Nature in the Ozarks

Ernestine's Moth  ( Phytometra ernestinana - 8480) Links: Moth Photographers Group BugGuide iNaturalist . ...

Spiny Oakworm Moth  ( Anisota stigma - 7716) Widespread throughout much of eastern North America. Reported host plants include ha...

Pink-Shaded Fern Moth  ( Callopistria mollissima - 9631) Larvae of feed on various ferns.  ( American Insect ) .

Rosy Maple Moth  ( Dryocampa rubicunda - 7715) Some speculate these colorful moths mimic red maple samaras (the term for the helic...

Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth Parasa indetermina Caterpillar Hosts: Apple, dogwood, hickory, maples, oaks, poplars, and rose bus...

Spotted Peppergrass Moth ( Eustixia pupula - 4794) Found throughout most of eastern North America.  Habitat is fields, waste ...

Green Marvel Moth (Acronicta fallax - 9281) Range:  Eastern North America. Food:  Principal host plant is said to be Viburn...

Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia - 8146) For more information on distribution, caterpillar and life cycle, please see: Bu...

Linden Looper ( Erannis tiliaria - 6665) One of the few moth species I've been seeing on recent cool fall evenings.  Some eveni...

Black-barred Brown ( Plagiomimicus pityochromus - 9754) From BugGuide : Range: Eastern United States and southern Ontario. Se...

Goldenrod Flower Moth (Schinia nundina - 11177) From BugGuide : Range: Found east of a line from Arizona to Minnesota and Nova Sc...

Fawn Sallow ( Psaphida styracis - 10016) Range: Eastern North America. Season: Adults fly from March to late May. Food: Larva fee...

Common Oak Moth (Phoberia atomaris - 8591) Miacy : This is a common and highly variable noctuid that appears early every spring. Th...

Filigreed Chimoptesis ( Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana - 3273) Identification: Adult: forewing dark gray to blackish with white tri-lobed...

Chosen Sallow Moth ( Psaphida electilis - 10012) Identification: The coloration of this species shows geographical variation: norther...

Ipsilon Dart (Agrotis ipsilon - 10663) This moth -- like many, actually, -- is not a friend of gardeners. Dart moths are also known as...

Armyworm Moth ( Mythimna unipuncta - 10438) Identification: Forewing tan, often tinged with orange and lightly speckled with black. ...

Linden Looper Moth Erannis tiliaria - 6665 Typically a "winter moth", and Winter Moth is this species other common name. H...

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth (Male) ( Malacosoma americanum - 7701) Range: Eastern and central US to the Rockies and Canada from ...

Beggar Moth ( Eubaphe mendica - 7440) Flight: May-September; three broods. Caterpillar Hosts: Maples and violets. Range: Common th...