Tent-Wing Moths

These moths have a variety of shapes and colors. Many have strange protuberances on their bodies and wings.

5466 Vaxi critica (Straight-lined Argyria moth) (Lexington, 7/20/07 11pm)

Eudrias unio9299 Eudryas unio (Pearly wood nymph) (Lexington, 6/24/02 10pm)

Hypercompe scribonia8146 Hypercompe scribonia (Giant Leopard Moth) (Billerica, 6/14/08 2pm, Lexington, 10/6/05 8am, Willard's Woods, 8/5/12 12pm)

2700 Zeuzera pyrina (European Leopard Moth) (Lower Vine Brook, 7/22/2019 12am)

3848 [Atroposia] oenotherana (Primrose Cochylid Moth) (Lower Vine Brook, 7/9/10 11pm)

9631 Callopistria mollissima (Pink-shaded fern moth) (Lexington, 6/17/03 11pm)

Tolype velleda7670 Tolype velleda? (Large tolype) (Lexington, 8/8/03 10pm)

(Burlington, 7/11/00 10pm)

adult early instar larva molting 7936 Furcula borealis (White furcula) (Lexington, 6/25/03 11pm, Lower Vine Brook, 6/9/12 12pm, 6/17/12 10am)

Apoda bigultata4669 Apoda biguttata (Shagreened Slug Moth) (Burlington, 7/12/2000 12am, Lexington, 7/11/07 11pm)

Phobetron pitheciumPhobetron pithecium4677 Phobetron pithecium (Monkey slug or Hag Moth) (Lexington, 7/11/07 11pm, Whipple Hill, 9/1/07 11am on an oak)

Isa textulaIsa textulaIsa textula4681 Isa textula (Crowned slug) (Lower Vine Brook, 9/6/10 11am)

Euclea delphiniiEuclea delphinii4697 Euclea delphinii (Spiny oak-slug moth) (Burlington, 6/25/00 11pm, Lexington, 6/19/04 11pm)

Lithacodes fasciola4665 Lithacodes fasciola (Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth) (Lexington, 7/1/03 11pm)

4654 Tortricidia flexuosa (Abbreviated Button Slug Moth) (Lexington, 7/14/05 12am, Lower Vine Brook, 8/3/2019 11pm, caterpillar Lower Vine Brook, 9/9/10 9pm)

4671 Prolimacodes badia (Skiff Moth) (Lower Vine Brook, 7/22/2019 12am)

(Burlington, 7/13/00 11pm)

Isia isabellaPyrrharctia isabella8129 Pyrrharctia isabella (Woolly bear caterpillar moth) (Lexington, 6/28/03, Lower Vine Brook, 3/7/10 2pm)

(Lexington, 7/7/07 1am)

Euchaetes egleEuchaetes egle8238 Euchaetes egle (Milkweed tussock moth) (Lexington, 8/28/07 11pm)

Megalographa biloba8907 Autographa biloba (Megalographa biloba) (Bilobed looper moth) (Lexington, 7/1/2001 12am, Wildwood Park, Burlington, 8/17/2023 12am)

8908 Autographa precationis (Common looper moth) (Lexington, 10/6/02 1am, Lower Vine Brook, 9/24/12 10am)

8881 Abrostola urentis (Nettle Looper, Variegated Brindle) (Lexington, 6/24/18 2pm) On common nettle.

Clostera albosigmaadult caterpillar 7895 Clostera albosigma (Melalopha albosigma) (Sigmoid prominent moth) (Burlington, 6/10/00 1am, 6/6/04 12am not shown, caterpillars Willard's Woods, 8/12/2020 4pm) The caterpillar doesn't look quite like the photos I've seen, particularly with respect to color, although the pattern is correct, but it doesn't fit any of the other Clostera species any better. The middorsal wart on A1 is bigger than on A8. They were feeding on a quaking aspen sapling, I believe.

8924 Anagrapha falcifera (Celery looper moth) (Lexington, 7/24/02 11pm, Lower Vine Brook, 10/8/11 2pm)

Nerice bidentata7929 Nerice bidentata (Double-toothed prominent) (Lexington, 5/14/04 1pm)

7952 or 7951 Symmerista canicosta or albifrons (Red-humped Oakworm moth or White-headed Prominent moth) (Lexington, 6/19/04 12am) I can't find what the distinguishing characteristics are for these two, and their ranges overlap, although albifrons is more common in the South.

