Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) is an ambitious effort to collect, store, and share species information and occurrence data. You can participate by taking and submitting photographs of butterflies, moths, and caterpillars.

Explore the variety of moths and butterflies in North America. Choose a region to find photographs, Top 20 species, and regional species checklists.

Get involved in the project. Submit photographs of your sightings, or share your expertise and help us review and verify submissions.

Discover our maps and data. Find recently verified sightings, or search and browse the sightings database.

Learn more about this project. We aim to fill the needs of scientists and nature observers by bringing verified occurrence and life history data into one location.

Get help identifying a butterfly, moth, or caterpillar. It is a trade: you help us collect verifiable data, and we will try to identify the species.

Browse stunning images hand-selected for the BAMONA image gallery.

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Recent Sightings

Hag Moth
Dec 01, 2024
United States, Florida, Orange County
Great Southern White
Dec 01, 2024
United States, Texas, Bell County
Guatemalan Cracker
Nov 28, 2024
United States, Texas, Hidalgo County
Streaked sphinx
Nov 28, 2024
United States, Florida, Broward County
Angled Leafwing
Nov 27, 2024
United States, Texas, Hidalgo County
Angled Leafwing
Nov 27, 2024
United States, Texas, Hidalgo County
Southern Dogface
Nov 27, 2024
United States, Texas, Johnson County
Evans' Skipper
Nov 27, 2024
United States, Texas, Hidalgo County
Mexican Bluewing
Nov 27, 2024
United States, Texas, Hidalgo County
Florida White
Nov 27, 2024
United States, Texas, Hidalgo County
Caribbean Armyworm Moth
Nov 26, 2024
United States, Florida, Lee County
Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak
Nov 26, 2024
United States, Texas, Hidalgo County