Moths of Governor Nelson Park, WI

ARCTIIDAE - TIGER, LISHEN, WASP MOTHS

1. Virginia Tiger Moth (Yellow Bear Moth) - Spilosoma virginica

2. Banded Tussock Moth - Halysidota tessellaris

3. Virginian Ctenucha - Ctenucha virginica

4. Yellow-Collared Scape Moth - Cisseps fulvicollis

5. Leconte's Haploa - Haploa lecontei

6. Reversed Haploa - Haploa reversa

7. Ruby Tiger Moth - Phragmatobia fuliginosa

8. Fall Webworm Moth - Hyphantria cunea

9. Painted Lichen Moth - Hypoprepia fucosa

10. Isabella Tiger Moth - Pyrrharctia isabella

11. Salt Marsh Moth - Estigmene acrea

12. Little Virgin Moth - Grammia virguncula

13. Virgin Tiger Moth - Grammia virgo

LASIOCAMPIDAE - LAPPET, TENT CATERPILLAR MOTHS

1. Lappet Moth - Phyllodesma americana

2. Large Tolype - Tolype velleda

3. Eastern Tent Caterpillar - Malacosoma americanum

GEOMETRIDAE - INCHWORM, GEOMETER MOTHS

1. Common Lytrosis - Lytrosis unitaria photo courtesy John Haarstad

2. Cofused Eusarca - Eusarca confusaria

3. Large Lace-Border - Scopula limboundata

4. Soft-Lined Wave - Scopula inductata photo courtesy Dave Czaplak

5. Brown-Shaded Gray - Anacamptodes defectaria

6. Maple Spanworm Moth - Ennomos magnaria

7. Elm Spanworm - Ennomos subsignaria

8. Linden Looper (Winter) Moth - Erannis tiliaria

9. The Gem - Orthonama obstipata photo courtesy Lynn Scott

10. Bent-Line Carpet - Orthonama centrostrigaria photo courtesy Lynn Scott

11. Common Gray - Anavitrinella pampinaria photo courtesy Jeff Miller

12. False Hemlock Looper Moth - Nepytia canosaria

13. White Slant-Line - Tetracis cachexiata

14. Honest Pero - Pero honestaria

15. Hubner's Pero - Pero hubneraria photo courtesy Larry Line

16. Large Maple Spanworm Moth - Prochoerodes lineola

17. False Crocus Geometer - Xanthotype urticaria

18. Lesser Grapewine Looper Moth - Eulithis diversilineata

19. Greater Grapewine Looper Moth - Eulithis gracilineata

20. Obtuse Euchlaena - Euchlaena obtusaria

21. Chickweed Geometer - Haematopsis grataria

22. Blackberry Looper - Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria photo courtesy Larry Line

23. Stout Spanworm Moth - Lycia ursaria

SPHINGIDAE - SPHINX, HAWK MOTHS

1. Laurel Sphinx - Sphinx kalmiae

2. Virginia Creeper Sphinx - Darapsa myron

3. Big Poplar (Modest) Sphinx - Pachysphinx modesta

4. Small-Eyed Sphinx - Paonias myops

5. Lettered Sphinx - Deidamia inscripta

6. Snowberry Clearwing - Hemaris diffinis

NOCTUIDAE - OWLET, NOCTUID MOTHS

1. Celery Looper - Anagrapha falcifera

2. Common Looper - Autographa precationis

3. Bilobed Looper - Megalographa biloba

3. The Brother - Raphia frater

5. Henri's Marsh - Simyra henrici

6. Dingy Cutworm - Feltia jaculifera

7. Bristly Cutworm - Lacinipolia renigera photo courtesy CanadianBIF

8. The Thinker - Lacinipolia meditata photo courtesy CandianBIF

9. False Wainscot - Leucania pseudargyria

10. Comma Wainscot - Leucania commoides photo courtesy CanadianBIF

11. Variegated Cutworm - Peridroma saucia

12. Armyworm - Pseudaletia unipuncta

13. Corn Earworm (Scarce-Bordered Straw) - Heliothis zea

14. Rustic Shoulder-Knot - Apamea sordens

15. Glassy Cutworm - Apamea devastator

16. Doubtful Apamea - Apamea dubitans

17. Clover Looper - Caenurgina crassiuscula

18. Forage looper - Caenurgina erechtea

19. Green Cloverworm - Plathypena scabra

20. Copper Underwing - Amphipyra pyramidoides photo courtesy CanadianBIF

21. Venerable Dart - Agrotis venerabilis

22. Swordsman Dart - Agrotis gladiaria

23. Ipsilon Dart - Agrotis ipsilon

24. Bronzed Cutworm - Nephelodes minians

25. Ashen Pinion - Lithophane antennata photo courtesy CanadianBIF

26. Black-Letter Dart - Xestia c-nigrum photo courtesy CanadianBIF

27. Eight-Spotted Forester - Alypia octomaculata

28. Mouse-Colored Pyrophila - Pyrophila tragopogonis photo courtesy CanadianBIF

29. Common idia - Idia aemula photo courtesy Candian BIF

30. Arcigera Flower Moth - Schinia arcigera photo courtesy Canadian BIF

31. Signate Quacker - Tricholita signata photo courtesy CanadianBIF

32. Pearly Wood Nymph - Eudryas unio

33. Darling Underwing - Catocala cara

34. Ultronia Underwing - Catocala ultronia

35. Maple Zale - Zale galbanata

36. Lunate Zale - Zale lunata

37. Bicolored Sallow - Sunira bicolorago

38. Spotless Dart - Pseudohermonassa tenuicula photo courtesy University of AZ

39. Cabbage Looper Moth - Trichoplusia ni

LIMACODIDAE - SLUG CATERPILLAR MOTHS

1. Yellow-Shoulder Slug - Lithacodes fasciola

NOTODONTIDAE - PROMINENTS

1. Common Gluphisia - Gluphisia septentrionis

2. White-Dotted Prominent - Nadata gibbosa

SESIIDAE - CLEAR-WINGED MOTHS

1. Dogwood Borer - Synanthedon scitula

2. Virginia Creeper Clearwing - Albuna fraxini

THYATIRIDAE - THYATIRID MOTHS

1. Glorious Habrosyne - Habrosyne gloriosa

There are, of course, many more species of moths inhabiting the park. I plan to add species to this list as I discover them.

