Moths of southwestern U.S.

SOUTHWEST U.S.

Moth Life History Studies

 

(California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico) *adding Texas soon

New additions to species list: "2015"

List contains southwestern moth species collected and studied to date:

Micro Leps
Macro Leps

BUCCULATRICIDAE

Bucculatrix sp. #1

Bucculatrix sp. #2


GELECHIIDAE

Gelechiidae sp. 1

Gelechiidae sp. 2

Gelechiidae sp. 3

Gelechiidae sp. 4

Gelechiidae sp. 5

Gelechiidae sp. 6

 


HELIODINIDAE

Lithariapteryx jubarella

Aetole

Neoheliodines

 


PYRALIDAE

Honora mellinella

 


COSMOPTERIGIDAE

Cosmopteriigidae

Anoncia leucoritis

 


ZYGAENIDAE

Acoloithus sp. 1

Acoloithus sp. 2

Harrisina metallica

Neoalbertia constans

Neoillberis fusca

Neoprocris sp.

Triprocris yampai

Triprocris sp. 1

Zygaenidae sp. 2

 


LIMACODIDAE

Cryptophobetron oropeso

Euclea incisa

Euclea sp.1

Euclea delphinii

Monoleuca obliqua

Parasa sp.1

Prolimacodes trigona

 


MEGALOPYGIDAE

Megalopyge bissesa

Norape tenera

 


DALCERIDAE

Dalcerides ingenitus

 


PTEROPHORIDAE

Paraplatyptilia fragilis

Pterophoridae sp.1

 

GEOMETRIDAE

Geometridae

Chloraspilates sp.

Cyclophora nanaria

Hesperumia sp.

Hesperumia fumosaria

Meris sp.

Psamatodes everiata

Synchlora sp. 1

Triphosa californiata

Geometridae sp.1

Geometridae sp.2

Geometridae sp.3

Geometridae sp.4

Geometridae sp.5

Geometridae sp.6

 


LASIOCAMPIDAE

Lasiocampinae

Gloveria medusa editha

Phyllodesma sp.1

Macromphaliinae

Apotolype sp.1

 


BOMBYCIDAE

Apatelodinae

Apatelodes pudefacta

 


SATURNIIDAE

Hemileucinae

Coloradia pandora

Hemileuca eglanterina

Hemileuca electra

Hemileuca hualapai

Hemileuca juno

Saturniinae

Agapema anona

Saturnia albofasciata

 


SPHINGIDAE

Macroglossinae

Euproserpinus sp.

Euproserpinus phaeton mojave

Hemaris thetis

Proserpinus terlooii

Sphinginae

Dolbogene hartwegii

 


NOTODONTIDAE

Phalerinae

Datana sp.

Pygaerinae

Clostera sp.

Heterocampinae

Ursia noctuiformis

Litodonta sp.

Litodonta contrasta

Oligocentria sp. 1

Macrurocampa sp.

Theroa zethus

Nystaleinae

Notela jaliscana

 


EREBIDAE

Erebinae

Catocala sp

Drasteria ochracea

Heteranassa fraterna

Hemeroplanis historialis

 

Arctiinae

Kodiosoma fluva

Leptarctia sp

Lophocampa annulosa

 


NOCTUIDAE

Plusiinae

Tricholplusia ni

Eustrotiinae

Cobubatha dividua

Cobubatha sp.

Bagisarinae

 

Acontiinae

Ponometia elegantula

Tarache geminocula

Tarache idella

Tarache lucasi

Tarache quadriplaga

Tarache sp.1

Tarache sp.3

Acontia sp. 1

Acontia sp12

Acontia cretata

Acontiinae sp. 4

Acontiinae sp. 5

Acronictinae

Acronicta radcliffei

Acronicta thoracica

Acronicta sp.

Agaristinae

Euscirrhopterus gloveri

Gerrodes minatea

Alypiodes geronimo

 

Cuculliinae

Cucullia basipuncta

Cucullia cucullioides

Cucullia sp. 2

Cucullia sp. 3

Cucullia sp. 4

Cucullia sp. 5

Cucullia sp. 6

Cucullia sp. 7

Cucullia sp. 8

Cuculliinae sp. 1

Oncocnemidinae

Lepipolys perscripta

Lepipolys sp.2

Lepipolys sp.3

Neogalea sunia

Sympistis bakeri

Sympistis umbrifascia

Sympistis sp.3

Sympistis sp.4

Oncocnemidinae sp.1

Stiriinae

Lineostriastiria hachita

Eulithosia sp.

Eulithosia discistriga

Basilodes chrysopis

Stiria sp.

Heliothinae

Baptarma felicita

Helicoverpa zea

Heliothis virescens

Schinia scarletina

Schinia felicitata

Schinia niveicosta

Schinia intrabilis

Schinia miniana

Schinia gaurae

Schinia bina

Schinia argentifascia

Schinia luxa

Schinia acutilinea

Schinia mexicana

 

Noctuinae

Protogygia album

Anicia infecta

Aseptis sp.

Noctuinae sp. 1

Spodoptera exigua

Spodoptera frugiperda 2015

Spodoptera praefica 2015

Stretchia sp.

 

Unidentified Noctuidae

Noctuidae sp. 2

Noctuidae sp. 3

Noctuidae sp. 4

 


DREPANIDAE

Thyatirinae

Euthyatira sp. (nr. Euthyatira pudens)

 


NOLIDS

Meganola_sp.

 


UNKNOWN & UNIDENTIFIED

Unknown species 1

Unknown species 2

Unknown species 3

Unknown species 4

Unknown species 5

Unknown species 6

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