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Moths of Montana, USA

A guide to Moths of Montana. This guide doesn't include moths from the Noctuidae family, those are covered in another guide. The season tags are in reference to when adults are usually flying. At Northern Rockies Research & Educational Services, we begun a long-term monitoring project for ...more ↓

Blackberry Looper Moth 1
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria
Chlorochlamys triangularis 2
Wavy-lined Emerald 3
Synchlora aerata
Dark-ribboned Wave Moth 4
Leptostales rubromarginaria
Scopula quinquelinearia 5
Red-bordered Wave 6
Idaea demissaria
Hypsopygia phoezalis 7
Gold-banded Etiella Moth 8
Etiella zinckenella
Ambesa laetella 9
Ambesa walsinghami 10
Dusky Raisin Moth 11
Ephestiodes gilvescentella
Reddish Ephestiodes Moth 12
Ephestiodes infimella
Myelopsis minutularia 11
Interjectio niviella 13
Homoeosoma impressalis 14
Homoeosoma oslarellum 13
White-edged Phycitodes Moth 15
Phycitodes reliquellum
White-edged Pima Moth 16
Pima albiplagiatella
Sciota fernaldi
Pyla aeneoviridella 10
Pyla arenaeola 13
Dasypyga alternosquamella 14
Phobus brucei 13
Evergreen Coneworm Moth 10
Dioryctria abietivorella
Ponderosa Pine Coneworm Moth 10
Dioryctria auranticella
Dioryctria okanaganella 13
Dioryctria pseudotsugella 13
Spruce Coneworm Moth 10
Dioryctria reniculelloides
Dioryctria rossi 13
Tricolored Acrobasis Moth 14
Acrobasis tricolorella
Bandera binotella 10
Telethusia ovalis 13
Toripalpus trabalis 17
Cacotherapia leucocope 2
Water Veneer 18
Acentria ephemerella
Confusing Petrophila Moth 4
Petrophila confusalis
Lucerne Moth 19
Nomophila nearctica
Dusky Saucrobotys Moth 20
Saucrobotys fumoferalis
Alfalfa Webworm Moth 21
Loxostege cereralis
Beet Webworm Moth 22
Loxostege sticticalis
Pyrausta antisocialis 23
Pyrausta fodinalis 14
Pyrausta grotei 20
Pyrausta nicalis 21
One-banded Pyrausta 24
Pyrausta unifascialis
Agriphila attenuatus 25
Vagabond Sod Webworm Moth 4
Agriphila vulgivagellus
Neodactria murellus 13
California Grass-veneer Moth 26
Euchromius californicalis
Two-banded Catoptria Moth 27
Catoptria latiradiellus
Catoptria oregonica 28
Woolly Grass-veneer Moth 15
Thaumatopsis pexellus
Western Lawn Moth 25
Tehama bonifatella
Leach's Grass-veneer 29
Crambus leachellus
Rufous-banded Crambid Moth 30
Mimoschinia rufofascialis
Double-striped Scoparia Moth 25
Scoparia biplagialis
Eudonia echo 14
Eudonia rectilinea 25
Eudonia spenceri 2
Stegea salutalis 31
Evergestis subterminalis 11
Evergestis funalis columbialis 13
Greya politella 32
Abbreviated Button Slug Moth 12
Tortricidia flexuosa
Red-crossed Button Slug Moth 14
Tortricidia pallida
Early Button Slug Moth 33
Tortricidia testacea
Diamondback Moth 34
Plutella xylostella
Glyphipterix bifasciata 2
Canary Ypsolopha Moth 14
Ypsolopha canariella
Ypsolopha falciferella 35
Ypsolopha rubrella 10
Ypsolopha walsinghamiella 13
Pine Needle Sheathminer 36
Zelleria haimbachi
Argyresthia flexilis 10
Cherry Shoot Borer Moth 37
Argyresthia oreasella
Acorn Moth 38
Blastobasis glandulella
Mompha unifasciella 10
Canadian Agonopterix Moth 39
Agonopterix canadensis
Packard's Concealer Moth 40
Semioscopis packardella
Ethmia marmorea 21
Gray Ethmia Moth 41
Ethmia monticola
Pyramidobela quinquecristata 42
Scrobipalpula artemisiella
Gnorimoschema bacchariselloides 10
Gnorimoschema dudiella 10
Gnorimoschema octomaculella 14
Aroga websteri 13
Chionodes metallica 10
Chionodes periculella 43
Chionodes sabinianae
Chionodes sepultor
Filatima xanthuris 10
Gelechia mandella 10
Gelechia ribesella 44
Prolita variabilis 45
Orange Spruce Needleminer 10
Coleotechnites piceaella
Coleotechnites starki 10
Recurvaria nanella 46
Aristotelia devexella 47
Blastodacna bicristatella 6

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