MOTHS OF GOVERNOR NELSON STATE PARK

ARCTIIDAE - TIGER, LISHEN, WASP MOTHS

1. Virginia Tiger Moth (Yellow Bear Moth) - Spilosoma virginica

2. Banded Tussock Moth - Halysidota tessellaris

3. Virginian Ctenucha - Ctenucha virginica

4. Yellow-Collared Scape Moth - Cisseps fulvicollis

5. Leconte's Haploa - Haploa lecontei

6. Reversed Haploa - Haploa reversa

7. Ruby Tiger Moth - Phragmatobia fuliginosa

8. Fall Webworm Moth - Hyphantria cunea

9. Painted Lichen Moth - Hypoprepia fucosa

10. Isabella Tiger Moth - Pyrrharctia isabella

11. Salt Marsh Moth - Estigmene acrea

12. Little Virgin Moth - Grammia virguncula

13. Virgin Tiger Moth - Grammia virgo

LASIOCAMPIDAE - LAPPET, TENT CATERPILLAR MOTHS

1. Lappet Moth - Phyllodesma americana

2. Large Tolype - Tolype velleda

3. Eastern Tent Caterpillar - Malacosoma americanum

GEOMETRIDAE - INCHWORM, GEOMETER MOTHS

1. Common Lytrosis - Lytrosis unitaria photo courtesy John Haarstad

2. Cofused Eusarca - Eusarca confusaria

3. Large Lace-Border - Scopula limboundata

4. Soft-Lined Wave - Scopula inductata photo courtesy Dave Czaplak

5. Brown-Shaded Gray - Anacamptodes defectaria

6. Maple Spanworm Moth - Ennomos magnaria

7. Elm Spanworm - Ennomos subsignaria

8. Linden Looper (Winter) Moth - Erannis tiliaria

9. The Gem - Orthonama obstipata photo courtesy Lynn Scott

10. Bent-Line Carpet - Orthonama centrostrigaria photo courtesy Lynn Scott

11. Common Gray - Anavitrinella pampinaria photo courtesy Jeff Miller

12. False Hemlock Looper Moth - Nepytia canosaria

13. White Slant-Line - Tetracis cachexiata

14. Honest Pero - Pero honestaria

15. Hubner's Pero - Pero hubneraria photo courtesy Larry Line

16. Large Maple Spanworm Moth - Prochoerodes lineola

17. False Crocus Geometer - Xanthotype urticaria

18. Lesser Grapewine Looper Moth - Eulithis diversilineata

19. Greater Grapewine Looper Moth - Eulithis gracilineata

20. Obtuse Euchlaena - Euchlaena obtusaria

21. Chickweed Geometer - Haematopsis grataria

22. Blackberry Looper - Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria photo courtesy Larry Line

23. Stout Spanworm Moth - Lycia ursaria

SPHINGIDAE - SPHINX, HAWK MOTHS

1. Laurel Sphinx - Sphinx kalmiae

2. Virginia Creeper Sphinx - Darapsa myron

3. Big Poplar (Modest) Sphinx - Pachysphinx modesta

4. Small-Eyed Sphinx - Paonias myops

5. Lettered Sphinx - Deidamia inscripta

6. Snowberry Clearwing - Hemaris diffinis

NOCTUIDAE - OWLET, NOCTUID MOTHS

1. Celery Looper - Anagrapha falcifera

2. Common Looper - Autographa precationis

