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.

Common Idia Moth 1
Idia aemula
American Idia Moth 2
Idia americalis
Glossy Black Idia Moth 3
Idia lubricalis
Smoky Idia Moth 4
Idia scobialis
Morbid Owlet 5
Chytolita morbidalis
Early Fan-foot 2
Zanclognatha cruralis
Wavy-lined Zanclognatha Moth 6
Zanclognatha jacchusalis
Variable Zanclognatha Moth 7
Zanclognatha laevigata
Lettered Fan-foot
Zanclognatha lituralis
Grayish Zanclognatha Moth 8
Zanclognatha pedipilalis
Dark Phalaenostola Moth
Phalaenostola eumelusalis
Hanham's Owlet Moth 9
Phalaenostola hanhami
Pale Phalaenostola Moth
Phalaenostola metonalis
Ambiguous Moth 10
Lascoria ambigualis
Smoky Tetanolita Moth 4
Tetanolita mynesalis
Bent-winged Owlet 11
Bleptina caradrinalis
Slant-lined Owlet 7
Macrochilo absorptalis
Brown-lined Owlet
Macrochilo litophora
Bronzy Macrochilo Moth 11
Macrochilo orciferalis
Dark-banded Owlet 2
Phalaenophana pyramusalis
Dark-spotted Palthis Moth 2
Palthis angulalis
Faint-spotted Palthis Moth 11
Palthis asopialis
Discolored Renia Moth 2
Renia discoloralis
Sociable Renia Moth
Renia factiosalis
Yellow-spotted Renia Moth 2
Renia flavipunctalis

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