Butterflies and Moths of Floracliff Nature Sanctuary
This is a developing species list of butterflies and moths observed in Floracliff Nature Sanctuary (Fayette County, Kentucky).
Anna Carpenterworm Moth
Givira anna, the anna carpenterworm moth, is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
Riley's Clearwing Moth
Synanthedon rileyana, the horsenettle borer or Riley's clearwing moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the United States, including Arkansas, Arizona, Missouri, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Dogwood Borer
The Dogwood Borer or Pecan Borer (Synanthedon scitula) is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found from south-eastern Canada and New England, west to Ohio and Minnesota, south to Texas.
Ironweed clearwing
The Eupatorium Borer Moth (Carmenta bassiformis) is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1856, and is found from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Wisconsin, Kansas and Texas.
Ithaca Clearwing Moth
Carmenta ithacae is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It was described by William Beutenmüller in 1897. It is known from North America, including Florida, Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Woolly-backed Moth
Olethreutes furfuranum, the woolly-backed moth, is a species of tortricid moth in the family Tortricidae.
Goldenrod Gall Moth
Epiblema scudderiana, the goldenrod gall moth, is a species of tortricid moth in the family Tortricidae.
Acleris
Acleris is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.
Choristoneura
Spruce budworms and relatives are a group of closely related insects in the genus Choristoneura. Most are serious pests of conifers. There are nearly forty Choristoneura species, and even more subspecies, or forms, with a complexity of variation among populations found throughout much of the United States and Canada, and about again this number in Eurasia.
Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth
Choristoneura rosaceana, the oblique banded leaf roller or rosaceous leaf roller, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is native to North America, but has been accidentally introduced into other parts of the world.
Garden Tortrix
Clepsis peritana, the garden tortrix or strawberry garden tortrix, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Spain, Cuba, as well as North America, where it has been recorded from southern Canada throughout the United States.
Adoxophyes furcatana
Adoxophyes furcatana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in eastern North America.
Red-banded Leafroller Moth
Argyrotaenia velutinana, the red-banded leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada, from Quebec and Ontario to Florida, west to Texas and at least Iowa. It has also been reported from British Columbia.
Black-shaded Platynota Moth
Platynota flavedana, the black-shaded platynota moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the United States from Minnesota to Maine, south to North Carolina and west to Arizona.
Tufted Apple Bud Moth
The tufted apple bud moth (Platynota idaeusalis) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario, south to Florida, west to Oklahoma.
Batman Moth
The Batman moth (Coelostathma discopunctana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is only known from North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Distinct Sparganothis Moth
Sparganothis distincta, the distinct sparganothis moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America from Kansas and Ohio northeast to Maine and New Brunswick, south to Florida and west to Texas, Arizona and Utah.
Sparganothis Fruitworm Moth
The sparganothis fruitworm moth or blueberry leafroller (Sparganothis sulfureana) is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of eastern North America and on Cuba.
Azalea Sphinx
Darapsa choerilus (azalea sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.
Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth
The Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Maine south to south Florida; west to North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Texas. It also can be found in Mexico.
Lettered Sphinx
Deidamia inscriptum (lettered sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is the only member of the Deidamia genus.
Snowberry Clearwing Moth
The snowberry clearwing is a moth in the family Sphingidae. Adults are diurnal, meaning they fly both night and day. The adult may be mistaken for a bumblebee because of its stout and fluffy, yellow and black body.
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth
Hemaris thysbe, commonly known as the hummingbird clearwing, is a moth of the Sphingidae (hawkmoth) family. Coloration varies between individuals, but typically the moth is olive green and burgundy on its back, and white or yellow and burgundy on the underside. Its wings are transparent with a reddish brown border. It has light colored legs, which combined with the lack ...more ↓
Pawpaw Sphinx Moth
The Pawpaw Sphinx (Dolba hyloeus) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It ranges throughout the eastern United States from Maine south to Florida, and west to Wisconsin, eastern Oklahoma, and southern Texas.
Carolina Sphinx
Manduca sexta is a moth of the family Sphingidae present through much of the American continent. Commonly known as the tobacco hornworm and the goliath worm, it is closely related to and often confused with the very similar tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata); the larvae of both feed on the foliage of various plants of the family Solanaceae. The ...more ↓
Canadian Sphinx
Sphinx canadensis (Canadian sphinx) is a member of the family Sphingidae that is found the Northeastern United States and as north as Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Great Ash Sphinx
Sphinx chersis (great ash sphinx, northern ash sphinx) is a moth that belongs to the family Sphingidae.
