Bugs of Cheyenne Mountain State Park
Cheyenne Mountain State Park is geographically situated just south of Colorado Springs. It lies beneath the eastern flank of Cheyenne Mountain, and borders the plains of Colorado. The park occupies an important transitional zone between Great Plains grassland communities and montane coniferous ...more ↓
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.
Salt Marsh Moth
The Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea) is a moth in the family Arctiidae. It is found in North America, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Colombia and Mexico.
Many-spotted Tiger Moth
The Many-Spotted Tiger Moth (Hypercompe permaculata) is a tiger moth of the Arctiidae family and one of more than 80 species of Hypercompe. It is native to the western United States and parts of northern Mexico.
Painted Tiger Moth
Arachnis picta, commonly known as the painted tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the South-Western United States and the bordering parts of Mexico.
Phyllira Tiger Moth
Grammia phyllira, the phyllira tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in North America from Quebec and New England south to Florida and west to Texas, Colorado and Alberta. The habitat consists of dry, open woodland and grassland. The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut.
Garden Tiger
The garden tiger moth or great tiger moth (Arctia caja) is a moth of the family Erebidae.
Orange Virbia Moth
The Orange Holomelina (Virbia aurantiaca) is a member of the Arctiidae family found in North America.
Virginia Ctenucha Moth
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.
Oregon Cycnia Moth
Cycnia oregonensis is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in most of North America, from coast to coast and from the border with Mexico north to central Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia.
Pseudohemihyalea ambigua
Pseudohemihyalea ambigua, the red-banded aemilia, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from southern Wyoming to Durango, Mexico.
Freckled Glassy-wing
Pseudohemihyalea labecula, the Freckled Glassy-wing, is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Grote in 1881. It is found in southern Nevada, Utah, from Colorado to Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas.
Grote's bertholdia
Bertholdia trigona (commonly called Grote's bertholdia) is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is prevalent in the southwestern United States. In studies performed at Wake Forest University, these moths were shown to have developed the ability to disrupt the echolocation of bats.
Clio Tiger Moth
Ectypia clio, the Clio moth or Clio tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Packard in 1864. It is found in California and from south-western to western Nebraska and Texas. It is also found in Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado. The habitat consists of lowland areas, where it is found along creeks and rivers and in agricultural and ...more ↓
Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata (spotted tussock moth, mottled tiger or spotted halisidota) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found across Canada, the western parts of the United States, south in Appalachians to South Carolina and Kentucky.
Yellow-headed Lichen Moth
Crambidia cephalica, the yellow-headed lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Grote and Robinson in 1870. It is found in the central and southern part of the United States, from eastern Nevada, Utah and Arizona to southern Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina and northern Georgia. The habitat consists of steppes and open forests.
Painted Lichen Moth
Hypoprepia fucosa (painted lichen moth) is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.
Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth
Hypoprepia miniata (scarlet-winged lichen moth or scarlet lichen moth) is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. 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.
Barnes' Lichen Moth
Cisthene barnesii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in the US Rocky Mountain region, from southern Montana and western North Dakota to the border with Mexico in Arizona and New Mexico. The habitat consists of dry bunchgrass steppe.
Thin-banded Lichen Moth
Cisthene tenuifascia, the thin-banded lichen moth or three-banded lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Harvey in 1875. It is found in Mexico and from Arizona to Florida, North Carolina and Oklahoma. Strays can be found further north.
Douglas-fir tussock moth
The Douglas-fir Tussock Moth (Orgyia pseudotsugata) is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in western North America. Its population periodically irrupts in cyclical outbreaks. The caterpillars feed on the needles of douglas-fir, true fir, and spruce in summer and moths are on the wing from July or August to November.
Dark Marathyssa Moth
Marathyssa inficita, the dark marathyssa, is a species of owlet moths, etc. in the family Euteliidae. It is found in North America.
Barrens Paectes Moth
Paectes abrostolella is a species of owlet moths, etc. in the family Euteliidae. It is found in North America.
Hyperaeschra tortuosa
Hyperaeschra tortuosa is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae. It was described by J. G. O. Tepper in 1881 and is found in North America.
White-dotted Prominent
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 ↓
Unicorn Prominent
Schizura unicornis, the unicorn caterpillar moth, unicorn prominent or variegated prominent, is a species of moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in all of North America, except the arctic north.
