Regional Butterfly and Moth Information
Top 20 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Alberta
These are the most commonly reported butterflies and moths in Alberta. If you do not see the species you found, look at all photographs submitted in Alberta, or visit the Alberta page to see recently submitted sightings.
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus
Bedstraw hawkmoth
Hyles gallii
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
Lophocampa maculata
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis
Columbia silkmoth
Hyalophora columbia
Spurge hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae
Satyr Comma
Polygonia satyrus
Virginia Ctenucha
Ctenucha virginica
Waved sphinx
Ceratomia undulosa
White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata
One-eyed sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyi
Field Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella
St. Lawrence Tiger Moth
Platarctia parthenos
Green Comma
Polygonia faunus
Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Hummingbird Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe
We can help identify your butterfly or moth!
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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