These are some of the life forms we can find in Hartland, Vermont and all of Windsor County.
The Gray-edged Hypena or Gray-eyed Bomolocha (Hypena madefactalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from extreme southern Canada (Quebec) to Georgia and Texas.
The Barberry Geometer Moth or Barberry Looper (Coryphista meadii) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.
The Sober Renia (Renia sobrialis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Mississippi and Michigan.
The Primrose Moth (Schinia florida) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, from Alberta to Nova Scotia south in east to northern Florida and Texas.
The Small-eyed Sphinx (Paonias myops) is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from south-eastern Canada to Florida and westward almost to the Pacific Coast. It is also known from Mexico.
The Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, Xanthorhoe ferrugata, is a moth of the genus Xanthorhoe in the family Geometridae.
The Deceptive Hypena (Hypena deceptalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Manitoba to Quebec, south to Florida and Texas. It is absent from much of Coastal Plain though.
The Punctuated Owlet (Phalaenostola eumelusalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New Brunswick, North Dakota and South Dakota to Maine, south to Georgia and Iowa. In the north it is also found in Saskatchewan.
The Yellow Three-Spot (Apamea helva) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New Brunswick to Georgia, west to Oklahoma and Colorado, north to Saskatchewan.
The Porcelain gray (Protoboarmia porcelaria), also known as the Dash-lined looper, is a Geometrid found throughout North America, except in the far north.
Halysidota tessellaris, the banded tussock moth, tessellated halisidota, or pale tiger moth, is a moth in the family Arctiidae. Like most species in this family, it has chemical defenses it acquires from its host plants, in this case, alkaloids (Weller et al., 1999, Hristov and Conner 2005), at least in the adult. The brazen behaviour of the larvae also ...more ↓
The Grape Plume Moth (Geina periscelidactyla) is a moth of the Pterophoroidea family. It is found in eastern North America.
Tetracis crocallata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, southern Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan to Alberta, south to northern Florida, west to Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and extreme eastern Texas.
The Dimorphic Tosale Moth (Tosale oviplagalis) is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found from eastern North America (from New York to Florida and west to Illinois and Texas) south to Colombia and Peru.
The American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to North America.
The Ambiguous Moth (Lascoria ambigualis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Wisconsin to Maine, south to Florida and Texas.
The Herald Dart or Master's Dart (Feltia herilis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland, north to the Northwest Territories border and south to the Gulf coast.
Gold-necked carrion beetle, Nicrophorus tomentosus, is a species of burying beetle that was described by Friedrich Weber in 1801. The beetle belongs to the Silphidae family which are carrion beetles. The beetles have sensitive antennae that contain olfactory organs. Thus, the beetle can locate dead animals (carcass), and then as the name suggests, can bury them. However, ...more ↓
The Blackberry Looper (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west in Canada to Manitoba, west in the United States to the Rocky Mountains, and south into Mexico.
The Common Fungus Moth (Metalectra discalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec and Wisconsin to Maine, south to Florida, west to Texas and Missouri, north to Ontario.
Pisaurina brevipes is a species of "nursery web spider" that is found in the eastern half of the North American continent, from Ontario down to Florida and west to Kansas. These spiders are distinguished from the rather similar Pisaurina mira spiders by having relatively shorter legs. The ration of leg length I to cephalothorax length is less that 2.0 in males and less ...more ↓
The Mournful Thorn or Hemlock Looper (Lambdina fiscellaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in North America, from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast and from Canada south to Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and California.
Capniidae, the small winter stoneflies, is a family of insects in the stonefly order (Plecoptera). It constitutes one of the largest stonefly families, containing some 300 species distributed throughout the Holarctic. Their closest relatives are the rolled-winged stoneflies (Leuctridae).
Chionea is a genus of wingless limoniid crane flies. It consists of two subgenera, the holarctic Chionea and palaearctic Sphaeconophilus. About 40 species are currently recognized in the northern hemisphere, but there are probably several undescribed species. They are commonly called snow flies.
The Angulate Fan-foot (Macrochilo litophora) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Wisconsin, east to Massachusetts, south to North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi and Texas.
