Butterflies and Moths of Manitoba

257 Species Recorded in Manitoba

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Lucerne Moth
Nomophila nearctica

Observed: Oct 01, 2024

Submitted by: vreimer

Verified: Jan 26, 2025

Verified by: chalicerae

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Spurge hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae

Observed: Aug 31, 2024

Submitted by: Kingdon 1

Verified: Jan 26, 2025

Verified by: chalicerae

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Gaudy sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae

Observed: Aug 29, 2024

Submitted by: Drakaria

Verified: Jan 26, 2025

Verified by: chalicerae

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Waved sphinx
Ceratomia undulosa

Observed: Aug 22, 2024

Submitted by: bshettler

Verified: Jan 26, 2025

Verified by: chalicerae

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Luna moth
Actias luna

Observed: Aug 20, 2024

Submitted by: bshettler

Verified: Jan 26, 2025

Verified by: chalicerae

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Probole amicaria

Observed: Aug 12, 2024

Submitted by: vreimer

Verified: Jan 26, 2025

Verified by: chalicerae

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Red Twin-spot
Xanthorhoe ferrugata

Observed: Aug 11, 2024

Submitted by: vreimer

Verified: Jan 26, 2025

Verified by: chalicerae

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Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia
Pseudeustrotia carneola

Observed: Aug 10, 2024

Submitted by: vreimer

Verified: Jan 26, 2025

Verified by: chalicerae

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Reticulated Fruitworm Moth
Cenopis reticulatana

Observed: Aug 10, 2024

Submitted by: vreimer

Verified: Jan 26, 2025

Verified by: chalicerae

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Yellow-dusted Cream Moth
Cabera erythemaria

Observed: Aug 10, 2024

Submitted by: vreimer

Verified: Jan 26, 2025

Verified by: chalicerae

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The Gray Scoopwing
Callizzia amorata

Observed: Aug 09, 2024

Submitted by: vreimer

Verified: Jan 26, 2025

Verified by: chalicerae

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Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha achemon

Observed: Aug 08, 2024

Submitted by: BrynneBattersby

Verified: Jan 26, 2025

Verified by: chalicerae

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Top 10 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Manitoba

Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes	Upper surface of wings mostly black; on inner edge of hindwing is a black spot centered in larger orange spot. Male has yellow band near edge of wings; female has row of yellow spots. Female hindwing with iridescent blue band. In the Southwest, yellow forms predominate in the subspecies P. coloro.
Abbott's sphinx Sphecodina abbottii	Adults are bumblebee mimics and make a buzzing sound when feeding. Wing margins are scalloped. Forewing upperside is dark brown with light brown bands and markings. Hindwing upperside is yellow with a wide black outer margin.
Compton Tortoiseshell Nymphalis vaualbum	Upperside is orange-brown with darker wing bases and black spots; a single white spot on leading edge of each wing. Underside is mottled gray and brown, with dark bases and borders; hindwing with small white V at outer end of cell.
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui	Upperside is orange-brown with darker wing bases; forewing with black apex patch and white bar on leading edge; hindwing submarginal row of 5 small black spots sometimes has blue scales. Underside has a black, brown, and gray pattern with 4 small submarginal eyespots.
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio canadensis	Smaller than Eastern or Western Tiger Swallowtails. Upperside of forewing with relatively broad black stripes; underside with marginal yellow spots merged into continuous band. Hindwing with numerous orange scales. Extremely rare black female form.
Monarch Danaus plexippus	Upperside of male is bright orange with wide black borders and black veins; hindwing has a patch of scent scales. Upperside of female is orange-brown with wide black borders and blurred black veins. Both sexes have white spots on borders and apex. The Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) is a Mullerian mimic; it has similar coloration and is also distasteful.
Cecropia silkmoth Hyalophora cecropia	Body is red with a white collar and white bands on the abdomen. Wings are dark brown with white hairlike scales giving a frosted appearance; forewings are red at the base. Crescent spots and the area outside the postmedian line are red on all wings.
Hummingbird Clearwing Hemaris thysbe	Adult appearance is variable; Hummingbird mimic. The thorax is olive to golden-olive in color dorsally, yellow ventrally; abdomen is dark burgundy (sometimes almost black) both dorsally and ventrally, with light olive to dark golden patches dorsally. Wings mostly clear with reddish brown terminal borders and dark scaling along veins. While wing maculation is too variable to be 100% diagnostic, <i>thysbe</i> typically has thick terminal borders and the discal cell is typically covered or bisected by dark scales. However, <i>thysbe</i> can always be distinguished from <i>gracilis</i> and <i>diffinis</i> by two characteristics: 1) the lack of any banding on the lateral side of the thorax; 2) <i>thysbe</i> always has yellowish or pale colored legs.
Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele	Large. Upperside of male tan to orange with black scales on forewing veins; female tawny, darker than male. Underside of hindwing with wide pale submarginal band and large silver spots.
Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Upperside of male iridescent silvery blue with narrow dark borders; female darker blue with wide borders. Both sexes have white fringe. Underside gray-brown; both wings with row of white-ringed, round black spots. Subspecies xerces (Boisduval) and pseudoxerces Emmel and Emmel have large white spots with or without black centers.

Butterflies and Moths of North America

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257 Species Recorded in Manitoba

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Most Recent Sightings in Manitoba

Lucerne Moth
Nomophila nearctica

Spurge hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae

Gaudy sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae

Waved sphinx
Ceratomia undulosa

Luna moth
Actias luna

Probole amicaria

Red Twin-spot
Xanthorhoe ferrugata

Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia
Pseudeustrotia carneola

Reticulated Fruitworm Moth
Cenopis reticulatana

Yellow-dusted Cream Moth
Cabera erythemaria

The Gray Scoopwing
Callizzia amorata

Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha achemon

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Abbott's sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii

Compton Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis vaualbum

Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia

Hummingbird Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe

Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele

Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

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Butterflies and Moths of Manitoba

257 Species Recorded in Manitoba

Featured Species

100 Most Recent Sightings in Manitoba

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Most Recent Sightings in Manitoba

Lucerne MothNomophila nearctica

Spurge hawkmothHyles euphorbiae

Gaudy sphinxEumorpha labruscae

Waved sphinxCeratomia undulosa

Luna mothActias luna

Red Twin-spotXanthorhoe ferrugata

Pink-barred PseudeustrotiaPseudeustrotia carneola

Reticulated Fruitworm MothCenopis reticulatana

Yellow-dusted Cream MothCabera erythemaria

The Gray ScoopwingCallizzia amorata

Achemon sphinxEumorpha achemon

Black SwallowtailPapilio polyxenes

Abbott's sphinxSphecodina abbottii

Compton TortoiseshellNymphalis vaualbum

Painted LadyVanessa cardui

Canadian Tiger SwallowtailPapilio canadensis

MonarchDanaus plexippus

Cecropia silkmothHyalophora cecropia

Hummingbird ClearwingHemaris thysbe

Great Spangled FritillarySpeyeria cybele

Silvery BlueGlaucopsyche lygdamus

Lucerne Moth
Nomophila nearctica

Spurge hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae

Gaudy sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae

Waved sphinx
Ceratomia undulosa

Luna moth
Actias luna

Red Twin-spot
Xanthorhoe ferrugata

Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia
Pseudeustrotia carneola

Reticulated Fruitworm Moth
Cenopis reticulatana

Yellow-dusted Cream Moth
Cabera erythemaria

The Gray Scoopwing
Callizzia amorata

Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha achemon

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Abbott's sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii

Compton Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis vaualbum

Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia

Hummingbird Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe

Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele

Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus