Barton Mountain Nature Guide
Flora, fauna, fungi of the mountain in northeast Vermont.
Fall Webworm
The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea, is a moth in the family Arctiidae known principally for its larval stage, which creates the characteristic webbed nests on the tree limbs of a wide variety of hardwoods in the late summer and fall. It is mainly an aesthetic pest, and is not believed to harm otherwise healthy trees. It is well known to commercial tree services and ...more ↓
Isabella Tiger Moth
The Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella) can be found in many cold regions, including the Arctic. The banded Woolly Bear larva emerges from the egg in the fall and overwinters in its caterpillar form, when it literally freezes solid. First its heart stops beating, then its gut freezes, then its blood, followed by the rest of the body. It survives being frozen by ...more ↓
Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica is a species of moth in the Arctiinae subfamily. As a caterpillar, it is known as the Yellow woolly bear or Yellow bear caterpillar. As an adult, it is known as the Virginia tiger moth.
Virgin Tiger Moth
The Virgin Tiger Moth (Grammia virgo) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found from Newfoundland south to Florida west to Alberta.
Leconte's Haploa
Leconte's Haploa (Haploa lecontei) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found Nova Scotia to Georgia, west to Manitoba through Arkansas.
Yellow-collared Scape Moth
The Yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis) is a species of the Arctiidae family.
Virginia Ctenucha
The Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is endemic to eastern North America, but has expanded its range westward. It inhabits wet meadows and open spaces with bushes from North Carolina to Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris, the banded tussock moth, tessellated halisidota, or pale tiger moth, is a moth in the family Arctiidae. Like most species in this family, it has chemical defenses it acquires from its host plants, in this case, alkaloids (Weller et al., 1999, Hristov and Conner 2005), at least in the adult. The brazen behaviour of the larvae also ...more ↓
Hickory Tussock Moth
Lophocampa caryae, the hickory tussock moth or hickory halisidota, is a moth in the family Arctiidae. Like most species in its family, the caterpillars acquire chemical defenses from their host plants. The behaviour and aposematic coloration of the larvae also suggests chemical protection in this stage, although they have not been analyzed for alkaloid or ...more ↓
Milkweed Tussock Moth
Euchaetes egle, the Milkweed Tussock Caterpillar or Milkweed Tiger Moth, is a moth in the family Arctiidae. It is a common mid- through late-summer feeder on milkweeds and dogbane. Like most species in this family, it has chemical defenses it acquires from its host plants, in this case, cardiac glycosides (Weller et al., 1999). These are retained in adults and ...more ↓
Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth
Lycomorpha pholus, the Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth, is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to South Dakota and Texas. The habitat consists of short-grass prairie.
Definite Tussock Moth
The Definite Tussock Moth or Definite-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia definita) is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found from Maine and southern Quebec to South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and New England also found in Minnesota.
White-marked Tussock Moth
Orgyia leucostigma, the White-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Lymantriidae. The caterpillar is very common especially in late summer in eastern North America, as far west as Texas, Colorado, and Alberta.
Common Gluphisia
The Dusky Marbled Brown (Gluphisia crenata) is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Europe, east over parts of Russia and China up to Japan. It is also found in North America, where it was traditionally treated as a separate species, Gluphisia septentrionis.
Unicorn Prominent
The Unicorn Caterpillar Moth, Unicorn Prominent or Variegated Prominent (Schizura unicornis) is a species of moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in all of North America, except the arctic north.
Sigmoid Prominent Moth
The sigmoid prominent (Clostera albosigma) is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from Newfoundland west to Vancouver Island, north to the Great Slave Lake and the Northwest Territories and south to at least Missouri.
Angle-lined Prominent Moth
The Angle-lined Prominent Moth, Many-lined Prominent or Poplar Tentmaker (Clostera inclusa) is a species of moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in North America, including Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.
Master's Dart
The Herald Dart or Master's Dart (Feltia herilis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland, north to the Northwest Territories border and south to the Gulf coast.
Green Cutworm Moth
The Green Cutworm (Anicla infecta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from south-eastern Canada (Nova Scotia and Quebec) through the eastern United States and south to Brazil.
Flame-shouldered Dart
Ochropleura implecta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland to South Carolina, west to Arizona, north to British Columbia.
Two-Spot Dart
The Two-Spot Dart (Eueretagrotis perattentus) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from coast to coast across central and southern Canada, and in the northern United States, south along the Appalachians to western North Carolina and Tennessee. There are a few scattered records along the Rocky Mountains from south-western Montana to south-eastern Arizona.
Brown Angle Shades
The brown angle shades (Phlogophora periculosa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from coast to coast in the northern United States and southern Canada, south in the east to Georgia and Mississippi, south in the west to California (it is not present in Florida and the south-central states).
American Ear Moth
The American Ear Moth (Amphipoea americana) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from coast to coast in the northern United States and southern Canada, it is also present in the Northwest Territories, south in the west to California, south in the east to Georgia
Rosy Rustic
The Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found across the Palearctic ecozone from Ireland to Siberia and is introduced to the east USA, Quebec and Ottawa.
Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia
Pseudeustrotia carneola, the Pink-barred Lithacodia Moth, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick west to Alberta and Colorado, south to the Gulf of Mexico. The habitat consists of woodland edges, mesic meadows and grasslands regions.
White-Speck
The White-Speck (Mythimna unipuncta) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found North America, the Hawaiian Islands, in some areas of South America, southern Europe, North Africa, the Sahel region of Africa, Central Asia and Bangladesh to the East and East Africa.
Bristly Cutworm Moth
The Kidney-spotted Minor or Bristly Cutworm (Lacinipolia renigera) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to most of North America with the exception of Yukon and Alaska.
Bronzed Cutworm Moth
The Bronzed Cutworm or Shaded Umber Moth (Nephelodes minians) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of North America, except Florida and adjacent states.
The Brother Moth
The Brother (Raphia frater) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia west, across the forested regions of Canada to British Columbia, south to Mississippi in the east. The southern limits in the west are uncertain due to confusion with several closely related species or forms.
Small Bird-dropping Moth
Ponometia erastrioides, the Small Bird-dropping Moth or Small Bird Lime Moth, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United States and south-central Canada (Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan). The habitat consists of fields, waste places and riparian areas.
Common Looper Moth
The Common Looper Moth (Autographa precationis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern and central North America.
Beautiful Wood-nymph
Eudryas grata is a moth known as the beautiful wood nymph. The caterpillars are known to feed on the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia).
Henry's Marsh Moth
The Cattail Caterpillar (when referring to the larva) or Henry's Marsh Moth (when referring to the adult) (Simyra insularis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from coast to coast throughout the United States and southern Canada (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba).
Impressed Dagger Moth
The Impressive Dagger Moth or Willow Dagger Moth (Acronicta impressa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from western Canada to North-western Mexico.
Smeared Dagger Moth
The Smeared Dagger Moth (Acronicta oblinita) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west across Canada to British Columbia, north to Lake Athabasca and south to Florida and Texas.
Splendid Dagger Moth
The Splendid Dagger Moth (Acronicta superans) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland west to the foothills of Alberta, south to eastern Kentucky. It appears to have extended its range westward into Alberta recently.
American Copper Underwing
The Copper Underwing, Humped Green Fruitworm or Pyramidal Green Fruitworm (Amphipyra pyramidea) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed across the Palaearctic region including north India, Korea and Japan.
Brown-hooded Owlet
The Brown-hooded Owlet or Brown-bordered Cucullia (Cucullia convexipennis) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the north-eastern parts of the United States and adjacent parts of Canada.
Primrose Moth
The Primrose Moth (Schinia florida) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, from Alberta to Nova Scotia south in east to northern Florida and Texas.
Sharp-angled Carpet Moth
The Sharp-angled Carpet Moth (Euphyia intermediata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from coast-to-coast in southern Canada and the northern United States, south in the east to North Carolina, south in the west to California, Utah, and possibly Arizona. It is also found north to the Northwest Territories.
Common Carpet
The Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East.
Chevron Moth
The Chevron (Eulithis testata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in both the Palearctic and the Nearctic ecozones. In Eurasia it ranges from Great Britain and Scandinavia, south to the Alps, east to Japan. In North America, it is found from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island and Alaska, south in the east to about New Jersey and in the west to Colorado.
Hydrelia condensata
Hydrelia condensata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in North America, including Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Unadorned Carpet Moth
Hydrelia inornata, the Unadorned Carpet Moth, is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in North America, including Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Bruce Spanworm
The Bruce Spanworm (Operophtera bruceata) or (in North America) "Winter Moth" is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern parts of the United States.
Brown Bark Carpet Moth
The Brown Bark Carpet Moth (Horisme intestinata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is widespread throughout most of temperate North America. The habitat consists of wooded areas.
St. John's Wort Inchworm
The Treble-bar or St. John's Wort Inchworm (Aplocera plagiata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East.
Small Phoenix
The Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.
Pale Metanema
The Pale Metanema or Yellow-lined Thorn (Metanema inatomaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from east-central British Columbia and southern Northwest Territories and Yukon, east to Nova Scotia, south to Mississippi, Texas and Arizona.
Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth
The Lesser Maple Spanworm (Speranza pustularia) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Mississippi, north to North Dakota and Saskatchewan.
Gray Spring Moth
The Gray Spring Moth (Lomographa glomeraria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
White Spring Moth
Lomographa vestaliata, the White Spring Moth, is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland west to south-eastern British Columbia and south to Florida and Texas. The habitat consists of xeric shrubby edges and woodlands.
Confused Eusarca
The Confused eusarca (Eusarca confusaria) is a member of the Geometridae family that occurs in North America. It is the only member of the Eusarca genus that inhabits the northern portion of the United States and Canada.
