Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)

Family Pterophoridae, Zeller, 1841 - Plume Moths

Subfamily Pterophorinae, Zeller, 1841
Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758), H# 6234 - The Morning-glory Plume Moth

Family Geometridae, Leach, 1815 - Geometrids

Subfamily Ennominae, Duponchel, 1845
Tribe Cabrerini
Sericosema juturnaria (Guenée, 1858), H# 6672 - The Bordered Fawn Moth
Tribe Azelinini
Pero behrensaria (Packard, 1871), H# 6760 - Behr's Pero
Tribe Ourapterygini
Synaxis cervinaria (Packard, 1871), H# 6956 - The Falcate Synaxis Moth

Subfamily Geometrinae, Leach, 1815 - Emeralds
Tribe Nemoriini
Nemoria darwiniata darwiniata (Dyar, 1904), H# 7035 - Darwin's Emerald Moth
Tribe Synchlorini
Synchlora herbaria santaecrucis (Prout, 1932), H# 7061 - The Virgin Islands Emerald Moth

Subfamily Larentiinae,
Tribe Asthenini
Trichodezia californiata (Packard, 1871), H# 7432 - The White-banded Black Moth
Tribe Hydriomenini
Triphosa haesitata (Guenée, 1858), H# 7285 - The Tissue Moth
Coryphista meadii (Packard, 1874), H# 7290 - The Barberry Geometer
Tribe Xanthorhoini
Epirrhoe alternata (Müller, 1764), H# 7394 - The White-banded Toothed Carpet Moth
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1857), H# 7416 - The Bent-line Carpet Moth

Unidentified Geometrids

Family Lasiocampidae, Harris, 1841

Subfamily Lasiocampinae
Tribe Gastropachini
Phyllodesma americana (Harris, 1841), H# 7687 - The American Lappet Moth

Family Saturniidae, Boisduval, 1837 - Silk Moths

Subfamily Citheroniinae
Dryocampa rubicunda (Fabricius, 1793), H# 7715 - The Rosy Maple-Moth

Subfamily Saturniinae
Hemileuca eglanterina (Boisduval, 1852), H# 7744 - The Elegant Sheep Moth
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer, 1776), H# 7757 - The Polyphemus Moth
Actias luna (Linnaeus, 1758), H# 7758 - The Luna Moth
Samia cynthia (Drury, 1773), H# 7759 - The Ailanthus Moth

Family Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 - Sphinx Moths

Subfamily Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Sphinx vashti (Strecker, 1878), H# 7803 - The Vashti Sphinx
Smerinthus jamaicensis (Drury, 1773), H# 7821 - The Twin-spot Sphinx

Subfamily Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878
Erinnyis oenotrus (Cramer, 1782), H# 7835 - The Oenotrus Sphinx
Aellopos clavipes (Rothschiuld & Jordan, 1903), H# 7848 - The Aellopos Sphinx
Tribe Macroglossinini, Harris, 1839
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775), H# 7894 - The White-lined Sphinx

Family Erebidae, Leach, 1815

Subfamily Arctiinae - Tiger Moths
Tribe Arctiini
Gnophaela vermiculata (Grote, 1863), H# 8037 - The Bluebell Tiger Moth
Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus, 1758), H# 8105 - The Ornate Bella Moth aka The Rattlebox Moth
Utetheisa pulchelloides marshallorum (Rothschild, 1910) - The Crimson-speckled Footman aka The Heliotrope Moth
Tyria jacobaeae (Linnaeus, 1758), H# 8113 - The Cinnabar Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella (J. E. Smith, 1797), H# 8129 - The Isabella Moth
Arachnis picta (Packard, 1864), H# 8152 - The Painted Tiger Moth
Platyprepia virginalis (Boisduval, 1852), H# 8163 - The Ranchman's Tiger-Moth
Subtribe Ctenuchina
Ctenucha rubroscapus (Ménétriés, 1857) - The Red-shouldered Ctenucha
Euchromia jullieni (Debauche,1936)
Subtribe Euchromiina - Wasp Moths
Empyreuma anassa (Forbes, 1917)
Empyreuma pugione (Linnaeus, 1767), H# 8272 - The Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth
Horama pretus (Cramer, 1777)

Subfamily Erebinae
Tribe Euclidiini
Caenurgina erechtea (Cramer, 1780), H# 8739 - The Forage Looper Moth

Family Noctuidae, Latreille, 1809 - Owlet Moths

Subfamily Catocalinae
Drasteria divergens (Behr, 1870), H# 8630
Drasteria adumbrata (H. Edwards, 1881), H# 8636 - The Shadowy Arches Moth
Catocala unijuga (Walker, 1858), H# 8805 - The Once-married Underwing

Subfamily Eustrotiinae
Protodeltote albidula (Guenée, 1852), H# 9048 - The Pale Glyph Moth

Subfamily Noctuinae
Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758), H# 11003.1 - The Large Yellow Underwing

Subfamily Heliothinae
Heliothodes diminutivus (Grote, 1873), H# 11058 - The Small Heliothodes Moth

Family Notodontidae, Stephens, 1829 - Prominent Moths

Subfamily Phalerinae
Nadata oregonensis (Butler, 1881), H# 7916 - The Oregon Prominent Moth

Subfamily Dioptinae
Phryganidia californica (Packard, 1864), H# 8031 - The California Oak Moth

H# = Hodges Number, Check list of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico, Ronald W. Hodges et al, 1983
L# = Larsen Number, Butterflies of West Africa, Torben B. Larsen, Apollo Books, 2005

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