Acleris sp.
Inside house. Length 11 mm
Triphosa haesitata
(Tissue Moth)
Rheumaptera sp.
UV light trap
Dioryctria auranticella
(Dioryctria auranticella)
UV light trap
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
UV light trap
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
UV light trap
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
UV light trap
Platyedra sp.
UV light trap
Recurvaria sp.
UV light trap
Spilonota sp.
UV light trap
Acronicta sp.
UV light trap
Recurvaria sp.
UV light trap
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
UV light trap
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
UV light trap
Cydia pomonella
(Codling Moth)
UV Light trap
Euchromius ocellea
(Belted Grass-Veneer)
UV light trap
Dioryctria auranticella
(Dioryctria auranticella)
UV light trap
Polix coloradella
(Skunk Moth)
Synanthedon tipuliformis
(Currant Clearwing Moth)
Dahlica sp.
On March 24, I collected this bagworm larva crawling up the side of the garage. I\'m not sure when it pupated or emerged as an adult, but when I looked on April 8 this is what I found\r\n\r\nToday, as I was getting ready to discard the sample, I loo ...
Rheumaptera sp.
On side of the house
Eupithecia sp.
(Pug Moths)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Found in soil while digging.
Dahlica sp.
On March 24, I collected a larva crawling up the side of the garage. I\'m not sure when it pupated or emerged as an adult, but when I looked today (15 days later) this is what I found.
Dahlica sp.
On side of garage. ~ 10 mm
Dahlica sp.
On garage door. ~ 1 cm
Cydia pomonella
(Codling Moth)
Inside house on curtain. \n~ 10 mm
Operophtera bruceata
(Bruce Spanworm Moth)
On side of garage, wingspan ~25mm
Scoliopteryx libatrix
(Herald Moth)
Hyles lineata
(White-lined Sphinx)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Hyles lineata
(White-lined Sphinx)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
UV light trap
Cydia pomonella
(Codling Moth)
UV light trap
Erebidae
(Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths)
UV light trap
Eudrepanulatrix sp.
UV light trap
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
UV light trap
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
UV light trap
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
UV light trap
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
UV light trap
Cydia pomonella
(Codling Moth)
UV light trap
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
UV light trap
Macaria adonis
UV light trap
Acronicta sp.
UV light trap
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Grapholitini
On basil leaf
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
On a raspberry leaf
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Dichrorampha sp.
On Common Yarrow flowers
Associated Species: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)
Albuna pyramidalis
(Fireweed Clearwing Moth)
On Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Synanthedon tipuliformis
(Currant Clearwing Moth)
Synanthedon tipuliformis
(Currant Clearwing Moth)
On raspberry leaf
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Synanthedon tipuliformis
(Currant Clearwing Moth)
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Pyralis farinalis
(Meal Moth)
7 Jun 2024
On kitchen wall
Pyralis farinalis
(Meal Moth)
In bathroom, 13 mm wingspan
Helicoverpa zea
(Corn Earworm Moth)
Found at the tip of a corn cob as it was being husked. ~ 15 mm
Noctuoidea
(Owlet Moths and Allies)
Found while weeding in top layer of soil. 24 mm
Gelechioidea
(Curved-horn Moths)
On side of house
Catocala relicta
(White Underwing)
Forewing length ~ 40 mm
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Xestia c-nigrum
(Lesser Black-letter Dart)
Euxoa auxiliaris
(Army Cutworm Moth)
Euxoa auxiliaris
(Army Cutworm Moth)
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
Euchromius ocellea
(Belted Grass-Veneer)
Acrobasis tricolorella
(Tricolored Acrobasis Moth)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Noctuoidea
(Owlet Moths and Allies)
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
Noctuoidea
(Owlet Moths and Allies)
On corn cob from grocery store. 6 mm
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
Cydia pomonella
(Codling Moth)
Melipotis jucunda
(Merry Graphic Moth)
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
Dug up from a cutworm wasp (Podalonia) burrow. Length 35 mm.
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
Under bark in the front garden.
Mompha sp.
Found in shed. ~ 4 mm.
Mythimna unipuncta
(Armyworm Moth)
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
11 mm
Xestia c-nigrum
(Lesser Black-letter Dart)
Spodoptera praefica
(Western Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth)
Emmelina monodactyla
(Morning-glory Plume Moth)
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Noctuinae
(Cutworms and Dart Moths)
Xestia xanthographa
(Square-spot Rustic)
Xestia xanthographa
(Square-spot Rustic)
Xestia xanthographa
(Square-spot Rustic)
Spodoptera praefica
(Western Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth)
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
Dargida procinctus
(Girdler Moth)
Light trap
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
Dioryctria sp.
(Conifer Coneworm Moths)
Cydia pomonella
(Codling Moth)
Gelechiidae
(Twirler Moths)
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Body length 8 mm
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
In UV light trap
Spodoptera sp.
