Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Butterflies and Moths

Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth

Spoladea recurvalis, sometimes known by the common name Beet Webworm Moth or Hawaiian Beet Webworm, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found worldwide, but mainly in the tropics.

Fractured Western Snout

Diastictis fracturalis, the fractured western snout moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California to South Dakota, Colorado and Louisiana. It is also found in Mexico (Sonora, Guerrero, Jalisco).

White-spotted Brown

Diastictis ventralis, the white-spotted brown moth, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in eastern North America.

Four-spotted Palpita Moth

Palpita quadristigmalis, the four-spotted palpita moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec and Ontario to Florida, west to Arizona and north to Colorado.

Sesame Leafroller

Antigastra catalaunalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to tropical and subtropical areas, but is also found in other areas due to its migratory nature.

Lucerne Moth

The Lucerne Moth, Clover Nomophila, False Webworm, Celery Stalkworm or American Celery Webworm (Nomophila nearctica) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is known from southern Canada and all of the United States, south to Mexico and the Neotropics.

Celery Leaftier Moth

The celery leaftier or greenhouse leaftier (Udea rubigalis) is a member of the Crambidae family which has a range throughout North America, Central America and South America.

Dogbane Saucrobotys Moth

Saucrobotys futilalis, the dogbane saucrobotys moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lederer in 1863. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the north-east to British Columbia and south to Texas and California.

Alfalfa Webworm Moth

The Alfalfa Webworm (Loxostege cereralis) is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Quebec to British Columbia, south to Mexico in the west.

Beet Webworm Moth

Loxostege sticticalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Linnaeus in 1761. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone and Nearctic ecozone.

Hahncappsia pergilvalis

Hahncappsia pergilvalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hulst in 1886. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario and the north-eastern and south-western United States. It is also present in Mexico, where it has been recorded from the Federal District, Puebla and Jalisco.

Raspberry Pyrausta Moth

Pyrausta signatalis, the raspberry pyrausta moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to Ontario, south to North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Arizona. The habitat consists of Aspen Parkland and grasslands.

Volupial Mint Moth

Pyrausta volupialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Grote in 1877. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Oklahoma, Utah, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California to Mexico (Chiapas).

Orange Mint Moth

The Orange Mint Moth or Orange-spotted Pyrausta (Pyrausta orphisalis) is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Newfoundland west to British Columbia, south to Florida and New Mexico.

Topiary Grass-veneer

The Topiary Grass-veneer Moth, Subterranean Sod Webworm or Cranberry Girdler (Chrysoteuchia topiarius) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in most of North America.

Vagabond Sod Webworm Moth

Agriphila vulgivagellus, the vagabond crambus or vagabond sod webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from Quebec and New England to Florida, west to Texas and north to Alberta.

Sod Webworm Moth

Pediasia trisecta, the large sod webworm or greater sod webworm, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.

Leach's Grass-veneer

Crambus leachellus, Leach's Grass-veneer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Zincken in 1818. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario and Maryland to Florida, west to California and Oregon. The habitat consists of grasslands and meadows.

Common Grass-veneer

Crambus praefectellus, the common grass-veneer or silver-striped webworm, is a moth of the Crambidae family described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1821. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.

Belted Grass-veneer

Euchromius ocellea, the necklace veneer, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is a widespread species, found in tropical and subtropical regions, but migrates to Europe.

Curve-lined Argyria Moth

Sooty-winged Chalcoela Moth