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Moths & Butterflies Moths & Butterflies of Swamp Lover’S preServe Compiled by Kyle E. Johnson Data Sources and Acknowledgements This checklist is based primarily on specimens collected and determined by the author (598 species). Jerry Goth, Steve Bransky, Hugo Kons Jr., Bob Borth, and Les Ferge contributed 101 additional species. Terry Harrison, Jean-Francois Landry, Hugo Kons Jr., Les Ferge, George Balogh, and Bob Borth helped identify a few troublesome species and/or gave taxonomic advice. All species but one are based on voucher specimens; Callophrys gryneus is based on a photograph by Ann Thering. Specimens taken by the author and Jerry Goth are housed in the University of Wisconsin- Madison Insect Research Collection (WIRC); these have detailed data and are fully databased. Specimens taken by other contributors are housed in their respective research collections. The author thanks Jerry Goth, Lee Swanson, and Linnea Smith for their boundless hospitality and enthusiasm which make visiting the preserve such a pleasure. I thank Dan Young and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Insect Research Collection for the lab space and other resources which make such projects possible. Finally, I thank the contributors and other entomologist friends for good company in the field. Micro Moths = 203+ species Butterflies = 51 species Macro Moths = 446+ species Total Lepidoptera = 700 species Biodiversity on the Preserve How many more species are out there? A whole lot is the short answer. Sampling on the preserve thus far has been rather opportunistic and focused on a few key areas. There are still weaknesses in seasonal coverage, habitats which have been sparsely investigated, and sampling techniques which need attention. Additional species even lurk among the specimens already collected as some remain unidentified, the vast majority of these being “micro moths”. Thus the micro moths are quite underrepresented in this checklist. A conservative estimate suggests that 700 species is roughly the “half-way mark”. At Mosquito Hill Nature Center in Outagamie County Hugo Kons Jr. (pers. comm.) surveyed for macro moths and butterflies intensively over many years; he documented an impressive 782 species. Had micro moths been included this total could almost double as they represent nearly half the ordinal diversity and have great potential for undescribed species. Thus 1500 species is a reasonable estimate for Lepidoptera diversity at Swamp Lover’s Preserve. What about total insect diversity? Lepidoptera is one of four mega diverse insect orders. Diptera (flies) and Hymenoptera (wasps and kin) are similarly diverse in terms of described species (globally), whereas Coleoptera (beetles) is double. The remaining orders combined are comparable to Lepidoptera. Given these crude ratios 8500 species would be a conservative estimate of insect biodiversity at the preserve. We still do not know, however, if these diversity ratios are similar across the Wisconsin landscape. What we can say for certain is that the insect diversity is overwhelming, and that a daunting amount of work remains just to sense what species inhabit the land, much less their ways of life. The following specimen images illustrate species documented from the preserve. They are from various sources and usually do not represent the actual specimens collected from this project. Taxonomy generally follows the Moth Photographers Group website for simplicity. 1 MICRO MOTHS Tineidae Acrolophidae Nepticulidae Leucomele miriamella Acrolophus arcanella © Kyle Johnson © Jim Vargo Unidentified Nepticulidae © Jim Vargo Opostegidae Xylesthia pruniramiella Acrolophus morus © Kyle Johnson © Jim Vargo Psychidae Pseudopostega cretea © Kyle Johnson Monopis spilotella © Kyle Johnson Siederia walshella © Kyle Johnson Pseudopostega quadristrigella © Kyle Johnson Unidentified Tineidae 2 Bucculatricidae Caloptilia cornusella Phyllonorycter apparella © Kyle Johnson © Kyle Johnson Bucculatrix angustata © Jim Vargo Caloptilia sp. near umbratella Phyllonorycter celtifoliella Bucculatrix spp. © Kyle Johnson © Kyle Johnson Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter spp. Parornix sp. © Kyle Johnson Caloptilia belfrageella © Jim Vargo Cameraria caryaefoliella © microleps.org Marmara sp. © Kyle Johnson Caloptilia blandella © Kyle Johnson 3 Phyllocnistis spp. Cameraria conglomeratella Elachistidae Agonopterix pulvipennella © microleps.org © Kyle Johnson Agonopterix curvilineella Agonopterix nigrinotella Cameraria hamadryadella © Kyle Johnson © Kyle Johnson © microleps.org Agonopterix clemensella Agonopterix paulae © Kyle Johnson Phyllocnistis insignis © Kyle Johnson © Kyle Johnson Agonopterix eupatoriiella Agonopterix alstroemeriana © Kyle Johnson Phyllocnistis vitifoliella © Jim Vargo © Kyle Johnson 4 Agonopterix robiniella Semioscopis inornata Antaeotricha schlaegeri © Kyle Johnson © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Agonopterix thelmae Gonioterma mistrella © Kyle Johnson © Jim Vargo Semioscopis aurorella © Jim Vargo Agonopterix argillacea Elachista spp. © Kyle Johnson © Kyle Johnson Depressaria pastinacella © Jim Vargo Oecophoridae Depressariodes