Reference and Identification Page 2 for the Moths of Northern New Jersey

Page 2 - Moths of Northern New Jersey
Although all of the moths on this page were photographed in northern NJ, most of these moths' range can be found in the northeastern United States (US / USA).
The identification photos are organized by family. Photos start lower on page.

This page is constantly being updated with live moth photos. The majority of NEW moth species that will be added will be spring through fall. Thank you for your patience, and if we don't have a specific species, check back later.

Please contact Joe Garris, Sr. with any questions that you may have; about moths only please; at JoeGarrisSr@stillwaterwoods.net.

Links by Hodges #
The scale of the moth silhouettes is relative, not exact. The sizes may vary from 1/4" to 6" accross the wingspans.
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0001-2700 Pre-tortricid micros		8033-8288 Arctiidae


2701-3863 Tortricoidae		8289-8321 Lymantriidae


3864-4702 Pre-pyralid families		8322-11233 Noctuidae


4703-6088 Pyrloidea


6089-6234 Pterophoridea (Plume Moths)


6235-6255 Drepanoidea


6256-7662 Geometroidea


7663-7770 Apatelodidae-Lasiocampidae-Saturniidae


7771-7894 Sphingidae


7895-8032 Notodontidae

Arctiidae

Hodges#	Latin Name	Common Name
8090	Hypoprepia fucosa	Painted Lichen Moth	07/16/2005

8098	Clemensia albata	Little White Lichen Moth	06/15/2009

8107	Haploa clymene	Clymene Moth	08/03/2005	08/03/2005

8124	Holomelina spp.	Holomelina Moth	07/25/2005

8129	Pyrrharctia isabella	Isabella Tiger Moth	07/05/2005

8131	Estigmene acrea	Salt Marsh Moth	06/23/2006

8134	Spilosoma congrua	Agreeable Tiger Moth	05/26/2006	06/30/2008

8137	Spilosoma virginica	Virginian Tiger Moth	08/18/2005

8146	Hypercompe scribonia	Giant Leopard Moth	07/13/2005

8157	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger Moth	07/18/2005

8169	Apantesis phalerata	Harnessed Tiger Moth	06/17/2006

8171	Apantesis nais	Banded/Nais Tiger Moth	08/01/2005

8188	Grammia figurata	Figured Tiger Moth	07/31/2006

8197	Grammia virgo	Virgin Tiger Moth	07/18/2005	07/16/2005

8199	Grammia arge	Arge Tiger Moth	07/03/2006

8203	Halysidota tessellaris	Banded Tussock Moth	07/01/2005

8211	Lophocampa caryae	Hickory Tussock Moth	05/29/2006

8230	Cycnia tenera	Delicate Cycnia Moth	07/16/2005

8238	Euchaetes egle	Milkweek Tussock Moth	06/30/2008

8262	Ctenucha virginica	Virginia Ctenucha Moth	06/06/2006

8267	Cisseps fulvicollis	Yellow-collared Scape Moth	07/25/2005

Lymantriidae

Hodges#	Latin Name	Common Name
8304	Dasychira plagiata	Northern Pine Tussock Moth	07/28/2005

8316	Orgyia leucostigma	White-marked Tussock Moth	07/28/2005

8318	Lymantria dispar	Gypsy Moth	07/11/2005 Male (above)	07/14/2005 Female (above)

Noctuidae

Hodges#	Latin Name	Common Name
8322	Idia americalis	American Idia Moth	07/07/2005

