Regional Butterfly and Moth Information
Top 20 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Maine
These are the most commonly reported butterflies and moths in Maine. If you do not see the species you found, look at all photographs submitted in Maine, or visit the Maine page to see recently submitted sightings.
White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis
Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Rosy maple moth
Dryocampa rubicunda
Luna moth
Actias luna
Northern Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria atlantis
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Common Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
Hobomok Skipper
Poanes hobomok
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
White-blotched Heterocampa
Heterocampa umbrata
Blinded sphinx
Paonias excaecata
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
We can help identify your butterfly or moth!
If you know the date and location where the photograph was taken, we can help. It's simple!
A coordinator will review your submission, and you will get an email with the identification.
We will store your submitted data. Your submission will contribute to our species profiles, checklists, and database. You can track all your submissions and create a personal species list.
Identifying Caterpillars
Do you have a photograph of a caterpillar? If so, when you submit your photograph, please provide us with host plant information if possible. Consider raising it to the adult stage before submitting photographs.
Surprisingly, most of the larval stages of butterflies and moths are simply unknown, and caterpillar photographs can be very difficult to identify. It may take some time for a coordinator to identify your caterpillar.
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