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Category: Erebidae

Ctenucha rubroscapus/multifaria (Red-shouldered Ctenucha Moth)

August 4, 2022 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

I found this beautiful moth on the same excursion to Wahkiakum County where Morgan and I found the committee of…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Ctenucha, Erebidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Ctenucha rubroscapus, Red-shouldered Scape Moth

Cisseps fulvicollis (Yellow-collared Scape Moth)

Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Due to a variety of reasons, mostly having to do with general laziness and a desire to spend the hours…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cisseps, Erebidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Cisseps fulvicollis, Yellow-collared Scape Moth

Zale minerea (Colorful Zale Moth)

May 13, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

The first time I saw a Zale minerea was on the most spectacular night of mothing I’ve ever had. The temperature on…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Zale Filed under: Colorful Zale Moth, Zale minerea

Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar Moth)

October 1, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

These beautiful moths in the family Erebidae are not native to our continent. Instead they were imported as biocontrol for…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles, Tyria Filed under: Cinnabar Moths, Tyria jacobaeae

Pyrrharctia Isabella (Isabella Tiger Moth)

July 17, 2021 Dan Nelson 8 Comments

This beautiful erebid moth is the only member of the genus Pyrrharctia. It’s larvae are the common banded wooly bear…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Pyrrharctia, Species Profiles Filed under: Isabella Tiger Moth, Pyrrharctia isabella

Lophocampa maculata (Spotted Tussock Moth)

June 7, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

One of the unexpected pleasures of having this website has been meeting people I otherwise wouldn’t have known. Such is…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Lothocampa, Species Profiles Filed under: Lophocampa maculata, Spotted Tussock Moth

Zale lunata (Lunate Zale Moth)

May 13, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

When I was at Mike and Sue’s, in the midst of the charred landscape of the Holiday Farm fire, they…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles, Zale Filed under: Lunate Zale, Zale lunata

Hypena decorata

March 31, 2021 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

This was a brand new Hypena sp. for me, a group of Erebidae moths with the common name of snout moths. This…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Hypena, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Hypena decorata

Scoliopteryx libatrix (Herald)

November 18, 2020 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

There are several genera of moths which overwinter, hibernating as adults. But I had never found any that were doing…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Scoliopteryx, Species Profiles Filed under: Herald Moth, Scoliopteryx libatrix

Arctia caja (Great Tiger Moth)

August 7, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Arctia caja (Great Tiger Moth)This is a large (FW length 27-32mm), colorful, and strikingly patterned moth in the family Erebidae.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arctia (Tiger Moths), Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies) Filed under: Arctia caja, Great Tiger Moth

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