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.

All 212

Dingy Cutworm Moth ¹
Feltia jaculifera

Green Cutworm Moth ²
Anicla infecta

Ipsilon Dart ³
Agrotis ipsilon

Bent-line Dart ⁴
Choephora fungorum

Pale-banded Dart ⁵
Agnorisma badinodis

Large Yellow Underwing ⁶
Noctua pronuba

Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth ⁷
Spodoptera ornithogalli

Slowpoke Moth ⁸
Athetis tarda

Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth ⁹
Pseudeustrotia carneola

Wedgling Moth ¹⁰
Galgula partita

Grateful Midget ²
Elaphria grata

Variegated Midget ¹¹
Elaphria versicolor

White-Speck ¹²
Mythimna unipuncta

Linen Wainscot Moth
Leucania linita

Confused Woodgrain Moth
Morrisonia confusa

Intractable Quaker ⁸
Himella fidelis

Turbulent Phosphila Moth ¹³
Phosphila turbulenta

Bristly Cutworm Moth ¹⁴
Lacinipolia renigera

Common Spragueia Moth ²
Spragueia leo

Large Mossy Glyph ²
Protodeltote muscosula

Black-bordered Lemon Moth ¹⁵
Marimatha nigrofimbria

Soybean Looper Moth ¹⁶
Chrysodeixis includens

Celery Looper Moth ¹⁷
Anagrapha falcifera

Laugher Moth ¹⁸
Charadra deridens

Black Wedge-spot ¹⁹
Homophoberia apicosa

Green Leuconycta Moth ²⁰
Leuconycta diphteroides

Grapevine Epimenis Moth ²¹
Psychomorpha epimenis

Eight-spotted Forester ²²
Alypia octomaculata

Beautiful Wood-nymph ²³
Eudryas grata

Harris' Three-Spot ²⁴
Harrisimemna trisignata

Hebrew Moth ²⁵
Polygrammate hebraeicum

American Dagger ⁷
Acronicta americana

Connected Dagger ²⁶
Acronicta connecta

Exiled Dagger ¹³
Acronicta exilis

Small Oak Dagger ²⁷
Acronicta increta

Henry's Marsh Moth ⁹
Acronicta insularis

Streaked Dagger ¹⁹
Acronicta lithospila

Smeared Dagger ²⁸
Acronicta oblinita

Ruddy Dagger ²⁶
Acronicta rubricoma

Asteroid Moth ¹⁹
Cucullia asteroides

Brown-hooded Owlet ²⁹
Cucullia convexipennis

Arcigera Flower Moth ³⁰
Schinia arcigera

Ragweed Flower Moth ²
Schinia rivulosa

Corn Earworm Moth ⁷
Helicoverpa zea

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Delaware State Moths (Lepidoptera)

Dingy Cutworm Moth 1 Feltia jaculifera

Green Cutworm Moth 2 Anicla infecta

Ipsilon Dart 3 Agrotis ipsilon

Bent-line Dart 4 Choephora fungorum

Pale-banded Dart 5 Agnorisma badinodis

Large Yellow Underwing 6 Noctua pronuba

Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth 7 Spodoptera ornithogalli

Slowpoke Moth 8 Athetis tarda

Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth 9 Pseudeustrotia carneola

Wedgling Moth 10 Galgula partita

Grateful Midget 2 Elaphria grata

Variegated Midget 11 Elaphria versicolor

White-Speck 12 Mythimna unipuncta

Linen Wainscot Moth Leucania linita

Confused Woodgrain Moth Morrisonia confusa

Intractable Quaker 8 Himella fidelis

Turbulent Phosphila Moth 13 Phosphila turbulenta

Bristly Cutworm Moth 14 Lacinipolia renigera

Common Spragueia Moth 2 Spragueia leo

Large Mossy Glyph 2 Protodeltote muscosula

Black-bordered Lemon Moth 15 Marimatha nigrofimbria

Soybean Looper Moth 16 Chrysodeixis includens

Celery Looper Moth 17 Anagrapha falcifera

Laugher Moth 18 Charadra deridens

Black Wedge-spot 19 Homophoberia apicosa

Green Leuconycta Moth 20 Leuconycta diphteroides

Grapevine Epimenis Moth 21 Psychomorpha epimenis

Eight-spotted Forester 22 Alypia octomaculata

Beautiful Wood-nymph 23 Eudryas grata

Harris' Three-Spot 24 Harrisimemna trisignata

Hebrew Moth 25 Polygrammate hebraeicum

American Dagger 7 Acronicta americana

Connected Dagger 26 Acronicta connecta

Exiled Dagger 13 Acronicta exilis

Small Oak Dagger 27 Acronicta increta

Henry's Marsh Moth 9 Acronicta insularis

Streaked Dagger 19 Acronicta lithospila

Smeared Dagger 28 Acronicta oblinita

Ruddy Dagger 26 Acronicta rubricoma

Asteroid Moth 19 Cucullia asteroides

Brown-hooded Owlet 29 Cucullia convexipennis

Arcigera Flower Moth 30 Schinia arcigera

Ragweed Flower Moth 2 Schinia rivulosa

Corn Earworm Moth 7 Helicoverpa zea