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by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Nature Pages



Butterflies | Caterpillars

Below are some North Carolina moth photos along with a few moth photos from other locations. Thanks to many folks who have helped me ID some of the creatures on this page, including Pat Coin, Robert Dana, Rick Gillmore, Steve Hall, Ali Iyoob, Kevin Keating, Todd Redhead, Josh Rose, and Steve & Dean.

Moths (Phylum Arthropoda, Class Insecta, Order Lepidoptera)

Tiger Moths (Erebidae, Arctiidae)

Banded Tiger Moth (Apantesis vittata) NEW! 25 Sep 2011
Holomelina Moths (Holomelina spp.)
Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginiana)
Haploa spp. Moths: Confused Haploa, The Neighbor
Wild Forget-me-not Moth (Gnophaela latipennis) - California

Inchworm Moths, Geometer Moths (Geometridae)

Tulip-tree Beauty (Epimecis hortaria)
White Slantline (Tetracis cachexiata) - on a Mayapple flower, Clay Co., NC, 13 May 2006
White-striped Black (Trichodezia albovittata) - Haywood Co., NC 9 June 2009
Common Lytrosis (Lytrosis unitaria) - Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2006
Spear-marked Black (Rheumaptera hastata)
Bluish Spring Moth (Lomographa semiclarata ) -- looks remarkably like a Spring Azure butterfly! - Clay Co., NC 14 May 05
Tornos Moths, Dimorphic Gray Updated! 12 July 2010

Owlet Moths, Noctuid Moths (Noctuidae)

Forester Moths NEW! 29 June 2008
Caenurgia Moths, Vetch Looper Moth Updated! 12 July 2010
Beautiful Wood Nymph (Eudryas grata) top | Beautiful Wood Nymph (Eudryas grata) side - coming to porch light - Watauga Co., NC 26 July 2006
Locust Underwing (Euparthenos nubilis)
Underwing Moths (Catocala spp.) Updated! 27 June 2009
Bolomocha Moths (Hypena spp., Bolomocha spp.)
Zanclognatha Moths
Bog Deltote (Deltote allicula)

Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae)

Proceras and Webworm Moths (Procera spp.) NEW! 12 July 2010
Crowned Phlyctaenia (Phlyctaenia coronata tertialis) - coming to porch light - Watauga Co., NC 26 July 2006

Giant Silkworm Moths, Royal Moths (Saturniidae)

Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus) New! 30 July 2011
Luna Moth (Actias luna)
Io Moth (Automeris io)
Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera)
Pine Devil Moth (Citheronia sepulcralis) Updated! 30 July 2011
Rosy Maple Moth (Dryacampa rubicunda)

Hawkmoths, Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae)

Virginia Creeper Sphinx (Darapsa myron) NEW! 30 May 2009
Tersa Sphinx Moth (Xylophanes tersa)
Tantalus Sphinx Moth (Aellopos tantalus)
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
Hummingbird Moth (Hemaris thysbe) Updated! 18 Apr 2009
Nessus Sphynx Moth (Amphion floridensis) - Orange Co., NC 28 May 04
Mournful Sphynx Moth (Enyo lugubris) - Brunswick Co., NC 28 May 04
Catalpa Sphinx (Ceratomia catalpae)
Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa)

Window-winged Moths (Thyrididae)

Spotted Thyris (Thyris maculata) - Haywood Co., NC 13 May 05
Mournful Thyris (Thyris sepulchralis) 1 | Mournful Thyris (Thyris sepulchralis) 2 (Black moth with white spots) - Haywood Co., NC 13 May 05
Another Mournful Thyris (Thyris sepulchralis) (Window-winged Moth Family) - Pender Co., NC 23 Apr 06

Smoky Moths, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths (Zygaenidae)

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer (Harrisina americana)
Orange-patched Smoky Moth (Pyromorpha dimidiata)

Ermine Moths (Yponomeutidae)

Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella)

Unidentified Moth

unidentified moth from the NC moutains (perhaps a Scopulaor Semiothisa- Graham Co., NC 29 Apr 2006

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Created on ... Sep 4, 2006 | jspippen@duke.edu