Moths and Butterflies of North Carolina
Emerald Moths and Allies
The geometer moths or Geometridae (from Greek geo γη or γαια 'the earth' and metron μέτρων 'measure' — refers to the larvae, or inchworms, which appear to "measure the earth" as they move in a looping fashion) are a family of the order Lepidoptera. A very large family, it has around 35,000 species of moths described, and over 1400 species from six subclasses ...more ↓
White-striped Black Moth
The White-striped Black Moth (Trichodezia albovittata) is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found from Alaska to Newfoundland and Labrador, south in the east to North Carolina and in the west to northern California.
Large Lace Border
The Large Lace-border (Scopula limboundata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. There is a single and unconfirmed record from Great Britain
pale beauty
The Pale Beauty (Campaea perlata) is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. The average wingspan is about 28–51 mm, and the female tends to be much larger than the male.
Tulip-tree Beauty
The Tulip-tree beauty (Epimecis hortaria) is a species of Ennominae found in North America. It is found throughout New England south to Florida and west to Texas and Missouri. They can be seen flying from late March to early October. Adults are nocturnal and are attracted to lights. The immature caterpillars can be found feeding on Magnolia, Asimina, ...more ↓
Larentiinae
Larentiinae moths contain roughly 5,800 species and occur mostly in the temperate regions of the world. They are generally considered a subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) and divided into a few large or good-sized tribes, and numerous very small or even monotypic ones which might not always be valid. Well-known members are the "pug moths" of the Eupitheciini and the ...more ↓
Ennominae
Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. They are usually fairly small moth species, though some (such as the Peppered Moth) grow considerably larger. This subfamily has a global distribution. It includes some species that are notorious defoliating pests.
Wavy-lined Emerald
The Wavy-lined Emerald Moth or Camouflaged Looper (Synchlora aerata) is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of North America.
Rheumaptera prunivorata
Ferguson's scallop shell or cherry scallop shell (Rheumaptera prunivorata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario in Canada, through the eastern parts of the United States, down to Georgia.
White Slant-line
The White Slant-line or White Slaut (Tetracis cachexiata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to central British Columbia, south to northern Florida and west to Montana and northern Colorado.
Bent-line Carpet
The Traveller or Bent-line Carpet (Costaconvexa centrostrigaria) is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is native to most of North America, except the Arctic. It is an introduced species in Great Britain, the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira.
The Beggar
The Beggar (Eubaphe mendica) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in eastern North America.
Confused Eusarca
The Confused eusarca (Eusarca confusaria) is a member of the Geometridae family that occurs in North America. It is the only member of the Eusarca genus that inhabits the northern portion of the United States and Canada.
Wormwood Pug
The Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species across the Palearctic region and the Near East, as well as North America.
Cloaked Pug
Eupithecia mutata, the Spruce Cone Looper or Cloaked Pug, is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in the northern Atlantic and New England states in North America. In Canada, the range extends from Nova Scotia to northern Ontario.
Common Tan Wave
The Common Tan Wave Moth (Pleuroprucha insulsaria) is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and Colorado and north to Ontario. It ranges south through Mexico and Central America into South America (including Venezuela) and has been recorded as far south as the Galapagos Islands. It has also ...more ↓
Large Maple Spanworm
The Large Maple Spanworm (Prochoerodes lineola) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Alberta.
Red-headed Inchworm Moth
The Redheaded Inchworm (Macaria bisignata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Newfoundland to Georgia, west to Arizona, north to Ontario.
White-fringed Emerald
The White-fringed Emerald or Flanged Looper (Nemoria mimosaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to south-eastern Alberta, south to Virginia, Illinois and Texas.
Signate Melanolophia
The Signate Melanolophia (Melanolophia signataria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Saskatchewan and east Texas.
Common Spring Moth
Heliomata cycladata, the Common Spring Moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in eastern North America, with records from southern Ontario, southern Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire, Michigan, Wisconsin to South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, northern Mississippi and Arkansas.
White-banded Black
The White-banded Black Moth (Rheumaptera subhastata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic ecozones, where it is widely distributed in western North America.
Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth
The Lesser Maple Spanworm (Speranza pustularia) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Mississippi, north to North Dakota and Saskatchewan.
Faint-spotted Angle
The Faint-spotted Angle or Locust Looper (Digrammia ocellinata) is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the eastern United States, Quebec and Ontario.
Eupithecia peckorum
Eupithecia peckorum, Peck's Pug Moth, is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in eastern Texas, Missouri, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Macaria signaria
The Dusky Peacock, Pale-marked Angle or Spruce-fir Looper (Macaria signaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. Subspecies Macaria signaria signaria is found in Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, the Ural, Siberia, Far East, Sakhalin, Northern Iran and Japan. Subspecies Macaria signaria dispuncta is found in North America (from Yukon and ...more ↓
Nematocampa baggettaria
Nematocampa baggettaria, Baggett's Spanworm Moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and North Carolina.
Psamatodes abydata
Macaria abydata, commonly known as the Dot-lined Angle, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is native from northern Argentina to the Caribbean and southern United States (southern states from Arizona to Florida, regularly wandering north to Colorado, Kentucky and other more northern states). It has been introduced to the Pacific and has spread rapidly since. The first ...more ↓
Scopula aemulata
Scopula aemulata, the Imitator Wave, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the south-eastern United States (including Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina).
Scopula purata
The Chalky Wave (Scopula purata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario and New Hampshire to Florida and to Mississippi.
