SEE ALSO Our photo gallery of the moths (and their larvae) found at the FWG

Moths of the Fletcher Wildlife Garden 130 species (November 2009) * = non-native species † = species found only during the BioBlitz in 1997 Photos by Christine Hanrahan SATURNIDAE Hyalophora cecropia Cecropia Moth   SPHINGIDAE Cetomia undulosa Waved Sphinx Hemaris thysbe Hummingbird Moth Paonias excaecatus Blinded Sphinx   NOTODONTIDAE Schizura concinna Red-Humped Caterpillar     ARCTIIDAE †Cycnia oregonensis Oregon Cycnia Cisseps fulvicollis Yellow-collared Scape Moth Ctenucha virginica Ctenucha moth Grammia virgo Virgin Tiger Moth Halysidota tessellaris Banded Tussock Moth Haploa confusa Confused Haploa Haploa lecontei Leconte's Haploa Hypoprepia fucosa tricolor Painted Lichen Moth Lophocampa maculata Spotted Tussock Moth Orygia leucostigma White-marked Tussock Moth Pyrrharctia isabella Isabella Tiger Moth (Woolly Bear) Spilosoma virginica Virginia Tiger Moth   NOCTUIDAE Acronicta americana American Dagger Moth Agrotis ipsilon Black Cutworm Moth Alypia octomaculata Eight-spotted Forester Amphipoea interoceanica Ear Moth Amphipyra pyramidoides Copper Underwing Apamea ophiogramma Double-lobed Apamea †Autographa ampla Large Looper Moth Bomolocha palparia Mottled Bomolocha Caenurgina crassiuscula Clover Looper Moth *Calophasia lunula Toadflax Brocade Catocala amatrix Sweetheart Underwing Catocala neogama The Bride Underwing Catocala parta Mother Underwing Catocala subnata Youthful Underwing †Crocigrapha normani Dusky Hooded Owlet Cucullia asteroides The Asteroid moth Cucullia convexipennis Brown-hooded Owlet †Cucullia intermedia Owlet, or Underwing Moth Euclidea cuspidea Toothed Sombre-wing Eudryas unio Pearly Wood Nymph Euxoa obeliscoides Obelisk Dart Feltia tricosa Tricose Dart †Hyppa sp. Owlet, or Underwing Moth Idia aemula Common Idia Idia americalis American Idia Idia lubricalis Glossy Black Idia Lacinipolia renigera Bristly Cutworm Moth † Lacanobia atlantica Owlet, or Underwing Moth Lascoria ambigualis Ambiguous Moth Leucania pseudargyria Leuconycta diphteroides Green Leuconycta Lithacodia albidula Pale Lithacodia †Lithacodia carneola Pink-barred Lithacodia Lithacodia muscosula Large Mossy Lithacodia Maliattha concinnimacula Red-spotted Lithacodia Maliattha synochitis Black-dotted Maliattha Neoligia subjuncta Nephelodes minians Bronzed Cutworm Moth *Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing †Ochropleura plecta Flame-shouldered Dart Orgyia definite Definite Tussock Moth †Orthosia rubescens Ruby Quaker Palthis angulalis Dark-spotted Palthis Papaipema arctivorens Northern Burdock Borer Plathypena scabra Green Cloverworm Moth Plusia putnam Putnam's Looper Moth Polia purpurissata Pseudeustrotia carneola Pink-barred Lithacodia moth †Pseudaletia unipuncta Armyworm Moth †Raphia frater The Brother Rivula propinqualis Spotted Grass Moth Schinia florida Primrose Moth Tarachidia erastrioides Small Bird-dropping Moth †Zale galbanata Maple Zale †Zanclognatha cruralis Early Zanclognatha Zanclognatha laevigata   OECOPHORIDAE Epicallima argenticinctella   PSYCHIDAE *Psyche casta Bagworm Moth   GELECHIIDAE Dichomeris flavocostella Cream-bordered Dichomeris   PLUTELLIDAE *Ypsolopha dentella Honeysuckle Moth   TORTRICIDAE †Acleris sp. Leaf Roller Moth Choristoneura rosaceana Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth Sparganothis pettitana Maple Basswood Leaf-roller   LIMACODIDAE Isa textula Crowned Slug Moth Lithacodes fasciola Yellow-shouldered Slug   PYRALIDAE Anania funebris Chrositoneura rosaceana Grape-Leaf-folder Desmia funeralis Oblique-banded leafroller moth Herpetogramma thestealis Munroessa icciusalis Pondside Pyralid Moth Ostrinia nubilalis European corn borer Palpita magniferalis Splendid Palpita Pantographa limata Basswood Leafroller Petrophila canadensis Phlyctaenia coronata Crowned Phlyctaenia Moth Pyrausta orphisalis Pyrausta signitalis Sciota subcaesiella Locust Leafroller moth Synclita obliteralis Waterlily Leafcutter   LYMANTRIDAE Dasychira basiflava Lymantria dispar Gypsy Moth   PTEROPHORIDAE Dejongia lobidactylus Plume Moth Geina tenuidactyla Himmelman's Plume Moth Pterophoridae spp. Plume moth   GEOMETRIDAE Cabera erythemaria Yellow-dusted Cream Moth Campaea perlata Pale Beauty moth Ecliptopera silaceata albolineata Ectropis crepuscularia The Small Engrailed moth Ennomos subsignaria Elm Spanworm moth Eugonobapta nivosaria Snow Geometer moth Eulithis diversilineata Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth Eulithis gracilineata Greater Grapevine Looper Moth Eulithis serrataria Haematopis grataria Chickweed Geometer Heliomata cycladata Common Spring Moth Heterophleps triguttaria Three-spotted Fillip Horisme intestinata Brown Bark Carpet Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave Itame coortaria Four-spotted Itame Lytrosis unitaria Common Lytrosis moth Nematocampa limbata Nematocampa resistaria Horned Spanworm Operophtera bruceata Bruce Spanworm †Rheumaptera hastata Spear-marked Black Scopula limboundata Large Lace-border Sicya macularia Sharp-lined Yellow Synchlora aerata albolineata Wavy-lined Emerald Tetracis cachexiata White Slant-line Tetracis crocallata Yellow Slant-line Thera juniperata Juniper Carpet †Trichodezia albovittata White Striped Black Xanthorhoe ferrugata Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet   LASIOCAMPIDAE Malacosoma disstria Eastern Forest Caterpillar Moth This page was updated on 6 March 2010 Text: Christine Hanrahan, OFNC © Fletcher Wildlife Garden Our e-mail address