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Total Species: 272

Saddleback Caterpillar Moth (Acharia stimulea)

Hairer back than mine. Impressive

Jul 26th, 2019

Distinct Quaker (Achatia distincta)

Recognizable oats

Apr 14th, 2021

Garden Webworm Moth (Achyra rantalis)

Ignore the creepy guy in the window

May 20th, 2019

Celianas Acleris (Acleris celiana)

A very variable species

Mar 10th, 2020

Hasty Acleris (Acleris hastiana)

Stop and smell the roses

May 26th, 2021

Dark-spotted Alceris (Acleris inana)

A little micromoth

Oct 31st, 2019

No Common Name (Acrolophus arcanella)

A tubeworm I misidentified earler

Jul 8th, 2020

Clemens Grass Tubeworm Moth (Acrolophus popeanella)

Legit palps

Aug 20th, 2021

Walsinghams Grass Tubeworm Moth (Acrolophus propinqua)

Big hairy PALPS

Jul 9th, 2020

Afflicted Dagger Moth (Acronicta afflicta)

Pure angst

Sep 12th, 2023

American Dagger (Acronicta americana)

USA! USA!

Aug 6th, 2019

Birch Dagger (Acronicta betulae)

A nice looking and uncommon fella

May 18th, 2020

Yellow-Haired Dagger (Acronicta impleta)

Blonde and stabby

May 20th, 2021

Great Oak Dagger Moth (Acronicta lobeliae)

Big stabby wood

May 4th, 2021

Retarded Dagger (Acronicta retardata)

His mom drank while he was in the cocoon

Jun 1st, 2020

Luna Moth (Actias luna)

About time I found one of these

Jun 22nd, 2020

No Common Name (Aethes baloghi)

MICRO

Jun 18th, 2020

Pale-Banded Dart (Agnorisma badinodis)

Seconds before takeoff

Oct 16th, 2020

No Common Name (Agnorisma bollii)

A rare moth! Not even in my guide!

Oct 10th, 2019

Lesser Vagabond Sod Webworm (Agriphila ruricolellus)

Being a sod webworm is bad enough, but being the lesser one is worde

Sep 9th, 2020

Vagabond Crambus (Agriphila vulgivagellus)

Part moth, part hobo

Sep 25th, 2020

Swordsman Dart (Agrotis gladiaria)

Looking sharp!

Oct 8th, 2019

Ipsilon Dart (Agrotis ipsilon)

Very Greek

May 3rd, 2022

Fall Cankerworm Moth (Alsophila pometaria)

A December moth on a cold snowy morning

Dec 14th, 2020

White-lined Leafroller (Amorbia humerosana)

Ignore the lack of white lines

May 28th, 2019

Celery Looper (Anagrapha falcifera)

Almost all loopers look cool and this one is no exception

Aug 30th, 2021

Common Gray (Anavitrinella pampinaria)

You have no redeeming qualities

Aug 9th, 2019

Green Cutworm Moth (Anicla infecta)

Infecta is an awesome latin name

Nov 12th, 2020

Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)

A fresh male

May 9th, 2022

Nais Tiger Moth (Apantesis nais)

Mmmmmm LINES

Aug 20th, 2019

Harnassed Tiger Moth (Apantesis phalerata)

I like this one a lot

Sep 1st, 2021

Spotted Apatelodes (Apatelodes torrefacta)

Not an elephant

Aug 20th, 2019

Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)

A bee and wasp parasite

May 28th, 2021

Yellow-collard Slug Moth (Apoda y-inversum)

CUTE

Jun 19th, 2019

Lined Oak Leafroller (Argyrotaenia quercifoliana)

Orange creamsicle

Aug 19th, 2020

Dot-lined White (Artace cribraria)

The brick grew a beard

Jul 7th, 2020

Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)

The black shines blue in the flash

Aug 11th, 2020

Common Looper (Autographa precationis)

Super fresh specimen

Jun 18th, 2020

Small Baileya (Baileya australis)

Just a little fella

May 28th, 2020

Acorn Moth (Blastobasis glandulella)

A corny moth HAHAHAHA

Aug 18th, 2021

Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix (Blepharomastix ranalis)

Yet another METAL moth name

Jul 5th, 2019

Bent-Winged Owlet (Bleptina caradrinalis)

Bleptina is a pretty funny name

Jun 3rd, 2021

Clover Looper (Caenurgina crassiuscula)

Idiot flew into a spider web-- yes I saved him

Aug 14th, 2020

Forage Looper (Caenurgina erechtea)

Forage looper.. I hardly forage know her!

