Moths and Butterflies of North Carolina
Elegant Grass-veneer
The Elegant Grass-veneer Moth (Microcrambus elegans) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Ontario, Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Texas, north to Kansas and Illinois.
Boxwood Leaftier Moth
The Boxwood Leaftier Moth or Boxwood Webworm (Galasa nigrinodis) is moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found in eastern North America.
Crambinae
Crambinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes over 1,800 species worldwide. The larvae are root feeders or stem borers, mostly on grasses. A few species are pests of sod grasses, maize, sugar cane, rice, and other Poaceae. The monophyly of this group is supported by the structure of the tympanal organs and the ...more ↓
Orange-spotted Pyrausta
The Orange Mint Moth or Orange-spotted Pyrausta (Pyrausta orphisalis) is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Newfoundland west to British Columbia, south to Florida and New Mexico.
Bee moth
The bee moth (Aphomia sociella) is a small moth of the family Pyralidae. It is native to Europe, but may be found synanthropically outside its original range.
Spotted Peppergrass Moth
Eustixia is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family, consisting of only one species, the Spotted Peppergrass Moth (Eustixia pupula). It is found from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas and north to Ontario.
Celery Leaftier
The celery leaftier or greenhouse leaftier (Udea rubigalis) is a member of the Crambidae family which has a range throughout North America, Central America and South America.
Meal Moth
The Meal Moth (Pyralis farinalis) is a cosmopolitan moth of the family Pyralidae. Its larvae (caterpillars) are pests of certain stored foods, namely milled plant products.
Dimorphic Macalla Moth
The Dimorphic Macalla Moth (Epipaschia superatalis) is a moth in the Pyralidae family. It is found in eastern North America.
Glaphyria fulminalis
The Black-patched Glaphyria (Glaphyria fulminalis) is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in the eastern part of the United States, from Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and Illinois.
Hahncappsia mancalis
Hahncappsia mancalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Maryland to Illinois, south to Florida, Texas and Arizona and further south to Mexico and Costa Rica.
