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Category: Noctuidae

Behrensia conchiformis

January 28, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

This member of the family Noctuidae is a common and beautiful moth of springtime forests and woodlands in the Pacific…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Behrensia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Behrensia conchiformis

Xestia xanthographa (Square-spot Rustic Moth)

September 4, 2021 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

This distinctive and handsome Noctuid moth is a Eurasian import that was first found in North America in the Portland,…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles, Xestia Filed under: Square-spot Rustic Moth, Xestia xanthographa

Anaplectoides prasina (Green Arches Moth)

July 23, 2021 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

This beautiful Noctuid moth is another one that, like the Ecliptopera silaceata that I recently profiled, ranges throughout the temperate…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Anaplectoides prasina, Green Arches Moth

Syngrapha orophila

July 9, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

For the 4th of July weekend I went camping/mothing with my friend Craig Sondergaard and his grandson William. Our destination…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles, Syngrapha

Mythimna oxygala (Lesser Wainscot Moth)

June 22, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

It is always a pleasure to find these little Noctuids, but it is not a rare one. They have surprised…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Mythimna, Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Mythimna oxygala (Lesser Wainscot Moth)

Lacinipolia patalis

June 17, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This little Noctuid was the only lifer moth I found in two night of mothing at Kelly Rupp’s along Willapa…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lacinipolia, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Lacinipolia patalis

Feralia deceptiva

April 11, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is a festive looking Noctuid moth, with a simple but elegant pattern, and a simple 3 color palette. There…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Feralia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Feralia deceptiva

Lithophane innominata (Nameless Pinion)

April 8, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Nameless Pinions are a common Noctuid moth in the spring and fall. How weird to have an accepted common name…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Lithophane, Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Lithophane innominata, Nameless Pinion Moth

Cerastis enigmatica (Enigmatic Dart Moth)

April 6, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Cerastis enigmatica is a small but striking Noctuid that flies in early spring. It can be very common in areas…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cerastis, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Cerastis enigmatica, Enigmatic Dart Moth

Ufeus satyricus (Grote’s Satyr Moth)

March 29, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This somewhat drab Noctuid moth has bounced around that family, but, for now, is considered to be in Ufeina, a…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles, Ufeus Filed under: Ufeus satyricus

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