Apr 30th, 2020

Pink-Shaded Fern Moth (Callopistria mollissima)

Pink moths are still the best

Sep 1st, 2020

Pale Beauty (Campaea perlata)

Had to pop the hood of the 32 to find this one

Sep 16th, 2020

Elm Leaf-Sewer (Carpatolechia fugitivella)

MAYBE

May 19th, 2021

The Penitent (Catocala piatrix)

Cori supplied the background

Sep 10th, 2020

Saddled Prominent (Cecrita guttivitta)

Formerly Heterocampa

Jul 11th, 2022

Elm Sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor)

What a beaut

Jun 15th, 2023

Catalpa Sphinx (Ceratomia catalpae)

The Big Boy himself

Jul 2nd, 2020

Waved Sphinx Moth (Ceratomia undulosa)

Another new sphinx for LEMSA

Jul 2nd, 2021

Tufted Bird Dropping Moth (Cerma cerintha)

Bird crap never looked so good

Jun 11th, 2019

Sooty-winged Chalcoela (Chalcoela iphitalis)

Paper wasp parasite-- kinda neat

Jun 8th, 2020

The Laugher (Charadra deridens)

HAHAHAHA

Jun 14th, 2020

Black-smudged Chionodes (Chionodes mediofuscella)

Flying mulch

Apr 13th, 2020

Tobacco Budworm Moth (Chloridea virescens)

Smoking cessation animal

Sep 6th, 2019

Oblique-banded Leafroller (Choristoneura rosaceana)

Somewhere in between a right angle and parallel

Jul 15th, 2020

Soybean Looper (Chrysodeixis includens)

Soon to be a dizzy Chinese condiment

Aug 28th, 2020

Morbid Owlet (Chytolita morbidalis)

I think anyway

Sep 1st, 2021

Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)

Once again-- should be ORANGE-collared

Aug 28th, 2020

Little White Lichen Moth (Clemensia albata)

Getting pretty literal with the names here

Jun 2nd, 2020

Clemens Clepsis (Clepsis clemensiana)

With his pal the clover mite

May 29th, 2020

Garden Tortrix (Clepsis peritana)

So smol. The smolest

Jul 26th, 2019

Sigmoid Prominent (Clostera albosigma)

Alright this one is pretty neat

Jul 27th, 2020

Grotes Sallow (Copivaleria grotei)

New for LEMSA again- Green moths are cool

Apr 5th, 2021

Barberry Geometer (Coryphista meadii)

No clue what a barberry is

Sep 9th, 2019

Bent-Line Carpet (Costaconvexa centrostrigaria)

The female pictured is way nicer that the boring males

Sep 3rd, 2021

Pale Lichen Moth (Crambidia pallida)

A solid find for 6-3

Sep 8th, 2020

Double-Banded Grass-Veneer (Crambus agitatellus)

Hyphenated

Jun 20th, 2020

Small White Grass-Veneer (Crambus albellus)

Name says it all

Jun 4th, 2021

Eastern Grass-Veneer (Crambus laqueatellus)

Uh huh

May 18th, 2021

Normans Quaker (Crocigrapha normani)

Quake and Bake!

