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.

Large Yellow Underwing ¹
Noctua pronuba

Spectacled Nettle Moth ²
Abrostola urentis

Cutworm Moths and Allies ³
Noctuidae

Silver-spotted Fern Moth ⁴
Callopistria cordata

Ipsilon Dart ⁵
Agrotis ipsilon

Large Yellow Underwing ¹
Noctua pronuba

Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth ⁶
Spodoptera ornithogalli

Gray Half-Spot ⁷
Nedra ramosula

Oligia chlorostigma

Double-lobed Moth
Lateroligia ophiogramma

Northern Burdock Borer Moth ⁸
Papaipema arctivorens

Burdock Borer Moth ⁹
Papaipema cataphracta

Golden Borer Moth ¹⁰
Papaipema cerina

Ironweed Borer Moth ¹¹
Papaipema cerussata

Ash-tip Borer Moth
Papaipema furcata

Aster Borer Moth ¹²
Papaipema impecuniosa

Stalk Borer Moth
Papaipema nebris

Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth ⁸
Pseudeustrotia carneola

White-Speck ⁹
Mythimna unipuncta

Turbulent Phosphila Moth ¹³
Phosphila turbulenta

Bristly Cutworm Moth ¹⁴
Lacinipolia renigera

Shivering Pinion
Lithophane querquera

Bicolored Sallow Moth ¹⁵
Sunira bicolorago

Common Spragueia Moth ¹⁶
Spragueia leo

Large Mossy Glyph ¹⁶
Protodeltote muscosula

Black-dotted Glyph ¹⁷
Maliattha synochitis

Golden Looper Moth ¹⁸
Argyrogramma verruca

Celery Looper Moth ¹⁹
Anagrapha falcifera

Connected Looper Moth ⁸
Plusia contexta

Unspotted Looper Moth ⁴
Allagrapha aerea

Spectacled Nettle Moth ²
Abrostola urentis

Grapevine Epimenis Moth ²⁰
Psychomorpha epimenis

Eight-spotted Forester ²¹
Alypia octomaculata

Beautiful Wood-nymph ²²
Eudryas grata

Pearly Wood-nymph ²³
Eudryas unio

Tufted Bird-dropping Moth ²⁴
Cerma cerintha

Harris' Three-Spot
Harrisimemna trisignata

Afflicted Dagger ¹⁴
Acronicta afflicta

American Dagger ²
Acronicta americana

Connected Dagger ²⁵
Acronicta connecta

Fingered Dagger
Acronicta dactylina

Funerary Dagger ¹⁶
Acronicta funeralis

Speared Dagger ²
Acronicta hasta

Yellow-haired Dagger ²¹
Acronicta impleta

Small Oak Dagger ⁴
Acronicta increta

Henry's Marsh Moth ²⁶
Acronicta insularis

Pleasant Dagger ⁸
Acronicta laetifica

Streaked Dagger Moth ²⁷
Acronicta lithospila

Greater Oak Dagger ²⁸
Acronicta lobeliae

Ochre Dagger ²⁹
Acronicta morula

Smeared Dagger ³⁰
Acronicta oblinita

Ovate Dagger
Acronicta ovata

Nondescript Dagger ⁸
Acronicta spinigera

Delightful Dagger
Acronicta vinnula

Brown-hooded Owlet ³¹
Cucullia convexipennis

White-blotched Balsa Moth
Balsa labecula

Arcigera Flower Moth ³²
Schinia arcigera

Phlox Moth
Schinia indiana

Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea

Clover Looper Moth ⁴
Caenurgina crassiuscula

Forage Looper Moth ⁹
Caenurgina erechtea

Catocala amatrix ³³
Catocala amatrix

Catocala blandula ²
Catocala blandula

Catocala cara ³⁴
Catocala cara

Catocala clintonii ³⁵
Catocala clintonii

Catocala grynea
Catocala grynea

Ilia Underwing ¹⁵
Catocala ilia

Betrothed Underwing
Catocala innubens

Catocala lineella ²³
Catocala lineella

Catocala nebulosa ³⁶
Catocala nebulosa

Catocala neogama ³⁷
Catocala neogama

Catocala palaeogama ⁸
Catocala palaeogama

Penitent Underwing ²³
Catocala piatrix

White Underwing ³⁰
Catocala relicta

Catocala subnata ³⁸
Catocala subnata

Ultronia Underwing ³⁹
Catocala ultronia

Widow Underwing ¹⁶
Catocala vidua

Lunate Zale Moth ³⁰
Zale lunata

Euparthenos nubilis ⁴⁰
Euparthenos nubilis

Baltimore Snout ²⁹
Hypena baltimoralis

Green Cloverworm Moth ⁴¹
Hypena scabra

Common Idia Moth ⁴²
Idia aemula

American Idia Moth ¹⁴
Idia americalis

Morbid Owlet ²⁸
Chytolita morbidalis

Grayish Zanclognatha Moth ⁴³
Zanclognatha pedipilalis

Smoky Tetanolita Moth ⁴⁴
Tetanolita mynesalis

Slant-lined Owlet ³⁰
Macrochilo absorptalis

Dark-banded Owlet ⁴⁵
Phalaenophana pyramusalis

Dark-spotted Palthis Moth ¹⁵
Palthis angulalis

Faint-spotted Palthis Moth ²⁵
Palthis asopialis

Curve-lined Owlet ¹⁶
Phyprosopus callitrichoides

Salt Marsh Moth ⁴⁶
Estigmene acrea

Fall Webworm Moth ²⁵
Hyphantria cunea

Isabella Tiger Moth ⁴⁷
Pyrrharctia isabella

Virginian Tiger Moth ⁹
Spilosoma virginica

Giant Leopard Moth ⁴⁸
Hypercompe scribonia

Harnessed Tiger Moth ⁸
Apantesis phalerata

Virgin Tiger Moth ³⁰
Apantesis virgo

Tawny Virbia Moth ⁴⁹
Virbia opella

Clymene Moth ⁴
Haploa clymene

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