Regional Butterfly and Moth Information
Top 20 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Prince Edward Island
These are the most commonly reported butterflies and moths in Prince Edward Island. If you do not see the species you found, look at all photographs submitted in Prince Edward Island, or visit the Prince Edward Island page to see recently submitted sightings.
Luna moth
Actias luna
Modest sphinx
Pachysphinx modesta
Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus
Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia
Virgin Tiger Moth
Apantesis virgo
Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth
Estigmene acrea
Bedstraw hawkmoth
Hyles gallii
Single-dotted Wave
Idaea dimidiata
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis
Fingered Dagger Moth
Acronicta insita
The Common Looper Moth
Autographa precationis
Pale Beauty
Campaea perlata
Sweetheart Underwing
Catocala amatrix
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
Virginia Ctenucha
Ctenucha virginica
Maple Spanworm
Ennomos magnaria
The Beggar
Eubaphe mendica
Changeable Grass-veneer
Fissicrambus mutabilis
Hemlock Looper
Lambdina fiscellaria
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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