Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) is an ambitious effort to collect, store, and share species information and occurrence data. You can participate by taking and submitting photographs of butterflies, moths, and caterpillars.

Explore the variety of moths and butterflies in North America. Choose a region to find photographs, Top 20 species, and regional species checklists.

Get involved in the project. Submit photographs of your sightings, or share your expertise and help us review and verify submissions.

Discover our maps and data. Find recently verified sightings, or search and browse the sightings database.

Learn more about this project. We aim to fill the needs of scientists and nature observers by bringing verified occurrence and life history data into one location.

Get help identifying a butterfly, moth, or caterpillar. It is a trade: you help us collect verifiable data, and we will try to identify the species.

Browse stunning images hand-selected for the BAMONA image gallery.

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Recent Sightings

Red Admiral
Apr 26, 2024
United States, Wisconsin, Vilas County
Question Mark
Apr 25, 2024
United States, Illinois
Curved-Toothed Geometer
Apr 25, 2024
United States, Indiana, Porter County
Painted Lady
Apr 25, 2024
United States, New Mexico, Colfax County
Lesser Grass Blue
Apr 25, 2024
United States, Hawaii, Kauai County
Horned Spanworm Moth
Apr 25, 2024
United States, Florida, Marion County
Juvenal's Duskywing
Apr 24, 2024
United States, Missouri, Cape Girardeau County
Pipevine Swallowtail
Apr 24, 2024
United States, Missouri, Cape Girardeau County
Creole Pearly-eye
Apr 24, 2024
United States, South Carolina, Orangeburg County
Pipevine Swallowtail
Apr 24, 2024
Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Black Swallowtail
Apr 24, 2024
United States, South Carolina, Berkeley County
Cecropia silkmoth
Apr 24, 2024
United States, Virginia, Hanover County