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.