Regional Butterfly and Moth Information
Top 20 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Quebec
These are the most commonly reported butterflies and moths in Quebec. If you do not see the species you found, look at all photographs submitted in Quebec, or visit the Quebec page to see recently submitted sightings.
European Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis
Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia
White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis
Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth
Speranza pustularia
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Luna moth
Actias luna
European Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
Cabbage White
Pieris rapae
Eight-spotted Forester
Alypia octomaculata
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes
Virginia Ctenucha
Ctenucha virginica
Pandorus Sphinx
Eumorpha pandorus
Common Idia Moth
Idia aemula
Abbott's sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii
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If you know the date and location where the photograph was taken, we can help. It's simple!
A coordinator will review your submission, and you will get an email with the identification.
We will store your submitted data. Your submission will contribute to our species profiles, checklists, and database. You can track all your submissions and create a personal species list.
Identifying Caterpillars
Do you have a photograph of a caterpillar? If so, when you submit your photograph, please provide us with host plant information if possible. Consider raising it to the adult stage before submitting photographs.
Surprisingly, most of the larval stages of butterflies and moths are simply unknown, and caterpillar photographs can be very difficult to identify. It may take some time for a coordinator to identify your caterpillar.
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