Mammoth Cave Area Insects and Spiders
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Butterflies
American snout
Cabbage white
Carolina satyr
Checkered white
Monarch
Summer azure
Swallowtail, E tiger
Swallowtail, pipevine
Swallowtail, zebra
Moths
Mournful Thyris Moth
Bees
Common eastern bumblebee
Flies
Greater Bee Fly
Moths
Moths differ from butterflies in being usually, but not always, nocturnal. Many species feature drab colors, and all moths have feathery antennae. There are approximately 160,000 species of moth worldwide.
Mournful Thyris Moth
(Pseudothyris sepulchralis)