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.

Ocola Skipper ¹
Panoquina ocola

Clouded Skipper ²
Lerema accius

Swarthy Skipper ³
Nastra lherminier

Eufala Skipper ⁴
Lerodea eufala

Bell's Roadside Skipper ⁵
Amblyscirtes belli

Pepper and Salt Skipper ⁶
Amblyscirtes hegon

Common Roadside-Skipper ⁷
Amblyscirtes vialis

Byssus Skipper ⁵
Problema byssus

Fiery Skipper ⁸
Hylephila phyleus

Hobomok Skipper ⁹
Poanes hobomok

Mulberry Wing ⁶
Poanes massasoit

Broad-winged Skipper ¹⁰
Poanes viator

Zabulon Skipper ¹¹
Poanes zabulon

Sachem ¹²
Atalopedes campestris

Leonard's Skipper ¹³
Hesperia leonardus

Cobweb Skipper ¹⁴
Hesperia metea

Ottoe Skipper ¹⁵
Hesperia ottoe

Indian Skipper ⁶
Hesperia sassacus

Long Dash ¹⁶
Polites mystic

Crossline Skipper ¹³
Polites origenes

Peck's Skipper ¹³
Polites peckius

Tawny-edged Skipper ⁶
Polites themistocles

Northern Broken-Dash ¹³
Wallengrenia egeremet

Two-spotted Skipper ¹⁷
Euphyes bimacula

Black Dash ⁶
Euphyes conspicua

Dion Skipper ¹
Euphyes dion

Dukes' Skipper ¹⁸
Euphyes dukesi

Dun Skipper ⁵
Euphyes vestris

Dusted Skipper ¹⁹
Atrytonopsis hianna

Delaware Skipper ²⁰
Anatrytone logan

Poweshiek Skipperling
Oarisma poweshiek

Least Skipper ²¹
Ancyloxypha numitor

Essex Skipper ²²
Thymelicus lineola

Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus

Golden-banded Skipper ¹
Autochton cellus

Southern Cloudywing ⁶
Thorybes bathyllus

Confused Cloudywing ¹⁸
Thorybes confusis

Northern Cloudywing ¹¹
Thorybes pylades

Silver-spotted Skipper ²³
Epargyreus clarus

Wild Indigo Duskywing ²⁴
Erynnis baptisiae

Sleepy Duskywing ¹⁴
Erynnis brizo

Funereal Duskywing ²
Erynnis funeralis

Horace's Duskywing ²⁵
Erynnis horatius

Dreamy Duskywing ¹⁶
Erynnis icelus

Juvenal's Duskywing ¹⁸
Erynnis juvenalis

Columbine Duskywing ²⁶
Erynnis lucilius

Persius Duskywing
Erynnis persius

Common Checkered-Skipper ²⁷
Pyrgus communis

Hayhurst's Scallopwing ²⁸
Staphylus hayhurstii

Common Sootywing ¹²
Pholisora catullus

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