Pennsylvania Moths

This guide was created to aid in the identification of moths found in Pennsylvania. It is by no means completed and will continue to be updated.

Maple Looper Moth 1
Parallelia bistriaris
False Underwing 2
Allotria elonympha
Short-lined Chocolate 3
Argyrostrotis anilis
Caenurgina 4
Clover Looper Moth 4
Caenurgina crassiuscula
Forage Looper Moth 5
Caenurgina erechtea
Small Mocis Moth 6
Mocis latipes
Sweetheart Underwing 7
Catocala amatrix
Darling Underwing 8
Catocala cara
Hawthorn Underwing Moth 9
Catocala crataegi
Epione Underwing 10
Catocala epione
Graceful Underwing 11
Catocala gracilis
Ilia Underwing 2
Catocala ilia
Oldwife Underwing 12
Catocala palaeogama
Penitent Underwing 10
Catocala piatrix
White Underwing 4
Catocala relicta
Ultronia Underwing
Catocala ultronia
Widow Underwing 13
Catocala vidua
Common Oak Moth 4
Phoberia atomaris
Feeble Grass Moth 4
Amolita fessa
Green-dusted Zale Moth 14
Zale aeruginosa
Maple Zale Moth 15
Zale galbanata
Lunate Zale Moth 16
Zale lunata
Colorful Zale Moth 12
Zale minerea
Spotted Grass Moth 5
Rivula propinqualis
The Herald 17
Scoliopteryx libatrix
Yellow-lined Owlet Moth 18
Colobochyla interpuncta
White-lined Snout 19
Hypena abalienalis
Baltimore Snout 20
Hypena baltimoralis
Dimorphic Snout
Hypena bijugalis
Deceptive Snout 1
Hypena deceptalis
Hop Vine Moth 21
Hypena humuli
Gray-edged Snout 13
Hypena madefactalis
Green Cloverworm Moth 22
Hypena scabra
Lost Owlet 3
Ledaea perditalis
Common Idia Moth 3
Idia aemula
American Idia Moth 2
Idia americalis
Glossy Black Idia Moth 23
Idia lubricalis
Smoky Idia Moth 13
Idia scobialis
Morbid Owlet 5
Chytolita morbidalis
Early Fan-foot 2
Zanclognatha cruralis
Wavy-lined Zanclognatha Moth 24
Zanclognatha jacchusalis
Variable Zanclognatha Moth 4
Zanclognatha laevigata
Lettered Fan-foot
Zanclognatha lituralis
Grayish Zanclognatha Moth 25
Zanclognatha pedipilalis
Dark Phalaenostola Moth
Phalaenostola eumelusalis
Hanham's Owlet Moth 26
Phalaenostola hanhami
Pale Phalaenostola Moth
Phalaenostola metonalis
Ambiguous Moth 27
Lascoria ambigualis
Smoky Tetanolita Moth 13
Tetanolita mynesalis
Bent-winged Owlet 28
Bleptina caradrinalis
Slant-lined Owlet 4
Macrochilo absorptalis
Brown-lined Owlet
Macrochilo litophora
Bronzy Macrochilo Moth 28
Macrochilo orciferalis
Dark-banded Owlet 2
Phalaenophana pyramusalis
Dark-spotted Palthis Moth 2
Palthis angulalis
Faint-spotted Palthis Moth 28
Palthis asopialis
Discolored Renia Moth 2
Renia discoloralis
Sociable Renia Moth
Renia factiosalis
Yellow-spotted Renia Moth 2
Renia flavipunctalis
Moonseed Moth 13
Plusiodonta compressipalpis
Canadian Owlet Moth
Calyptra canadensis
Velvet Bean Moth 28
Anticarsia gemmatalis
Brown Panopoda Moth 2
Panopoda carneicosta
Salt Marsh Moth 12
Estigmene acrea
Fall Webworm Moth 28
Hyphantria cunea
Ruby Tiger Moth 29
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Isabella Tiger Moth 30
Pyrrharctia isabella
Agreeable Tiger Moth 31
Spilosoma congrua
Virginian Tiger Moth 32
Spilosoma virginica
Giant Leopard Moth 33
Hypercompe scribonia
Carlotta's Tiger Moth 18
Apantesis carlotta
Nais Tiger Moth 4
Apantesis nais
Harnessed Tiger Moth 12
Apantesis phalerata
Banded Tiger Moth 13
Apantesis vittata
Anna Tiger Moth 13
Grammia anna
Virgin Tiger Moth 4
Grammia virgo
Orange Virbia Moth 32
Virbia aurantiaca
Clymene Moth 24
Haploa clymene
Confused Haploa Moth 26
Haploa confusa
Leconte's Haploa Moth 34
Haploa lecontei
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 2
Cisseps fulvicollis
Virginia Ctenucha Moth 35
Ctenucha virginica
Halysidota 36
Sycamore Tussock Moth 36
Halysidota harrisii
Banded Tussock Moth 1
Halysidota tessellaris
Oregon Cycnia Moth 9
Cycnia oregonensis
Delicate Cycnia Moth 37
Cycnia tenera
Hickory Tussock Moth 38
Lophocampa caryae
Spotted Tussock Moth 5
Lophocampa maculata
Milkweed Tussock Moth 39
Euchaetes egle
Pale Lichen Moth
Crambidia pallida
Painted Lichen Moth 1
Hypoprepia fucosa
Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth 13
Hypoprepia miniata
Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth 13
Lycomorpha pholus
Packard's Lichen Moth 40
Cisthene packardii
Little White Lichen Moth 41
Clemensia albata
Gypsy Moth 42
Lymantria dispar
Definite Tussock Moth 43
Orgyia definita
White-marked Tussock Moth 18
Orgyia leucostigma

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