Fawn Sphinx Moth
The Fawn Sphinx is a moth in the Sphingidae family. It is found throughout eastern United States and Canada. Although another common name is Laurel Sphinx, its larvae feed on more than just laurel.
Hagen's Sphinx
Ceratomia hageni (Hagen's sphinx, sometimes referred to as the Osage orange sphinx, is a hawk moth of the family Sphingidae.
Waved Sphinx Moth
The Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in the United States, and southern Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains.
Walnut Sphinx Moth
The Walnut Sphinx (Amorpha juglandis) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is native to North America, where it is distributed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains in Canada and the United States.
Blinded Sphinx Moth
The Blinded Sphinx (Paonias excaecatus) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, and across the rest of Canada all the way to British Columbia. In the United States it ranges south to Florida in the east, and westward to eastern California and as far south as central Texas.
Small-eyed Sphinx
The Small-eyed Sphinx (Paonias myops) is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from south-eastern Canada to Florida and westward almost to the Pacific Coast. It is also known from Mexico.
Cecropia Moth
Hyalophora cecropia (cecropia moth) is North America's largest native moth. It is a member of the Saturniidae family, or giant silk moths. Females with a wingspan of six inches (160 mm) or more have been documented. It is found as far west as California and north into the majority of Canadian provinces. The larvae of these moths are most commonly found on maple trees, but ...more ↓
Promethea Silkmoth
Callosamia promethea, commonly known as the promethea silkmoth, is a member of the Saturniidae family, which contains approximately 1,300 species. It is also known as the spicebush silkmoth, which refers to is one of the promethea silkmoth's common host plants, spicebush (Lindera benzoin). C. promethea is classified as a silk moth, which stems from ...more ↓
Luna Moth
Actias luna, commonly known as the Luna Moth, is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae. It has a wingspan of up to 114mm (4.5 inches), making it one of the largest moths in North America.
Polyphemus Moth
The polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths. It is a tan-colored moth, with an average wingspan of 15 cm (6 in). The most notable feature of the moth is its large, purplish eyespots on its two hind wings. The eye spots give it its name – from the Greek myth of the Cyclops Polyphemus. The species is ...more ↓
Io Moth
The Io Moth (Automeris io) is a very colorful North American moth in the Saturniidae family. It ranges from the southeast corner of Manitoba and in the southern extremes of Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick in Canada, and in the US it is found from Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, east of those states and down to the ...more ↓
Rosy Maple Moth
The Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) is a North American moth in the Saturniidae family. Males have a wingspan of 32–44 mm; females of 40–50 mm. They have reddish-to-pink legs and antennae, yellow bodies and hindwings, and pink forewings with a triangular yellow band across the middle. Males have bushier antennae than females.
Regal Moth
The regal moth (Citheronia regalis), also called the royal walnut moth, is a North American moth in the family Saturniidae. The caterpillars are called hickory horned devils. The adult (imago) has a wingspan of 3.75-6.1 in (9.5-15.5 cm).
Honey Locust Moth
Syssphinx bicolor, the honey locust moth, is a North American moth in the family Saturniidae.
Imperial Moth
The Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) is a Nearctic member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae.
Spotted Apatelodes Moth
Apatelodes torrefacta, or Spotted Apatelodes, is a species of moth in the Bombycidae or Apatelodidae (if this family is considered valid) family. It is found from Maine and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Wisconsin.
The Angel Moth
Olceclostera angelica, the Angel Moth, is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Texas and north to Wisconsin and Ontario. The habitat consists of deciduous forests.
Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly
The (eastern) black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), also called the American swallowtail or parsnip swallowtail, is a butterfly found throughout much of North America. It is the state butterfly of Oklahoma. An extremely similar-appearing species, Papilio joanae, occurs in the Ozark Mountains region, but it appears to be closely related to Papilio ...more ↓
Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
The Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) is a swallowtail butterfly common in various parts of North America and marginally into South America (Colombia and Venezuela only). In the United States and Canada it is mainly found in the south and east. With a wingspan of about 10–16 cm (3.9–6.3 in), it is the largest butterfly in Canada and the United States.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) is a species of swallowtail butterfly native to North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States, where it is common in many different habitats. It flies from spring to fall, during which it produces two to three broods. Adults feed on the nectar of many species of flowers, mostly from those of ...more ↓
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
The Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America, also known as the Green-Clouded butterfly. It has two subspecies, Papilio troilus troilus and Papilio troilus ilioneus, the latter found mainly in the Florida peninsula. The spicebush swallowtail derives its name from its most common host plant, the ...more ↓
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
The Zebra Swallowtail (Protographium marcellus, formerly listed under genera Eurytides, Iphiclides, Graphium and Papilio by some authorities) is a swallowtail butterfly native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada. Its distinctive wing shape and long tails make it easy to identify, and its black and white-striped pattern is reminiscent of ...more ↓
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
The Pipevine Swallowtail or Blue Swallowtail (Battus philenor) is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. The butterflies are black with iridescent blue hind wings. They are found in many different habitats, but are most commonly found in forests. The black or red caterpillars feed on Aristolochia species, making them poisonous as both ...more ↓
Pepper and Salt Skipper
Amblyscirtes hegon, the pepper-and-salt skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia and Maine, west to southern Manitoba, south to Georgia, northern Florida and south-eastern Texas. It is mostly absent from the coastal plain.
