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Butterflies and Moths of Adams County, Pennsylvania

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Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
 Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
 Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
 Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
 Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
 Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
 Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
 Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
 Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
 Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
 Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

 Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
 Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
 European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
 Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
 Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
 Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
 Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
 Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
 Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
 Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
 Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
 Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
 Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
 Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
 Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)

Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Papilioninae)

 Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
 Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
 Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
 Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio appalachiensis)
 Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
 Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

Whites (Pierinae)

 Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
 Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
 West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)
 Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)

Sulphurs (Coliadinae)

 Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
 Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
 Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa)
 Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)

Harvesters (Miletinae)

 Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)

Coppers (Lycaeninae)

 American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
 Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)

Hairstreaks (Theclinae)

 Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
 Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
 Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
 Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
 Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
 Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
 Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
 Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
 White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)

Blues (Polyommatinae)

 Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
 Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
 Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Snouts (Libytheinae)

 American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)

 Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Longwings (Heliconiinae)

 Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
 Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
 Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
 Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
 Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)

True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

 Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
 Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
 Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
 Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
 Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
 Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
 Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
 Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
 American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)

 Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis)
 White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
 Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Emperors (Apaturinae)

 Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
 Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)

 Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)
 Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
 Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
 Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)

Thyatirid Moths (Thyatiridae)

Thyatirine Moths (Thyatirinae)

 Tufted Thyatirid (Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides)

Hooktip Moths (Drepanidae)

Oretine Moths (Oretinae)

 Rose Hooktip (Oreta rosea)

Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)

Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae)

 Io moth (Automeris io)

Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)

 Luna moth (Actias luna)
 Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)

Royal Moths (Citheroniinae)

 Orange-tipped oakworm moth (Anisota senatoria)
 Spiny oakworm moth (Anisota stigma)
 Rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)
 Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis)

Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)

Sphinginae (Sphinginae)

 Catalpa sphinx (Ceratomia catalpae)
 Small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops)

Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)

 Lettered sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum)
 Pandorus sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus)
 Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
 Hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)
 White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)
 Abbott's sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii)

Prominents (Notodontidae)

 Walnut Caterpillar Moth (Datana integerrima)
 Wavy-lined Heterocampa (Heterocampa biundata)
 White-dotted Prominent (Nadata gibbosa)
 Morning-glory Prominent (Schizura ipomoeae)

Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)

Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)

 Little White Lichen Moth (Clemensia albata)
 Painted Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia fucosa)

Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)

 Delicate Cycnia or Dogbane Tiger Moth (Cycnia tenera)
 Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea)
 Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth (Euchaetes egle)
 Banded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth (Halysidota tessellaris)
 Great Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
 Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea)
 Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear (Pyrrharctia isabella)
 Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth (Spilosoma virginica)

Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)

 Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)

Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)

Acontiines (Acontiinae)

 Exposed Bird-dropping Moth (Acontia aprica)
 Tufted Bird-Dropping Moth (Cerma cerintha)
 Green Leuconycta (Leuconycta diphteroides)
 Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth (Tarachidia candefacta)

Acronictines (Acronictinae)

 American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana)
 Smeared Dagger Moth (Acronicta oblinita)
 Henry's Marsh Moth (Simyra insularis)

Amphipyrines (Amphipyrinae)

 Goldenrod Stowaway (Cirrhophanus triangulifer)
 Northern Burdock Borer Moth (Papaipema arctivorens)
 Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera ornithogalli)

Cucullines (Cuculliinae)

 Brown-hooded Owlet (Cucullia convexipennis)
 Morrison's Sallow (Eupsilia morrisoni)
 Bicolored Sallow (Sunira bicolorago)

Eustrotiines (Eustrotiinae)

 Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia (Pseudeustrotia carneola)

Plusiines (Plusiinae)

 Unspotted Looper Moth (Allagrapha aerea)
 Celery Looper Moth (Anagrapha falcifera)
 The Common Looper Moth (Autographa precationis)
 Soybean Looper Moth (Pseudoplusia includens)

Xylenines (Xyleninae)

 Sloping Sallow (Epiglaea decliva)
 Iris Borer Moth (Macronoctua onusta)
 Footpath Sallow (Metaxaglaea semitaria)
 Roadside Sallow (Metaxaglaea viatica)

