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Moth Families

Biodiversity Catalog of Southwest Virginia

Lepidoptera: Moths

B=Buchanan

D=Dickenson

R=Russell

T=Tazewell

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Hooktip and False Owlet Moths: Family DrepanidaeOreta roseaRose HooktipD, R, T
Wild Silk Moths: Family SaturniidaeActias lunaLuna mothT
Wild Silk Moths: Family SaturniidaeAnisota senatoriaOrange-tipped Oakworm MothT
Wild Silk Moths: Family SaturniidaeAntheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothT
Wild Silk Moths: Family SaturniidaeAutomeris ioIo mothT
Wild Silk Moths: Family SaturniidaeDryocampa rubicunaRosy Maple MothT
Wild Silk Moths: Family SaturniidaeEacles imperialisImperial mothR
Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths: Family SphingidaeAmorpha juglandisWalnut sphinxT
Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths: Family SphingidaeDeidamia inscriptumLettered sphinxT
Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths: Family SphingidaeHemaris thysbeHummingbird ClearwingT
Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths: Family SphingidaePaonias myopsSmall-eyed SphinxR,T
Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths: Family SphingidaeSphinx kalmiaeLaurel SphinxT
Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths: Family SphingidaeXylophanes tersaTersa SphinxR
Prominents: Family NotodontidaeHeterocampa biundataWavy-lined HeterocampaR,T
Prominents: Family NotodontidaeHeterocampa guttivittaMaple ProminentT
Prominents: Family NotodontidaeHyperaeschra georgicaGeorgian ProminentT
Prominents: Family NotodontidaeLochmaeus bilineataDouble-lined ProminentT
Prominents: Family NotodontidaeLochmaeus manteoVariable Oakleaf Caterpillar MothT
Prominents: Family NotodontidaeMisogada unicolorDrab ProminentT
Prominents: Family NotodontidaeNadata gibbosaWhite-dotted ProminentR,T
Prominents: Family NotodontidaeNerice bidentataDouble-toothed ProminentT
Prominents: Family Notodontidae Peridea angulosaAngulose ProminentT
Prominents: Family NotodontidaeSchizura ipomoeaeMorning-glory ProminentR,T
Prominents: Family NotodontidaeSchizura leptinoidesBlack-blotched SchizuraT
Pterophorid Moths, Plume Moths: Family PterophoridaeEmmelina monodactylaMorning-glory Plume MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeAchatia distinctaDistinct QuakerT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Acronicta funeralisFunerary Dagger MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Acronicta haesitataHesitant Dagger MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeAcronicta incretaRaspberry Bud Dagger MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeAcronicta laetificaPleasant Dagger MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeAgnorisma badinodisPale-banded DartT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Agriopodes fallaxThe Green MarvelR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Allagrapha aereaUnspotted Looper MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Amphipyra pyramidoidesCopper UnderwingR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Anicla infectaGreen Cutworm MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Autographa precationisThe Common Looper MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Basilodes pepitaGold MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeCerma cerinthaTufted Bird-dropping MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Choephora fungorumBent-Line DartR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Chrysodeixis includensSoybean Looper MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Colocasia propinquilineaClosebanded Yellowhorn MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Condica vecorsDusky GroundlingT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Copivaleria groteiGrote’s SallowT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeDargida diffusaWheat Head Armyworm MothR, T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Eosphoropteryx thyatyroidesPink-patched Looper Moth, Pink-tinted Beauty R,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Feltia herilisMaster’s DartR, T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeHelicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeLacanobia subjunctaSpeckled Cutworm MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Lacinipolia explicataExplicit ArchesR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Lacinipolia renigeraBristly Cutworm MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeLeucania inermisUnarmed WainscotT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeLeuconycta diphteroidesGreen LeuconyctaT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Lithophane baileyiBailey’s PinionR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeLithophane baileyiGrote’s PinionT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeLithophane petulcaWanton PinionT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeMaliattha synochitisBlack-dotted MaliatthaT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Marimatha nigrofimbriaBlack-bordered Lemon MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Melanchra adjunctaHitched ArchesR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeMetaxaglaea inultaUnsated SallowR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeMetaxaglaea semitariaFootpath SallowR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeMetaxaglaea viaticaRoadside SallowR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaeNephelodes miniansBronzed Cutworm MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Noctue pronubaEuropean Yellow UnderwingT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Oligia modicaBlack-banded BrocadeR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaePanthea acronyctoidesBlack ZigzagT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Panthea furcillaEastern PantheaR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Papaipema arctivorensNorthern Burdock Borer MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Papaipema baptisiaeWild Indigo Borer MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Papaipema cerussataIronweed Borer MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family NoctuidaePapaipema furcataAshtip Borer MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Papaipema impecuniosaAster Borer MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Pseudeustrotia carneolaPink-barred PseudeustrotiaT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Schinia rivulosaRagweed Flower MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm MothT