3. Bilobed Looper - Megalographa biloba

3. The Brother - Raphia frater

5. Henri's Marsh - Simyra henrici

6. Dingy Cutworm - Feltia jaculifera

7. Bristly Cutworm - Lacinipolia renigera photo courtesy CanadianBIF

8. The Thinker - Lacinipolia meditata photo courtesy CandianBIF

9. False Wainscot - Leucania pseudargyria

10. Comma Wainscot - Leucania commoides photo courtesy CanadianBIF

11. Variegated Cutworm - Peridroma saucia

12. Armyworm - Pseudaletia unipuncta

13. Corn Earworm (Scarce-Bordered Straw) - Heliothis zea

14. Rustic Shoulder-Knot - Apamea sordens

15. Glassy Cutworm - Apamea devastator

16. Doubtful Apamea - Apamea dubitans

17. Clover Looper - Caenurgina crassiuscula

18. Forage looper - Caenurgina erechtea

19. Green Cloverworm - Plathypena scabra

20. Copper Underwing - Amphipyra pyramidoides photo courtesy CanadianBIF

21. Venerable Dart - Agrotis venerabilis

22. Swordsman Dart - Agrotis gladiaria

23. Ipsilon Dart - Agrotis ipsilon

24. Bronzed Cutworm - Nephelodes minians

25. Ashen Pinion - Lithophane antennata photo courtesy CanadianBIF

26. Black-Letter Dart - Xestia c-nigrum photo courtesy CanadianBIF

27. Eight-Spotted Forester - Alypia octomaculata

28. Mouse-Colored Pyrophila - Pyrophila tragopogonis photo courtesy CanadianBIF

29. Common idia - Idia aemula photo courtesy Candian BIF

30. Arcigera Flower Moth - Schinia arcigera photo courtesy Canadian BIF

31. Signate Quacker - Tricholita signata photo courtesy CanadianBIF

32. Pearly Wood Nymph - Eudryas unio

33. Darling Underwing - Catocala cara

34. Ultronia Underwing - Catocala ultronia

35. Maple Zale - Zale galbanata

36. Lunate Zale - Zale lunata

37. Bicolored Sallow - Sunira bicolorago

38. Spotless Dart - Pseudohermonassa tenuicula photo courtesy University of AZ

39. Cabbage Looper Moth - Trichoplusia ni

LIMACODIDAE - SLUG CATERPILLAR MOTHS

1. Yellow-Shoulder Slug - Lithacodes fasciola

NOTODONTIDAE - PROMINENTS

1. Common Gluphisia - Gluphisia septentrionis

2. White-Dotted Prominent - Nadata gibbosa

SESIIDAE - CLEAR-WINGED MOTHS

1. Dogwood Borer - Synanthedon scitula

2. Virginia Creeper Clearwing - Albuna fraxini

THYATIRIDAE - THYATIRID MOTHS

1. Glorious Habrosyne - Habrosyne gloriosa

There are, of course, many more species of moths inhabiting the park. I plan to add species to this list as I discover them.

A big thanks to all of you whose photos I use to illustrate my list of species. If you object against me using your photos, please let me know and I'll remove them from my site.