Moths of Larose Forest

Diane Lepage, with additions by Ken Allison, Louis Handfield, C. Hanrahan, S. Rainville
photos by Christine Hanrahan
316 species (19 September 2011)

Taxonomic order follows that of The Butterflies and Moths of North America from the University of Montana.

DREPANIDAE
Drepana arcuata	Arched Hooktip
Drepana bileneata	Two-lined Hooktip
Eudeilinea herminiata	Northern Eudeilinea
Euthyatira pudens	Dogwood Thyatirid
Habrosyne scripta	Lettered Habrosyne
Oreta rosea	Rose Hooktip
SATURNIDAE
Actias luna	Luna Moth
Antheraea polyphemus	Polyphemus Moth
Dryocampa rubicunda	Rosy Maple Moth
Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth
SPHINGIDAE
Ceratomia undulosa	Wave Sphinx
Darapsa pholus	Azalea sphinx
Dolba hyloeus	Pawpaw Sphinx
Hemaris diffinis	Snowberry Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe	Hummingbird Moth (Common Clearwing)
Lapara bombycoides	Pine Sphinx
Pachysphinx modesta	Poplar Sphinx
Paonias excaecatus	Blinded Sphinx
Paonias myops	Small-eyed Sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyl	One-eyed Sphinx
Smerinthus jamaicensis	Twin-spotted Sphinx
Sphinx kalmiae	Laurel Sphinx
Sphinx drupiferarum	Wild Cherry sphinx
Sphinx gordius	Apple Sphinx
NOTODONTIDAE
Clostera albosigma	Sigmoid Prominent
Clostera apicalis
Clostera strigosa	Striped Chocolate Tip
Furcula borealis	White Furcula
Gluphisia avimacula
Gluphisia septentrionis	Common Gluphisia
Heterocampa buindata	Wavy-lined Heterocampa
Lochmaeus manteo	Variable Oakleaf Moth
Nadata gibbosa	White-dotted Prominent
Nerice bidentata	Double-toothed Prominent
Notodonta scitipennis	Finned-willow Prominent Moth
Notodonta simplaria
Odontosia elegans	Elegant Prominent
Oligocentria lignicolor
Peridea ferruginea	Chocolate Prominent
Schizura ipomoeae	Morning Glory Prominent
Schizura unicornis	Unicorn Caterpillar Moth
ARCTIIDAE
Arctia caja	Great Tiger Moth
Cisseps fulvicollis	Yellow-collared Scape Moth
Ctenucha virginica	Virginia Ctenucha
Cycnia tenera	Delicate cycnia
Eilema bicolor	Bicolored Moth
Grammia virgo	Virgin Tiger Moth
Halysidota tessellaris	Pale Tussock Moth
Haploa confusa	Confused Haploa
Haploa contigua	The Neighbor
Holomelina laeta
Hyphantria cunea	Fall Webworm
Hypoprepia fucosa tricolor	Painted Lichen Moth
Lophocampa maculata	Spotted Tussock Moth
Phragmatobia assimilans	Large Ruby Tiger Moth
Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella	Isabella Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica	Virginia Tiger Moth
NOCTUIDAE
Acronicta americana	American Dagger Moth
Acronicata dactylina	Fingered Dagger
Acronicta impressa	Dagger Moth
Acronicta innotata	Unmasked Dagger Moth
Acronicta lobeliae	Greater Oak Dagger Moth
Acronicta longa	Long-winged Dagger
Acronicta oblinita	Smeared Dagger Moth
Acronicta noctivaga	Night-Wandering Dagger
Acronicta superans	Splendid Dagger Moth
Agriopodes fallax	Green Marvel
Alypia octomaculata	Eight-Spotted Forester
Amolita fessa	Feeble Grass Moth
Anaplectoides prasina	Green Arches
Apamea amputatrix	Yellow-headed Cutworm Moth
Baileya doubledayi	Doubleday’s Baileya
Balsa tristrigella	Three-lined Balsa Moth
