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Lepidoptera of The Middlesex Fells (Middlesex Co., MA)

A partial guide to the Lepidoptera of The Middlesex Fells (Middlesex Co., MA)

Spongy Moth 1
Lymantria dispar
North American Luna Moth 2
Actias luna
Polyphemus Moth 3
Antheraea polyphemus
Great Spangled Fritillary 4
Speyeria cybele
Buckeyes & Pansies 5
Junonia
Painted Lady 6
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 7
Vanessa virginiensis
Monarch 8
Danaus plexippus
Red Admiral 9
Vanessa atalanta
Blinded Sphinx 10
Paonias excaecata
Fiery Skipper 11
Hylephila phyleus
Gray Hairstreak 12
Strymon melinus
Coenonympha 13
Clover Looper Moth 14
Caenurgina crassiuscula
Faint-spotted Palthis Moth 15
Palthis asopialis
Elegant Grass-veneer 16
Microcrambus elegans
Cloaked Marvel 7
Chytonix palliatricula
Pearl Crescent 7
Phyciodes tharos
White-striped Black 17
Trichodezia albovittata
Eastern Comma 18
Polygonia comma
Small White 19
Pieris rapae
Small Copper 20
Lycaena phlaeas
Mourning Cloak 21
Nymphalis antiopa
Northern Cloudywing 22
Thorybes pylades
Juvenal's Duskywing 23
Erynnis juvenalis
Wild Indigo Duskywing 24
Erynnis baptisiae
Least Skipper 25
Ancyloxypha numitor
Essex Skipper 26
Thymelicus lineola
Long Dash 27
Polites mystic
Dun Skipper 26
Euphyes vestris
Black Swallowtail 28
Papilio polyxenes
Spicebush Swallowtail 29
Papilio troilus
Clouded Sulphur 30
Colias philodice
Orange Sulphur 31
Colias eurytheme
Banded Hairstreak 32
Satyrium calanus
Striped Hairstreak 33
Satyrium liparops
Eastern Pine Elfin 34
Callophrys niphon
Spring Azure 35
Celastrina ladon
Question Mark 36
Polygonia interrogationis
Red-spotted Purple 37
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Viceroy 38
Limenitis archippus
Little Wood Satyr 39
Megisto cymela
Common Wood-Nymph 40
Cercyonis pegala
Lucerne Moth 41
Nomophila nearctica
Celery Looper Moth 42
Anagrapha falcifera
Isabella Tiger Moth 43
Pyrrharctia isabella
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
Red-spotted Admiral 44
Limenitis arthemis
Virginian Tiger Moth 45
Spilosoma virginica
Agreeable Tiger Moth 46
Spilosoma congrua
Common Bagworm Moth 34
Psyche casta
Manduca 47
Carrot Seed Moth 15
Sitochroa palealis
Giant Leopard Moth 48
Hypercompe scribonia
Common Gray 49
Anavitrinella pampinaria
Common Ringlet 50
Coenonympha california
Silver-spotted Skipper 51
Epargyreus clarus
Edwards' Hairstreak 52
Satyrium edwardsii
Promethea Silkmoth 35
Callosamia promethea
Cecropia Moth 53
Hyalophora cecropia
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth 7
Malacosoma disstria
Large Lace-border Moth 54
Scopula limboundata
Pale Beauty 55
Campaea perlata
Large Yellow Underwing 56
Noctua pronuba
Gold-striped Leaftier Moth 57
Machimia tentoriferella
Waved Sphinx 58
Ceratomia undulosa
Baltimore Snout 59
Hypena baltimoralis
White-dotted Prominent 7
Nadata gibbosa
Hickory Tussock Moth 60
Lophocampa caryae
Hummingbird Clearwing 61
Hemaris thysbe
Mournful Thyris Moth 62
Pseudothyris sepulchralis
Summer Azure 63
Celastrina neglecta
Walnut Sphinx 64
Amorpha juglandis
Arched Hooktip Moth 65
Drepana arcuata
Elm Sphinx 66
Ceratomia amyntor
Lunate Zale Moth 67
Zale lunata
Northern Azure 68
Celastrina lucia
Eight-spotted Forester Moth 69
Alypia octomaculata
Ailanthus Webworm Moth 70
Atteva aurea
Virginia Creeper Sphinx 71
Darapsa myron
Green Cloverworm Moth 7
Hypena scabra
Glossy Black Idia Moth 72
Idia lubricalis
American Copper Underwing 73
Amphipyra pyramidoides
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 7
Cisseps fulvicollis
Painted Lichen Moth 34
Hypoprepia fucosa
Northern Pine Sphinx 74
Lapara bombycoides
Banded Tussock Moth 65
Halysidota tessellaris
Sweetfern Underwing Moth 27
Catocala antinympha
White-speck Moth 75
Mythimna unipuncta
Evergreen Bagworm Moth 76
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Hag Moth 77
Phobetron pithecium
Eastern Tailed-Blue 78
Cupido comyntas
Suzuki's Promalactis Moth 79
Promalactis suzukiella
Brown Angle Shades 55
Phlogophora periculosa
Clymene Moth 68
Haploa clymene
Nessus Sphinx 80
Amphion floridensis
Indian Skipper 81
Hesperia sassacus
Wavy-lined Emerald 82
Synchlora aerata
Ipsilon Dart Moth 83
Agrotis ipsilon
Carpenterworm Moth 84
Prionoxystus robiniae

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