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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.

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

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