Lepidoptera of the Royal Hills, NW Caddo Parish, LA
Lepidoptera photographed on my 153 acre farm East of Vivian, LA
White-dotted Prominent Moth
The Rough Prominent (Nadata gibbosa) is a moth of the family Notodontidae, possibly in the subfamily Notodontidae. It is also known as the White-dotted Prominent and the Tawny Prominent. This common moth is found across North America from the northern boreal forests to as far south as Florida. It is most common in deciduous forests at some elevation. It is ...more ↓
Lunate Zale Moth
The Lunate Zale (Zale lunata) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the East of North America.
Corn Earworm
The larva of the moth Helicoverpa zea (formerly in the genus Heliothis) is a major agricultural pest. It can feed on many different plants (i.e. it is polyphagous) during the larval stage. Accordingly, the species has been given many different common names. When the larva consumes cotton, it is known as the cotton bollworm. When it consumes corn, it is known as the ...more ↓
Maple Looper Moth
The Maple Looper Moth (Parallelia bistriaris) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern North America.
Yellow-collared Scape Moth
The Yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis) is a species of the Arctiidae family.
White-Speck
The White-Speck (Mythimna unipuncta) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found nearly world-wide, except the east-Palearctic and the Eastern and Australian regions.
Moonseed Moth
The Moonseed Moth (Plusiodonta compressipalpis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Minnesota, extreme southern Canada and Connecticut, south to northern Florida and Texas.
Clymene Moth
The Clymene Moth (Haploa clymene) is a moth of the Tiger Moth family - Arctiidae, subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in the East of North America.
Forage looper
The Forage Looper or Common Grass Moth (Caenurgina erechtea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from coast to coast in the United States and adjacent parts of Canada. It is not found in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.
Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth
The Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth or Scarlet Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia miniata) is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found from British Columbia south through the western side of the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and Texas. It is also found throughout eastern North America.
Delicate Cycnia Moth
Cycnia tenera, the dogbane tiger moth or delicate cycnia, is a moth in the family Arctiidae. It occurs throughout North America, from southern British Columbia to Nova Scotia southwards to Arizona and Florida.
Black-bordered Lemon Moth
The Black-bordered Lemon Moth (Marimatha nigrofimbria) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Massachusetts westward through northern Ohio to Illinois and Oklahoma and southward to southern Florida and southernmost Texas.
Ragweed Flower Moth
The Ragweed Flower (Schinia rivulosa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec to Florida, west to Arizona, north to Oregon and North Dakota. There is one generation per year.
Common Spragueia
The Common Spragueia (Spragueia leo) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario, Manitoba and south-eastern Massachusetts, south to Florida, west to Texas and Kansas.
Peridea angulosa
The Angulose Prominent (Peridea angulosa) is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from southern Canada, south to Florida and west to Texas.
Heliothis phloxiphaga
Heliothis phloxiphaga is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.
Argyrostrotis anilis
The Short-lined Chocolate (Argyrostrotis anilis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec and Ontario, down through the eastern United States to Florida and Texas.
Bent-winged Owlet
The Bent-winged Owlet or Variable Snout-Moth (Bleptina caradrinalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, from Nova Scotia west to British Columbia, south to Arizona. Furthermore, it is found from southern North America south to Brazil and on the Antilles.
Elaphria festivoides
The Festive Midget (Elaphria festivoides) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern North America.
Isogona tenuis
The Thin-lined Owlet (Isogona tenuis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario, Wisconsin, Ohio and New Jersey, south to Florida and Texas.
Exposed Bird Dropping Moth
The Exposed Bird Dropping Moth or Nun (Tarache aprica) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec to Florida, west to Arizona, north to Kansas and Iowa. There are some records from Great Britain, but this probably relates to imports.
Raphia abrupta
The Abrupt Brother or Yellowmarked Caterpillar (Raphia abrupta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, including Maryland, Oklahoma and Texas.
