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National Moth Week was July 19-27, and the Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Order Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths


The information below is based on images submitted and identified by contributors. Range and date information may be incomplete, overinclusive, or just plain wrong.

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Range map for Butterflies and Moths
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama16563914771841204315911880160018581240492239
Alaska41144490221248164571832
Alberta345602033645404141653932
Arizona327704232129682934344561668162487220911060348
Arkansas2279295483932817729737124081523451
British Columbia8421713457511077191911475431954618
California659108525283604395354205155376337112195991449
Colorado151096353881218431311897976246235
Connecticut22186919737860333432380189
Delaware11 4351221822352862591021416
District of Columbia   1411261630781
Florida133320613318253227592307218520141928202413651585
Georgia151314897107714181370158120061830950275181
Idaho313635913721937925019261186
Illinois729118507124626002928306216344149125
Indiana2023165368862135615751760126740212132
Iowa585687360118725252724207813875216529
Kansas5715129285399358391338163359
Kentucky1485407776591898735535172397
Louisiana33368911361629169213503470148814221099571442
Maine98521753771002196913415791889426
Manitoba 11481425598785322696891
Maryland39551696111568232425502594183881213564
Massachusetts45622948732664495360564063256589625764
Michigan227911756911439153011256202919315
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Minnesota7 87196955223226991993913225158
Mississippi1478310918412226514114586359
Missouri1417160668108813511019151213043905721
Montana9334662273497855222455491
Nebraska3361794491237344929372891158061614416
Nevada611571641613001238812387188
New Brunswick711711540780413348534801863211
New Hampshire614351836201273179113545631492914
New Jersey33342465201389211523121976152467513743
New Mexico22301664115567131292106864931610715
New York30421804331735384943133234176054715631
Newfoundland/Labrador1111175184427262994692
North Carolina2152268061722308437984123374430161303517192
North Dakota331222168241898245517721557412596
Northwest Territories    9131210311 
Nova Scotia 114511629846829616432101
Nunavut     115     
Ohio830872506701324191014888913685917
Oklahoma747851312371908153312621864207471019940
Ontario1624864091503370849163297178853214218
Oregon72162400592100914821895144796738915859
Pennsylvania19412859932681413843343676223163811230
Prince Edward Island    113161333  
Quebec45432801229389048162549901243505
Rhode Island453726284133314149308016484426221
Saskatchewan1226620460785159026577154
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
South Carolina349724437242633942543539722611039
South Dakota 21995198240167552816 
Tennessee104195604129120051901194821471552799342174
Texas126120414153541255074012381841504654655036721461
Utah1143147316532782565425195175
Vermont2928139624113214369054711502812
Virginia42732607291588198426312101175269016685
Washington5418964011261904271140563002176664020977
West Virginia 345174269633492558250806 
Wisconsin12127748213583190402424381416320568
Wyoming  1944139487822614242301 
Yukon Territory    133067181   

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