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Moths and Butterflies of North Carolina

Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth
Datana ministra
Noctuid Moths 1
Noctuidae
Live Oak Tussock Moth 2
Orgyia detrita
Clover Looper Moth 3
Caenurgina crassiuscula
cloaked marvel 3
Chytonix palliatricula
Isabella Tiger Moth 4
Pyrrharctia isabella
Agreeable Tiger Moth 5
Spilosoma congrua
Vapourer 6
Orgyia antiqua
Giant Leopard Moth 7
Hypercompe scribonia
Spotted Tussock Moth 6
Lophocampa maculata
Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
Vetch Looper Moth 8
Caenurgia chloropha
bristly cutworm 3
Lacinipolia renigera
White-marked Tussock Moth 9
Orgyia leucostigma
Spotted grass moth 6
Rivula propinqualis
milkweed tussock moth 5
Euchaetes egle
Large Yellow Underwing 10
Noctua pronuba
Hickory Tussock Moth 11
Lophocampa caryae
Renia 12
Leconte's Haploa
Haploa lecontei
Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth 3
Eudryas grata
Unexpected Cycnia Moth
Cycnia inopinatus
painted lichen moth 4
Hypoprepia fucosa
Witch Hazel Dagger Moth
Acronicta hamamelis
Banded tussock moth
Halysidota tessellaris
Owlet Moths, Tiger Moths, Tussock Moths and Allies 13
Erebidae
Litter Moths 12
Herminiinae
Clymene Moth 14
Haploa clymene
Speckled Renia Moth 12
Renia adspergillus
American Idia 15
Idia americalis
Common Idia 12
Idia aemula
Dark-spotted Palthis 15
Palthis angulalis
Ultronia Underwing
Catocala ultronia
Early Fan-foot 15
Zanclognatha cruralis
Zanclognatha atrilineella
Variable Zanclognatha 3
Zanclognatha laevigata
Flame-shouldered Dart 6
Ochropleura implecta
Greater Black-letter Dart 3
Xestia dolosa
Black-bordered Lemon Moth
Marimatha nigrofimbria
Eyed Baileya Moth 16
Baileya ophthalmica
Dark Phalaenostola
Phalaenostola eumelusalis
marbled underwing moth 2
Catocala marmorata
Cisthene kentuckiensis
American Dagger Moth 17
Acronicta americana
The Laugher 3
Charadra deridens
common fungus moth 18
Metalectra discalis
Lochmaeus manteo 19
Brown-collared Dart
Protolampra brunneicollis
Red-humped caterpillar 20
Schizura concinna
Pachypolia atricornis
Eucoptocnemis dapsilis
Franclemontia interrogans
Mottled Prominent Moth 3
Macrurocampa marthesia
Macrochilo louisiana
Macrochilo santerivalis
Litoprosopus futilis
Parahypenodes quadralis
Lithophane oriunda
Carlotta's Tiger Moth 21
Apantesis carlotta
Hypena eductalis
Tufted Bird-dropping Moth 22
Cerma cerintha
Schizura apicalis 2
Acronicta albarufa
Catocala pretiosa
Black-dotted Maliattha Moth
Maliattha synochitis
Abrostola ovalis
Acrapex relicta
Acronicta dolli 2
Acronicta lanceolaria
Ovate Dagger Moth
Acronicta ovata
Acronicta perblanda
Acronicta sinescripta
Afrida ydatodes
Agrotis carolina
False Underwing Moth 15
Allotria elonympha
Anicla lubricans
Anicla simplicius
Anicla sullivani
Apamea inebriata
Argillophora furcilla
Argyrostrotis quadrifilaris 23
Arugisa latiorella
The Slowpoke 4
Athetis tarda
Bleptina sangamonia
Catocala alabamae
Catocala amestris
Catocala consors
Catocala dulciola
Catocala grisatra
Catocala herodias
Catocala illecta
Catocala jair
Catocala lincolnana
Catocala louiseae
Catocala messalina
Catocala miranda
Catocala orba
Catocala sappho
Cerastis fishii
Cerma cora

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