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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 3 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 11 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 2 Comments

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 7 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 6 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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