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Category: Insecta

Pyralis farinalis (Meal Moth)

August 7, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is not a moth you particularly want to find in your home. The larvae of Meal Moths are consumers…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Pyralidae, Pyralis Filed under: Meal Moth, Pyralis farinalis

Arctia caja (Great Tiger Moth)

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

Noctua comes (Lesser Yellow Underwing Moth)

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Noctua comes is a fairly large (FW length 19-21mm) Noctuid that is native to Eurasia and arrived in British Columbia…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctua, Noctuidae Filed under: Lesser Yellow Underwing Moth, Noctua comes

Xanthogaleruca luteola (Elm Leaf Beetle)

August 6, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is a Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) whose larval host is elm trees. The adults also feed upon the leaves of…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Xanthogaleruca Filed under: Xanthogaleruca luteola

Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing)

Dan Nelson 3 Comments

This is a large (FW length 24-27mm), very common and highly variable Noctuid moth which is found in a wide…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctua, Noctuidae Filed under: Noctua pronuba

Dargida procinctus (Olive Green Cutworm Moth)

August 5, 2020 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

First off I need to say that I really don’t like that prosaic and somewhat pejorative common name. I do…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Dargida, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae Filed under: Dargida procinctus

Batia lunaris (Lesser Tawny Crescent Moth)

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This is a little Twirler moth (Gelechioidea) in the family Oecophoridae (Concealer Moths). This colorful and distinctive moth is the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Batia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Oecophoridae (Concealer Moths) Filed under: Batia lunaris, Lesser Tawny Crescent Moth

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