8323	Idia aemula	Common Idia Moth	07/12/2005

8334	Idia lubricalis	Glossy Black Idia Moth	07/01/2005

8347	Zanclognatha obscuripennis	Dark Zanclognatha Moth	07/13/2005

8353	Zanclognatha ochreipennis	Wavy-lined Zanclognatha Moth	07/20/2005

8355	Chytolita morbidalis	Morbid Owlet Moth	05/29/2006

8364	Phalaenostola larentoides	Black-banded Owlet Moth	08/01/2006

8381	Renia discoloralis	Discolored Renia Moth	07/31/2006

8386	Renia adspergillus	Speckled Renia Moth	08/02/2005

8393	Lascoria ambigualis	Ambiguous Moth	08/21/2005

8397	Palthis angulalis	Dark-spotted Palthis Moth	08/03/2005

8404	Rivula propinqualis	Spotted Grass Moth	07/15/2005

8441	Hypena manalis	Flowing-line Bomolocha Moth	09/15/2006

8442	Hypena baltimoralis	Baltimore Bomolocha Moth	05/27/2006

8465	Plathypena scabra	Green Cloverworm Moth	08/30/2005

8490	Pangrapta decoralis	Decorated Owlet Moth	07/06/2006

8499	Metalectra discalis	Common Fungus Moth	06/26/2007	06/27/2007

8500	Metalectra quadrisignata	Four-spotted Fungus Moth	07/16/2005

8555	Scoliopteryx libatrix	The Herald Moth	07/16/2007

8574	Anticarsia gemmatilis	Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth	10/20/2006

8587	Panopoda rufimargo	Red-lined Panopoda Moth	06/21/2007

8588	Panopoda carneicosta	Brown Panopoda Moth	06/16/2006

8689	Zale lunata	Lunate Zale Moth	10/19/2006	05/10/2007


8698	Zale phaeocapna	Phaeocapna Zale Moth	04/20/2006

8700	Zale squamularis	Gray-banded Zale Moth	05/16/2007

8703	Zale duplicata	Pine False Looper Zale Moth	04/28/2007

8704	Zale helata	Brown-spotted Zale Moth	06/06/2006

8713	Zale lunifera	Bold-based Zale Moth	04/18/2008	04/18/2008

8716	Zale unilineata	One-lined Zale Moth	05/26/2006	05/26/2006

8717	Zale horrida	Horrid Zale Moth	07/30/2006	05/09/2007

8719	Euparthenos nubilis	Locust Underwing Moth	07/02/2006

8721	Allotria elonympha	False Underwing Moth	08/19/2005	05/19/2007

8727	Parallelia bistriaris	Maple Looper Moth	08/18/2005

8738	Caenurgina crassiuscula	Clover Looper Moth	07/16/2005	07/21/2005

8773	Catocala epione	Epione Underwing Moth	07/26/2006	07/26/2006

8775	Catocala antinympha	Sweetfern Underwing Moth	07/31/2005

8778	Catocala habilis	Habilis Underwing Moth	08/21/2006	08/21/2006

8779	Catocala serena	Serene Underwing	07/20/2006

8781	Catocala judith	Judith's Underwing	08/24/2006	08/24/2006

8784	Catocala obscura	Obscure Underwing Moth	08/01/2006	08/01/2006

8785	Catocala residua	Residua Underwing	08/18/2005	08/18/2005

8788	Catocala retecta	Yellow-gray Underwing Moth	08/19/2006	08/19/2006

8790	Catocala dejecta	Dejected Underwing Moth	07/12/2006	07/12/2006

8795	Catocala palaeogama	Oldwife Underwing Moth	-08/17/2006	08/29/2006 Form "phalanga" (above)

8797	Catocala subnata	Youthful Underwing Moth	08/16/2006	08/16/2006

8798	Catocala neogama	The Bride Underwing Moth	08/26/2006	08/26/2006

8801	Catocala ilia	Ilia Underwing Moth	07/03/2006	07/03/2006

8833	Catocala concumbens	Sleepy Underwing Moth	08/20/2006	08/20/2006

8846	Catocala sordida	Sordid Underwing Moth	07/20/2006	07/20/2006

8847	Catocala gracilis	Graceful Underwing Moth	07/16/2007	07/14/2007

8849	Catocala andromedae	Gloomy Underwing Moth	08/16/2005	08/16/2005

8851	Catocala coccinata	Scarlet Underwing Moth	07/03/2006	07/03/2006

8857	Catocala ultronia	Ultronia Underwing Moth	07/22/2005	07/22/2005

8865	Catocala praeclara	Praeclara Underwing Moth	07/28/2006	07/28/2006

8873	Catocala similis	Similar Underwing Moth	07/21/2006	07/21/2006

8876	Catocala micronympha	Little Bride Underwing Moth	07/05/2006	07/14/2007 Form "gisela" (above)

8878	Catocala amica	Girlfriend Underwing Moth	09/03/2005	08/30/2005

8878.1	Catocala lineella	Close Lined Underwing Moth	07/11/2006

8890	Pseudoplusia includens	Soybean Looper Moth	09/15/2006

8897	Diachrysia balluca	Hologram Moth	09/15/2006	09/15/2006

8898	Allagrapha area	Unspotted Looper Moth	07/08/2005

8904	Chrysanympha formosa	Formosa Looper Moth	06/24/2006	06/24/2006

8905	Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides	Pink-patched Looper Moth	09/15/2006	09/15/2006

