Regional Species Checklists
Owsley County, Kentucky, United States
The BAMONA database currently includes verified sighting records for 99 species from this region.
Hesperiidae Skippers
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Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper
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Achalarus lyciades Hoary Edge
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Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing
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Erynnis brizo Sleepy Duskywing
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Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper
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Atalopedes campestris Sachem
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Wallengrenia egeremet Northern Broken-Dash
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Poanes hobomok Hobomok Skipper
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Poanes zabulon Zabulon Skipper
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Atrytonopsis hianna Dusted Skipper
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Amblyscirtes hegon Pepper and Salt Skipper
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Amblyscirtes aesculapius Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes vialis Common Roadside-Skipper
Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails
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Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail
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Neographium marcellus Zebra Swallowtail
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Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail
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Papilio glaucus Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
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Papilio troilus Spicebush Swallowtail
Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs
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Anthocharis midea Falcate Orangetip
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Pieris virginiensis West Virginia White
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Pieris rapae Cabbage White
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Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur
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Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur
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Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur
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Pyrisitia lisa Little Yellow
Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies
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Feniseca tarquinius Harvester
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Callophrys gryneus Juniper Hairstreak
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Satyrium calanus Banded Hairstreak
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Calycopis cecrops Red-banded Hairstreak
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Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak
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Parrhasius m album White-M Hairstreak
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Cupido comyntas Eastern Tailed-Blue
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Celastrina neglecta Summer Azure
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Celastrina nigra Dusky Azure
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Celastrina neglectamajor Appalachian Azure
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus Silvery Blue
Riodinidae Metalmarks
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Calephelis borealis Northern Metalmark
Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies
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Danaus plexippus Monarch
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Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary
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Speyeria aphrodite Aphrodite Fritillary
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Limenitis arthemis Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral
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Limenitis arthemis astyanax 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple
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Limenitis archippus Viceroy
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Chlosyne nycteis Silvery Checkerspot
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Phyciodes tharos Pearl Crescent
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Euphydryas phaeton Baltimore Checkerspot
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Junonia coenia Common Buckeye
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Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark
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Polygonia comma Eastern Comma
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Vanessa virginiensis American Lady
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Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
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Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral
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Enodia anthedon Northern Pearly-eye
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Cyllopsis gemma Gemmed Satyr
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Megisto cymela Little Wood-Satyr
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Hermeuptychia sosybius Carolina Satyr
Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths
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Automeris io Io moth
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Actias luna Luna moth
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Citheronia regalis Royal Walnut Moth
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Anisota virginiensis Pink-striped oakworm moth
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Citheronia sepulcralis Pine-devil Moth
Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths
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Paonias excaecata Blinded sphinx
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Paratrea plebeja Plebeian sphinx
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Smerinthus jamaicensis Twin-spotted sphinx
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Sphinx franckii Franck's sphinx
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Darapsa choerilus (pholus) Azalea Sphinx
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Hemaris diffinis Snowberry Clearwing
Notodontidae Prominents
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Datana ministra Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth
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Paraeschra georgica Georgian Prominent
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Peridea basitriens Oval-based Prominent
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Peridea ferruginea Chocolate Prominent
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Furcula cinerea Gray Furcula
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Cerura scitiscripta Black-Etched Prominent
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Symmerista albifrons White-headed Prominent
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Nerice bidentata Double-toothed Prominent
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Coelodasys unicornis Unicorn Caterpillar Moth
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Ianassa lignicolor White-Streaked Prominent
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Clostera inclusa Angle-Lined Prominent
Erebidae Erebid Moths
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Hypoprepia fucosa Painted Lichen Moth
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Grammia figurata Figured Tiger Moth
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Clemensia albata Little White Lichen Moth
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Grammia parthenice Parthenice Tiger Moth
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Pagara simplex Mouse-Colored Lichen Moth
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Apantesis virgo Virgin Tiger Moth
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Haploa clymene Clymene Moth
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Apantesis arge Arge Tiger Moth
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Haploa contigua The Neighbor
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Halysidota tessellaris Banded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth
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Haploa lecontei Leconte's Haploa
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Lophocampa caryae Hickory Tussock Moth or Hickory Tiger Moth
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Virbia opella Tawny Holomelina
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Crambidia casta Pearly-Winged Lichen Moth
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Pyrrharctia isabella Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear
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Crambidia cephalica Yellow-headed Lichen Moth
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Hyphantria cunea Fall Webworm Moth
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Cisthene kentuckiensis Kentucky Lichen Moth
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Hypercompe scribonia Great Leopard Moth
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Cisthene packardii Packard's Lichen Moth
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Grammia anna Anna Tiger Moth