Bomolocha abolicalis	White-lined Bomolocha
Bomolocha baltimoralis	Baltimore Bomolocha
Bomolocha bijugalis (Hypena bijugalis)	Dimorphic Bomolocha
Bomolocha manalis (Hypena manalis)	Flowing-line Bomolocha
Bomolocha palparia	Mottled Bomolocha
Callopistria cordata	Silver-spotted Fern Moth
Callopistria mollissima	Pink-Shaded Fern
Calyptra canadensis	Canadian Owlet
Caenurgina crassiuscula	Clover Looper Moth
Catocala cara	Darling Underwing
Catocala unijuga	Once-married Underwing
Chrysanympha Formosa	Formosa Looper
Chytolita petrealis	Stone-winged owlet moth
Colobochyla interpuncta	Yellow-lined Owlet Moth
Colocasia flavicornis	The Yellowhorn
Condica videns	White-Dotted Groundling
Conservula anodonta	Sharp Angle Shades
Chrysanympha formosa	Formosa Looper
Cucullia asteroides	Asteroid Moth
Cucullia convexipennis	Brown-hooded Owlet
Cucullia florea
Diachrysia balluca	Hologram moth
Euchaetes egle	Milkweed Tussock Moth
Eudryas unio	Pearly Wood Nymph
Euplexia benesimilis	American Angle Shades
Eurois occulta	Great Brocade Moth
Euxoa obeliscoides	Obelisk Dart Moth
Faronta diffusa	Wheat Head Armyworm Moth
Feltia jaculifera	Dingy Cutworm Moth
Feralia comstocks	Compstock’s Sallow
Harrismemna trisignata	Harris’s Three-spot Moth
Hologram moth	Diachrysia balluca
Homochlodes fritillaria	Pale Homochlodes
Hydraecia stramentosa
Hypagyrtis piniata	Pine-measuring Worm Moth
Hypagyrtis unipunctata	One-spotted Variant
Hyppa xylinoides	Common Hyppa
Idia aemula	Common Idia
Idia lubricalis	Glossy Black Idia
Itame pustularia
Itame ribearia	Currant Spanworm Moth
Lacinipolia renigera
Lascoria ambigualis	Ambiguous Moth
Leuconycta lepidula	Marbled-green Leuconycta
Lithacodia musculosa	Large Mossy Lithacodia
Macrochilo absorptalis	Slant-lined Owlet moth
Marathyssa inficita	Dark Marathyssa Moth
Maliattha synochitis	Black-dotted Lithacodia
Melanchra adjuncta	Hitched Arches
Melanchra assimilis
Metalectra discalis	Common Fungus Moth
Morrisonia evicta	Bicolored Woodgrain
Nematocampa limbata	Horned Spanworm
Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing
Ochropleura implecta	Flame-shouldered Dart Moth
Orthosia alurina	Gray Quaker
Orthosia revicta	Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth
Palthis angulalis
Pangrapta decoralis	Decorated Owlet
Panthea acronyctoides	Black Zigzag
Panthea furcilla	Eastern Panthea Moth
Panthea gigantean
Panthea pallescens centralis	Northern Grey
Papaipema arctivorens	Northern Burdock Borer
Parallelia bistriaris	Maple Looper Moth
Pheosia rimosa	Black-Rimmed Prominent
Phlogophora iris	Olive Angle Shades
Phlogophora periculosa
Plagodis phlogosaria	Straight-lined Plagodis Moth
Polia nimbosa	Stormy Arches
Protodeltote muscosula	Large Mossy Lithacodia
Pseudeustrotia carneola	Pink-barred Lithacodia moth
Pseudohermonassa bicarnea	Pink-spotted Dart
Raphia frater	The brother
Renia sobrialis	Sober Renia
Rivula propinqualis	Spotted Grass Moth
Schinia florida	Primrose Moth
Scoliopteryx libatrix	The Herald
Spirameter lutra	Otter Spirameter
Tarachidia candefacta	Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth
Zale horrida	Horrid Zale
Zale lunifera	Bold-based Zale
