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Several regal fritillaries feeding on butterfly weed

Butterflies and Skippers

More than 700 species in North America north of Mexico

Image of a Cecropia moth.

Cecropia Moth

Hyalophora cecropia

Common buckeye butterfly nectaring on a flower, wings spread

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

Photo of a sod webworm adult moth on a window with hind end propped up

Crambid Snout Moths

More than 860 species in North America north of Mexico

A wavy-lined emerald moth resting on a glass window

Geometrid Moths

About 250 species recorded for Missouri

Polyphemus Moth, Belton MO

Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths

About 75 species in North America north of Mexico

image of a Honey Locust Moth

Honey Locust Moth

Syssphinx bicolor (syn. Sphingicampa bicolor)

Photo of a male Io Moth

Io Moth

Automeris io

Photo of a magdalen underwing moth

Magdalen Underwing

Catocala illecta

Forage looper moth perched on a brick wall, viewed from side

Moths

More than 12,000 species in North America north of Mexico

image of a Dagger Moth

Noctuid Moths

More than 2,500 species in North America north of Mexico

image of a Yellow-Fringed Dolichomia Moth

Pyralid Moths

More than 680 species in North America north of Mexico

A white-lined sphinx moth sips nectar from a purple locoweed flower

Sphinx Moths (Hawk Moths)

More than 50 species in Missouri

dogbane tiger moth

Tiger and Lichen Moths

Subfamily Arctiinae (formerly a family)

Photo of a magdalen underwing moth

Underwing Moths

Catocala spp., more than 100 species in North America north of Mexico

White-Lined Sphinx Moth

White-Lined Sphinx

Hyles lineata