Hadenine Noctuid Moths (Hadeninae)

 Armyworm Moth (Mythimna unipuncta)
 Bronzed Cutworm Moth (Nephelodes minians)

Noctuine Noctuid Moths (Noctuinae)

 Pale-banded Dart (Agnorisma badinodis)
 Swordsman Dart (Agrotis gladiaria)
 Bent-Line Dart (Choephora fungorum)
 Dingy Cutworm Moth (Feltia jaculifera)
 European Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
 Smith's Dart (Xestia smithii)

Heliothentine Moths, Flower Moths (Heliothentinae)

 Corn Earworm Moth (Heliocoverpa zea)
 Ragweed Flower Moth (Schinia rivulosa)

Forester Moths (Agaristinae)

 Eight-spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata)
 Beautiful Wood-nymph (Eudryas grata)

Oecophorid Moths (Oecophoridae)

Depressariine Moths (Depressariinae)

 Agonopterix alstroemeriana (Agonopterix alstroemeriana)
 Agonopterix thelmae (Agonopterix thelmae)
 Gold-striped Leaftier Moth (Machimia tentoriferella)

Oecophorine Moths (Oecophorinae)

 Suzuki's Promalactis Moth (Promalactis suzukiella)

Clothes Moths (Tineidae)

Tineine Moths (Tineinae)

 Monopis pavlovskii (Monopis pavlovskii)

Yponomeutids (Yponomeutidae)

 Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella)

Sesiid Moths (Sesiidae)

Sesiines (Sesiinae)

 Riley's Clearwing (Synanthedon rileyana)

Tortricids (Tortricidae)

Tortricines (Tortricinae)

 Angular Aethes (Aethos angulatana)
 Oak Leafroller (Argyrotaenia quercifoliana)
 Sparganothis Fruitworm Moth (Sparganothis sulfureana)

Zygaenids (Zygaenidae)

Procridinids (Procridinae)

 Orange-patched Smoky Moth (Pyromorpha dimidiata)

Flannel Moths (Megalopygidae)

 Black-waved Flannel Moth (Lagoa crispata)

Limacodids, Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae)

 Saddleback Caterpillar Moth (Acharia stimulea)

Crambids (Crambidae)

Crambines (Crambinae)

 Agriphila ruricolellus (Agriphila ruricolellus)
 Microcrambus elegans (Microcrambus elegans)

Evergestiines (Evergestinae)

 Purple-backed Cabbageworm (Evergestis pallidata)

Glaphyrine Moths (Glaphyriinae)

 Sooty Winged Chalcoela Moth (Chalcoela iphitalis)
 Dicymolomia julianalis (Dicymolomia julianalis)

Pyraustine Moths (Pyraustinae)

 Conchylodes ovulalis (Conchylodes ovulalis)
 Diastictis ventralis (Diastictis ventralis)
 Herpetogramma pertextalis (Herpetogramma pertextalis)
 Nomophila nearctica (Nomophila nearctica)
 European Corn Borer Moth (Ostrinia nubilalis)
 Orange Mint Moth (Pyrausta orphisalis)
 Celery Leaftier Moth (Udea rubigalis)

Scopariines (Scopariinae)

 Scoparia basalis (Scoparia basalis)
 Scoparia biplagialis (Scoparia biplagialis)

Pyralids (Pyralidae)

Epipaschiines (Epipaschiinae)

 Double-humped Pococera Moth (Pococera expandens)

Pyralines (Pyralinae)

 Clover Hayworm Moth (Hypsopygia costalis)
 Pyralis farinalis (Pyralis farinalis)

Tussock Moths (Lymantriidae)

 Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar)

Orgyiines (Orgyiinae)

 Streaked Tussock Moth (Dasychira obliquata)
 White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma)

Pterophorids, plume moths (Pterophoridae)

Pterophorinids (Pterophorinae)

 Himmelman's Plume Moth (Geina tenuidactyla)

