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.

Elm Spanworm Moth 1
Ennomos subsignaria
Kent's Geometer Moth 2
Selenia kentaria
Common Angle 3
Macaria aemulataria
Red-headed Inchworm Moth 4
Macaria bisignata
Orange Wing 5
Mellilla xanthometata
White Spring Moth
Lomographa vestaliata
Large Maple Spanworm Moth 6
Prochoerodes lineola
Horned Spanworm Moth 7
Nematocampa resistaria
White Slant-line 8
Tetracis cachexiata
Yellow Slant-line 9
Tetracis crocallata
Confused Eusarca Moth 10
Eusarca confusaria
Straw Besma 11
Besma endropiaria
Oak Besma Moth 10
Besma quercivoraria
Crocus Geometer Moths 12
Xanthotype
False Crocus Geometer Moth 13
Xanthotype urticaria
Saw-wing 14
Euchlaena serrata
Small Engrailed 15
Ectropis crepuscularia
Double-lined Gray 16
Cleora sublunaria
One-spotted Variant 10
Hypagyrtis unipunctata
Porcelain Gray 4
Protoboarmia porcelaria
Common Gray 17
Anavitrinella pampinaria
Tulip-tree Beauty 18
Epimecis hortaria
Canadian Melanolophia Moth 3
Melanolophia canadaria
Signate Melanolophia Moth 19
Melanolophia signataria
Pale Beauty 7
Campaea perlata
Peppered Moth 20
Biston betularia
Oak Beauty 16
Phaeoura quernaria

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