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Delaware State Moths (Lepidoptera)

Moth (Lepidoptera) species found in the state of Delaware based on research grade submissions and documented range in iNaturalist as of December 2018.

Broken-line Hypenodes Moth 1
Hypenodes fractilinea
Black Fungus Moth 2
Metalectra tantillus
Azalea Caterpillar 3
Datana major
White-dotted Prominent 4
Nadata gibbosa
Unicorn Prominent 5
Schizura unicornis
Saddled Prominent 6
Heterocampa guttivitta
Dingy Cutworm Moth 7
Feltia jaculifera
Green Cutworm Moth 2
Anicla infecta
Ipsilon Dart 8
Agrotis ipsilon
Bent-line Dart 9
Choephora fungorum
Pale-banded Dart 10
Agnorisma badinodis
Large Yellow Underwing 11
Noctua pronuba
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth 12
Spodoptera ornithogalli
Slowpoke Moth 13
Athetis tarda
Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth 6
Pseudeustrotia carneola
Wedgling Moth 14
Galgula partita
Grateful Midget 2
Elaphria grata
Variegated Midget 15
Elaphria versicolor
White-Speck 16
Mythimna unipuncta
Linen Wainscot Moth
Leucania linita
Confused Woodgrain Moth
Morrisonia confusa
Intractable Quaker 13
Himella fidelis
Turbulent Phosphila Moth 17
Phosphila turbulenta
Bristly Cutworm Moth 18
Lacinipolia renigera
Common Spragueia Moth 2
Spragueia leo
Large Mossy Glyph 2
Protodeltote muscosula
Black-bordered Lemon Moth 19
Marimatha nigrofimbria
Soybean Looper Moth 20
Chrysodeixis includens
Celery Looper Moth 21
Anagrapha falcifera
Laugher Moth 22
Charadra deridens
Black Wedge-spot 23
Homophoberia apicosa
Green Leuconycta Moth 24
Leuconycta diphteroides
Grapevine Epimenis Moth 25
Psychomorpha epimenis
Eight-spotted Forester 26
Alypia octomaculata
Beautiful Wood-nymph 27
Eudryas grata
Harris' Three-Spot 28
Harrisimemna trisignata
Hebrew Moth 29
Polygrammate hebraeicum
American Dagger 12
Acronicta americana
Connected Dagger 30
Acronicta connecta
Exiled Dagger 17
Acronicta exilis
Small Oak Dagger 31
Acronicta increta
Henry's Marsh Moth 6
Acronicta insularis
Streaked Dagger 23
Acronicta lithospila
Smeared Dagger 32
Acronicta oblinita
Ruddy Dagger 30
Acronicta rubricoma
Asteroid Moth 23
Cucullia asteroides
Brown-hooded Owlet 33
Cucullia convexipennis
Arcigera Flower Moth 34
Schinia arcigera
Ragweed Flower Moth 2
Schinia rivulosa
Corn Earworm Moth 12
Helicoverpa zea
Gem Moth 35
Orthonama obstipata
Bent-line Carpet 36
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
Beggar Moth 37
Eubaphe mendica
Large Maple Spanworm Moth 29
Prochoerodes lineola
Common Angle 38
Macaria aemulataria
Hemlock Angle 31
Macaria fissinotata
Confused Eusarca Moth 7
Eusarca confusaria
Eusarca fundaria 39
Deep Yellow Euchlaena Moth 29
Euchlaena amoenaria
One-spotted Variant 7
Hypagyrtis unipunctata
Brown-shaded Gray 40
Iridopsis defectaria
Common Gray 41
Anavitrinella pampinaria
Tulip-tree Beauty 42
Epimecis hortaria
Canadian Melanolophia Moth 43
Melanolophia canadaria
Pale Beauty 16
Campaea perlata
Spring Cankerworm Moth 2
Paleacrita vernata
Juniper Geometer Moth 15
Patalene olyzonaria
Red-bordered Emerald 29
Nemoria lixaria
Wavy-lined Emerald 44
Synchlora aerata
Large Lace Border 42
Scopula limboundata
Drab Brown Wave 31
Lobocleta ossularia
Chickweed Geometer Moth 30
Haematopis grataria
Common Tan Wave 11
Pleuroprucha insulsaria
Sweetgum Leafroller Moth 43
Sciota uvinella
Boxwood Leaftier Moth 32
Galasa nigrinodis
Celery Leaftier Moth 45
Udea rubigalis
White-spotted Brown 6
Diastictis ventralis
Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix Moth 46
Blepharomastix ranalis
Spotted Beet Webworm Moth 47
Hymenia perspectalis
Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth 48
Spoladea recurvalis
Lucerne Moth 49
Nomophila nearctica
Falcate Sericoplaga
Sericoplaga externalis
Bicolored Pyrausta Moth 50
Pyrausta bicoloralis
Mottled Pyrausta Moth 51
Pyrausta insequalis
Raspberry Pyrausta Moth 52
Pyrausta signatalis
Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth 53
Pyrausta tyralis
Carrot Seed Moth 18
Sitochroa palealis
Lesser Vagabond Sod Webworm Moth
Agriphila ruricolella
Vagabond Crambus Moth 14
Agriphila vulgivagella
Sod Webworm Moth 18
Pediasia trisecta
Bluegrass Webworm Moth 19
Parapediasia teterrellus
Gold-stripe Grass-veneer
Microcrambus biguttellus
Elegant Grass-veneer 54
Microcrambus elegans
Double-banded Grass-veneer 18
Crambus agitatellus
Large-striped Grass-veneer 19
Crambus quinquareatus
Spotted Peppergrass Moth 19
Eustixia pupula
Cross-striped Cabbageworm 18
Evergestis rimosalis
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth 55
Harrisina americana
Orange-patched Smoky Moth 42
Pyromorpha dimidiata
Yellow-collared Slug Moth 15
Apoda y-inversum

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