Dingy Cutworm Moth
The Dingy cutworm (Feltia jaculifera), also known as the Bent-line dart, is a member of the Noctuidae family and is common throughout North America. There are three other species of Feltia that are often confused for F. jaculifera and they are F. herilis, F. subgothica and F. tricosa.
Venerable Dart
The Dusky Cutworm (Agrotis venerabilis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from coast to coast from central Canada south to Mexico.
Old Man Dart
The Old Man Dart, Spotted-legged Cutworm or Muted Dart (when referring to Agrotis vetusta mutata) (Agrotis vetusta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, from southern Alaska to Nova Scotia, southward into Mexico.
Army Cutworm Moth
The army cutworm is the immature form of Euxoa auxiliaris. The adult moth is called a "miller moth" because of the fine scales on its wings that rub off easily and remind people of the dusty flour that covers the clothing of a miller.
Coastal Heathland Cutworm Moth
Abagrotis nefascia is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Alberta and British Columbia down through Massachusetts to California. The species is listed as threatened in Connecticut.
Xestia conchis
Xestia conchis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known from North America, including Arizona, Utah and Colorado.
Beet Armyworm Moth
The beet armyworm or small mottled willow moth (Spodoptera exigua) is one of the best-known agricultural pest insects. It is also known as the asparagus fern caterpillar. It is native to Asia, but has been introduced worldwide and is now found almost anywhere its many host crops are grown. The voracious larvae are the main culprits. In the British Isles, where it ...more ↓
Civil Rustic Moth
Caradrina montana is a small moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is common to western North America as well as western Asia and Europe. It feeds on alfalfa leaves.
Yellow-headed Cutworm Moth
Apamea amputatrix, the yellow-headed cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of North America, north to the Arctic.
Glassy Cutworm Moth
Apamea devastator, the glassy cutworm, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in northeastern North America, including Nova Scotia, Alberta, New York, Ohio, and Massachusetts.
Pink-barred Lithacodia
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.
Half-banded Bryolymnia
The Half-banded Bryolymnia (Bryolymnia semifascia) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from northern Colorado and southern Utah southward to south-eastern Arizona and south-central New Mexico.
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.
Mesogona olivata
Mesogona olivata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern coastal and interior British Columbia south through California, Colorado and Texas. It most likely also occurs in northern Mexico.
American Dun-bar Moth
The American Dun-bar Moth (Cosmia calami) is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, including California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.
Narrow-winged Midget Moth
Tarache augustipennis, the narrow-winged midget, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Manitoba to south-western British Columbia, south to Arizona and east to Texas.
Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth
Ponometia candefacta, the Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the northern United States to southern Mexico. It has been introduced to Russia as a biological control agent. The habitat consists of dry, weedy, disturbed areas at low elevations.
Half-yellow Moth
The Half-Yellow or Yellow-cloaked Midget (Ponometia semiflava) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New York and New England to Florida, west to Arizona, north to British Columbia and Manitoba.
Alfalfa Looper
The alfalfa looper (Autographa californica) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Southern British Columbia to Baja California and to Manitoba, South Dakota, Colorado and New Mexico.
Straight-lined Looper Moth
The Western Straight-lined Looper (Pseudeva purpurigera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Rocky Mountains from south-west Alberta to New Mexico and east to New England and Newfoundland.
Laugher Moth
Charadra deridens (laugher or marbled tuffet moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada, through most of the United States except the south-western states.
Eight-spotted Forester Moth
The Eight-Spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Eastern part of the United States, Texas and Florida. It is also present in parts of Canada.
Chrysellus Flower Moth
Schinia chrysella is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found on the Great Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan) and California and Kentucky.
Silver-banded Gem Moth
Schinia cumatilis, or the silver-banded gem, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Southwestern United States into Southern Canada.
Jaguar Flower Moth
The Jaguar Flower Moth (Schinia jaguarina) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found on the Great Plains from Saskatchewan and Alberta south to Texas, eastward on coast to Florida and westward in south to Arizona. In Mexico it is found down to Mexico City.
Leadplant Flower Moth
Schinia lucens, or the Leadplant Flower Moth or False Indigo Flower Moth, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Central and Western United States.
