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Photo of an American lady butterfly, wings folded.

American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis

American snout butterfly resting with wings folded

American Snout

Libytheana carinent

Baltimore checkerspot, perched, with wings folded

Baltimore Checkerspot

Euphydryas phaeton

Photo of a beautiful wood-nymph

Beautiful Wood-Nymph

Eudryas grata

Bronze copper butterfly perched on a grass blade, wings closed

Bronze Copper

Lycaena hyllus (syn. Hyllolycaena hyllus; Lycaena thoe)

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

Photo of a Celery Looper taking nectar from a flower

Celery Looper

Anagrapha falcifera

image of a Checkered White, Twigs

Checkered White

Pontia protodice

A photo of a Clover Looper.

Clover Looper

Caenurgina crassiuscula

Common buckeye butterfly nectaring on a flower, wings spread

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

Photo of a Common Checkered Skipper

Common Checkered Skipper

Pyrgus communis

Photo of a common wood-nymph butterfly

Common Wood Nymph

Cercyonis pegala

Coral hairstreak butterfly on butterfly weed flowers

Coral Hairstreak

Satyrium titus (syn. Harkenclenus titus)

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

Photo of a Delaware Skipper

Delaware Skipper

Anatrytone logan

Photo of an eastern comma butterfly, wings spread, showing dorsal side of wings

Eastern Comma

Polygonia comma

image of an Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

Malacosoma americana

Photo of an eastern tiger swallowtail resting with wings spread open

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Photo of two bagworm bags on red cedar

Evergreen Bagworm Moth

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis

image of a Fiery Skipper, Wings Spread

Fiery Skipper

Hylephila phyleus

image of a Black-Waved Flannel Moth resting on a leaf

Flannel Moths

Eleven 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

Photo of a Giant Swallowtail, Wings Spread

Giant Swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

Goatweed leafwing perched on a tree trunk with wings closed

Goatweed Leafwing

Anaea andria

Gray comma perched on a flower, winged closed

Gray Comma

Polygonia progne

Great Spangled Fritillary, Wings Spread, nectaring on milkweed flowers

Great Spangled Fritillary

Speyeria cybele

Photo of a Hackberry Emperor

Hackberry Emperor

Asterocampa celtis

image of a Honey Locust Moth

Honey Locust Moth

Syssphinx bicolor (syn. Sphingicampa bicolor)

Photo of a Horace's Duskywing

Horace's Duskywing

Erynnis horatius

Hummingbird clearwing taking nectar from a flower

Hummingbird Clearwing

Hemaris thysbe

Photo of a male Io Moth

Io Moth

Automeris io

Photo of a Least Skipper

Least Skipper

Ancyloxypha numitor

Little wood satyr resting with wings closed

Little Wood Satyr

Megisto cymela

Photo of a magdalen underwing moth

Magdalen Underwing

Catocala illecta

Photo of a Morning-Glory Prominent moth

Morning-Glory Prominent

Schizura ipomoeae

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

Moths

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

Photo of a mourning cloak butterfly perched on a strand of barbed wire.

Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

image of a Nessus Sphinx

Nessus Sphinx

Amphion floridensis

image of a Dagger Moth

Noctuid Moths

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

Photo of a Northern Cloudywing

Northern Cloudywing

Thorybes pylades

Olive hairstreak butterfly taking nectar from butterfly weed flowers

Olive Hairstreak (Juniper Hairstreak)

Callophrys gryneus gryneus (syn. Mitoura gryneus gryneus)

Photo of an Orange Wing moth

Orange Wing

Mellilla xanthometata

Photo of a Painted Lady

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Photo of a pearl crescent

Pearl Crescent

Phyciodes tharos

Photo of a Peck's Skipper

Peck's Skipper

Polites peckius

image of Plume Moth on blade of grass

Plume Moths

Nearly 150 species in North America north of Mexico

Photo of a Polyphemus Moth

Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

image of a White-Headed Prominent moth

Prominent Moths

About 50 species recorded from Missouri

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