scabella © Terry Harrison Machimia tentoriferella © Jim Vargo Decantha boreasella © Jim Vargo 5 Xylorictidae Epicallima argenticinctella Mompha murtfeldtella © Kyle Johnson © Kyle Johnson Scythris spp. Coleophoridae Cosmopterigidae © Kyle Johnson Gelechiidae Unidentified Blastobasinae Cosmopterix spp. Aristotelia roseosuffusella © Kyle Johnson Coleophora trifolii Limnaecia phragmitella © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Arogalea cristifasciella © Kyle Johnson Coleophora spp. Walshia miscecolorella © Jim Vargo Pubitelphusa latifasciella © Kyle Johnson 6 Glyphipterigidae Chionodes obscurusella Dichomeris furia © Jim Vargo Glyphipterix circumscriptella © microleps.org Plutellidae Dichomeris flavocostella Chionodes soter © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Plutella xylostella © Jim Vargo Dichomeris inserrata Chionodes thoraceochrella © Jim Vargo Ypsolophidae © Jim Vargo Unidentified Gelechiidae Ypsolopha dentella Dichomeris ligulella Epermeniidae © Jim Vargo © Kyle Johnson Unidentified Epermeniidae Dichomeris ventrella © Jim Vargo 7 Lyonetiidae Cossidae Ypsolopha falciferella © Jim Vargo Unidentified Lyonetiidae Prionoxystus macmurtrei Sesiidae Yponomeutidae © Jim Vargo Tortricidae Atteva aurea Vitacea polistiformis © Jim Vargo © William Taft & MSU Bactra furfurana © Jim Vargo Swammerdamia spp. Albuna fraxini © William Taft & MSU Bactra verutana © Jim Vargo Argyresthia oreasella © Jim Vargo Synanthedon exitiosa © Mississippi Entomological Museum Lobesia bicinctana © Kyle Johnson 8 Endothenia hebesana Olethreutes devotana Eucosma heathiana © Jim Vargo © USNM © Mississippi Entomological Museum Olethreutes spp. Apotomis capreana Eucoma giganteana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Phaneta tomonana © Jim Vargo Apotomis deceptana Eucosma dorsisignatana © USNM © Jim Vargo Phaneta parmatana © Kyle Johnson Pseudosciaphila duplex Eucosma cataclystiana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo 9 Epiblema tripartitana Gypsonoma substitutionis Epinotia sotipena © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Epiblema glenni Pseudexentera cressoniana Epinotia zandana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Epiblema tandana Pseudexentera spoliana Epinotia lindana © USNM © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Notocelia rosaecolana Gretchena bolliana Ancylis burgessiana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo 10 Grapholita packardi Acleris schalleriana Argyrotaenia juglandana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Cydia latiferreana Acleris bowmanana Argyrotaenia quercifoliana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © USNM Acleris semipurpurana Decodes basiplagana Diedra cockerellana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Acleris forbesana Decodes macdunnoughi Choristoneura rosaceana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo 11 Archips semiferana Cenopis pettitana Aethes heleniana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Kyle Johnson Sparganothis sulfureana Platynota exasperatana Cochylis arthuri © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Kyle Johnson Phtheochroa spp. Sparganothis pulcherrimana Aethes angulatana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Unidentified Tortricidae Cenopis reticulatana Aethes atomosana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo 12 Limacodidae Crambidae Parapoynx badiusalis © Jim Vargo Tortricidia flexuosa Scoparia biplagialis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Mimoschinia rufofascialis © Jim Vargo Apoda y-inversum Scoparia basalis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Evergestis pallidata © Jim Vargo Apoda biguttata Elophila tinealis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Dicymolomia julianalis © Jim Vargo Prolimacodes badia Synclita obliteralis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo 13 Nascia acutella Achyra rantalis Loxostege cereralis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Ostrinia nubilalis Sitochroa palealis Pyrausta signatalis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Perispasta caeculalis Uresiphita reversalis Pyrausta bicoloralis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Hahncappsia marculenta Loxostege sticticalis Pyrausta orphisalis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo 14 Pyrausta acrionalis Desmia spp. Palpita arsaltealis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Udea rubigalis Spoladea recurvalis Polygrammodes flavidalis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Lineodes integra Diathrausta reconditalis Lygropia rivulalis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Nomophila nearctica Diaphania hyalinata Herpetogramma pertextalis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo 15 Herpetogramma abdominalis © Canadian National Collection Crambus praefectellus Crambus saltuellus © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Herpetogramma thestealis © Jim Vargo Crambus leachellus Crambus laqueatellus © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Herpetogramma aeglealis © Handfield & Handfield Crambus albellus Neodactria
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