Schinia simplex
Schinia simplex is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the western Great Plains from North Dakota to New Mexico.
Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea, commonly known as the corn earworm, is a species (formerly in the genus Heliothis) in the family Noctuidae. The larva of the moth Helicoverpa zea is a major agricultural pest. Since it is polyphagous (feeds on many different plants) during the larval stage, the species has been given many different common names, including the cotton ...more ↓
Gilded Seedcropper
Basilodes chrysopis is a moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths) first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in North America.
Plagiomimicus dimidiata
Plagiomimicus dimidiata is a species of owlet moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Frothy Moth
Plagiomimicus spumosum, the frothy moth, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, where it has a transcontinental range in the United States, north to southern Ontario and southern Alberta.
Grotella septempunctata
Grotella septempunctata is a species of moth in the genus Grotella, of the family Noctuidae. This Moth species can be found in North America, from Texas to Colorado.
Montana Six-plume Moth
Alucita montana, the Montana Six-plume Moth, is a moth of the Alucitidae family. It was described by Barnes and Lindsey in 1921. It is found from south-western Quebec and Vermont, west to British Columbia and south to Arizona, California and Texas.
Gray Scoopwing
Callizzia amorata, the gray scoopwing moth, is a species of swallowtail moth of the family Uraniidae and is found in North America.
Brown Bark Carpet Moth
Horisme intestinata, the brown bark carpet moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is widespread throughout most of temperate North America. The habitat consists of wooded areas.
Prorella gypsata
Prorella gypsata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and south-western Texas.
Many-lined Carpet Moth
The Many-lined Carpet (Anticlea multiferata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from all of North America, including Alaska and the arctic regions of Canada.
Hydriomena expurgata
Hydriomena expurgata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in North America.
Common Carpet Moth
The common carpet or white-banded toothed carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic and the Near East. In North America it ranges across the northern tier of the United States plus every province and territory of Canada.
Brown-bordered Geometer Moth
Eumacaria is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Eumacaria madopata, the brown-bordered geometer moth, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, northern Washington, southern Saskatchewan, from Maine to Florida, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado and New ...more ↓
Drepanulatrix bifilata
Drepanulatrix bifilata is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Confused Eusarca Moth
Eusarca confusaria, the confused eusarca, is a member of the family Geometridae that occurs in North America. It is the only member of the genus Eusarca that inhabits the northern portion of the United States and Canada.
Destutia excelsa
Destutia excelsa is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Common Gray
Anavitrinella pampinaria, the common gray, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in most of North America except the arctic regions, south to Mexico.
Johnson's Euchlaena Moth
Euchlaena johnsonaria, Johnson's euchlaena moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern coastal British Columbia east to Nova Scotia, south to New Jersey, Missouri and Oregon. The habitat consists of deciduous wooded areas.
American 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.
Dichorda rectaria
Dichorda rectaria is a species of emerald moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Blackberry Looper Moth
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria, the blackberry looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west in Canada to Manitoba, west in the United States to the Rocky Mountains, and south into Mexico.
Wavy-lined Emerald
Synchlora aerata, the wavy-lined emerald moth or camouflaged looper, is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of North America.
Large Lace Border
Scopula limboundata, the large lace-border, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Haworth in 1809. It is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. There is a single and unconfirmed record from Great Britain.
Speckled Wave
Lobocleta peralbata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona to Florida, north to North Carolina.
Idaea gemmata
Idaea gemmata is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Clover Hayworm Moth
Hypsopygia costalis, the gold triangle or clover hay moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775 and is found in Europe. The wingspan is 16–23 mm. The adult moths fly from May to July, depending on the location. The supposed species H. aurotaenialis is included here pending further study.
Yellow-fringed Dolichomia Moth
Hypsopygia olinalis, the yellow-fringed dolichomia, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in eastern North America.
Ponderosa Pine Coneworm Moth
Dioryctria auranticella, the ponderosa pineconeworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in western North America from southern British Columbia south to California and Arizona, east to South Dakota and New Mexico.
Carmine Snout
Peoria approximella, the carmine snout moth, is a species of pyralid moth in the family Pyralidae.
Maple Webworm Moth
Pococera asperatella, the maple webworm moth, is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
