Regional Butterfly and Moth Information
Top 20 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Alaska
These are the most commonly reported butterflies and moths in Alaska. If you do not see the species you found, look at all photographs submitted in Alaska, or visit the Alaska page to see recently submitted sightings.
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
Bedstraw hawkmoth
Hyles gallii
Arctic Fritillary
Boloria chariclea
Arctic Skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon
Compton Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis vaualbum
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis
Freija Fritillary
Boloria freija
White-veined Arctic
Oeneis bore
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Spear-Marked Black Moth/White-banded Black Moth
Rheumaptera hastata/subhastata
Hummingbird Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe
Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon
Margined White
Pieris marginalis
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Green Comma
Polygonia faunus
Palaeno Sulphur
Colias palaeno
Arctic White
Pieris angelika
White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata
Greenish Blue
Plebejus saepiolus
Western Tailed-Blue
Cupido amyntula
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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