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-striped Armyworm MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Sutyna privataPrivate Sallow MothR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Xestia dolosaGreater Black-letter DartR,T
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths: Family Noctuidae Xestia smithiiSmith’s Dart
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeAllotria elonymphaFalse UnderwingR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeApantesis naisNais Tiger MothR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeCaenurgina crassiusculaClover Looper MothT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeCaenurgina erechteaForage Looper MothT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeCatocala cerogamaYellow-banded UnderwingD
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeCatocala flebilisMourning UnderwingT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeCatocala nebulosaClouded UnderwingT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeCatocala neogamaThe BrideR,T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeCatocala retectaThe Yellow-gray UnderwingD
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeClemensia albataLittle White Lichen MothR,T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeCycnia teneraDelicate Cycnia or Dogbane Tiger MothT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeDasychira vagansVariable Tussock MothR,T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeEstigmene acrea Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea MothR,T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeEuparthenos nubilisLocust UnderwingR,T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeGrammia argeArge Tiger MothR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeHalysidota harrisiiSycamore Tussock MothR,T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeHaploa contiguaThe NeighborT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeHypena abalienalisWhite-Lined Bomolocha MothR,T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeHypena baltimoralisBaltimore Bomolocha MothT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeHypena palpariaMottled Bomolocha Moth
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeHypena scabraGreen Cloverworm MothR,T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeHypercompe scriboniaGreat Leopard MothR,T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeHyphantria cuneaFall Webworm MothT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeIdia americalisAmerican Idia MothD
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeIdia lubricalisGlossy Black Idia MothT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeLascoria ambigualisAmbiguous MothR
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeLophocampa caryaeHickory Tussock MothR,T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeOrgyia definitaDefinite Tussock MothT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeOrgyia leucostigmaWhite-marked Tussock MothR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaePalthis angulalisDark-spotted Palthis MothD, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaePalthis asopialisFaint-spotted Palthis MothR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeParallelia bistriarisMaple Looper MothT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaePhalaenophana pyramusalisDark-banded Owlet MothR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaePhalaenostola metonalisPale Epidelta MothR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaePyrrharctia isabellaIsabella Tiger Moth or Banded WoolybearR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeRenia adspergillusSpeckled Renia MothR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeRenia factiosalisSociable Renia MothT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeRenia flavipunctalisYellow-spotted Renia MothR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeSpilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear MothR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeVirbia aurantiacaOrange HolomelinaT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeVirbia ferruginosaRusty HolomelinaT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeTetanolita floridanaFlorida Tetanolita MothR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeTetanolita mynesalis Smoky Tetanolita MothD
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeZale lunataLunate ZaleR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeZanclognatha laevigataVariable Zanclognatha MothR
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeZanclognatha lituralisLettered ZanclognathaT
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeZanclognatha marcidilineaYellowish ZanclognathaR, T
Erebid Moths: Family ErebidaeZanclognatha pedipilalisGrayish ZanclognathaR, T
Grass Miner Moths: Family ElachistidaeEthmia zelleriellaZeller’s Ethmia MothT
Grass Miner Moths: Family ElachistidaeMachimia tentoriferellaGold-striped Leaftier MothR,T
Tortricid Moths: Family TortricidaePlatynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-bud MothT
Tortricid Moths: Family TortricidaeSparganothis sulfereanaSparganothis Fruitworm MothT
Limacodids, Slug Caterpillar Moths: Family Limacodidae Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar MothT
Limacodids, Slug Caterpillar Moths: Family Limacodidae Prolimacodes badiaSkiff MothT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeAgriphila ruricolellusLesser Vagabond Sod WebwormR,T
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeAgriphila vulgivagellaVagabond Crambus MothR,T
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeAnania funebrisWhite Spotted Sable MothT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeBlepharomastix ranalisHollow-spotted Blepharomastix MothT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeCrambus agitatellusDouble-banded Grass-veneer MothT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeDiastictis argyralisWhite Spotted Orange MothT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeDiastictis ventralisWhite-spotted Brown MothR, T
