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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
829 observations
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
766 observations
Clouded Yellow
Colias crocea
475 observations
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
202 observations
Small White
Pieris rapae
180 observations
Lang's Short-tailed Blue
Leptotes pirithous
180 observations
Ascotis fortunata
Ascotis fortunata
149 observations
Madeiran Speckled Wood
Pararge xiphia
142 observations
Canary Red Admiral
Vanessa vulcania
138 observations
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
134 observations
Pea Blue
Lampides boeticus
128 observations
Madeiran grayling
Hipparchia maderensis
125 observations
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
116 observations
Double-striped Pug
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
99 observations
Grass Webworm Moth
Herpetogramma licarsisalis
77 observations
Scopula irrorata
Scopula irrorata
76 observations
Xanthorhoe rupicola
Xanthorhoe rupicola
76 observations
Death's Head Hawkmoth
Acherontia atropos
56 observations
Bent-lined Carpet
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
54 observations
Wandering Sunset
Uresiphita gilvata
54 observations
Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles tithymali
41 observations
Cyclophora maderensis
Cyclophora maderensis
40 observations
Wedgling Moth
Galgula partita
38 observations
Phlogophora wollastoni
Phlogophora wollastoni
36 observations
Detritus Moth
Opogona omoscopa
35 observations
Menophra maderae
Menophra maderae
34 observations
Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth
Spoladea recurvalis
33 observations
Rusty Dot Pearl
Udea ferrugalis
33 observations
Euplexia dubiosa
Euplexia dubiosa
32 observations
Coastal Pearl
Mecyna asinalis
31 observations
Idaea atlantica
Idaea atlantica
31 observations
Convolvulus Hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli
30 observations
Madeira Brimstone
Gonepteryx maderensis
26 observations
Pale Mottled Willow Moth
Caradrina clavipalpis
25 observations
Narrow-winged Grey
Eudonia angustea
25 observations
Gymnoscelis insulariata
Gymnoscelis insulariata
25 observations
Tomato Looper
Chrysodeixis chalcites
24 observations
Jasmine Moth
Palpita vitrealis
23 observations
Nyctobrya maderensis
Nyctobrya maderensis
23 observations
Incolorous Pearl
Hodebertia testalis
22 observations
Essex Υ
Autographa circumflexa
21 observations
Herald Moth
Scoliopteryx libatrix
20 observations
Macaronesiana loxogramma
Macaronesiana loxogramma
20 observations
Light Brown Apple Moth
Epiphyas postvittana
19 observations
Mediterranean Brocade
Spodoptera littoralis
19 observations
Bloxworth Snout
Hypena obsitalis
18 observations
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
17 observations
Crimson-speckled Flunkey
Utetheisa pulchella
15 observations
Brown Triangle Snout
Hypena lividalis
15 observations
Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Macroglossum stellatarum
14 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common butterflies and moths in Madeira are:
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
- Clouded Yellow (Colias crocea)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Small White (Pieris rapae)
- Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous)
- Ascotis fortunata
- Madeiran Speckled Wood (Pararge xiphia)
- Canary Red Admiral (Vanessa vulcania)
- Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
- The most observed butterflies and moth in Madeira is Monarch (Danaus plexippus), with 829 recorded observations.