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Lepidoptera

List of LQA Lepidoptera first observations

2016

  1. Western Tiger Swallowtail - July 7
  2. Alfalfa Looper - July 9
  3. Mylitta Crescent - July 16
  4. Gray Hairstreak - July 18
  5. Cabbage White - July 19
  6. Woodland Skipper - July 29
  7. Orange Sulphur - July 31
  8. Morrison's Pero Moth - August 16
  9. Common Wood-Nymph - August 17
  10. 2017

  11. Tribe Pterophorini (Plume Moths) - May 4
  12. Genus Xanthorhoe (Carpet Moths) - May 18
  13. West Coast Lady - May 23
  14. Painted Lady - May 26
  15. Strawberry Crown Moth - JUne 29
  16. Skunk Moth - July 1
  17. Satyr Comma - July 13
  18. White-lined Sphinx - July 17
  19. Sulphur Moth - July 27
  20. Darker-spotted Straw Moth - August 8
  21. Large Yellow Underwing - August 30
  22. Diamondback Moth - October 26
  23. Bruce Spanworm Moth - October 29
  24. Genus Alucita (Many-plumed Moths) - December 14
  25. 2018

  26. Brymblia quadrimaculella (Concealer Moths) - May 31
  27. Four-spotted Moth - July 3
  28. Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail - July 4
  29. Lorquin's Angle - July 9
  30. Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth - July 9
  31. Common Ringlet - July 11
  32. 2019

  33. Genus Epermenia (Fringe-tufted Moths) - April 18
  34. Echo Azure - April 24
  35. Garden Webworm Moth - September 7
  36. 2020

  37. Genus Ypsolopha (Ermine Moths and Allies) - April 17
  38. Poison Hemlock Moth - April 26
  39. Juba Skipper - June 1
  40. Topiary Grass-Veneer (Crambid Snout Moths) - June 10
  41. Common Checkered Skipper - July 16
  42. Purplish Copper - September 6
  43. Apple Leaf Skeletonizer Moth - September 17
  44. Meal Moth - September 19
  45. Armyworm Moth - September 25
  46. Tissue Moth - November 17
  47. 2021

  48. Mourning Cloak - August 14
  49. California Tortoiseshell - September 23