Moths of the Big Thicket in East Texas

Moths of the Big Thicket in East Texas
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Moths can be difficult

to identify

based on photos

. M

ost species

descriptions are

based

on "fresh"

specimens. They

quickly become worn. A bit of damage, a bit of

discoloration,

hen a

moth

can

appear to be a

different

species.

The

hind wings

can be

important in identification, but not always visible.

ome of

the most striking moths have a wing span of one

inch

or less

, and a

given

species can be highly variable

Tre

these I.D.'s with

a little

caution

and

this page

will assist you in an identification

A lot of the

species

have

been confirmed

experts

(

Note:

Some entomologists

are using DNA testing for

moth

species confirmation

)

Io Moth at rest(Hodges #7746 Automeris io)

Io Moth in flight(Hodges #7746 Automeris io)

Imperial Moth, MOTH31(Yes, it flew inside and landed on my lamp, about midnight)

Texas Imperial Moth(Eacles imperialis nobilis)

Sad Underwing Moth(Catocala maestosa), MOTH88

Five-spotted Hawk Moth (Manduca quinquemaculatus)

Polyphemus Silkworm Moth(Antheraea polyphemus)

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Large Moths

#111.97
Unidentified Stigmella sp.

#0262
Nemapogon angulifasciella

#0264
Nemapogon defectella

Shield Bearer Moth(probable C. juglandiella)

#0248
Coptodisca juglandiella

#0088
Nepticula macrocarpae

Moth(Ectoedemia sp., probably obrutella)

#0053
Ectoedemia obrutella

#0279
Diachorisia velatella

#0299
Isocorypha mediostriatella

#0300
Hybroma servullela

#0297.97
Stenoptinea cyaneimarmorella

#0276
Doleromorpha porphyria

#0269
Nemapogon multistriatella

#0319
Kearfoltia albifasciella

#0522
Bucculatrix angustata

#0347
Acrolophus cressoni

#0305
Mea bipunctella

#0301
Homostinea curviliniella

#0835
Cameraria quercivorella

#0957
Psilocorsis reflexella

#0992
Ethmia zelleriella

#0956
Psilocorsis cryptolechiella

#0816
Cameraria conglomeratella

#0594
Caloptilia belfragella

#2234
Anacampsis coverdalella

#2251
Anacampsis tristrigella

#2291
Dichomeris bilobella

#2235
Anacampsis fragariella

#2229.96
Battaristis sp,

#2229
Battaristis vittella

#1046
Epicallima argenticinctella

#1139
Glyphidocera lactiflosella

#1132.97
Unidentified Elachista sp.

#1034
Inga sparsiciliella

#1026
Rectiostoma xanthobasis

#1434
Mompha circumscriptella

Unknown
Uknown sp.

#1467
Euclemensia bassettella

#1422
Homaledra sabalella

#1301.1
Coleophora limosipennella

#1615
Walshia miscecolorella

#1761
Aristotelia roseosuffusella

#1762
Aristotelia rubidella

#1734
Aristotelia devexella

#1528
Triclonella bicoloripennis

#1524
Triclonella pergandeella

#2071
Chionodes dentella

#2204
Fasciata cercerisella

#2209
Stegasta Bosqueella

#2187
Aroga compositella

#1858
Telphusa longifasciella

#1851
Arogalea cristifasciella

#2401
Atteva punctella

#2405
Lactura pupula

#2407
Lactura subfervens

#2404
Lactura basistriga

#2345
Diploschizia lanista

#2336.2
Drymoana Blanchardi

#2647
Tebenna gnaphaliella

#2693
Prionoxystus robiniae

For Later Use

#2674
Cossula magnifica

#2554
Synanthedon acerni

#2549
Synanthedon scitula

#2823
Olethreutes fasciatana

#3005.1
Phaneta argutipunctana

#3172
Epiblema strenuana

#2928
Phaneta raracana

#2750
Zomaria interruptolineana

#2749
Eumarozia malachitana

#3251
Pseudexentera spoliana

#3273
Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana

#3374
Ancylis comptana

#3252.1
Pseudexentera sepia

#3218
Sonia constrictana

#3202
Epiblema otiosana

#3503
Acleris semipurpurana

#3623
Argyrotaenia quercifoliana

#3632
Choristoneura fractivittana

#3603
Argyrotaenia tabulana

#3497
Ecdytolopha insiticiana

#3375
Ancylis divisana

#3688
Clepsis peritana

#3727
Sparganothis niveana

#3716
Cenopis diluticostana

#3648
Archips argyrospila

#3635.1
Choristoneura argentifasciata

For Later Use

#5071
Pyrausta acrionalis

#3747
Coelostathma dispunctana

#3783
Carolella bimaculana

#3790
Eugnosta erigeronana

#3782
Carolella sartana

#3741
Platynota semiustana

#3732
Platynota flavedana

#4665
Lithacodes fasciola

#4667
Apoda y-inversum

#4669
Apoda biguttata

#4667
Apoda y-inversum

#4663
Lithacodes fiskeanus

#4647
Megalopyge opercularis

#4677
Phobetron pithecium

#4697
Euclea delphinii

#4697.1
Euclea nanina

#4679
Natada nasoni

#4675
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri

#4671
Prolimacodes badia

#4691
Monoleuca semifascia

#4738
Eudonia strigalis

#4744
Chrysendeton medicinalis

#4700
Acharia stimulea

#4685
Adoneta spinuloides

#4681
Isa textula

#5079
Udea rubigalis

#4751
Munroessa gyralis

#4760
Paraponyx obscuralis

#4764
Paraponyx allionealis

#4755
Synclita obliteralis

#4745
Chrysendeton kimballi

#4746
Chrysendeton imitabilis

#4870
Glaphyria sequistrialis

#4889
Dicymolomia julianis

For Later Use

#4877
Aethiophysa lentiflualis

#4794
Eustixia pupula

#4796
Microtheoris ophionalis

#4992
Uresiphita reversalis

#5069
Pyrausta tyralis

#5070
Pyrausta laticlavia

#5040
Pyrausta bicoloralis

#4895
Chalcoela iphitalis

#4946
Ostrinia penitalis

#0284
Homosetia argentinotella

Unknown
Cosmopterix sp.

Unknown
Uknown sp.

Unknown
Cosmopterix sp.

For Later Use

#1503
Melanocinclis lineigera

For Later Use

#2064
Chionodes bicostomaculella

#2295
Dichomeris flavocostella

#0295 - #0297 Unidentified
Stenoptinea/Homosetia sp.

#0559
Bacculatrix coronatella

#1019
Antaeotricha humilis

#3695
Sparganothis sulfureana

For Later Use

#0462
Philonome clemensella

Moth Photos (Hodges #0 to #1466)

Cosmet Moths, Family Cosmopterigidae (Hodges #1467 to #1686)

Moth Photos (Hodges #1687 to #5100)

#0645.97
Caloptilia Undescribed

For Later Use

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