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeFissicrambus mutabilisChangeable Grass VeneerR,T
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeFumibotys fumalisMint Root Borer MothT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeGlaphyria sequistrialisWhite-roped GlaphyriaT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeHerpetogramma aeglealisT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeHymenia perspectalisSpotted Beet Webworm MothT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeMicrocrambus elegansElegant Grass-veneerR, T
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeNomophila nearcticaLucerne MothT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaePalpita magniferalisSpledid PalpitaT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaePantographa limataLinden-Leafroller MothR,T
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeParapediasia teterrellaBluegrass Webworm MothT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaePolygrammodes flavidalisIronweed Root MothT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaePyrausta acrionalisMint-loving Pyrausta MothT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeScoparia biplagialisDouble Striped Scoparia MothR,T
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeSitochroa palealisGreenish-Yellow Sitochroa MothT
Crambid Snout Moths: Family CrambidaeUrola nivalisSnowy Urola MothR,T
Pyralid Moths: Family PyralidaePococera asperatellaMaple Webworm MothT
Pyralid Moths: Family PyralidaeSciota virgatellaBlack-spotted Leafroller MothT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeAnavitrinella pampinariaCommon GrayT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeBesma quercivorariaOak BesmaT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Biston betularia Pepper and Salt GeometerR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Campaea perlataPale BeautyR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeCaripeta angustiorataBrown Pine Looper T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Coryphista meadii Barberry GeometerR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Costaconvexa centrostrigariaThe Bent-line CarpetR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeDigrammia ocellinataFaint-spotted AngleT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeDyspteris abortivariaThe Bad-wingT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Ectropis crepuscularia The Small EngrailedT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Ennomos magnariaMaple SpanwormR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Epimecis hortariaTulip-Tree BeautyT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeEubaphe mendicaThe BeggarT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometriaeEupithecia absinthiataT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Eusarca confusariaConfused EusarcaR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Toothed GeometerR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Glenoides texanariaTexas GrayR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Heterophleps triguttariaThree-spotted FillipT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Horisme intestinataBrown Bark CarpetR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeHypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted VariantT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeIridopsis defectaria Brown-shaded GrayT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeIridopsis larvariaBent-Lined GrayT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Iridopsis vellivolataLarge Purplish GrayR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeLambdina fervidariaCurved-line Looper MothR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeLomographa glomerariaGray Spring MothT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Lomographa vestaliataWhite Spring MothT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Macaria aemulatariaCommon AngleR, T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Macaria bisignataRed-headed inchwormT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeMacaria fissinotataHemlock AngleR, T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Macaria minorata Minor Angle MothR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Melanolophia canadaria Canadian melanolophiaR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Metarranthis hypochrariaCommon MetarranthisT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Pero ancetariaHubner’s PeroT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Pero morrisonariaMorrison’s PeroR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Pleuroprucha insulsariaCommon Tan WaveR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Probole alienariaAlien ProboleT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm MothR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Protoboarmia porcelaria Porcelain GrayR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Scopula limboundataLarge Lace-borderR,T
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Speranza pustulariaLesser Maple Spanworm MothT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined EmeraldT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeTetracis crocallataYellow Slant-lineT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Timandra amaturaria Cross-lined WavedR
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Tornos scolopacinariusT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Trichodezia albovittata White-striped BlackT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Trigrammia quadrinotariaFour-spotted AngleT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Xanthorhoe ferrugataRed Twin-spotT
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family Geometridae Xanthorhoe labradorensisLabrador Carpet MothD
Geometer Moths, Looper Moths: Family GeometridaeXanthotype urticariaFalse Crocus GeometerR, T
Apatelodid Moths: Family Apatelodidae
Lasiocampid Moths: Family LasiocampidaeArtace cribrariaDot-lined WhiteR,T
Lasiocampid Moths: Family LasiocampidaeMalacosoma americanumEastern Tent Caterpillar MothR, T
Lasiocampid Moths: Family LasiocampidaeTolype velledaLarge Tolype MothR,T
Yponomeutid Moths: Family YphonomeutidaeAtteva aureaAilanthus Webworm MothT
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