Zale lunata	Lunate Zale
Zale minerea	Colorful Zale
Zanclognatha sp.	Zanclognatha
Zanclognatha laevigata	Variable Zanclognatha
Zanclognatha obscuripennis	Dark Zanclognatha
PSYCIDAE
Psycidae sp.	Bagworm Moth
GELECHIIDAE
Dichomeris ochripalpella	Shining Dichomeris
TORTRICIDAE
Archips dissitana
Archips purpurana	Omnivorous Leafroller Moth
Olethreutes exoletus
Clepsis persicana	White Triangle Leafroller
Olethreutes astrologana	The Astronomer Moth
Olethreutes exoletus
LIMACODIDAE
Euclea delphinii	Spiny-Oak-Slug Moth
Lithacodes fasciola	Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth
Tortricidia flexuosa
Tortricidia testacea	Early Button Slug Moth
CRAMBIDAE
Urola nivalis	Snowy Urola Moth
PYRALIDAE
Anageshna primordialis	Yellow-spotted Webworm Moth
Anania funebris glomeralis	White-spotted Sable Moth
Apogeshna stenialis	Checkered Apogeshna
Condylolomia participalis	Drab Condylolomia
Crambus agitatellus	Double-banded Grass-veneer
Crambus girardellus	Girard’s Grass-veneer
Desmia funeralis	Grape-Leaffolder
Diacme adipaloides
Eudonia echo
Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie Moth
Evergestis pallidata	Purple-backed Cabbageworm Moth
Herpetogramma abdominalis
Herpetogramma aeglealis
Herpetogramma pertextalis	Bold-feathered Grass Moth
Herpetogramma thirtealis
Hypsopygia costalis	Clover Hayworm
Lygropia rivulalis	Bog Lygropia
Munroessa icciusalis	Pondside Pyralid Moth
Ostrinia obumbratalis	Smartweed Borer Moth
Palpita magniferalis	Splendid Palpita
Pantographa limita	Basswood Leafroller
Parapoynx obscuralis	Obscure Pondweed Moth
Phlyctaenia coronata	Crowned Phlyctaenia Moth
Pyrausta bicoloralis
Pyrausta orphisalis	Orange-spotted Pyrausta
Synclita obliteralis	Waterlily Leafcutter Moth
LYMANTRIIDAE
Dasychira pinicola	Pine Tussock Moth
Orgyia antiqua	Rusty Tussock Moth
Orygia leucostigma	White-marked Tussock
THYRIDIDAE
Thyris maculata	Spotted Thyris
PTEROPHORIDAE
Dejongia lobidactylus	Plume Moth
Geina periscelidactylus	Grape Plume Moth
Geina tenuidactyla	Himmelman’s Plume Moth
Platyptilia carduidactyla	Artichoke Plume Moth
Pterophoridae spp.	Plume Moth
GEOMETRIDAE
Anacamptodes ephyraria	Pale-winged Gray
Anagoga occiduaria
Anticlea vasiliata	Variable Carpet
Archiearis infans	The Infant
Besma quercivoraria	Oak Besma
Biston betularia cognataria	Pepper-and-salt Geometer
Cabera erythemaria	Yellow-dusted Cream Moth
Campea perlata	Pale Beauty
Caripeta pineata	Northern Pine Looper
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria	Blackberry Looper
Cladara atroliturata	The Scribbler
Cladara limitaria	Mottled Gray Carpet
Cladara limitaria	Mottled Gray Carpet
Dyspteris abortivaria	Bad-wing Moth
Dysstroma hersiliata	Orange-barred carpet
Ectropis crepuscularia	The Small Engrailed Moth
Ennomos subsignaria	Elm Spanworm Moth
Epirrhoe alternata	White-banded Toothed Carpet
Eubaphe mendica	The Beggar
Euchlaena effecta	Effective Euchlaena Moth
Euchlaena irraria	Least-marked Euchlaena
Euchlaena serrata	The Saw-wing
Eufidonia convergaria	Pine Powder Moth
Eufidonia notataria	Powder Moth
Eufidonia discospilata	Sharp-lined Powder Moth
Eugonobapta nivosaria	Snow Geometer Moth
