Insect Directory

4959 species across 37 orders

Lepidoptera Vulnerable

Socotran Emperor Butterfly

Charaxes balfouri

55-70 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Sod Webworm Moth

Crambus praefectellus

18-22 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Sonoran Blue

Philotes sonorensis

18-22 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Sonoran Silk Moth

Sphingicampa hubbardi

50-70 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Sooty Ringlet

Erebia pluto

36-44 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Not Evaluated

South American Clearwing Moth

Carmenta theobromae

18-25 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Not Evaluated

South American Luna Moth

Copaxa lavendera

90-120 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

South American Swallowtail

Heraclides thoas

100-130 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Southern Birdwing

Troides minos

140-190 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Southern Dogface

Zerene cesonia

46-64 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Least Concern (protected in many countries)

Southern Festoon

Zerynthia polyxena

46-56 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Southern Flannel Moth

Megalopyge opercularis

25-36 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Southern Snout Butterfly

Libytheana carinenta

40-50 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Not Evaluated

Southwestern Corn Borer

Diatraea grandiosella

25-35 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Spanish Festoon

Zerynthia rumina

42-52 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Near Threatened

Spanish Moon Moth

Graellsia isabellae

60-90 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Speckled Emperor Moth

Gynanisa maja

90-120 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

40-45 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Speckled Yellow

Pseudopanthera macularia

26-30 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

Wingspan 90-130mm
Lepidoptera

Spiny Oak Slug Moth

Euclea delphinii

22-30 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Spiny Oakworm Moth

Anisota stigma

45-65 mm
Lepidoptera

Splendid Ghost Moth

Aenetus ligniveren

120-160 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Splendid Ochre

Trapezites petalia

3-4 cm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Spotted Grass Moth

Rivula propinqualis

15-20 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Spotted Jezebel

Delias aganippe

5-6 cm wingspan
Lepidoptera Not Evaluated

Spotted Stem Borer

Chilo partellus

20-28 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Spruce Budworm

Choristoneura fumiferana

20-28 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Spurge Hawkmoth

Hyles euphorbiae

60-80 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Striped Hawkmoth

Hyles livornica

Wingspan 60-80mm
Lepidoptera

Subarctic Dart Moth

Agrotis gelida

32-40 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Not Evaluated

Sugarcane Borer

Diatraea saccharalis

20-28 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Sulkowsky's Morpho

Morpho sulkowskyi

90-110 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Summer Fruit Tortrix

Adoxophyes orana

18-22 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Sunbeam Butterfly

Curetis thetis

34-40 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Sunset Morpho

Morpho hecuba

150-200 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Swallow Prominent

Pheosia tremula

Wingspan 44-60mm
Lepidoptera

Swallow-tailed Moth

Ourapteryx sambucaria

50-62 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Swallowtail Butterfly

Papilio machaon

65-86 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Near Threatened; extremely local

Swamp Metalmark

Calephelis mutica

22-28 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Sweetbay Silk Moth

Callosamia securifera

80-105 mm
Lepidoptera

Sweetheart Underwing

Catocala amatrix

75-95 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Swiss Brassy Ringlet

Erebia tyndarus

30-36 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Tailed Jay

Graphium agamemnon

Wingspan 80-100mm
Lepidoptera

Tapestry Moth

Trichophaga tapetzella

14-22 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Tau Emperor Moth

Aglia tau

55-80 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Tawny Emperor

Asterocampa clyton

40-65 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Tawny-edged Skipper

Polites themistocles

20-27 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Teak Defoliator Moth

Hyblaea puera

30-40 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Tenerife Speckled Wood Butterfly

Pararge xiphioides

40-50 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Tersa Sphinx Moth

Xylophanes tersa

60-80 mm
Lepidoptera

Teucer Giant Owl

Caligo teucer

140-180 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Not Evaluated

Tiger Moth of the Amazon

Idalus herois

50-65 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Tiridates Charaxes

Charaxes tiridates

80-100 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Tobacco Moth

Ephestia elutella

8-11 mm body; 14-20 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Not Evaluated

Tomato Leafminer

Tuta absoluta

10-12 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Near Threatened

Transparent Burnet

Zygaena purpuralis

28-35 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Transparent Burnet Moth

Methona confusa

55-65 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Not Evaluated

Trinidad Morpho Butterfly

Morpho achilles trinidadensis

95-110 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Tropical Warehouse Moth

Ephestia cautella

8-12 mm body; 15-22 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

True Armyworm Moth

Mythimna unipuncta

35-45 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Tulip-tree Silk Moth

Callosamia angulifera

80-110 mm
Lepidoptera Not Evaluated

Turnip Moth

Agrotis segetum

35-45 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Tussar Moth

Antheraea mylitta

120-160 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Twin-spotted Sphinx Moth

Smerinthus jamaicensis

55-80 mm
Lepidoptera

Ulysses Butterfly

Papilio ulysses

10-14 cm wingspan
Lepidoptera Endangered

Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly

Boloria acrocnema

3-4 cm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Vampire Moth

Calyptra thalictri

Wingspan 40-50mm
Lepidoptera

Vapourer Moth

Orgyia antiqua

25-35 mm wingspan (males only)
Lepidoptera Not Evaluated

Variegated Cutworm

Peridroma saucia

40-55 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Vegetable Caterpillar

Ophiocordyceps robertsii

50-100 mm (caterpillar plus fungal stalk)
Lepidoptera Not Evaluated

Venezuelan Poodle Moth

Artace cribraria

25-35 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Verdant Hawk Moth

Tinostoma smaragditis

55-70 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Verdant Hawk Moth

Hippotion rosetta

55-70 mm
Lepidoptera

Verdant Hawk Moth

Basiothia medea

55-70 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Verdant Sphinx Moth

Daphnis hypothous

70-100 mm
Lepidoptera

Verdant Sphinx Moth

Euchloron megaera

85-110 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Viceroy Butterfly

Limenitis archippus

53-81 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Vine Hawk Moth

Hippotion velox

55-70 mm
Lepidoptera Near Threatened

Violet Copper

Lycaena helle

24-30 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Wallace's Longwing

Heliconius wallacei

60-72 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Near Threatened

Wallaces Golden Birdwing

Ornithoptera croesus

160-190 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Walnut Sphinx Moth

Amorpha juglandis

50-75 mm
Lepidoptera

Water Veneer Moth

Acentria ephemerella

10-14 mm wingspan (males)
Lepidoptera

Waterlily Borer Moth

Elophila gyralis

18-24 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Waved Sphinx Moth

Ceratomia undulosa

75-100 mm
Lepidoptera

Webbing Clothes Moth

Tineola bisselliella

6-8 mm body; 12-16 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera Not Evaluated

Western Spruce Budworm

Choristoneura occidentalis

22-28 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

White Admiral

Limenitis arthemis

52-80 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

White Admiral

Limenitis camilla

52-64 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

White Ermine

Spilosoma lubricipeda

34-42 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

White Morpho

Morpho polyphemus

100-130 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

White Underwing

Catocala relicta

70-85 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

White Witch Moth

Thysania agrippina

250-310 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

White-banded Grass Dart

Taractrocera papyria

2-3 cm wingspan
Lepidoptera

White-Lined Sphinx Moth

Hyles lineata

65-90 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

White-shouldered House Moth

Endrosis sarcitrella

15-21 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Willow Beauty

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

38-48 mm wingspan
Lepidoptera

Willowherb Hawk Moth

Proserpinus proserpina

36-46 mm
Lepidoptera Not Evaluated

Winter Moth

Operophtera brumata

25-30 mm wingspan (males)