Fiery Skipper
The fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae and is approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) long. The males are orange or yellow with black spots while the females are dark brown with orange or yellow spots. The caterpillars are greenish pink with a black head. The caterpillars are often considered pests and can feed on Bermudagrass, creeping bentgrass, ...more ↓
Zabulon Skipper
The Zabulon Skipper, Poanes zabulon, (sometimes called the Southern Dimorphic Skipper) is a North American butterfly first described by the French naturalists Jean Baptiste Boisduval and John Eatton Le Conte from the state of Georgia, United States.
Sachem
Atalopedes campestris (called the sachem in the United States) is a small skipper butterfly. It is just over 1 inch (2.5 cm) long and has orange-and-brown adults. Females are slightly larger and have paler markings on their wings compared to males.
Crossline Skipper
Polites origenes, the crossline skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the eastern United States, excepting Florida, southern Ontario, and Quebec.
Peck's Skipper
Polites peckius, the Peck's skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers). This skipper ranges across Canada from British Columbia, as far north as Cartwright, Labrador; Moar Lake, Ontario; Leaf Rapids, Manitoba; and the Hay River area in Alberta. In the US, it ranges in most of the northern and central ...more ↓
Tawny-edged Skipper
Polites themistocles, the tawny-edged skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris, the dun skipper, sedge witch or dun sedge skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern Alberta, south to Florida, the Gulf Coast and eastern Texas. There are disjunct populations in the High Plains and Rocky Mountains and along the Pacific ...more ↓
Little Glassywing
Pompeius verna, the little glassywing, is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the United States from central New England west to central Nebraska, south to northern Florida, the Gulf Coast and southern Texas.
Delaware Skipper
Anatrytone logan, the Delaware skipper, is a North American butterfly. It is a member of the subfamily Hesperiinae, the grass skippers. This skipper ranges from the southern Canadian Prairies and southern Ontario through the midwestern and eastern United States.
Least Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor, the least skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. They have a weak, Satyrinae-like flight.
Northern Broken-Dash
Wallengrenia egeremet, the northern broken dash , is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern Maine and southern Ontario, west across the Great Lakes states to southeastern North Dakota, south to central Florida, the Gulf Coast and south-eastern Texas.
Golden Banded-Skipper
Autochton cellus, the golden banded-skipper, is a North and Central American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. There are two populations, one in the eastern United States and the other in the southwestern United States and Mexico. The eastern population is rare and local and uses only one host plant, hog peanut (Amphicarpa bracteata). The southwestern population ...more ↓
Southern Cloudywing
Thorybes bathyllus, the southern cloudywing (sometimes spelled southern cloudy wing), is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. Southern cloudywings can be difficult to identify because of individual variation and confusing seasonal forms. In the south, where it has two broods per year, two seasonal forms occur. Spring forms are usually lightly marked and ...more ↓
Northern Cloudywing
Thorybes pylades, the northern cloudywing, is a species of the Hesperiidae family.
Silver-spotted Skipper
The Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is claimed to be the most recognized skipper in North America.
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Erynnis baptisiae, the wild indigo duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern New England and southern Ontario west to central Nebraska, south to Georgia, the Gulf Coast, and south-central Texas.
Sleepy Duskywing
Erynnis brizo, the sleepy duskywing or banded oak duskywing, is a species of Hesperiidae butterfly that occurs throughout North America and is commonly confused with E. juvenalis and E. lucilius. The species is listed as threatened in Connecticut.
Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius, the Horace's duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Massachusetts, west to eastern South Dakota, south through most of the eastern United States to Florida, the Gulf Coast, and southern Texas, south in the west through south-eastern Utah, Colorado, north-eastern Arizona, and New Mexico.
Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus, the dreamy duskywing or aspen dusky wing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in boreal North America, from the Northwest Territories east across southern Canada to Nova Scotia, south in the western mountains to southern Arizona and southern New Mexico, south in the east to Arkansas, north-eastern Alabama and northern Georgia.
