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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).

Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth 1
Eulithis diversilineata
Brown Scoopwing 2
Calledapteryx dryopterata
Gray Scoopwing 3
Callizzia amorata
Bad-wing Moth 4
Dyspteris abortivaria
Gem Moth 5
Orthonama obstipata
Bent-lined Carpet 6
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
Grapevine Looper Moth 7
Eulithis sp.
Dark-banded Geometer 8
Ecliptopera atricolorata
Beggar Moth 9
Eubaphe mendica
Large Lace-border Moth 10
Scopula limboundata
Unadorned Carpet Moth 11
Hydrelia inornata
Three-spotted Fillip 12
Heterophleps triguttaria
Honest Pero Moth 13
Pero honestaria
Large Maple Spanworm Moth 8
Prochoerodes lineola
Confused Eusarca Moth 14
Eusarca confusaria
Confused Eusarca Moth 15
Eusarca confusaria
Curve-lined Looper Moth
Lambdina fervidaria
Juniper-twig Geometer 16
Patalene olyzonaria
Speckled Lamplighter 17
Lychnosea intermicata
Common Angle 18
Macaria aemulataria
Orange Wing Moth 7
Mellilla xanthometata
Faint-spotted Angle 16
Digrammia ocellinata
Pale-veined Isturgia 19
Isturgia dislocaria
Four-spotted Angle 17
Trigrammia quadrinotaria
White Spring Moth 20
Lomographa vestaliata
Small Engrailed 21
Ectropis crepuscularia
One-spotted Variant 22
Hypagyrtis unipunctata
Brown-shaded Gray 23
Iridopsis defectaria
Bent-line Gray 24
Iridopsis larvaria
Texas Gray 17
Glenoides texanaria
Dotted Gray 7
Glena cribrataria
Common Gray 7
Anavitrinella pampinaria
Tulip-tree Beauty 25
Epimecis hortaria
Canadian Melanolophia Moth 7
Melanolophia canadaria
Xanthotype sp. 26
Xanthotype
Deep Yellow Euchlaena Moth 8
Euchlaena amoenaria
Common Lytrosis 17
Lytrosis unitaria
Friendly Probole Moth 27
Probole amicaria
Angled Metarranthis Moth
Metarranthis angularia
Hollow-spotted Plagodis Moth 28
Plagodis alcoolaria
Horned Spanworm Moth 29
Nematocampa resistaria
Red-fringed Emerald 27
Nemoria bistriaria
Showy Emerald 30
Dichorda iridaria
Blackberry Looper Moth 31
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria
Angle-winged Emerald 32
Chloropteryx tepperaria
Wavy-lined Emerald Moth 33
Synchlora aerata
Soft-lined Wave Moth 7
Scopula inductata
Large Lace Border 34
Scopula limboundata
Fortunate Wave 35
Idaea bonifata
Notch-winged Wave 36
Idaea furciferata
Common Tan Wave 37
Pleuroprucha insulsaria
Packard's Wave 38
Cyclophora packardi

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