Lepidoptera of Clay County, MN

Species possible in Clay County, MN based on information culled from a variety of sources.

Sources:

  • Moths of ND (spp. found in Cass Cty)
Salt Marsh Moth 1
Estigmene acrea
Dogwood Borer Moth 2
Synanthedon scitula
Squash Vine Borer Moth 3
Melittia cucurbitae
Snakeweed Borer Moth 9
Pelochrista ridingsana
Pale-headed Eucosma Moth 11
Eucosma ochrocephala
Buff-tipped Eucosma Moth 12
Eucosma ochroterminana
Sallow Button 16
Acleris hastiana
Schaller's Acleris Moth 17
Acleris schalleriana
Achemon Sphinx 18
Eumorpha achemon
Lettered Sphinx 19
Deidamia inscriptum
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth 20
Hyles euphorbiae
White-lined Sphinx 21
Hyles lineata
Snowberry Clearwing 22
Hemaris diffinis
Laurel Sphinx 23
Sphinx kalmiae
Elm Sphinx 24
Ceratomia amyntor
Polyphemus Moth 25
Antheraea polyphemus
Black Swallowtail 26
Papilio polyxenes
Hobomok Skipper 28
Lon hobomok
Sachem 29
Atalopedes campestris
Plains Branded Skipper 30
Hesperia assiniboia
Dakota Skipper 31
Hesperia dacotae
Long Dash 32
Polites mystic
Peck's Skipper 33
Polites peckius
Tawny-edged Skipper 34
Polites themistocles
Northern Broken-Dash 35
Wallengrenia egeremet
Delaware Skipper 36
Anatrytone logan
Garita Skipperling 37
Oarisma garita
Poweshiek Skipperling 38
Oarisma poweshiek
Least Skipper 39
Ancyloxypha numitor
Chequered Skipper 40
Carterocephalus palaemon
Long-tailed Skipper 41
Urbanus proteus
Common Checkered-Skipper 42
Burnsius communis
Viceroy 43
Limenitis archippus
Red-spotted Admiral 44
Limenitis arthemis
Pearl Crescent 7
Phyciodes tharos
Red Admiral 45
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 46
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 47
Vanessa virginiensis
Mourning Cloak 48
Nymphalis antiopa
Eastern Comma 49
Polygonia comma
Common Ringlet 50
Coenonympha tullia
Common Wood-Nymph 51
Cercyonis pegala
Northern Pearly-eye 52
Lethe anthedon
Eyed Brown 53
Lethe eurydice
Aphrodite Fritillary 54
Speyeria aphrodite
Regal Fritillary 56
Speyeria idalia
Meadow Fritillary 32
Boloria bellona
Variegated Fritillary 57
Euptoieta claudia
Monarch 58
Danaus plexippus
Edwards' Hairstreak 59
Satyrium edwardsii
Coral Hairstreak 60
Satyrium titus
Silvery Blue 33
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Eastern Tailed-Blue 61
Cupido comyntas
Orange Sulphur 62
Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur 63
Colias philodice
Mustard White 32
Pieris oleracea
Cabbage White 64
Pieris rapae
Checkered White 57
Pontia protodice
Short-lined Chocolate 65
Argyrostrotis anilis
Toothed Somberwing 12
Euclidia cuspidea
Girlfriend Underwing 66
Catocala amica
Yellow-banded Underwing 66
Catocala cerogama
Scarlet Underwing 67
Catocala coccinata
Pink Underwing 12
Catocala concumbens
Luciana Underwing Moth 68
Catocala luciana
Meske's Underwing Moth 69
Catocala meskei
Mother Underwing Moth 70
Catocala parta
Penitent Underwing 71
Catocala piatrix
Whitney's Underwing 72
Catocala whitneyi
Ilia Underwing 73
Catocala ilia
Merry Graphic Moth 74
Melipotis jucunda
Herald Moth 75
Scoliopteryx libatrix
Green Cloverworm Moth 76
Hypena scabra
Common Idia Moth 77
Idia aemula
Dark-spotted Palthis Moth 73
Palthis angulalis
Salt Marsh Moth 1
Estigmene acrea
Fall Webworm Moth 78
Hyphantria cunea
Ruby Tiger Moth 79
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Isabella Tiger Moth 80
Pyrrharctia isabella
Agreeable Tiger Moth 81
Spilosoma congrua
Virginian Tiger Moth 82
Spilosoma virginica
Many-spotted Tiger Moth 16
Hypercompe permaculata
Arge Moth 83
Apantesis arge
Blake's Tiger Moth 84
Apantesis blakei
Carlotta's Tiger Moth 85
Apantesis carlotta
Figured Tiger Moth 87
Apantesis figurata
Nais Tiger Moth 88
Apantesis nais

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