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American snout butterfly resting with wings folded

American Snout

Libytheana carinent

Photo of a Banded Tiger Moth

Banded Tiger Moth

Apantesis vittata

Photo of a Black-and-Yellow Lichen Moth

Black-and-Yellow Lichen Moth

Lycomorpha pholus

Image of a Black-Bordered Lemon Moth

Black-Bordered Lemon Moth

Marimatha nigrofimbria

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

Photo of a Chickweed Geometer

Chickweed Geometer

Haematopis grataria

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 an Eastern Tailed-Blue

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Cupido comyntas

image of an Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

Malacosoma americana

Photo of an Eight-Spotted Forester on a flower

Eight-Spotted Forester

Alypia octomaculata

Photo of two bagworm bags on red cedar

Evergreen Bagworm Moth

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis

Adult fall webworm moth resting on a leaf

Fall Webworm Moth

Hyphantria cunea

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

image of a Grapeleaf Skeletonizer

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer

Harrisina americana

Photo of a Horace's Duskywing

Horace's Duskywing

Erynnis horatius

Photo of a leaffolder moth visiting a flower

Leaffolder Moths

Desmia spp.

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

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 Lichen Moth

Painted Lichen Moth

Hypoprepia fucosa

Photo of a pearl crescent

Pearl Crescent

Phyciodes tharos

image of Plume Moth on blade of grass

Plume Moths

Nearly 150 species in North America north of Mexico

image of a White-Headed Prominent moth

Prominent Moths

About 50 species recorded from Missouri

image of a Yellow-Fringed Dolichomia Moth

Pyralid Moths

More than 680 species in North America north of Mexico

Photo of a red-banded hairstreak

Red-Banded Hairstreak

Calycopis cecrops

Photo of a Red-Fringed Emerald

Red-Fringed Emerald

Nemoria bistriaria

image of a Rosy Maple Moth

Rosy Maple Moth

Dryocampa rubicunda

Photo of an unidentified grass skipper

Skippers

About 275 species in North America north of Mexico

Photo of a monkey slug caterpillar on an oak leaf

Slug Caterpillar Moths

More than 20 species in Missouri

Photo of a Snowberry Clearwing

Snowberry Clearwing

Hemaris diffinis

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

Sphinx Moths (Hawk Moths)

More than 50 species in Missouri

image of a Spiny Oak Slug Moth

Spiny Oak-Slug Moth

Euclea delphinii

Photo of a Summer Azure

Summer Azure

Celastrina neglecta

image of an Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

Tent Caterpillar And Lappet Moths

About 35 species in North America north of Mexico

dogbane tiger moth

Tiger and Lichen Moths

Subfamily Arctiinae (formerly a family)

Tortricid moth resting on a leaf

Tortricid Moths

About 1,400 species in North America north of Mexico

Tussock moth resting on a wooden board

Tussock Moths

About 30 species in subfamily Lymantriinae (formerly a family) in North America

Photo of a magdalen underwing moth

Underwing Moths

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

Photo of a Xanthotype geometer moth

Xanthotype Geometers

Xanthotype spp.

Photo of a Yellow-Collared Scape Moth

Yellow-Collared Scape Moth

Cisseps fulvicollis