9525 Bellura obliqua (Cattail borer moth) (Wildwood Park, Burlington, 9/8/2023 10am)

7915 Nadata gibbosa (White-dotted Prominent Moth) (Lexington, 5/30/08 1am)

(Burlington, 7/4/00 12am)

Malacosoma americanum7701 Malacosoma americanum (Eastern tent caterpillar moth) (Lexington, 7/6/02 11pm, Willard's Woods, 6/10/07 9am, Whipple Hill, 4/21/10 2pm)

Malacosoma disstriaMalacosoma disstria7698 Malacosoma disstria (Forest tent caterpillar moth) (Lexington, 6/16/03 1pm)

Lymantria disparLymantria dispar8318 Lymantria dispar (Gypsy moth - female, male, & caterpillar) (Willard's Woods, 7/13/03 1:30pm, Burlington, 7/12/00 12am)

Orgyia leucostigma8316 Orgyia leucostigma (White-Marked Tussock Moth) (Willard's Woods, 8/30/06 5pm, 5/23/2004 1pm)

adult larva 7931 Gluphisia septentrionalis (Common Gluphisia Moth) (Lexington, 5/30/03 11pm (2), Lower Vine Brook, 8/25/2019 4pm)

7933 Gluphisia avimacula (Four-spotted Gluphisia Moth) (Lexington, 5/5/06 12am)

(Lexington, 7/10/04 12am)

(Lower Vine Brook,7/18/11 11pm) Probably same as above.

(Burlington, 6/27/00 11pm)

(Lexington, 5/19/03 11pm)

Urola nivalis5464 Urola nivalis (Snowy Urola Moth) (Lexington, 6/19/04 11pm, 7/19/02 11pm not shown)

5526 Dolichomia (Herculia or Pseudasopia) intermedialis (Red-shawled moth) (Burlington, 6/29/00 12am)

9678 Elaphria versicolor (Variegated Midget Moth) (Lexington, 7/30/04 12am, Lower Vine Brook,7/23/11 12am)

(Lexington, 5/18/03 11pm) Probably same as above.

(Lower Vine Brook, 9/2/12 2pm)

(Lower Vine Brook,7/30/11 11pm)

(Lower Vine Brook,7/23/11 12am)

(Burlington, 7/1/00 12am)

Elaphria festivoides9681 Elaphria festivoides (Festive Midget Moth) (Burlington, 6/26/2000 11pm)

adult caterpillar 10304 Trichordestra legitima (Striped garden caterpillar moth) (Lexington, 8/17/2002 11pm, Lower Vine Brook, 9/9/2018 2pm)

(Burlington, 6/26/00 11pm)

(Lower Vine Brook, 7/13/11 12am) Same as above?

(Lower Vine Brook,7/23/11 10pm) Same as above?

(Lower Vine Brook, 7/28/10 11pm)

(Lexington, 5/29/03 11pm)

(Lexington, 5/10/02 12am)

437 Psyche casta? (Bagworm moth) (Lexington, 6/8/02 11pm)

8007 Schizura unicornis (Unicorn Caterpillar Moth) (Lexington, 6/8/02 11pm, 7/5/03 11pm, 6/27/03 11pm)

8010 Schizura concinna (Red-humped caterpillar) (Willard's Woods, 8/21/18 2pm, 9/1/2019 4pm)

Oligocentria lignicolorOligocentria lignicolor8017 Oligocentria lignicolor (White-streaked Prominent) (Willard's Woods, 9/4/10 1pm)

7917 Hyperaeschra georgica (Georgian prominent) (Lexington, 5/18/04 11pm)

(Lexington, 4/14/02 11pm)

(Lexington, 6/24/02 10pm)

9057 Homophoberia apicosa (Black wedge-spot moth) (Lexington, 7/27/05 11pm, Lower Vine Brook, 7/29/2019 12:30am)

(Lexington, 7/19/02 11pm)

(Lexington, 5/5/06 1am)