(Armyworm Moths)
In UV light trap
Plutella xylostella
(Diamondback Moth)
In UV light trap
Acrobasis tricolorella
(Tricolored Acrobasis Moth)
Archips argyrospila
(Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth)
Caught in UV light trap
Cydia pomonella
(Codling Moth)
In UV light trap
Idia americalis
In UV light trap
Gelechiidae
(Twirler Moths)
In UV light trap
Noctuidae
(Cutworm Moths and Allies)
In UV light trap
Archipini
Caught in UV light trap
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Noctuidae
(Cutworm Moths and Allies)
Dahlica sp.
I have no idea what this is. It\'s alive, though, and moving slowly on a spruce stump. ~ 5 mm.
Phycitini
On inside wall of house\nlength 17 mm
Mompha sp.
Wing length ~ 6 mm\r\nCaptured near lamp in bedroom
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Coleophora sp.
(Casebearers)
On raspberry leaf
Emmelina monodactyla
(Morning-glory Plume Moth)
26 mm wingspan
Agonopterix alstroemeriana
(Poison Hemlock Moth)
Triphosa haesitata
(Tissue Moth)
On wall in house
Triphosa haesitata
(Tissue Moth)
On wall in bathroom
Mythimna unipuncta
(Armyworm Moth)
length 29 mm, 9 deg C, black light trap
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
9 deg C, length 22 mm, black light trap
Noctuidae
(Cutworm Moths and Allies)
9 deg C, length 22 mm, black light trap
Pyralis farinalis
(Meal Moth)
On bathroom towel, 16 mm wingspan
Choreutis pariana
(Apple Leaf Skeletonizer Moth)
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
Noctua pronuba
(Large Yellow Underwing)
Tortricoidea
(Tortricid Leafroller Moths and Allies)
Chrysoteuchia topiarius
(Topiary Grass-Veneer)
On grass in lawn. length ~ 1 cm
Larentiinae
(Carpet Moths)
Noctua pronuba
(Large Yellow Underwing)
Injured while mowing the lawn
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
Netted from snowberry bush
Noctuidae
(Cutworm Moths and Allies)
Agonopterix alstroemeriana
(Poison Hemlock Moth)
Noctuidae
(Cutworm Moths and Allies)
Under a board near the compost
Autographa californica
(Alfalfa Looper)
Noctuidae
(Cutworm Moths and Allies)
Achyra rantalis
(Garden Webworm Moth)
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
Gelechioidea
(Curved-horn Moths)
Found in bee hotel. \r\nLength ~ 8 mm\r\n
Epermenia sp.
Captured in house\r\n7 mm
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Macaria lorquinaria
(Lorquin's Angle)
Archips argyrospila
(Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth)
Length 11 mm
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
Tyta luctuosa
(Four-spotted Moth)
Plutella xylostella
(Diamondback Moth)
Noctua pronuba
(Large Yellow Underwing)
Autographa californica
(Alfalfa Looper)
Brymblia quadrimaculella
7 mm
Noctua pronuba
(Large Yellow Underwing)
Pterophoridae
(Plume Moths)
Alucita sp.
Small moth on bathroom wall. Length ~ 8 mm
Operophtera bruceata
(Bruce Spanworm Moth)
BugGuide ID
Winged = ♂
The terminal line is a series of dark SINGLE dots -- a distinctive feature. = Operophtera bruceata (widespread, mostly northern)
Plutella xylostella
(Diamondback Moth)
Noctua pronuba
(Large Yellow Underwing)
BugGuide ID
The dark reniform spot and dark mark along the costa near the apex are good field marks and most often indicate this species.
Heliothis phloxiphaga
(Darker-spotted Straw Moth)
Autographa californica
(Alfalfa Looper)
Hard to photograph, since it hovered and moved quickly.
BugGuide ID
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Hesperumia sulphuraria
(Sulphur Moth)
Hyles lineata
(White-lined Sphinx)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Mating pair
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Male
Polix coloradella
(Skunk Moth)
Synanthedon bibionipennis
(Strawberry Crown Moth)
Female
Noctua sp.
(Yellow Underwings)
Noctua pronuba
(Large Yellow Underwing)
Emmelina monodactyla
(Morning-glory Plume Moth)
23 mm wingspan
On west side of house
Pero morrisonaria
(Morrison's Pero Moth)
Resting on my windowsill. Wingspan 40 mm.
Autographa californica
(Alfalfa Looper)
This poor moth was being attacked by ants and could no longer fly. It may Be too far gone to identify, but I thought I'd give it a try.
You can see one of the ants on the moth's front leg in the second picture. I took a video and tried to post it, ...
Associated Species: Ancistrocerus albophaleratus (White-banded Potter Wasp)