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.

Colorful Zale Moth 1
Zale minerea
Spotted Grass Moth 2
Rivula propinqualis
The Herald 3
Scoliopteryx libatrix
Yellow-lined Owlet Moth 4
Colobochyla interpuncta
White-lined Snout 5
Hypena abalienalis
Baltimore Snout 6
Hypena baltimoralis
Dimorphic Snout
Hypena bijugalis
Deceptive Snout 7
Hypena deceptalis
Hop Vine Moth 8
Hypena humuli
Gray-edged Snout 9
Hypena madefactalis
Green Cloverworm Moth 10
Hypena scabra
Lost Owlet 11
Ledaea perditalis
Common Idia Moth 11
Idia aemula
American Idia Moth 12
Idia americalis
Glossy Black Idia Moth 13
Idia lubricalis
Smoky Idia Moth 9
Idia scobialis
Morbid Owlet 2
Chytolita morbidalis
Early Fan-foot 12
Zanclognatha cruralis
Wavy-lined Zanclognatha Moth 14
Zanclognatha jacchusalis
Variable Zanclognatha Moth 15
Zanclognatha laevigata
Lettered Fan-foot
Zanclognatha lituralis
Grayish Zanclognatha Moth 16
Zanclognatha pedipilalis
Dark Phalaenostola Moth
Phalaenostola eumelusalis
Hanham's Owlet Moth 17
Phalaenostola hanhami
Pale Phalaenostola Moth
Phalaenostola metonalis
Ambiguous Moth 18
Lascoria ambigualis
Smoky Tetanolita Moth 9
Tetanolita mynesalis
Bent-winged Owlet 19
Bleptina caradrinalis
Slant-lined Owlet 15
Macrochilo absorptalis
Brown-lined Owlet
Macrochilo litophora
Bronzy Macrochilo Moth 19
Macrochilo orciferalis
Dark-banded Owlet 12
Phalaenophana pyramusalis
Dark-spotted Palthis Moth 12
Palthis angulalis
Faint-spotted Palthis Moth 19
Palthis asopialis
Discolored Renia Moth 12
Renia discoloralis
Sociable Renia Moth
Renia factiosalis
Yellow-spotted Renia Moth 12
Renia flavipunctalis
Moonseed Moth 9
Plusiodonta compressipalpis
Canadian Owlet Moth
Calyptra canadensis
Velvet Bean Moth 19
Anticarsia gemmatalis
Brown Panopoda Moth 12
Panopoda carneicosta
Salt Marsh Moth 1
Estigmene acrea
Fall Webworm Moth 19
Hyphantria cunea
Ruby Tiger Moth 20
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Isabella Tiger Moth 21
Pyrrharctia isabella
Agreeable Tiger Moth 22
Spilosoma congrua
Virginian Tiger Moth 23
Spilosoma virginica
Giant Leopard Moth 24
Hypercompe scribonia
Carlotta's Tiger Moth 4
Apantesis carlotta
Nais Tiger Moth 15
Apantesis nais
Harnessed Tiger Moth 1
Apantesis phalerata
Banded Tiger Moth 9
Apantesis vittata
Anna Tiger Moth 9
Grammia anna
Virgin Tiger Moth 15
Grammia virgo
Orange Virbia Moth 23
Virbia aurantiaca
Clymene Moth 14
Haploa clymene
Confused Haploa Moth 17
Haploa confusa
Leconte's Haploa Moth 25
Haploa lecontei
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 12
Cisseps fulvicollis
Virginia Ctenucha Moth 26
Ctenucha virginica
Halysidota 27
Sycamore Tussock Moth 27
Halysidota harrisii
Banded Tussock Moth 7
Halysidota tessellaris
Oregon Cycnia Moth 28
Cycnia oregonensis
Delicate Cycnia Moth 29
Cycnia tenera
Hickory Tussock Moth 30
Lophocampa caryae
Spotted Tussock Moth 2
Lophocampa maculata
Milkweed Tussock Moth 31
Euchaetes egle
Pale Lichen Moth
Crambidia pallida
Painted Lichen Moth 7
Hypoprepia fucosa
Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth 9
Hypoprepia miniata
Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth 9
Lycomorpha pholus
Packard's Lichen Moth 32
Cisthene packardii
Little White Lichen Moth 33
Clemensia albata
Gypsy Moth 34
Lymantria dispar
Definite Tussock Moth 35
Orgyia definita
White-marked Tussock Moth 4
Orgyia leucostigma
Parahypenodes quadralis 17
Common Fungus Moth 36
Metalectra discalis
Dark Marathyssa Moth 37
Marathyssa inficita
Common Gluphisia Moth 38
Gluphisia septentrionis
Black-rimmed Prominent Moth
Pheosia rimosa
Georgian Prominent 15
Hyperaeschra georgica
Northern Finned Prominent 39
Notodonta torva
Elegant Prominent Moth 15
Odontosia elegans
Double-toothed Prominent 5
Nerice bidentata
Angulose Prominent 12
Peridea angulosa
Oval-based Prominent 40
Peridea basitriens
Drexel's Datana Moth 15
Datana drexelii
Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth 41
Datana ministra
White-dotted Prominent 2
Nadata gibbosa
Red-humped Caterpillar Moth 4
Schizura concinna
Morning-glory Prominent 2
Schizura ipomoeae
Unicorn Prominent 13
Schizura unicornis
Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth 42
Lochmaeus manteo
Mottled Prominent 43
Macrurocampa marthesia
Wavy-lined Heterocampa Moth 36
Heterocampa biundata
Saddled Prominent 1
Heterocampa guttivitta
Oblique Heterocampa Moth 12
Heterocampa obliqua
White-blotched Heterocampa Moth
Heterocampa umbrata

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