8908	Autographa precationis	Common Looper Moth	07/16/2005	07/16/2005

8940	Syngrapha abstrusa	Abstruse Looper Moth	06/17/2006

8952	Plusia contexta	Connected Looper Moth	07/17/2005

8955	Marathyssa inficita	Dark Marathyssa Moth	07/17/2005

8956	Marathyssa basalis	Light Marathyssa Moth	05/07/2007

8957	Paectes oculatrix	Eyed Paectes Moth	5/28/2006

8968	Eutelia pulcherrima	Beautiful Eutelia Moth	05/30/2007	05/30/2007

8972	Baileya levitans	Pale Baileya Moth	07/13/2005

8990	Nola cillicoides	Blurry-patched Nola Moth	07/25/2005

9044	Thioptera nigrofimbria	Black-bordered Lemon Moth	08/04/2006

9049	Lithacodia synochitis	Black Dotted Lithacodia Moth	06/08/2006	08/14/2007

9051	Lithacodia musta	Small Mossy Lithacodia Moth	08/01/2005

9053	Lithacodia carneola	Pink-barred Lithacodia	07/18/2005

9056	Homophoberia cristata	Water-lily Moth	06/26/2007	06/26/2007

9065	Leuconycta diphtheroides	Green Leuconycta Moth	07/01/2005	07/11/2005

9182	Panthea pallescens	Eastern Panthea Moth	08/16/2005

9184	Colocasia flavicornis	Yellowhorn Moth	07/31/2005

9185	Colocasia propinquilinea	Closebanded Yellowhorn Moth	06/03/2006

9189	Charadra deridens	The Laugher Moth	05/16/2007

9193	Raphia frater	The Brother Moth	05/16/2007

9200	Acronicta americana	American Dagger Moth	07/28/2006

9205	Acronicta lepusculina	Cottonwood Dagger Moth	05/09/2007

9225	Acronicta vinnula	Delightful Dagger Moth

9229	Acronicta hasta	Speared [Cherry] Dagger Moth	07/15/2006	05/18/2007

9237	Acronicta interrupta	Interupted Dagger Moth	05/21/2007

9238	Acronicta lobeliae	Lobelia Dagger Moth	09/22/2006

9249	Acronicta increta	Raspberry Bud Dagger Moth	05/31/2009

9251	Acronicta retardata	Retarded Dagger Moth	05/22/2009 (Melanic specimen)

9255	Acronicta afflicta melanic	Afflicted Dagger Moth	07/31/2005

9257	Acronicta impleta	Yellow-haired Dagger Moth	05/12/2007

9259	Acronicta noctivaga	Night-wandering Dagger Moth	05/25/2007

9272	Acronicta oblinita	Smeared Dagger Moth	05/28/2007	05/05/2008

9280	Simyra [henrici] insularis	Henry's Marsh Moth	07/08/2005

9281	Agriopodes fallax	The Green Marvel Moth	05/31/2006

9285	Polygrammate hebraeicum	The Hebrew Moth	06/14/2006

9286	Harrisimemna trisignata	Harris' Three-spot Moth	06/08/2006	07/26/2005

9301	Eudryas grata	Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth	07/15/2005

9309	Psychomorpha epimenis	Grapevine Epimenis Moth	04/19/2006 (Rebekah Garris photo)

9314	Alypia octomaculata	Eight Spotted Forester	07/28/2007

9348	Apamea amputatrix	Yellow-headed Cutworm Moth	07/21/2006	07/08/2005

