skipper ¹³
Amblyscirtes hegon

Common Roadside-Skipper ³
Amblyscirtes vialis

Byssus Skipper ⁶
Problema byssus

Fiery Skipper ¹⁴
Hylephila phyleus

Hobomok Skipper ¹⁵
Poanes hobomok

Mulberry Wing ¹³
Poanes massasoit

Broad-winged Skipper ¹⁶
Poanes viator

Zabulon Skipper ¹⁷
Poanes zabulon

Sachem ¹⁸
Atalopedes campestris

Leonard's Skipper ¹⁹
Hesperia leonardus

Cobweb Skipper ²⁰
Hesperia metea

Ottoe Skipper ²¹
Hesperia ottoe

Indian Skipper ¹³
Hesperia sassacus

Long Dash ²²
Polites mystic

Crossline Skipper ¹⁹
Polites origenes

Peck's Skipper ¹⁹
Polites peckius

Tawny-edged Skipper ¹³
Polites themistocles

Northern Broken-Dash ¹⁹
Wallengrenia egeremet

Two-spotted Skipper ²³
Euphyes bimacula

Black Dash ¹³
Euphyes conspicua

Dion Skipper ⁹
Euphyes dion

Dukes' Skipper ²⁴
Euphyes dukesi

Dun Skipper ⁶
Euphyes vestris

Dusted Skipper ²⁵
Atrytonopsis hianna

Delaware Skipper ²⁶
Anatrytone logan

Poweshiek Skipperling
Oarisma poweshiek

Least Skipper ²⁷
Ancyloxypha numitor

Essex Skipper ²⁸
Thymelicus lineola

Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus

Golden-banded Skipper ⁹
Autochton cellus

Southern Cloudywing ¹³
Thorybes bathyllus

Confused Cloudywing ²⁴
Thorybes confusis

Northern Cloudywing ¹⁷
Thorybes pylades

Silver-spotted Skipper ²⁹
Epargyreus clarus

Wild Indigo Duskywing ³⁰
Erynnis baptisiae

Sleepy Duskywing ²⁰
Erynnis brizo

Funereal Duskywing ¹⁰
Erynnis funeralis

Horace's Duskywing ³¹
Erynnis horatius

Dreamy Duskywing ²²
Erynnis icelus

Juvenal's Duskywing ²⁴
Erynnis juvenalis

Columbine Duskywing ³²
Erynnis lucilius

Persius Duskywing
Erynnis persius

Common Checkered-Skipper ³³
Pyrgus communis

Hayhurst's Scallopwing ³⁴
Staphylus hayhurstii

Common Sootywing ¹⁸
Pholisora catullus

Goatweed Leafwing ³⁵
Anaea andria

Hackberry Emperor ³⁶
Asterocampa celtis

Tawny Emperor ³⁷
Asterocampa clyton

Viceroy ³⁸
Limenitis archippus

Red-spotted Admiral ³⁹
Limenitis arthemis

Red-spotted Purple ⁴⁰
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Baltimore Checkerspot ⁴¹
Euphydryas phaeton

Tawny Crescent ⁴²
Phyciodes batesii

Pearl Crescent ⁴³
Phyciodes tharos

Gorgone Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone

Carlota Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone carlota

Harris' Checkerspot ⁴⁴
Chlosyne harrisii

Silvery Checkerspot ¹⁶
Chlosyne nycteis

Red Admiral ⁴⁵
Vanessa atalanta

Painted Lady ⁴⁶
Vanessa cardui

American Lady ⁴⁷
Vanessa virginiensis

Mourning Cloak ⁴⁸
Nymphalis antiopa

Compton Tortoiseshell ²²
Nymphalis l-album

Eastern Comma ⁴⁹
Polygonia comma

Question Mark ¹⁵
Polygonia interrogationis

Grey Comma ⁶
Polygonia progne

Satyr Comma ⁵⁰
Polygonia satyrus

Milbert's Tortoiseshell ⁵¹
Aglais milberti

Common Buckeye ⁵²
Junonia coenia

Eastern Common Buckeye ⁵³
Junonia coenia coenia

Common Wood-Nymph ⁵⁰
Cercyonis pegala

Northern Pearly-eye ¹³
Lethe anthedon

Appalachian Brown ¹⁷
Lethe appalachia

Creole Pearly-eye ⁵⁴
Lethe creola

Eyed Brown ¹⁷
Lethe eurydice

Gemmed Satyr ¹⁹
Cyllopsis gemma

Little Wood Satyr ⁵⁵
Megisto cymela

Carolina Satyr ⁵⁶
Hermeuptychia sosybius

Mitchell's Satyr ¹⁷
Neonympha mitchellii

Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii

Atlantis Fritillary ⁵⁷
Speyeria atlantis

Great Spangled Fritillary ¹⁴
Speyeria cybele

Diana Fritillary ⁹
Speyeria diana

Regal Fritillary ⁵⁸
Speyeria idalia

Variegated Fritillary ⁴
Euptoieta claudia

Meadow Fritillary ¹⁷
Boloria bellona

Silver-bordered Fritillary ⁵⁹
Boloria selene

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