Apr 8th, 2020

Sharp-Stigma Looper (Ctenoplusia oxygramma)

Real sharp looking moth

Sep 18th, 2020

Packards Wave (Cyclophora packardi)

Sorry Packard, no apostrophes. No one knows you own this wave

Aug 13th, 2019

Delicate Cycnia (Cycnia tenera)

Get the bubblewrap

Jun 13th, 2020

Filbertworm Moth (Cydia latiferreana)

IT IS CUTE and tiny

Aug 31st, 2022

Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella)

His parents babied him

Jul 14th, 2020

Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth (Darapsa myron)

A new sphinx moth for LEMSA

Jun 15th, 2021

Anguss Datana (Datana angusii)

I really could use an apostrophe right now

Jul 7th, 2021

Contracted Datana (Datana contracta)

Read the fine print

Jun 20th, 2020

Yellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth (Datana ministra)

A guy from 6-3

Jun 19th, 2020

Grape Leaffolder Moth (Desmia funeralis)

FUNERALIS

Jun 8th, 2020

Dark-Spotted Looper (Diachrysia aereoides)

A decent 6-1 find

Jul 23rd, 2021

Julias Dicymolomia (Dicymolomia julianalis)

I gave it back to Julia when I was done

Jun 13th, 2020

Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)

Everyone loves a pink moth

Jun 14th, 2020

The Bad-Wing (Dyspteris abortivaria)

Another great moth name

May 25th, 2022

Waterlily Leafcutter (Elophila obliteralis)

Kinda cool name there

Sep 7th, 2021

Morning-glory Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla)

It is nice

Apr 6th, 2021

Dimorphic Epipaschia (Epipaschia superatalis)

Bugguide calls it the Dimorphic Macalla-- even this things name is dimorphic

Jun 21st, 2020

Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea)

Do not worry he is fine

May 15th, 2023

Deep Yellow Euchlaena (Euchlaena amoenaria)

I can pronounce two of those words

May 31st, 2020

Derelict Eucosma Moth (Eucosma derelicta)

What a great moth name

Aug 10th, 2020

Striped Eudonia (Eudonia strigalis)

Another boring micromoth

Jun 7th, 2020

Beautiful Wood-Nymph (Eudryas grata)

I agree

Jul 7th, 2021

Pearly Wood-nymph (Eudryas unio)

I love this thing

Jun 25th, 2019

Common Pug (Eupithecia miserulata)

Wow who cares

Jul 29th, 2021

Gray Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)

I THINK

Apr 3rd, 2020

Confused Eusarca (Eusarca confusaria)

So confused he thought he was outside

Aug 25th, 2020

Beautiful Eutelia (Eutelia pulcherrima)

Super great. Eats poison ivy, too

May 24th, 2019

Curve-toothed Geometer (Eutrapela clemataria)

Go to a dentist

May 1st, 2019

American Plum Borer (Euzophera semifuneralis)

Semi-funeralis-- for when you are semi-dead

Sep 17th, 2020

Changeable Grass-Veneer (Fissicrambus mutabilis)

Unchangeably boring

May 24th, 2021

The Wedgling (Galgula partita)

My favorite name

Sep 2nd, 2020

No Common Name (Glaphyria cappsi)

Lemon cupcake with chocale frosting

Aug 3rd, 2020

No Common Name (Glaphyria fulminalis)

Not G Cappsi based on the shallow angle that the PM line meets the inner margin

Jul 23rd, 2021

White-roped Glaphyria (Glaphyria sesquistrialis)

Not gonna do the first joke I thought of

Sep 2nd, 2020

Common Gluphisia (Gluphisia septentrionis)

Nice

Jul 9th, 2019

Lesser Appleworm Moth (Grapholita prunivora)

Resting on a meadow mushroom I ate later

Sep 2nd, 2020

Dotted Gymnandrosoma (Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum)

Tiny moth giant name

Jun 14th, 2021

Chickweed Geometer (Haematopis grataria)

You know it you love it

Jul 8th, 2020

No Common Name (Hahncappsia mancalis)

The record-breaker! Number 118!

Aug 7th, 2020

Banded Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris)

If you outlaw banded tussock moths only outlaws will have contrabanded tussock moths

Jun 24th, 2020

Corn Earworm (Helicoverpa zea)

Pretty sure.. kind of a weird one

Sep 17th, 2020

Plain Plume Moth (Hellinsia homodactylus)

At least you have a fun shape

Aug 7th, 2019

Wavy-lined Heterocampa (Heterocampa biundata)

2nd best heterocampa

Jul 2nd, 2019

Small Heterocampa (Heterocampa subrotata)

Hetero AND camp-- so confusing

May 30th, 2020

Intractable Quaker (Himella fidelis)

Also an intractable quaker- former US president Richard Milhous Nixon

Apr 16th, 2019

Brown Bark Carpet (Horisme intestinata)

All those lines!