The Dark-banded Owlet (Phalaenophana pyramusalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia, south to North Carolina and Texas.
Heliomata cycladata, the Common Spring Moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in eastern North America, with records from southern Ontario, southern Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire, Michigan, Wisconsin to South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, northern Mississippi and Arkansas.
Apantesis nais, the Nais Tiger Moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Drury in 1773. It is found from Quebec and Maine south to Florida and west to Texas and South Dakota.
The Meal Moth (Pyralis farinalis) is a cosmopolitan moth of the family Pyralidae. Its larvae (caterpillars) are pests of certain stored foods, namely milled plant products.
Stictoleptura canadensis (also known as the Flower Longhorn Beetle and Red-shouldered Pine Borer) is a species of beetle in the Cerambycidae family, that can be found in Canada and the United States.
The White-lined Hypena (Hypena abalienalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Canada to northern Florida and Texas.
The Sooty-winged chalcoela (Chalcoela iphitalis) is a member of the Crambidae family that occurs throughout North America. They are seen as far south as California and South Carolina and as north as Ontario. Adults can been seen from May to August. Caterpillars feed on the larvae of Polistes, including the species Polistes exclamans. The head, body and front portion of ...more ↓
Lithacodes fasciola, the Yellow-shouldered slug or Ochre-winged hag moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae.
The Red-fringed Emerald or Two-striped Emerald (Nemoria bistriaria) is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Texas, north to Ontario.
The Tufted Thyatirid Moth (Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides) is a moth of the Drepanidae family and the only member of the genus Pseudothyatira. It is found in Newfoundland, British Columbia, Northern California, Maryland, West Virginia, Kansas and North Carolina.
The Pink-spotted Dart (Pseudohermonassa bicarnea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern North America, it is found as far west as south-central Saskatchewan, Canada and central North Dakota, south to western North Carolina. It has recently been recorded from Tennessee.
The Snowy Geometer (Eugonobapta nivosaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Manitoba to New Brunswick, south to North Carolina and Tennessee.
The Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.
The Green-patched Looper (Diachrysia balluca) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in north-eastern North America from Nova Scotia west to Manitoba and south to western North Carolina. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the southern limit of this species. The only other records in the south are from the type locality of Georgia and a record from Liberty County in ...more ↓
The Hawthorn Underwing or Chokeberry Underwing (Catocala crataegi) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec to Prince Edward Island south from Maine through Connecticut to Georgia and west to Arkansas and north to Minnesota.
The Green Leuconycta Moth or Green Owlet (Leuconycta diphteroides) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan.
The Basswood Leafroller Moth (Pantographa limata) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in North America, including Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Quebec.
The Scorched Wing or Straight-lined Plagodis (Plagodis phlogosaria) is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in all of North America except the far south and Yukon and Alaska.
The Morning-glory Prominent Moth or False Unicorn Caterpillar (Schizura ipomoeae) is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.
The Splendid Palpita Snout Moth, Ash Pyralid or Ash Leafroller (Palpita magniferalis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in eastern North America.
The Dark Marbled Carpet or Northern Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma citrata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in both the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone. It has also been reported from India.
The Lesser Maple Spanworm (Speranza pustularia) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Mississippi, north to North Dakota and Saskatchewan.
The White Pine Angle (Macaria pinistrobata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Nova Scotia, Maine, Quebec, Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia.
The Hemlock Angle (Macaria fissinotata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Georgia, west to Kentucky, north to Ontario.
The Cottonwood Dagger Moth (Acronicta lepusculina) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of eastern North America, west through southern Canada to Vancouver Island and southward.
The Ruddy Dagger Moth (Acronicta rubricoma) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Ontario and New York to central Florida, west to Texas and east Kansas.
The Yellow-Headed Cutworm (Apamea amputatrix) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of North America, north to the Arctic.
The Infant or First-born Geometer (Archiearis infans) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Alaska to Newfoundland and the northern United States, south in the east to New Jersey, south in the west to California.
The Variable Carpet Moth or Early Carpet (Anticlea vasiliata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from the northern part of the United States and southern Canada, from Newfoundland and Labrador to Maryland, west to California, north to British Columbia.