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0 0 Orange-patched Smoky Moth

Orange-patched Smoky Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Day-flying moth. Wings black, translucent, basal half of forewing orange. Note ...

0 0 Spotted Phosphila Moth

Spotted Phosphila Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Owlet Moth with a wingspan approximately 30 mm.

1 0 Yellow Spragueia  Moth

Yellow Spragueia Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Owlet Moth, Size is 16 to 17 mm.

0 0 Black-dotted Hemeroplanis Moth

Black-dotted Hemeroplanis Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Reddish Brown moth with a dark reniform spot on each forewing.

4 0 Great Purple Hairstreak

Great Purple Hairstreak

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Hairstreak butterfly that has a hindwing with one short and one long tail. ...

1 0 Northern Cloudywing Butterfly

Northern Cloudywing Butterfly

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Upperside is dark brown; clear spots on forewing are small, triangular, and not ...

1 0 Large Tolype Moth

Large Tolype Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Moth with a extremely hairy body.. Head and front and sides of thorax white, ...

2 2 Deep Yellow Euchlaena Moth

Deep Yellow Euchlaena Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Large geometer moth with yellow to reddish wings, prominent light apical patch.

1 0 Common Spring Moth

Common Spring Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

This geometrid moth has a black and white wing pattern. Each forewing has a ...

0 0 Eoparargyractis irroratalis

Eoparargyractis irroratalis

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

This moth is in the Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths).

1 0 Dark Marathyssa

Dark Marathyssa

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Moth in the Family Euteliidae with wingspan 2.5-2.8 cm. The forewings are ...

1 0 Sharp-blotched Nola Moth

Sharp-blotched Nola Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Nolid Moth (Family Nolidae) that is mostly white with a wide black band across ...

3 1 Decorated Owlet Moth

Decorated Owlet Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Noctuoidea moth with variable wing pattern, but usually mottled yellowish, ...

3 4 Abbot's Bagworm Moth Cocoon

Abbot's Bagworm Moth Cocoon

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

The "evergreen" bagworm cocoon (~ 2 inches long) can be found on many evergreen ...

2 1 Io Moth

Io Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

this species. It turns out that it is also a

3 1 Short-lined Chocolate Moth

Short-lined Chocolate Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Chocolate brown, arrowhead-shaped moth with two white diagonal stripe bands ...

1 0 Texas Mocis

Texas Mocis

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

The Texas Mocis (Mocis texana) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. ...

9 1 Trumpet Vine Moth

Trumpet Vine Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Pyralid Moth with a wingspan 15-25 mm. Adult forewing costa are very wavy; ...

1 0 Angle-winged Emerald Moth

Angle-winged Emerald Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Emerald Moth, green in color with angled wings containing fringed borders. ...

0 1 Yellow-winged Oak Leafroller Moth

Yellow-winged Oak Leafroller Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Moth in the Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths). Forewing is a pale ...

1 0 Common Pinkband Moth

Common Pinkband Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Owlet Moth with dark brownish or grayish forewing liberally sprinkled with pale ...

0 0 Dimorphic Tosale Moth

Dimorphic Tosale Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Pyralid Moth (Pyralidae) with posture and wing pattern apparently distinctive. ...

0 0 Double-humped Pococera Moth

Double-humped Pococera Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Pyralid Moth (Pyralidae) in the Genus Pococera. It's also called the Striped ...

0 0 Lunate Zale Moth

Lunate Zale Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

This is one of the Zale Moths in the Family Erebidae. Adults are quite ...

1 0 Red-humped Caterpillar Moth

Red-humped Caterpillar Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Caterpillar (up to 35mm) has bright red head and red hump over segment A3. ...

2 2 Waved Sphinx Moth

Waved Sphinx Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Forewing is pale brownish gray with wavy black and white lines and a ...

2 0 Warm-chevroned Moth

Warm-chevroned Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Moth with yellow-brown forewing with dark brown veins. Wide orange-brown shade ...

1 0 Slowpoke Moth

Slowpoke Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Owlet Moth (Family Noctuidae): Adult - forewing dark grayish-brown; lines ...

3 0 Eight-spotted Forester Moth

Eight-spotted Forester Moth

by KenCheeksAugusta, Georgia, USA

Moth with a forewing that is black with two pale yellow spots and inconspicuous ...

1 0 Virginia Tiger Moth Caterpillar

Virginia Tiger Moth Caterpillar

by KenCheeksGeorgia, USA

The caterpillar varies in color, but is typically consistent in its coloration ...

2 1 Large Necklace Moth

Large Necklace Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Forewing warm light brown, orange at base and along outer margin. Four whitish ...

1 0 Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper

Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Skipper with fringes that are checkered black and white. Upperside of wings is ...

3 0 Clouded Skipper

Clouded Skipper

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

The Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. ...

1 0 Dotted Gray Moth

Dotted Gray Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Adult - forewings with ground color light gray, more or less overlain with gray ...

1 3 Variable Sallow Moth

Variable Sallow Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Adult: forewing color varies widely: light to dark brown, sometimes ...

0 0 Common Gray Moth

Common Gray Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Geometrid moth with alternating shades of gray, tan, and black. Adult: ...

0 0 Confused Eusarca Moth

Confused Eusarca Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Geometrid moth: Adult has wings that are yellowish-tan with variable ...

0 0 Maple Zale Moth

Maple Zale Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Moth with considerable variation in wing color (boldness/faintness of markings) ...

8 0 Owl-eyed Bird Dropping Moth

Owl-eyed Bird Dropping Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Owlet Moth with forewing basal and subterminal areas olive green with wavy ...

0 0 Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth

Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Sphinx Moth where forewing has muted "army camouflage" pattern - variably dark ...

0 0 Chalcedony Midget Moth

Chalcedony Midget Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Owlet Moth (Family Noctuidae): Adult: forewing color a mixture of white, dark ...

1 0 Small Engrailed Moth

Small Engrailed Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

This Geometrid (Family Geometridae) moth has small black dentate (tooth-like) ...

0 0 Common Angle Moth

Common Angle Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Geometrid Moth (Family Geometridae): Adult: forewing falcate (having ...

1 1 Early Zanclognatha Moth

Early Zanclognatha Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Total Length is ≈ 15-17mm. Wingspan is ≈ 28-30mm. The adult has a pale tan to ...

0 0 American Plum Borer Moth

American Plum Borer Moth

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

Pyralid Moth. Adult: forewing reddish-brown to AM line, which is almost ...

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