Sep 11th, 2019

Transfigured Hydriomena (Hydriomena transfigurata)

I am about 60 percent sure of this one

May 5th, 2021

Spotted Beet Webworm (Hymenia perspectalis)

Spotted.. not striped. Because reasons

Oct 8th, 2019

One-Spotted Variant (Hypagyrtis unipunctata)

Ubiquitous

Jun 9th, 2020

Baltimore Snout (Hypena baltimoralis)

Caption

Jul 10th, 2022

Mottled Hypena (Hypena palparia)

Maybe

Jun 14th, 2021

Green Cloverworm Moth (Hypena scabra)

YAWN

Apr 21st, 2021

Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)

This is not particularly large for a moth and very small compared to a leopard-- so why is it called giant

Jun 30th, 2020

Fall Webworm (Hyphantria cunea)

Yup

May 6th, 2021

Painted Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia fucosa)

Now here is a real nice looking moth

Jul 29th, 2021

Yellow-Fringed Dolichomia (Hypsopygia olinalis)

Wave your butt in the air

Jun 16th, 2020

Common Idia (Idia aemula)

Filthy commoner

May 29th, 2020

American Idia (Idia americalis)

Freedom moth

May 28th, 2020

Black-Dotted Ruddy (Ilexia intractata)

Very Stalin-like description

Aug 19th, 2021

Brown-shaded Gray (Iridopsis defectaria)

Grays- fun aliens but boring moths

Apr 6th, 2021

Small Purplish Gray (Iridopsis humaria)

Yes all of those things

Jul 2nd, 2021

Large Purplish Gray (Iridopsis vellivolata)

First one I have ever seen that had any hint of purple on it

Apr 6th, 2020

Crowned Slug (Isa textula)

King of the slugs

Jul 24th, 2020

Explicit Arches (Lacinipolia explicata)

Eligible for military service

May 13th, 2020

Bristly Cutworm (Lacinipolia renigera)

Like Wilford Brimley drinking a tequila while brandishing a knife

May 29th, 2020

Yellow-Headed Looper (Lambdina pellucidaria)

I think

Jun 3rd, 2021

The Ambigious Moth (Lascoria ambigualis)

This is a male- the females are more plain

Mar 20th, 2020

Phragmites Wainscot (Leucania phragmitidicola)

Phragmites sounds like a parasite

Jun 24th, 2021

Green Leuconycta (Leuconycta diphteroides)

New for lemsa and kinda neat

May 21st, 2021

Grotes Pinion (Lithophane grotei)

Jagged black lines distingush this from other similar pinions

Oct 28th, 2019

Dowdy Pinion (Lithophane unimoda)

February moth number 3. A real beaut too

Feb 27th, 2020

Drab Brown Wave (Lobocleta ossularia)

Not a very nice name

Sep 2nd, 2021

Double-Lined Prominent (Lochmaeus bilineata)

Legged out the double on a line drive

May 19th, 2021

Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth (Lochmaeus manteo)

We get these every year

Jul 24th, 2021

White Spring Moth (Lomographa vestaliata)

Just pretend that it was not July when I found this one--Also moth number 100! Yay!

Jul 14th, 2020

Hickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae)

Gilded

Jun 14th, 2020

Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar)

Not what ya wanna see

Jul 10th, 2022

Common Angle (Macaria aemulataria)

All over the place

May 28th, 2020

Bicolored Angle (Macaria bicolorata)

Two colors-- brown and also brown

Jul 8th, 2020

Red-Headed Inchworm (Macaria bisignata)

Ginger

Aug 12th, 2021

Hemlock Angle (Macaria fissinotata)

Racking up more angles this year than a geometry class

Aug 25th, 2020

Blurry Chocolate Angle (Macaria transitaria)