Pale Beauty
The Pale Beauty (Campaea perlata) is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. The average wingspan is about 28–51 mm, and the female tends to be much larger than the male.
Morrison's Pero Moth
Morrison's Pero (Pero morrisonaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia, and coast to coast in northern United States, south in the east to South Carolina, south in the west to California.
Oak Beauty
Phaeoura quernaria, the Oak Beauty, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in eastern North America, occurring as far west as east-central Alberta. The habitat consists of aspen-cherry shrubland.
Large Lace Border
The Large Lace-border (Scopula limboundata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. There is a single and unconfirmed record from Great Britain
Drab Brown Wave
Lobocleta ossularia, the Drab Brown Wave Moth, is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California to Florida, north in the east to New York and Illinois.
Single-dotted Wave
The Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe. The moth generally flies to thistles and Purple Moor Grass.
Chickweed Geometer
The Chickweed Geometer (Haematopis grataria) is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found throughout the United States. In Canada it is found from Quebec to Alberta, north to the Northwest Territories.
Common Tan Wave
The Common Tan Wave Moth (Pleuroprucha insulsaria) is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and Colorado and north to Ontario. It ranges south through Mexico and Central America into South America (including Venezuela) and has been recorded as far south as the Galapagos Islands. It has also ...more ↓
Sweetfern Geometer Moth
Cyclophora pendulinaria, the Sweetfern Geometer Moth or Pearly-grey Wave, is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in North America, where it is found from Newfoundland and Labrador west to the Yukon and coastal British Columbia, south to Georgia in the east. The habitat consists of moist or mesic forests.
Drab Condylolomia
The Drab Condylolomia Moth (Condylolomia participalis) is a species of snout moth in the genus Condylolomia. It was described by Grote, in 1873. It is found in eastern North America, from southern Quebec to North Carolina, west to Nebraska and Minnesota.
Pondside Pyralid Moth
The Pondside Pyralid Moth (Elophila icciusalis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in most of North America.
Grape Leaffolder Moth
The grape leaffolder (Desmia funeralis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found across the southern parts of the United States to California, north to the northeastern states and southeastern Canada.
Bold-feathered Grass Moth
The Bold-feathered Grass Moth (Herpetogramma pertextalis) is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in North America.
Zigzag Herpetogramma Moth
Herpetogramma thestealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in most of North America.
Basswood Leafroller
The Basswood Leafroller Moth (Pantographa limata) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in North America, including Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Quebec.
Splendid Palpita Moth
The Splendid Palpita Snout Moth, Ash Pyralid or Ash Leafroller (Palpita magniferalis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in eastern North America.
Streaked Orange Moth
Nascia acutellus, the Streaked Orange Moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Nebraska, Michigan and Ontario. It was also reported from Colorado. The habitat consists of wet grassy areas with sedges.
Bicolored Pyrausta Moth
Pyrausta bicoloralis, the Bicolored Pyrausta Moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia south to Florida, west to Michigan and Texas. In the south, the range extends to South America.
Vagabond Crambus Moth
The Vagabond Crambus or Vagabond Sod Webworm (Agriphila vulgivagellus) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Quebec and New England to Florida, west to Texas and north to Alberta.
Gold-stripe Grass-veneer
Microcrambus biguttellus, the gold-stripe grass-veneer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by W. T. M. Forbes in 1920. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North ...more ↓
Snowy Urola Moth
The Snowy Urola Moth (Urola nivalis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from southern Canada and Maine, south to Florida and west to Illinois and Texas.
Delightful Donacaula Moth
Donacaula melinella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, ...more ↓
Double-striped Scoparia Moth
Scoparia biplagialis, the Double-striped Scoparia Moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, ...more ↓
Purple-backed Cabbageworm
Evergestis pallidata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, North America and Northern Asia.
Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth
Lithacodes fasciola, the Yellow-shouldered slug or Ochre-winged hag moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae.
Goldenrod Leaffolder
Agonopterix pulvipennella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec and New Brunswick to North Carolina, west to Colorado and north to Saskatchewan.
Gold-striped Leaftier
The Gold-striped Leaftier Moth (Machimia tentoriferella) is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina and Tennessee, west to Mississippi and Iowa, north to Ontario.
Anacampsis agrimoniella
Anacampsis agrimoniella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario and New York south to Florida, west to Illinois. The habitat consists of woodlands and wood edges.
American Lappet Moth
The American Lappet Moth (Phyllodesma americana) is a moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Georgia, west through Texas to California, north to British Columbia and Yukon.
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
The eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) is a species of moth in the family Lasiocampidae, the snout moths. It is univoltine, producing one generation per year. It is a tent caterpillar, a social species that forms communal nests in the branches of trees. It is sometimes confused with the gypsy moth and the fall webworm, and may be erroneously referred to as a ...more ↓
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
The forest tent caterpillar moth (Malacosoma disstria) is a North American moth found throughout the United States and Canada, being most common in the eastern regions. This species' larva is a notorious tent caterpillar.
