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Category: Noctuidae

Egira februalis (Mottled Oak Woodling Moth)

March 26, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Egira februalis is an early spring flying Noctuid moth found in oak woodlands, and it is a moth that I…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Egira, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Egira februalis, Mottled Oak Woodling Moth

Orthosia hibisci (Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth)

March 20, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

Orthosia hibisci is a highly variable and very common spring flying Noctuid moth. But, despite that variability a gestalt forms…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Orthosia, Species Profiles Filed under: Orthosia hibisci, Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth

Amphipyra pyramidoides (Copper Underwing Moth)

October 9, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This was a fun moth to find today, about 14 months after finding my first Copper Underwing Moth, since I…

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Posted in: Amphipyra, Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Amphipyra pyramidoides, Copper Underwing

Cerastis gloriosa

September 5, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is a rarely collected Noctuid moth of springtime forests. It is medium sized (FW length 16-17mm) with a prominently…

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

Egira crucialis (Crucialis Woodling Moth)

September 4, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This is a common, medium sized Noctuid which flies through the spring. It has elongated grey forewings, (FW length 16-20mm)…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Crucialis Woodling Moth, Egira crucialis

Feralia comstocki (Comstock’s Sallow)

Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Comstock’s Sallow is a medium sized Noctuid moth (FW 16-18mm) of coniferous forests, with a mostly green forewing that is…

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

Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides (Pink-patched Looper Moth)

August 29, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

The  Pink-patched Looper Moth is a medium sized (FW length 16-18mm), singular looking Noctuid moth of undisturbed, forested stream corridors…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Eosphoropteryx, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides (Pink-patched Looper Moth), Pink-patched Looper Moth

Panthea virginarius (Cascades Panthea)

August 28, 2020 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

Panthea virginarius is a large black/white/gray Noctuid moth that flies in late spring and summer in coniferous forests. Specimens found…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Panthea, Species Profiles Filed under: Cascades Panthea, Panthea virginarius

Ipimorpha nanaimo

August 26, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Ipimorpha nanaimo is a medium sized, light yellow orange Noctuid moth with large orbicular, reniform, and claviform spots which are…

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

Phlogophora periculosa (Brown Angle Shades Moth)

Dan Nelson 1 Comment

The Brown Angle Shades Moth is a fairly large, forest dwelling Noctuid that flies in late summer. It is mostly…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Phlogophora, Species Profiles Filed under: Brown Angle Shades Moth, Phlogophora periculosa

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