Angle that blurry chocolate INTO MY MOUTH HAHAH

Apr 30th, 2020

Brown-Lined Owlet (Macrochilo litophora)

My guide calls these Two-Lined Owlets

Jun 24th, 2021

Black-Dotted Glyph (Maliattha synochitis)

Bird scat

Jun 16th, 2020

Rustic Sphinx (Manduca rustica)

Hod-carrying bum

Jul 24th, 2023

Black-Bordered Lemon (Marimatha nigrofimbria)

Looks tasty

Sep 2nd, 2020

Bilobed Looper (Megalographa biloba)

Ginko Biloba

May 19th, 2020

Confused Meganola (Meganola minuscula)

His parents hope it is just a phase

May 8th, 2020

Elegant Grass-Veneer (Microcrambus elegans)

STILL mad

Jun 7th, 2021

Drab Prominent (Misogada unicolor)

You can either be drab or prominent- not both

Jul 20th, 2021

Pavlovskis Monopis (Monopis longella)

Pretty good bird crap mimic

Jul 13th, 2020

The White Speck (Mythimna unipuncta)

That was also the nickname my ex-wife gave me

Aug 11th, 2020

White-Dotted Prominent (Nadata gibbosa)

Looks like the Tallgeese

May 28th, 2020

Red-Fringed Emerald (Nemoria bistriaria)

An intermediate color morph

Apr 29th, 2021

Red-Bordered Emerald (Nemoria lixaria)

Discal spot fans rejoice

May 28th, 2020

Bronzed Cutworm (Nephelodes minians)

Galvanized

Sep 16th, 2020

Double-toothed Prominent (Nerice bidentata)

Spooky! Vampire-like!

Jun 3rd, 2019

Thin-Winged Owlet (Nigetia formosalis)

Bird poop triangle

Jun 9th, 2021

Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)

Yup

Oct 27th, 2020

Sorghum Webworm (Nola cereella)

Who the heck still eats sorghum

Sep 12th, 2020

Three-Spotted Nola (Nola triquetrana)

I yawned three times

May 6th, 2020

Lucerne Moth (Nomophila nearctica)

I guess he is a Swiss native

Aug 13th, 2020

Doubledays Notocelia (Notocelia rosaecolana)

Thanks BugGuide

May 22nd, 2020

Black-Banded Brocade (Oligia modica)

Alliteration!

Sep 25th, 2020

White-streaked Prominent (Oligocentria lignicolor)

There are worse colors to be streaked

Aug 27th, 2019

Bruce Spanworm (Operophtera bruceata)

Exactly what it says on his drivers license

Dec 10th, 2020

Rose Hooktip (Oreta rosea)

Finally a real hooktip

Jun 20th, 2023

White-Marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma)

Yep

Sep 2nd, 2021

Disparaged Arches (Orthodes detracta)

Dont let them get you down buddy

Jun 15th, 2021

The Gem (Orthonama obstipata)

So tiny!

Oct 28th, 2019

Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth (Orthosia hibisci)

It is exactly two of those things

Apr 12th, 2021

Ruby Quaker (Orthosia rubescens)

New for LEMSA- a nice looking quaker

Mar 24th, 2021

European Corn Borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)

Eurotrash

Sep 28th, 2020

No Common Name (Pachypolia atricornis)

An uncommon but nice-looking moth

Nov 7th, 2023

Large Paectes (Paectes abrostoloides)

Big pecs

Aug 23rd, 2021

Spring Cankerworm Moth (Paleacrita vernata)

The first of 2021

Mar 4th, 2021

Splendid Palpita (Palpita magniferalis)

Fabulous

Jun 4th, 2020

Dark-Spotted Palthis (Palthis angulalis)

Or tiny secret government next gen stealth jet

May 18th, 2020

Faint-Spotted Palthis Moth (Palthis asopialis)

Found by WILLIAM at 56-5 because he was bored from no internet

Aug 10th, 2020

Brown Panopoda (Panopoda carneicosta)

Looks like it is crying

Aug 31st, 2022

Red-lined Panopoda (Panopoda rufimarg)

This thing has the color scheme of a salsa jar

Aug 27th, 2019

Ash Tip Borer (Papaipema Furcata)

Shiny!

