Commonly observed moths of Dallas/Fort Worth (2)

A supplemental guide to the more frequently observed moths in DFW, Texas... This can be printed out for the national moth week to help in ID'ing.

Green Cloverworm Moth 1
Hypena scabra
Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth 2
Spoladea recurvalis
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth 4
Malacosoma disstria
Celery Leaftier Moth 5
Udea rubigalis
Wedgling Moth 6
Galgula partita
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth 5
Spodoptera ornithogalli
Lucerne Moth 7
Nomophila nearctica
Sad Underwing Moth 5
Catocala maestosa
Green Cutworm Moth 8
Anicla infecta
Moonseed Moth 8
Plusiodonta compressipalpis
Garden Webworm Moth 3
Achyra rantalis
Forage Looper Moth 10
Caenurgina erechtea
Salt Marsh Moth 11
Estigmene acrea
Tersa Sphinx 12
Xylophanes tersa
Spotted Beet Webworm Moth 13
Hymenia perspectalis
Inornate Pyrausta Moth 8
Pyrausta inornatalis
Southern Beet Webworm Moth 14
Herpetogramma bipunctalis
Walnut Sphinx Moth 15
Amorpha juglandis
Banded Sphinx 16
Eumorpha fasciatus
Bent-line Carpet 10
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
Waterlily Leafcutter Moth 7
Elophila obliteralis
Giant Leopard Moth 17
Hypercompe scribonia
Fall Armyworm Moth 18
Spodoptera frugiperda
Dot-lined Angle 19
Psamatodes abydata
Eggplant Leafroller 20
Lineodes integra
Garden Tortrix 21
Clepsis peritana
Filbertworm Moth 7
Cydia latiferreana
Io Moth 22
Automeris io
Lunate Zale Moth 3
Zale lunata
Southern Purple Mint Moth 23
Pyrausta laticlavia
Common Eupithecia Moth 24
Eupithecia miserulata
Spring Cankerworm Moth 8
Paleacrita vernata
Dwarf Tawny Wave 19
Cyclophora nanaria
Paler Diacme Moth 21
Diacme elealis
Brown-shaded Gray 7
Iridopsis defectaria
Vagabond Crambus Moth 25
Agriphila vulgivagella
Southern Emerald 21
Synchlora frondaria
Gray Looper Moth 8
Rachiplusia ou
Sculptured Moth 8
Eumarozia malachitana
Carolina Sphinx 26
Manduca sexta
White-Speck 10
Mythimna unipuncta
Corn Earworm Moth 27
Helicoverpa zea
Common Tan Wave 28
Pleuroprucha insulsaria
Laudable Arches 23
Lacinipolia laudabilis
Polyphemus Moth 29
Antheraea polyphemus
Luna Moth 15
Actias luna
Gem Moth 31
Orthonama obstipata
Chalcedony Midget 8
Elaphria chalcedonia
White Palpita Moth 32
Diaphania costata
Bent-line Dart 33
Choephora fungorum
Fall Webworm Moth 34
Hyphantria cunea
Common Idia Moth 35
Idia aemula
Black-bordered Lemon Moth 8
Marimatha nigrofimbria
Fractured Western Snout Moth 5
Diastictis fracturalis
Velvet Bean Moth 5
Anticarsia gemmatalis
Banded Scythris Moth 36
Scythris trivinctella
Subterranean Dart 37
Feltia subterranea
Pale-banded Dart 38
Agnorisma badinodis
Red-necked Peanutworm Moth 32
Stegasta bosqueella
Black Witch 39
Ascalapha odorata
Blackberry Looper Moth 40
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria
Pale-veined Isturgia 38
Isturgia dislocaria
Jalisco Petrophila 38
Petrophila jaliscalis
Wavy-lined Emerald 41
Synchlora aerata
Snowy Urola Moth 42
Urola nivalis
Acorn Moth 43
Blastobasis glandulella
Julia's Dicymolomia Moth 15
Dicymolomia julianalis
Beloved Emarginea Moth 38
Emarginea percara
Triplex Cutworm Moth 46
Micrathetis triplex
Southern Flannel Moth 47
Megalopyge opercularis
Genista Broom Moth 48
Uresiphita reversalis
Indomitable Melipotis 46
Melipotis indomita
Belted Grass-veneer 38
Euchromius ocelleus
Lesser Cornstalk Borer Moth 32
Elasmopalpus lignosellus
Lentiginos Moth 36
Sparganothoides lentiginosana
Bilobed Looper 49
Megalographa biloba
Spiny Oak-slug Moth 15
Euclea delphinii
Melonworm Moth 50
Diaphania hyalinata
Black-dotted Maliattha Moth 3
Maliattha synochitis
Boxwood Leaftier Moth 36
Galasa nigrinodis
Evergreen Bagworm Moth 51
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Vine Sphinx 38
Eumorpha vitis
Sooty-winged Chalcoela Moth 52
Chalcoela iphitalis

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