Geometer Moths, Looper Moths (Geometridae)

Ennomines (Ennominae)

 Anacamptodes defectaria (Anacamptodes defectaria)
 Common Gray (Anavitrinella pampinaria)
 Pepper and Salt Geometer (Biston betularia)
 Pale Beauty (Campaea perlata)
 Curve-lined Angle (Digrammia continuata)
 Faint-spotted Angle (Digrammia ocellinata)
 The Small Engraved (Ectropis crepuscularia)
 Maple Spanworm (Ennomos magnaria)
 Deep Yellow Euchlaena (Euchlaena amoenaria)
 Obtuse Euchlaena (Euchlaena obtusaria)
 Confused Eusarca (Eusarca confusaria)
 Texas Gray (Glenoides texanaria)
 Common Spring Moth (Heliomata cycladata)
 One-Spotted Variant (Hypagyrtis unipunctata)
 Bent-Lined Gray (Iridopsis larvaria)
 Common Lytrosis (Lytrosis unitaria)
 Common Angle (Macaria aemulataria)
 Many-lined Angle (Macaria multilineata)
 Promiscuous Angle (Macaria promiscuata)
 Signate Melanolophia (Melanolophia signataria)
 Common Metarranthis (Metarranthis hypochraria)
 Juniper Geometer (Patalene olyzonaria)
 Hübner's Pero (Pero ancetaria)
 Large Maple Spanworm Moth (Prochoerodes transversata)
 Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth (Speranza pustularia)
 Yellow Slant-line (Tetracis crocallata)

Geometrines, greens, emeralds (Geometrinae)

 Blackberry Looper Moth (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria)
 Showy Emerald (Dichorda iridaria)
 Red-fringed Emerald (Nemoria bistriaria)
 Wavy-Lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata)

Larentiines (Larentiinae)

 Barberry Geometer (Coryphista meadii)
 The Bent-line Carpet (Costaconvexa centrostrigaria)
 The Beggar (Eubaphe mendica)
 Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth (Eulithis diversilineata)
 Three-spotted Fillip (Heterophleps triguttaria)
 Brown Bark Carpet (Horisme intestinata)
 Orthonama obstipata (Orthonama obstipata)
 Red Twin-spot (Xanthorhoe ferrugata)
 Toothed Brown Carpet (Xanthorhoe lacustrata)

Sterrhines (Sterrhinae)

 Cross-lined Waved (Calothysanis amaturaria)
 Chickweed Geometer (Haematopis grataria)
 Diminutive Wave (Idaea scintillularia)
 Large Lace-border (Scopula limboundata)

Epiplemids (Epiplemidae)

 Brown Scoopwing (Calledapteryx dryopterata)

Lasiocampids (Lasiocampidae)

Lasiocampiines (Lasiocampinae)

 Eastern Tent Caterpiller Moth (Malacosoma americanum)

Macomphalines (Macromphaliinae)

 Large Tolype Moth (Tolype velleda)

Erebid Moths (Erebidae)

Herminiines (Herminiinae)

 Common Idia Moth (Idia aemula)
 American Idia Moth (Idia americalis)
 Dark-spotted Palthis Moth (Palthis angulalis)

Hypenines (Hypeninae)

 Flowing-line Bomolocha Moth (Hypena manalis)
 Green Cloverworm Moth (Hypena scabra)
 Six-spotted Gray Moth (Spargaloma sexpunctata)

Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)

 Anomis commoda (Anomis commoda)
 Clover Looper Moth (Caenurgina crassiuscula)
 Forage Looper Moth (Caenurgina erechtea)
 The Bride (Catocala neogama)
 The Penitent Underwing (Catocala piatrix)
 Youthful Underwing Moth (Catocala subnata)
 The Widow (Catocala vidua)
 Red-lined Panopoda (Panopoda rufimargo)
 Maple Looper Moth (Parallelia bistriaris)
 Common Oak Moth (Phoberia atomaris)
 Maple Zale (Zale galbanata)
 Lunate Zale (Zale lunata)