Sep 24th, 2019

Maple Looper (Parallelia bistriaris)

Looking pretty worn out

Aug 28th, 2019

Bluegrass Webworm (Parapediasia teterrellus)

He bows before thee

Jun 7th, 2020

Smaller Parasa (Parasa Chloris)

Smaller than the Regular-Sized Parasa

Jun 1st, 2022

Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata)

Rectangulata is a cool word

May 26th, 2021

Juniper Twig Geometer (Patalene olyzonaria)

OH LOOK A HOOKTI-- oh just another juniper twig geometer

Jun 12th, 2020

Sod Webworm (Pediasia trisecta)

Just a yellow TUBE

Jun 7th, 2020

Angulose Prominent (Peridea angulosa)

More angles than a tetrahedron

Jun 14th, 2020

Pearly Underwing (Peridroma saucia)

Typical hard-to-identify dart

Oct 25th, 2019

Oak Beauty (Phaeoura quernaria)

New for lemsa and a beauty indeed

May 21st, 2021

Dark-banded Owlet (Phalaenophana pyramusalis)

Mulch muncher

Jul 19th, 2019

Black-Banded Owlet (Phalaenostola larentioides)

Meghan found this one!

Sep 4th, 2020

Toothed Phigalia (Phigalia denticulata)

First moth of the year and it is only February!

Feb 5th, 2020

Small Phigalia (Phigalia strigataria)

Had these in February last year

Mar 11th, 2021

The Half-Wing (Phigalia titea)

No idea why it has this name but whatever

Mar 18th, 2024

Frothy Moth (Plagiomimicus spumosum)

Now that is a stupid name

Jul 11th, 2022

Hollow-spotted Plagodis (Plagodis alcoolaria)

Hollow but mostly on the inside

Jul 29th, 2020

Tufted Apple Bud Moth (Platynota idaeusalis)

Lots of positive descriptive terms for an agricultural pest

May 3rd, 2021

Common Tan Wave (Pleuroprucha insulsaria)

The dam at the khaki lake burst AGAIN

Jul 17th, 2020

Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)

Snake cosplayer or baseball fan

May 4th, 2020

Maple Webworm Moth (Pococera asperatella)

Maybe

Jun 14th, 2021

Striped Oak Webworm (Pococera expandens)

Yeah whatever

Aug 17th, 2020

Large Maple Spanworm (Prochoerodes lineola)

Pretty big I guess

Aug 20th, 2019

Skiff Moth (Prolimacodes badia)

Part moth - part boat

Jul 23rd, 2020

Porcelain Gray (Protoboarmia porcelaria)

BORING

Jun 1st, 2020

Chosen Sallow (Psaphida electilis)

New for LEMSA- Really rad sallow

Apr 8th, 2021

Figure-eight Sallow (Psaphida resumens)

Eight is the least lonely number

Apr 10th, 2019

Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia (Pseudeustrotia carneola)

Woah an actual pink one for once

Jul 14th, 2020

Small Brown Quaker (Pseudorthodes vecors)

Size color religion - check check check

May 18th, 2020

Speckled Black Pyla (Pyla fusca)

Small boring etc

Jun 23rd, 2020

Meal Moth (Pyralis farinalis)

Nice that an old chunk of coal like me can have a meal from time to time

Aug 10th, 2021

Inornate Pyrausta (Pyrausta inornatalis)

Possibly a first PA record

Sep 9th, 2021

Variable Reddish Pyrausta (Pyrausta rubricalis)

Had to phone photo this one

Sep 1st, 2020

Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)

100 percent good looking moth

Aug 21st, 2020

The Brother (Raphia frater)

Sup bro

Aug 31st, 2022

Sober Renia (Renia sobrialis)

Still on the wagon

May 27th, 2021

Arcigera Flower Moth (Schinia arcigera)

Arci-what now

Jul 28th, 2020

Lynx Flower Moth (Schinia lynx)

A good schinia

Aug 5th, 2020

Chestnut Schizura (Schizura badia)