9351	Apamea alia	Apamea Moth	07/13/2005

9404	Oligia modica	Black-banded Brocade Moth	09/01/2005

9408	Neoligia exhausta	Exhausted Brocade Moth	06/24/2006

9420	Oligia illocata	Wandering Brocade Moth	09/10/2006

9427	Meropleon diversicolor	Multi-colored Sedgeminer Moth	09/30/2006	09/01/2005

9429	Lemmeria digitalis		10/12/2006

9456	Amphipoea interoceanica	Interoceanic Ear Moth	07/09/2005

9463	Parapamea buffaloensis	Buffalo Moth	09/08/2007

9466	Papaipema cataphracta	Burdock Borer Moth	10/11/2006

9471	Papaipema arctivorens	Northern Burdock Borer Moth	08/13/2006

9473	Papaipema impecuniosa	Aster Borer Moth	10/13/2006	10/19/2006

9480	Papaipema pterisii	Bracken Borer Moth	08/23/2007

9485	Papaipema baptisiae	Indigo Stem Borer Moth	09/09/2006	09/08/2007

9495	Papaipema furcata	Ash Tip Borer Moth	10/03/2006

9505	Papaipema cerussata	Ironweed Borer Moth	09/26/2006	09/26/2006

9520	Achatodes zeae	Elder Shoot Borer Moth	07/26/2005

9523	Bellura gortynoides	White-tailed Diver Moth	08/03/2007 (pinned specimen)

9525	Bellura obliqua	Cattail Borer Moth	06/11/2009	06/11/2009

9545	Euplexia benesimilis	American Angle shades Moth	07/16/2007

9546	Phlogophora iris	Olive Angle Shades Moth	06/13/2007

9547	Phlogophora periculosa	Brown Angle Shades Moth	08/31/2006

9556	Chytonix palliatricula	Cloaked Marvel Moth	05/27/2007	07/13/2006

9578	Hyppa xylinoides	Common Hyppa Moth	08/26/2007

9582	Nedra ramosula	Gray Half-spot Moth	09/14/2006

9631	Callopistria mollissima	Pink-shaded Fern Moth	06/19/2007

9633	Callopistria cordata	Silver Spotted Fern Moth	06/05/2007

9638	Amphipyra pyramidoides	Copper Underwing Moth	09/02/2005

9662	Balsa malana	Many-Dotted Appleworm

9669	Spodoptera mollissima	Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth	09/04/2005

9678	Elaphria versicolor	Variegated Midget Moth	09/06/2005	09/06/2005

9681	Elaphria festivoides	Festive Midget Moth	06/07/2006

9688	Galgula partita	The Wedgling Moth	09/10/2006

9690	Platysenta videns	White-Dotted Groundling

9696	Platysenta vecors	Dusky Groundling Moth	07/25/2006

9766	Cirrhophanus triangulifer	Goldenrod Stowaway Moth	08/31/2006	08/31/2006

9815	Cosmia calami	American Dun-bar Moth	07/12/2005	07/13/2005

9874	Xylena curvimacula	Dot and Dash Swordgrass Moth	04/11/2008

9888	Lithophane innominata	Nameless Pinion Moth	09/27/2006

9893	Lithophane hemina	Hemina Pinion Moth	09/27/2006	09/19/2006

9910	Litophane antennata	Ashen Pinion Moth	10/12/2006

9952	Eucirroedia pampina	Scalloped Sallow Moth	10/01/2005

9943	Metaxaglaea inulta	Unsated Sallow Moth	09/27/2006

