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Butterflies and Moths of Floracliff Nature Sanctuary

This is a developing species list of butterflies and moths observed in Floracliff Nature Sanctuary (Fayette County, Kentucky).

False Underwing 1
Allotria elonympha
Texas Mocis Moth 2
Mocis texana
Clover Looper Moth 3
Caenurgina crassiuscula
Forage Looper Moth 4
Caenurgina erechtea
Moon-lined Moth 5
Spiloloma lunilinea
Mournful Underwing 6
Catocala flebilis
Bride Underwing 7
Catocala neogama
Penitent Underwing 8
Catocala piatrix
Ilia Underwing 1
Catocala ilia
Maple Zale Moth 9
Zale galbanata
Horrid Zale Moth 10
Zale horrida
Colorful Zale Moth 11
Zale minerea
Spotted Grass Moth 12
Rivula propinqualis
Yellow-lined Owlet 13
Colobochyla interpuncta
White-lined Snout 13
Hypena abalienalis
Gray-edged Snout 14
Hypena madefactalis
Green Cloverworm Moth 15
Hypena scabra
Common Idia Moth 16
Idia aemula
American Idia Moth 17
Idia americalis
Lettered Fan-foot 18
Zanclognatha lituralis
Dark Phalaenostola Moth 19
Phalaenostola eumelusalis
Black-banded Owlet 5
Phalaenostola larentioides
Pale Phalaenostola Moth 20
Phalaenostola metonalis
Ambiguous Moth 3
Lascoria ambigualis
Florida Tetanolita Moth 16
Tetanolita floridana
Smoky Tetanolita Moth 21
Tetanolita mynesalis
Brown-lined Owlet
Macrochilo litophora
Dark-banded Owlet 22
Phalaenophana pyramusalis
Dark-spotted Palthis Moth 1
Palthis angulalis
Faint-spotted Palthis Moth 23
Palthis asopialis
Brown Panopoda Moth 1
Panopoda carneicosta
Red-lined Panopoda Moth 24
Panopoda rufimargo
Salt Marsh Moth 25
Estigmene acrea
Fall Webworm Moth 4
Hyphantria cunea
Isabella Tiger Moth 15
Pyrrharctia isabella
Agreeable Tiger Moth 26
Spilosoma congrua
Virginia Tiger Moth 4
Spilosoma virginica
Giant Leopard Moth 27
Hypercompe scribonia
Grammia sp. Moth 15
Grammia
Virbia 16
Harnessed Tiger Moth 15
Apantesis phalerata
Virgin Tiger Moth 28
Apantesis virgo
Clymene Moth 15
Haploa clymene
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 15
Cisseps fulvicollis
Unexpected Cycnia Moth 15
Cycnia inopinatus
Delicate Cycnia Moth 29
Cycnia tenera
Sycamore Tussock Moth 15
Halysidota harrisii
Banded Tussock Moth 30
Halysidota tessellaris
Milkweed Tussock Moth 26
Euchaetes egle
Painted Lichen Moth 31
Hypoprepia fucosa
Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth 5
Hypoprepia miniata
Definite Tussock Moth 15
Orgyia definita
White-marked Tussock Moth 15
Orgyia leucostigma
Watson's Arugisa Moth 32
Arugisa latiorella
Deadwood Borer Moth 13
Scolecocampa liburna
Thin-lined Owlet 23
Isogona tenuis
White-lined Graylet 5
Hyperstrotia nana
Double-toothed Prominent Moth 15
Nerice bidentata
Georgian Prominent 33
Hyperaeschra georgica
Datana 15
Walnut Caterpillar Moth 1
Datana integerrima
Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth 34
Datana ministra
White-dotted Prominent Moth 16
Nadata gibbosa
Morning-glory Prominent 35
Schizura ipomaeae
Double-lined Prominent Moth 15
Lochmaeus bilineata
Drab Prominent 23
Misogada unicolor
Wavy-lined Heterocampa Moth 15
Heterocampa biundata
Saddled Prominent 11
Heterocampa guttivitta
Small Heterocampa Moth 36
Heterocampa subrotata
Oblique Heterocampa Moth 16
Heterocampa obliqua
Black-spotted Prominent Moth 15
Dasylophia anguina
Master's Dart 37
Feltia herilis
Green Cutworm Moth 5
Anicla infecta
Exposed Bird Dropping Moth 16
Tarache aprica
Ipsilon Dart Moth 38
Agrotis ipsilon
Flame-shouldered Dart 4
Ochropleura implecta
Pale-banded Dart 39
Agnorisma badinodis
Greater Red Dart 40
Abagrotis alternata
Greater Black-letter Dart Moth 30
Xestia dolosa
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth 14
Spodoptera ornithogalli
Miranda Moth 14
Proxenus miranda
American Angle Shades 4
Euplexia benesimilis
Black-banded Brocade Moth 15
Oligia modica
Newman's Brocade Moth 15
Meropleon ambifusca
Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth 11
Pseudeustrotia carneola
Grateful Midget 5
Elaphria grata
Variegated Midget 24
Elaphria versicolor
Leucania 41
White-speck Moth 4
Mythimna unipuncta
Turbulent Phosphila Moth 15
Phosphila turbulenta
Hitched Arches Moth 15
Melanchra adjuncta
Roadside Sallow 13
Metaxaglaea viatica
Common Spragueia Moth 15
Spragueia leo
Ruddy Dagger Moth 15
Acronicta rubricoma
Exposed Bird Dropping Moth 16
Tarache aprica
Small Bird-dropping Moth 42
Ponometia erastrioides
Large Mossy Glyph 5
Protodeltote muscosula
Black-bordered Lemon Moth 30
Marimatha nigrofimbria
Small Mossy Glyph 22
Lithacodia musta
Red-spotted Glyph 42
Maliattha concinnimacula

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