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Insects of Overton Park's Old Forest, Memphis, TN

A guide to insects observed in the Old Forest State Natural Area of Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Papilio glaucus
Spicebush Swallowtail 2
Papilio troilus
Zebra Swallowtail 3
Eurytides marcellus
Ocola Skipper 2
Panoquina ocola
Clouded Skipper 2
Lerema accius
Fiery Skipper 4
Hylephila phyleus
Zabulon Skipper 5
Poanes zabulon
Sachem 6
Atalopedes campestris
Least Skipper 7
Ancyloxypha numitor
Silver-spotted Skipper 8
Epargyreus clarus
Horace's Duskywing 9
Erynnis horatius
Common Checkered-Skipper 10
Pyrgus communis
Hackberry Emperor 11
Asterocampa celtis
Tawny Emperor 12
Asterocampa clyton
Red-spotted Admiral 13
Limenitis arthemis
Pearl Crescent 14
Phyciodes tharos
Red Admiral 15
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 16
Vanessa cardui
Mourning Cloak 17
Nymphalis antiopa
Eastern Comma 18
Polygonia comma
Question Mark 19
Polygonia interrogationis
Common Buckeye 20
Junonia coenia
Little Wood Satyr 21
Megisto cymela
Carolina Satyr 22
Hermeuptychia sosybius
Gulf Fritillary 23
Agraulis vanillae
American Snout 24
Libytheana carinenta
White M Hairstreak 25
Parrhasius m-album
Gray Hairstreak 26
Strymon melinus
Red-banded Hairstreak 27
Calycopis cecrops
Harvester 28
Feniseca tarquinius
Eastern Tailed-Blue 29
Cupido comyntas
Spring Azure 30
Celastrina ladon
Summer Azure 31
Celastrina neglecta
Little Yellow 2
Pyrisitia lisa
Cloudless Sulphur 32
Phoebis sennae
Orange Sulphur 33
Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur 34
Colias philodice
Cabbage White 35
Pieris rapae
Checkered White 36
Pontia protodice
Sumac Leaftier Moth 37
Episimus argutana
Pristerognatha agilana 38
Red-banded Leafroller Moth 39
Argyrotaenia velutinana
Batman Moth 40
Coelostathma discopunctana
Nessus Sphinx 41
Amphion floridensis
Mournful Sphinx 42
Enyo lugubris
North American Luna Moth 43
Actias luna
Maple Looper Moth 44
Parallelia bistriaris
Tearful Underwing 7
Catocala lacrymosa
Green Cloverworm Moth 45
Hypena scabra
Speckled Renia Moth 46
Renia adspergillus
Dotted Renia Moth 39
Renia salusalis
Sober Renia Moth 47
Renia sobrialis
Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth 48
Anticarsia gemmatalis
Fall Webworm Moth 49
Hyphantria cunea
Virginian Tiger Moth 50
Spilosoma virginica
Giant Leopard Moth 51
Hypercompe scribonia
Banded Tussock Moth 44
Halysidota tessellaris
Milkweed Tussock Moth 9
Euchaetes egle
Definite Tussock Moth 52
Orgyia definita
Thin-lined Owlet 49
Isogona tenuis
White Furcula Moth 44
Furcula borealis
White-speck Moth 53
Mythimna unipuncta
Bicolored Sallow 54
Sunira bicolorago
Exposed Bird Dropping Moth 55
Tarache aprica
Small Bird-dropping Moth 56
Ponometia erastrioides
Black-bordered Lemon Moth 55
Marimatha nigrofimbria
Orange-banded Tripudia Moth 2
Tripudia flavofasciata
Soybean Looper Moth 57
Chrysodeixis includens
Eight-spotted Forester Moth 58
Alypia octomaculata
Corn Earworm Moth 56
Helicoverpa zea
Toothed Brown Carpet 39
Xanthorhoe lacustrata
Common Angle 59
Macaria aemulataria
One-spotted Variant 60
Hypagyrtis unipunctata
Tulip-tree Beauty 9
Epimecis hortaria
Thin-Lined Erastria 2
Erastria cruentaria
Pannaria Wave 49
Leptostales pannaria
Large Lace-border 9
Scopula limboundata
Cross-lined Wave 39
Timandra amaturaria
Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth 61
Spoladea recurvalis
Grape Leaffolder Moth 62
Desmia funeralis
Lucerne Moth 63
Nomophila nearctica
Celery Leaftier Moth 42
Udea rubigalis
Garden Webworm Moth 55
Achyra rantalis
Inornate Pyrausta Moth 64
Pyrausta inornatalis
Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth 65
Pyrausta tyralis
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth 66
Harrisina americana
Spiny Oak-slug Moth 67
Euclea delphinii
Ailanthus Webworm Moth 68
Atteva aurea
Palmerworm Moth 69
Dichomeris ligulella
Silver-dashed anacampsis 70
Anacampsis levipedella
Pink-washed Aristotelia Moth 71
Aristotelia roseosuffusella
Mournful Thyris Moth 27
Thyris sepulchralis
Northern Two-striped Walkingstick 72
Anisomorpha ferruginea
Eremnophila aureonotata 29
Ammophila pictipennis 39
Sphex dorsalis 73
Golden-reined Digger Wasp 2
Sphex habenus
Katydid Wasp 74
Sphex nudus
Nearctic Blue Mud-dauber Wasp 75
Chalybion californicum
Steel-blue Cricket-hunter Wasp 76
Chlorion aerarium

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