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Common Moth and Butterflies of Indiana

A list of the common Lepidoptera of Indiana. Many of these moths are also common throughout the Midwest.

Please note: The tags are still being updated.

Clover Looper Moth 1
Caenurgina crassiuscula
Forage Looper Moth 2
Caenurgina erechtea
Catocala amatrix 3
Catocala amatrix
Catocala blandula 4
Catocala blandula
Catocala cara 5
Catocala cara
Catocala clintonii 6
Catocala clintonii
Catocala grynea
Catocala grynea
Ilia Underwing 7
Catocala ilia
Betrothed Underwing
Catocala innubens
Catocala lineella 8
Catocala lineella
Catocala nebulosa 9
Catocala nebulosa
Catocala neogama 10
Catocala neogama
Catocala palaeogama 11
Catocala palaeogama
Penitent Underwing 8
Catocala piatrix
White Underwing 12
Catocala relicta
Catocala subnata 13
Catocala subnata
Ultronia Underwing 14
Catocala ultronia
Widow Underwing 15
Catocala vidua
Lunate Zale Moth 12
Zale lunata
Euparthenos nubilis 16
Euparthenos nubilis
Baltimore Snout 17
Hypena baltimoralis
Green Cloverworm Moth 18
Hypena scabra
Common Idia Moth 19
Idia aemula
American Idia Moth 20
Idia americalis
Morbid Owlet 21
Chytolita morbidalis
Grayish Zanclognatha Moth 22
Zanclognatha pedipilalis
Smoky Tetanolita Moth 23
Tetanolita mynesalis
Slant-lined Owlet 12
Macrochilo absorptalis
Dark-banded Owlet 24
Phalaenophana pyramusalis
Dark-spotted Palthis Moth 7
Palthis angulalis
Faint-spotted Palthis Moth 25
Palthis asopialis
Curve-lined Owlet 15
Phyprosopus callitrichoides
Salt Marsh Moth 26
Estigmene acrea
Fall Webworm Moth 25
Hyphantria cunea
Isabella Tiger Moth 27
Pyrrharctia isabella
Virginian Tiger Moth 2
Spilosoma virginica
Giant Leopard Moth 28
Hypercompe scribonia
Harnessed Tiger Moth 11
Apantesis phalerata
Virgin Tiger Moth 12
Apantesis virgo
Tawny Virbia Moth 29
Virbia opella
Clymene Moth 1
Haploa clymene
Neighbor Moth 30
Haploa contigua
Leconte's Haploa Moth 31
Haploa lecontei
Reversed Haploa Moth 32
Haploa reversa
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 7
Cisseps fulvicollis
Virginia Ctenucha Moth 33
Ctenucha virginica
Delicate Cycnia Moth 34
Cycnia tenera
Sycamore Tussock Moth 35
Halysidota harrisii
Banded Tussock Moth 36
Halysidota tessellaris
Hickory Tussock Moth 37
Lophocampa caryae
Spotted Tussock Moth 2
Lophocampa maculata
Milkweed Tussock Moth 38
Euchaetes egle
Painted Lichen Moth 36
Hypoprepia fucosa
Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth 15
Lycomorpha pholus
Definite Tussock Moth 39
Orgyia definita
White-marked Tussock Moth 40
Orgyia leucostigma
Thin-winged Owlet 41
Nigetia formosalis

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