Eulithis diversilineata	Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth
Eulithis explanata	White Eulithis
Eulithis gracilineata	Greater Grapevine Looper
Eulithis serrataria	Serrated Eulithis
Eulithis xylina	Northwest Phoenix Moth
Euphyia unangulata intermedia	Sharp-angled Carpet
Eupithecia ravocostalla	Tawny Eupithecia Moth
Eutrapela clemataria	Curve-toothed Geometer
Heterophleps refusaria	Three-patched Bigwig Moth
Heterophleps triguttaria	Three-spotted Fillip
Hethemia pistasciaria	Pistachio Emerald Moth
Horisme intestinata	Brown Bark Carpet Moth
Hydriomena californiata
Hydrelia inornata
Hydrelia lucata	Light Carpet Moth
Hydriomena divisaria	Black-dashed Hydriomena
Hydriomena marinata
Hydriomena pluviata meridianata	Lesser Grapevine Looper
Hydriomena transfigurata	Transfigured Hydriomena
Hypagyrtis unipunctata	One-spotted Variant
Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave Moth
Idaea obfusaria	Rippled Wave
Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray
Iridopsis humaria	Small Purplish Gray
Iridopsis larvaria	Bent-line Gray Moth
Lambdina fiscellaria	Hemlock Looper
Lobophora nivigerata	Powdered Bigwing
Lomographa glomeraria	Gray Spring Moth
Lomographa semiclarata	Bluish Spring Moth
Lomographa vestaliata	White Spring Moth
Lytrosis unitaria	Common Lytrosis
Macaria aemulataria	Common Angle
Macaria fissinotata	Hemlock Angle Moth
Macaria minorata	Minor Angle Moth
Macaria pinistobata	White Pine Angle Moth
Macaria pustularia	Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth
Macaria sexmaculata	Six-spotted Angle Moth
Macaria transitaria	Blurry Chocolate Angle
Melanolophia canadaria	Canadian Melanolophia
Melanolophia signataria	Signate Melanolophia
Mesoleuca ruficillata	White-ribboned Carpet
Metalectra discalis	Common Fungus Moth
Metarranthis indeclinata
Metanema determinate	Dark Metanema
Metanema inatomaria	Pale Metanema
Nacrophora quernaria	Oak Beauty
Navitrinelia addendaria	Common gray
Nematocampa resistaria	Horned Spanworm
Nemoria bistriaria siccifolia	Red-fringed Emerald
Nepytia canosaria	False Hemlock Looper Moth
Operophtera bruceata	Bruce Spanworm
Orthonama centrostrigaria	Bent-Line Carpet
Pero ancetaria	Hubner’s Pero
Pero honestaria	Honest Pero
Petrophora subsequaria
Plagodis alcoolaria
Plagodis kuetzingi	Purple Plagodis
Plagodis phlogosaria iris
Plagodis pulveraria occiduaria
Probole alienaria	Alien Probole
Probole nyssaria	Dogwood Probole
Prochoerodes transversata	Large Maple Spanworm Moth
Protoboarmia porcelaria	Porcelain Gray Moth
Rheumaptera sp.
Rheumaptera hastate
Scopula cacuminaria	Frosted Tan Wave Moth
Scopula limboundata	Large Lace Moth
Semiothisa aemulataria	Woody Angle
Semiothisa bisignata	Red-headed Inchworm Moth
Semiothisa oweni	Owen’s Angle Moth
Semiothisa ulsterata
Sicya macularia	Sharp-lined Yellow
Tacparia detersata	Pale Alder
Tetracis cachexiata	White Slant-line
Tetracis crocallata	Yellow Slant-Line
Trichodezia albovittata	White-striped Black
Xanthorhoe ferrugata	Red Twin-spot
Xanthorhoe lacustrata
Xanthotype sospeta	Crocus Geometer
Xanthotype urticaria	False Crocus Geometer
LASIOCAMPIDAE