Juvenal's Duskywing
Erynnis juvenalis, the Juvenal's duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
Common Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus communis, the common checkered-skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is known as the frequently seen Pyrginae species in the northern United States by collectors and watchers alike.
Common Sootywing
Pholisora catullus, the common sootywing or roadside rambler, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the central parts of the United States, south to central Mexico. Strays may colonize up to southern British Columbia, northern Michigan, southern Quebec and southern Maine. It is not found on peninsular Florida.
Hackberry Emperor
The Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) is a North American butterfly that belongs to the family of brushfooted butterflies, Nymphalidae.
Tawny Emperor Butterfly
The Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) is a species of brush-footed butterfly. It is native to North America, especially the eastern half from Canada to northern Mexico.
Viceroy
The viceroy (Limenitis archippus) is a North American butterfly that ranges through most of the contiguous United States as well as parts of Canada and Mexico. The westernmost portion of its range extends from the Northwest Territories along the eastern edges of the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada mountains, southwards into central Mexico. Its easternmost range extends along the ...more ↓
Red-spotted Purple Butterfly
The White Admiral or Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) is a polytypic species of North American brush-footed butterfly, common throughout much of the eastern United States. L. a. astyanax has red spots on its underside and the top of the wings are notable for their iridescent blue markings. L. a. arthemis on the other hand has a large white band ...more ↓
Pearl Crescent Butterfly
The Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) is a butterfly of North America. It is found in all parts of the United States except the west coast, and throughout Mexico and parts of southern Canada, in particular Ontario. Its habitat is open areas such as pastures, road edges, vacant lots, fields, open pine woods. Its pattern is quite variable. Males usually have black antennal ...more ↓
Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly
The Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) is a species of Nymphalinae that occurs in North America.
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral or previously, the red admirable,is a well-characterized, medium-sized butterfly with black wings, orange bands, and white spots. It has a wingspan of about 2 inches (5 cm). It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. The red admiral is widely distributed across temperate regions of ...more ↓
Painted Lady Butterfly
Vanessa cardui is a well-known colourful butterfly, known as the Painted Lady, or in North America as the Cosmopolitan. This butterfly has a strange pattern of flying in a sort of screw shape.
American Lady
The American painted lady or American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) is a butterfly found throughout North America.
Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Nymphalis antiopa, known as the Mourning Cloak in North America and the Camberwell Beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America. See also Anglewing butterflies.
Eastern Comma Butterfly
The Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma) is a North American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Nymphalinae.
Question Mark Butterfly
The Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) is a North American nymphalid butterfly. They live in wooded areas and city parks, or generally in areas which feature trees and free spaces. The adult butterfly has a wingspan of 4.5–7.6 cm (1.8–3.0 in). Its flight period is from May to September.
Common Buckeye Butterfly
The common buckeye or simply, buckeye, (Junonia coenia) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia and all parts of the United States except the northwest, and is especially common in the south, the California coast, and throughout Central America and Colombia. The sub-species Junonia coenia bergi is ...more ↓
Common Wood-Nymph
The common wood-nymph (Cercyonis pegala) is a North American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is also known as the wood-nymph, grayling, blue-eyed grayling, and the goggle eye.
Gemmed Satyr
Cyllopsis gemma, the gemmed satyr, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico.
Little Wood Satyr Butterfly
The Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela) is a species of Satyrinae that occurs in North America.
Carolina Satyr
Hermeuptychia sosybius, the Carolina satyr, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the United States from southern New Jersey south along the coast to southern Florida, west to south-eastern Kansas, central Oklahoma and central Texas. It is also found in Mexico.
Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly
The Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
Meadow Fritillary
Boloria bellona, the meadow fritillary, is a North American butterfly in the brushfoot family, Nymphalidae. The common name, meadow fritillary, is also used for a European butterfly species, Melitaea parthenoides.
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia, the variegated fritillary, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Even though the variegated fritillary has some very different characteristics from the Speyeria fritillaries, it is still closely related to them. Some of the differences are: variegated fritillaries have two or three broods per year vs. one per year in ...more ↓
Monarch Butterfly
The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly. The monarch butterfly is not currently listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) or protected specifically under U.S. domestic laws. Its wings feature ...more ↓
American Snout
The American snout or common snout butterfly (Libytheana carinenta) is a member of the Libytheinae subfamily, in the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. This species is found in both North and South America. The larval host plants are Celtis species on which the eggs are laid singly. Massive migrations of this species often attract attention in the Texas and ...more ↓