A good looking schizura

Jul 20th, 2021

Morning-Glory Prominent (Schizura ipomaeae)

I would have called it the Oreo moth

Aug 12th, 2020

Black-Blotched Schizura (Schizura leptinoides)

A Buck station find

Aug 12th, 2020

Unicorn Prominent (Schizura unicornis)

That green iridescent sheen is nice

Jul 29th, 2019

Locust Leafroller (Sciota subcaesiella)

So tiny

Aug 5th, 2019

Double-Striped Scoparia (Scoparia biplagialis)

Wow it is BORING

Jun 7th, 2020

Large Lace Border (Scopula limboundata)

Well half of one anyway

Jun 18th, 2020

Henrys Marsh Moth (Simyra insularis)

I cannot use apostrophes, sorry

Aug 23rd, 2019

Carrot Seed Moth (Sitochroa palealis)

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT!

Aug 5th, 2019

Canadian Sonia (Sonia canadana)

Number 150! It was boring! Sorry eh

Sep 9th, 2020

Agreeable Tiger Moth (Spilosoma congrua)

The happiest moth

May 5th, 2021

Virginian Tiger Moth (Spilosoma virginica)

Pretending to be dead as usual

Apr 29th, 2021

Sweet Potato Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera dolichos)

As far as I can tell, this is the first ever sighting of this moth in PA! We are doing science here, people

Oct 24th, 2019

Yellow-Striped Armyworm (Spodoptera ornithogalli)

Very common but very nice looking

Sep 2nd, 2021

Hawaiian Beet Webworm (Spoladea recurvalis)

How tropical

Sep 18th, 2020

Bi-colored Sallow (Sunira bicolorago)

We get a lot of these in the fall

Oct 19th, 2020

Wavy-lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata)

Emeralds are the best

Jul 30th, 2020

Smokey Tetanolita (Tetanolita mynesalis)

A real Marlboro Moth

Oct 21st, 2020

Yellow Slant-line (Tetracis crocallata)

Descriptive name

Jul 25th, 2019

Evergreen Bagworm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis)

Yep we are counting a coccon

Sep 9th, 2020

Large Tolype Moth (Tolype Velleda)

I MADE THEM BE FRIENDS

Sep 26th, 2019

Early Button Slug Moth (Tortricidia testacea)

Cute as an early button

Jun 4th, 2020

Celery Leaftier (Udea rubigalis)

Garden menace

Jul 1st, 2021

Unknown Noctuid (Unknown)

Pending ID

Jun 8th, 2020

Unknown Noctuid (Unknown)

Some sort of Quaker probably

Aug 20th, 2021

Unknown Tortricid (Unknown)

Help me bugguide

Jun 12th, 2020

Unknown (Unknown)

I still have to get this one identified

Aug 28th, 2019

Unknown (Unknown)

No clue

May 4th, 2020

Unknown (Unknown)

Not sure on this one yet

Jul 8th, 2021

Unknown (Unknown)

Still working on this one

Apr 13th, 2020

Snowy Urola (Urola nivalis)

Special snowflake

Aug 14th, 2020

Brown-shaded Carpet (Venusia comptaria)

Small AND boring

Apr 6th, 2021

Red Twin-spot (Xanthorhoe ferrugata)

A nice carpet moth

Aug 28th, 2019

Toothed Brown Carpet (Xanthorhoe lacustrata)

Mouthy

May 17th, 2021

Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)

Real fresh fella-- That blue is really rad

Jun 15th, 2020

Greater Black-Letter Dart (Xestia dolosa)

Bigger than the Setaceous Hebrew Character in June... super blue too!

Sep 9th, 2020

Lunate Zale (Zale lunata)

Found during the week of a solar eclipse, which is apropos

Apr 10th, 2024

Early Fan-Foot (Zanclognatha cruralis)

I think so anyway

Aug 17th, 2020

Grayish Zanclognatha (Zanclognatha pedipilalis)

Zanclognatha means Sicklejaw in Latin-- heck yes

Jun 9th, 2020

Wood Leopard Moth (Zeuzera pyrina)

Super rad

Jun 2nd, 2020