Moths

(Note: this page is a work in progress)

If one butterfly watches during the day - then one must engage in mothing during the evenings. The biodiversity in the moth world is excellent!   Around the year 2016 - I was fortunate to befriend a local moth expert in Windsor Ontario - who was particularly interested in the underwing moth family.

I recommend the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America (or the region you are in).

This page is a work in progress. I will try to pick out the low hanging fruit - the most obvious species. I will also attempt to identify different families of moths and eventually fill out each family as I cross paths with them.


Underwing (Catocala) Moths

The Penitent Underwing
Habilis Underwing
Old Maid  Underwing
Obscure Underwing
Residua Underwing
Yellow-Gray Underwing
Widow Underwing
Clouded Underwing
Sad Underwing
The Bride Underwing
Ilia Underwing
Once married Underwing
Darling Underwing
Sweetheart Underwing
Scarlet Underwing
Ultronia Underwing

Yellow banded Underwing

Old wife Underwing

Inconsolable Underwing

Locust Underwing  ** (not really a catocala genus moth)

Sphinx Moths

Carolina Sphinx
Waved Sphinx
Northern Apple Sphinx
Twin-spotted Sphinx
One eyed Sphinx
Small eyed Sphinx
Poplar Sphinx
Hummingbird Clearwing Sphinx
Snowberry Clearwing Spinx
Nessus Sphinx
Abbots Sphinx
Virginia Creeper Sphinx
Pandoras Sphinx
White lined Sphinx



Tiger Moths

Virgin Tiger
Saltmarsh Tiger
Virginian Tiger
Harnessed Tiger
Nais Tiger
Giant Leopard Moth
Isabella Tiger Moth
Lecontes Haploa
Reversed Haploa

Confused Haploa

Clymene Moth
Hickory Tussock Moth
Delicate Cycnia
Virgina Ctenucha


Prominents
Black rimmed Prominent


Giant Silkworm Moths
Polyphemus Moth
Promethea Moth


Royal Silkworm Moths
Rosy Maple
IO Moth

Geometers
Tulip Tree Beauty
Oak Beauty
Elm Spanworm
Chickweed Geometer
Crocus Geometer
Common Spring Moth
Orange Wing

Carpenterworm and Leopard Moths
Robin's Carpenterworm

Carpets and Pugs
Green Pug

Wood-nymphs and foresters
Pearly wood-nymph
Beautiful wood-nymph
Eight spotted forester
Grapevine Epimenis

Grass Veneer Moths

Elegant Grass veneer

Topiary Grass veneer

Mottled Grass veneer

Eastern Grass veneer

Double banded Grass veneer

Changable Grass veneer

Leach's grass Veneer

Other - Uncategorized
Spotted peppergrass moth
Basswood Leafroller
Coffee Loving Pyrusta

Orange Mint Moth
Primrose Moth

Herald Moth

Pink streak moth

Primrose Moth - On Evening Primrose Flower! <3