4794 Eustixia pupula (Spotted peppergrass moth) (Lexington, 6/29/02 11pm)

Lithacodia muscosula9047 Lithacodia muscosula (Large Mossy Lithacodia Moth) (Lexington, 6/29/02 11pm)

9049 Malliatha [Lithacodia] synochitis (Black-dotted Lithacodia) (Lexington, 6/19/02 11pm)

9051 Lithacodia musta (Small Mossy Lithacodia Moth) (Lexington, 6/19/06 1am)

(Lower Vine Brook,7/18/11 11pm, 7/12/10 10pm)

(Lexington, 7/2/02 11pm)

Leucania spp., perhaps ursula (Lexington, 5/30/06 12am)

10431 Dargida diffusa (Wheat Head Armyworm Moth) (Lexington, 8/1/06 7pm)

9582 Nedra ramosula (Gray half-spot) (Lexington, 8/19/02 11pm)

(Lexington, 5/30/03 10pm)

adult 4th instar caterpillar 5th instar caterpillar getting ready to pupate? 10521 Morrisonia confusa (Confused Woodgrain Moth) (Lexington, 5/25/03 10pm & 5/5/06 12am, Lower Vine Brook, 7/10/11 3pm, 7/31/11 12pm, 8/6/11 6pm) I am not 100% sure the two moths are the same.

9661 Crambodes talidiformis? (Verbena Moth) (Lexington, 5/12/04 11am) 9661?

10447 Leucania commoides? (Lower Vine Brook,7/28/11 12am) Definitely a Leucania species, but hard to tell which one.

9690 Condica videns? (White-dotted Groundling Moth) (Lower Vine Brook, 8/5/11 10pm)

9280 Simyra henrici (Henry's Marsh Moth) (Lower Vine Brook, 9/13/14 3pm)

10520 Morrisonia evicta? (Bicolored Woodgrain Moth) (Lexington, 4/24/08 11pm)

(Lexington, 7/27/05 10pm)

4895 Chalcoela iphitalis (Sooty-winged Chalcoela moth) (Lexington, 5/18/03 11pm)

Dicymolomia julianalis4889 Dicymolomia julianalis (Julia's Dicymolomia moth) (Lexington, 7/25/07 12am, Wildwood Park, Burlington, 9/21/2023 8pm)

(Lexington, 5/7/03 10pm)

Lappet moth7687 Phyllodesma americana (Lappet moth) (Lexington, 5/8/06 12am, also sighted 5/10/03 11pm)

Panthea furcilla9182 Panthea furcilla (Eastern Panthea Moth) (Lexington, 5/30/03 11pm, 8/17/02 10pm, 6/16/04 11pm, Lower Vine Brook, 7/25/10 10pm)

(Lexington, 5/30/06 12am)

Lithophane patefacta9886 Lithophane patefacta (Branded Pinion) (Willard's Woods, 6/17/07 2pm)

Achatodes zeae9520 Achatodes zeae (Elder Shoot Borer Moth) (Lexington, 7/13/07 12am)

9053 Pseudeustrotia carneola (Pink-barred Lithacodia) (Lower Vine Brook, 7/13/11 12am (2), Lexington, 6/7/04 12am, 7/3/07 11pm)

Cucullia sp.Cucullia sp.caterpillar adult 10200 Cucullia asteroides (Asteroid moth) (Lower Vine Brook, 9/10/16 3pm, Willard's Woods, 9/20/03 12pm, adult Lower Vine Brook, 6/12/2020 4pm)

10202 Cucullia convexipennis (Brown-hooded Owlet) (Lower Vine Brook, 10/5/2019 4pm) On Goldenrod. I found one on a goldenrod plant on my patio and put it in my terrarium. It pupated on July 13 and emerged on August 13.

(Lexington, 8/19/06 10pm)

(Lower Vine Brook, 6/23/11 10am)

(Lower Vine Brook,7/28/11 12am, 7/18/11 11pm)

(Lower Vine Brook,7/28/11 12am)

Acrolophus popeanella? (Lower Vine Brook,7/16/11 11pm, 7/31/2019 11pm)

(Lower Vine Brook, 9/22/11 11pm)

Calophasia lunula (Toadflax brocade) (Lower Vine Brook, 9/11/16 1pm) A recent European import.


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