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Moths and Butterflies of Massachusetts

Great Ash Sphinx 1
Sphinx chersis
Cobweb Skipper 2
Hesperia metea
Henry's Elfin 3
Callophrys henrici
cherry casebearer 4
Coleophora pruniella
cherry blotchminer 5
Phyllonorycter propinquinella
Morning-glory Plume Moth 6
Emmelina monodactyla
American Idia Moth 7
Idia americalis
Common Idia Moth 8
Idia aemula
White M Hairstreak 9
Parrhasius m-album
Bilobed Looper Moth 8
Megalographa biloba
Mouse Moth 10
Amphipyra tragopoginis
Common Carpet Moth 11
Epirrhoe alternata
Banded Sphinx 8
Eumorpha fasciatus
Azalea Sphinx 12
Darapsa choerilus
Dark-spotted Palthis Moth 13
Palthis angulalis
Ilia Underwing 13
Catocala ilia
Arborvitae Leafminer 7
Argyresthia thuiella
Mourning Underwing 14
Catocala flebilis
Abbreviated Button Slug Moth 7
Tortricidia flexuosa
Red-crossed Button Slug Moth 15
Tortricidia pallida
Yellow-winged Oak Leafroller Moth 16
Argyrotaenia quercifoliana
Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth 17
Lycomorpha pholus
Clover Hayworm Moth 18
Hypsopygia costalis
Three-spotted Fillip 19
Heterophleps triguttaria
Green Pug 20
Pasiphila rectangulata
Morbid Owlet 21
Chytolita morbidalis
Kent's Geometer Moth 22
Selenia kentaria
Smeared Dagger 23
Acronicta oblinita
Bee Moth 24
Aphomia sociella
Ugly-nest Caterpillar Moth 21
Archips cerasivorana
Straw Besma Moth 25
Besma endropiaria
American Oak Beauty 26
Phaeoura quernaria
Dimorphic Snout 27
Hypena bijugalis
White Underwing 28
Catocala relicta
Abbott's Sphinx 29
Sphecodina abbottii
Confused Haploa Moth 30
Haploa confusa
Coleophora tiliaefoliella 31
White Slant-line 32
Tetracis cachexiata
Appalachian Brown 33
Lethe appalachia
Fall Armyworm Moth 34
Spodoptera frugiperda
Dejected Underwing 35
Catocala dejecta
Snowy Urola Moth 36
Urola nivalis
Garden Tortrix 8
Clepsis peritana
Ultronia Underwing 29
Catocala ultronia
Squash Vine Borer Moth 37
Melittia cucurbitae
Double-banded Grass-veneer 7
Crambus agitatellus
Yellow Wave Moth 38
Hybroma servulella
Omnivorous Leafroller 1
Archips purpurana
Wavy-lined Fan-foot 32
Zanclognatha jacchusalis
Early Fan-foot 24
Zanclognatha cruralis
Variable Fan-foot 21
Zanclognatha laevigata
Peck's Skipper 39
Polites peckius
Divided Olethreutes Moth 40
Olethreutes bipartitana
White Spring Moth 41
Lomographa vestaliata
Yellow-lined Owlet 22
Colobochyla interpuncta
Herald Moth 5
Scoliopteryx libatrix
Canadian Owlet 22
Calyptra canadensis
Raspberry Pyrausta Moth 8
Pyrausta signatalis
Harnessed Tiger Moth 8
Apantesis phalerata
Drexel's Datana Moth 42
Datana drexelii
Spiny Oak-slug Moth 43
Euclea delphinii
Eyed Brown 44
Lethe eurydice
European Corn Borer Moth 45
Ostrinia nubilalis
Common Looper Moth 46
Autographa precationis
Twin-spotted Sphinx 47
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Cross-lined Wave 8
Timandra amaturaria
Spotted Beet Webworm Moth 48
Hymenia perspectalis
Spotted Peppergrass Moth 49
Eustixia pupula
Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth 50
Pyrausta acrionalis
Bidens Borer Moth 30
Epiblema otiosana
Common Grass-veneer 29
Crambus praefectellus
Gem Moth 51
Orthonama obstipata
Bent-lined Carpet 52
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
Bold-feathered Grass Moth 7
Herpetogramma pertextalis
Small Engrailed 53
Ectropis crepuscularia
Straight-toothed Sallow 38
Eupsilia vinulenta
Grayish Fan-foot 54
Zanclognatha pedipilalis
Beggar Moth 55
Eubaphe mendica
Ironweed Root Moth 56
Polygrammodes flavidalis
Dark Marathyssa Moth 57
Marathyssa inficita
Smoky Idia Moth 21
Idia scobialis
Confused Eusarca Moth 58
Eusarca confusaria
Lettered Fan-foot 59
Zanclognatha lituralis
American Bird's-wing 60
Dypterygia rozmani
Sweetheart Underwing 61
Catocala amatrix
Variable Narrow-wing 62
Magusa divaricata
Delicate Cycnia Moth 8
Cycnia tenera
Habilis Underwing 59
Catocala habilis
Small Brown Quaker 23
Pseudorthodes vecors
Forked Grass-veneer 63
Crambus bidens
Girard's Grass-veneer 22
Crambus girardellus
Mottled Grass-veneer 17
Neodactria luteolellus
Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth 43
Eulithis diversilineata
Greater Grapevine Looper Moth 64
Eulithis gracilineata
Wormwood Pug 65
Eupithecia absinthiata
Common Tan Wave 66
Pleuroprucha insulsaria
Soft-lined Wave
Scopula inductata
One-spotted Variant 67
Hypagyrtis unipunctata
Northern Finned Prominent 68
Notodonta torva
Ruby Tiger Moth 68
Phragmatobia fuliginosa

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