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.

American Dagger 1
Acronicta americana
Fingered Dagger
Acronicta dactylina
Acronicta dolli 2
Exiled Dagger 3
Acronicta exilis
Fragile Dagger 4
Acronicta fragilis
Funerary Dagger Moth 5
Acronicta funeralis
Hesitant Dagger 6
Acronicta haesitata
Speared Dagger 1
Acronicta hasta
Acronicta hastulifera
Yellow-haired Dagger 7
Acronicta impleta
Impressed Dagger Moth
Acronicta impressa
Southern Oak Dagger 7
Acronicta increta
Unmarked Dagger 8
Acronicta innotata
Interrupted Dagger 9
Acronicta interrupta
Pleasant Dagger Moth 10
Acronicta laetifica
Pointed Dagger Moth
Acronicta lanceolaria
Cottonwood Dagger Moth 11
Acronicta lepusculina
Acronicta lithospila 7
Greater Oak Dagger 4
Acronicta lobeliae
Long-winged Dagger Moth 12
Acronicta longa
Medium Dagger 10
Acronicta modica
Ochre Dagger 11
Acronicta morula
Night-wandering Dagger Moth
Acronicta noctivaga
Smeared Dagger 13
Acronicta oblinita
Ovate Dagger
Acronicta ovata
Radcliffe's Dagger 14
Acronicta radcliffei
Retarded Dagger 13
Acronicta retardata
Ruddy Dagger 6
Acronicta rubricoma
Nondescript Dagger 10
Acronicta spinigera
Splendid Dagger Moth 13
Acronicta superans
Sad Dagger Moth 13
Acronicta tristis
Delightful Dagger
Acronicta vinnula
American Copper Underwing 15
Amphipyra pyramidoides
Mouse Moth 16
Amphipyra tragopoginis
Gold Moth 17
Basilodes pepita
Obtuse Yellow 18
Azenia obtusa
Grote's Sallow Moth 19
Copivaleria grotei
Figure-eight Sallow Moth 13
Psaphida resumens
Asteroid Moth 20
Cucullia asteroides
Brown-hooded Owlet 21
Cucullia convexipennis
Intermediate Hooded Owlet 22
Cucullia intermedia
White-blotched Balsa Moth
Balsa labecula
Many-dotted Appleworm Moth 13
Balsa malana
Three-lined Balsa Moth 23
Balsa tristrigella
Arcigera Flower Moth
Schinia arcigera
Primrose Moth 10
Schinia florida
Ragweed Flower Moth 5
Schinia rivulosa
Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
Small Baileya Moth 24
Baileya australis
Sleeping Baileya Moth 6
Baileya dormitans
Pale Baileya Moth 5
Baileya levitans
Eyed Baileya Moth 25
Baileya ophthalmica
Mulberry Wing 26
Poanes massasoit
Sachem 27
Atalopedes campestris
Huron Sachem 28
Atalopedes campestris huron
Long Dash 29
Polites mystic
Northern Broken-Dash 30
Wallengrenia egeremet
Black Dash 26
Euphyes conspicua
Little Glassywing 30
Pompeius verna
Hoary Edge 24
Achalarus lyciades
Southern Cloudywing 26
Thorybes bathyllus
Northern Cloudywing 27
Thorybes pylades
Wild Indigo Duskywing 18
Erynnis baptisiae
Sleepy Duskywing 31
Erynnis brizo
Funereal Duskywing 32
Erynnis funeralis
Horace's Duskywing 33
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 29
Erynnis icelus
Juvenal's Duskywing 34
Erynnis juvenalis
Columbine Duskywing 35
Erynnis lucilius
Mottled Duskywing 32
Erynnis martialis
Persius Duskywing 36
Erynnis persius
Hayhurst's Scallopwing 37
Staphylus hayhurstii
Common Sootywing
Pholisora catullus
Brown Scoopwing 19
Calledapteryx dryopterata
Three-spotted Fillip 38
Heterophleps triguttaria
Wormwood Pug 39
Eupithecia absinthiata
Common Eupithecia Moth 40
Eupithecia miserulata
Green Pug 41
Pasiphila rectangulata
Sharp-angled Carpet Moth 42
Euphyia intermediata
Gem Moth 43
Orthonama obstipata
Bent-line Carpet 41
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
Red Twin-Spot 13
Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Labrador Carpet 44
Xanthorhoe labradorensis
Eulithis 39
Greater Grapevine Looper Moth 45
Eulithis gracilineata
Beggar Moth 46
Eubaphe mendica
White-striped Black 11
Trichodezia albovittata
Bruce Spanworm 41
Operophtera bruceata
Cherry Scallop Shell Moth 41
Rheumaptera prunivorata
Barberry Geometer Moth 47
Coryphista meadii
Elm Spanworm Moth 19
Ennomos subsignaria
Kent's Geometer Moth 25
Selenia kentaria
Common Angle 48
Macaria aemulataria
Red-headed Inchworm Moth 18
Macaria bisignata
Orange Wing 5
Mellilla xanthometata
White Spring Moth
Lomographa vestaliata
Large Maple Spanworm Moth 46
Prochoerodes lineola
Horned Spanworm Moth 41
Nematocampa resistaria
White Slant-line 49
Tetracis cachexiata
Yellow Slant-line 9
Tetracis crocallata

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