9957	Sunira bicolorago	Bicolored Sallow Moth	09/26/2006

9961	Anathix ralla	Dotted Sallow Moth	08/30/2005

9989	Sutyna privata	Sutnya Sallow Moth	09/12/2006

10005	Feralia jocosa	Jocose Sallow Moth	04/01/2008	04/01/2008

10007	Feralia major	Major Sallow Moth	04/21/2007	04/12/2008

10011	Brachionycha borealis	Boreal Fan Moth	04/11/2008	04/11/2008

10012	Psaphida electilis	Chosen Sallow	04/18/2008

10014	Psaphida rolandi	Roland's Sallow	04/02/2007

10016	Psaphida styracis	Fawn Sallow Moth	03/24/2007	03/24/2007

10019	Psaphida resumens	Figure Eight Sallow	05/01/2007

10067	Adita chionanthi	Fringe-tree Sallow Moth	09/15/2006

10177	Calophasia lunula	Toadflax Brocade Moth	08/04/2006

10200	Cucullia asteroides	The Asteroid Moth	09/04/2005

10291	Orthodes latex	Fluid Arches Moth	06/05/2007

10292	Melanchra adjuncta	Hitched Arches Moth

10295	Lacanobia assimilis	Black Arches Moth	07/07/2006

10304	Trichordestra legitima	Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth	08/22/2007 (pinned specimen)

10397	Lacinipolia renigera	Bristly Cutworm Moth	08/26/2005

10413	Lacinipolia explicata	Explicit Arches Moth	08/23/2007 (pinned specimen)

10438	Pseudaletia unipuncta	Armyworm Moth	07/16/2005	07/28/2005

10447	Leucania commoides	The Comma Wainscot Moth	07/08/2005

10459	Leucania inermis	Streaked Leucania Moth	07/07/2006

10487	Orthosia rubescens	Ruby Quaker	04/02/2007	04/02/2007

10488	Orthosia garmani	Garman's Quaker Moth	04/17/2008

10495	Orthosia hibisci	Speckled Fruitworm Moth	04/01/2008	04/01/2008

10518	Achatia distincta	Distinct Quaker Moth	04/21/2008	04/21/2008

10520	Morrisonia evicta	Bicolored Woodgrain Moth	05/17/2006	05/02/2007

10521	Morrisonia confusa	Confused Woodgrain Moth	05/15/2007

10521.1	Morrisonia latex	Fluid Arches Moth	05/21/2007

10524	Nephelodes minians	Bronzed Cutworm Moth	09/15/2006	09/08/2005

10627	Tricholita signata	Signate Quaker Moth	08/25/2006	09/14/2006

10648	Agrotis gladiaria	Swordsman Dart Moth	09/19/2006

10663	Agrotis ipsilon	Ipsilon Dart Moth	07/28/2005

10675	Feltia tricosa	Dart Moth	07/24/2005

10891	Ochropleura implecta	Flame-shouldered Dart Moth	07/21/2006

10942.1	Xestia dolosa-adela	A Black-lettered Dart	06/06/2006

10955	Agnorisma badinodis	Pale-banded Dart Moth	09/23/2006

11010	Lycophotia phyllophora	Dart Moth	07/18/2005	07/18/2005

11029	Abagrotis alternata	Great Red Dart Moth	07/10/2006

11068	Helicoverpa zea	Corn Earworm Moth

11128	Schinia arcigera	Arcigera Flower Moth	08/31/2006	09/08/2005

11149	Schinia trifascia	Three-lined Flower Moth	07/31/2005	07/31/2005