Regional Butterfly and Moth Information
Top 20 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of New Jersey
These are the most commonly reported butterflies and moths in New Jersey. If you do not see the species you found, look at all photographs submitted in New Jersey, or visit the New Jersey page to see recently submitted sightings.
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Imperial moth
Eacles imperialis
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus
Luna moth
Actias luna
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido comyntas
Sachem
Atalopedes campestris
Cabbage White
Pieris rapae
Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Zabulon Skipper
Poanes zabulon
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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