U.S. FishFish & & Wildlife Wildlife Service Service Moths of Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge Established in 1994, the 25,000-acre Givira arbeloides Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge Prionoxystus robiniae is a remnant of what was once a much Carpenterworm Moth larger, frequently flooded, bottomland hardwood forest. You are still able to Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) view vast expanses of ridge and swale Achyra rantalis floodplain features, numerous bayous, Garden Webworm Moth oxbow lakes, and cypress/tupelo swamps Aethiophysa invisalis along the Trinity River. It is one of Argyria lacteella only 14 priority-one bottomland sites Milky Urola Moth identified for protection in the Texas Carectocultus perstrialis Bottomland Protection Plan. Texas is Reed-boring Crambid Moth home to an estimated 4,000 species of Chalcoela iphitalis moths. Most of the nearly 400 species of Sooty-winged Chalcoela moths listed below were photographed Chrysendeton medicinalis around the security lights at the Refuge Bold Medicine Moth Headquarters building located adjacent Colomychus talis to a bottomland hardwood forest. Many Distinguished Colomychus more moths are not even attracted to Conchylodes ovulalis lights, so additional surveys will need Zebra Conchylodes to be conducted to document those Crambus agitatellus species. These forests also support a Double-banded Grass-veneer wide diversity of mammals, reptiles, Crambus satrapellus amphibians, and fish with many feeding Crocidophora tuberculalis on moths or their larvae. Pale-winged Crocidophora Moth Desmia funeralis For more information, visit our website: Grape leaf-folder www.fws.gov/southwest Desmia subdivisalis Diacme elealis Contact the Refuge staff if you should Paler Diacme Moth find an unlisted or rare species during Diastictis fracturalis your visit and provide a description. Fractured Western Snout Moth Click the arrows to enjoy this slide show Burrowing Webworm Moths Dicymolomia julianalis of the moths of Trinity River National (Acrolophidae) Julia’s Dicymolomia Moth Wildlife Refuge. Acrolophus heppneri Donacaula melinellus All photographs Stuart Marcus / USFWS Acrolophus mortipennella Elophila gyralis Acrolophus piger Waterlily Borer Moth Microcrambus biguttellus Piger Tubeworm Moth Elophila tinealis Gold-stripe Grass-veneer Moth Acrolophus popeanella Eoreuma sp. (either densella or loftini) Microcrambus elegans Clemens’ Grass Tubeworm Moth Epipagis huronalis Elegant Grass-veneer Moth Acrolophus texanella Euchromius ocelleus Microtheoris ophionalis Texas Grass Tubeworm Fissicrambus profanellus Yellow-veined Moth Amydria dyarella Glaphyria fulminalis Nomophila nearctica Black-patched Glaphyria Moth Lucerne Moth Autostichidae Glaphyria peremptalis Omiodes indicata Autosticha kyotensis Glaphyria sequistrialis Bean-leaf Webworm Moth Kyoto Moth White-roped Glaphyria Ostrinia penitalis Herpetogramma bipunctalis Batrachedridae American Lotus Borer Two-spotted Herpetogramma Homaledra sabalella Palpita freemanalis Hymenia perspectalis Palm Leaf Skeletonizer Palpita magniferalis Spotted Beet Webworm Moth Splendid Palpita Lineodes integra Carpenter and Leopard Moths (Cossidae) Palpita quadristigmalis Eggplant Leafroller Moth Cossula magnifica Four-spotted Palpita Lineodes interrupta Pecan Carpenterworm Moth Parapediasia teterrella Marasmia cochrusalis Givira anna Bluegrass Webworm Moth Anna Carpenterworm Moth Marasmia Moth Click the arrows Cutina distincta to enjoy this slide Distinguished Cypress Owlet show of the moths Dasychira tephra of Trinity River Tephra Tussock Moth National Wildlife Epidromia rotundata Refuge. Estigmene acrea All photographs Stuart Salt Marsh Moth Marcus / USFWS Euerythra phasma Red-tailed Specter Moth Halysidota tessellaris Banded Tussock Moth Hemeroplanis habitalis Black-dotted Hemeroplanis Hypena baltimoralis Baltimore Hypena Hypena bijugalis Dimorphic Bomolocha Hypena scabra Green Cloverworm Moth Hypercompe scribonia Giant Leopard Moth Hyperstrotia flaviguttata Yellow-spotted Graylet Hyphantria cunea Fall Webworm Moth Hypoprepia miniata Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth Hypsoropha hormos Small Necklace Moth Hypsoropha monilis Large Necklace Moth Idia americalis American Idia Parapoynx allionealis Erebidae Isogona tenuis Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth Abablemma brimleyana Thin-lined Owlet Parapoynx seminealis Amolita obliqua Lascoria ambigualis Floating-heart Waterlilly Moth Oblique Grass Moth Ambiguous Moth Pyrausta laticlavia Anticarsia gemmatalis Ledaea perditalis Southern Purple Mint Moth Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth Lost Owlet Pyrausta onythesalis Apantesis nais Lesmone detrahens Pyrausta tyralis Nais Tiger Moth Detracted Owlet Coffee-loving Pyrausta Arugisa lutea Melanomma auricinctaria Rupela tinctella Common Arugisa Gold-lined Melanomma Moth Samea baccatalis Bleptina caradrinalis Melipotis cellaris Samea ecclesialis Bent-winged Owlet Cellar Melipotis Assembly Moth Caenurgia chloropha Melipotis jucunda Samea multiplicalis Vetch Looper Moth Merry Melipotis Moth Salvinia Stem-borer Caenurgina erechtea Metria amella Stegea eripalis Forage Looper Live Oak Metria Moth Synclita obliteralis Catocala alabamae Mocis cubana Waterlily Leafcutter Moth Alabama Underwing Mocis disseverans Udea rubigalis Catocala amica Yellow Mocis Moth Celery Leaftier Girlfriend Underwing Mocis latipes Urola nivalis Catocala maestosa Small Mocis Snowy Urola Moth Cecharismena jalapena Mocis marcida Xubida panalope Cisseps fulvicollis Withered Mocis Yellow-collared Scape Moth Mocis texana Hooktip and False Owlet Moths Cisthene packardii Texas Mocis (Drepanidae) Packard’s Lichen Moth Orgyia definita Eudeilinia herminiata Cisthene plumbea Definite ussockT Moth Northern Eudeilinea Moth Lead-colored Lichen Moth Orgyia detrita Oreta rosea Cisthene unifascia Fir Tussock Moth Rose Hooktip Colobochyla interpuncta Orgyia leucostigma White-marked Tussock Moth Grass Miner Moths (Elachistidae) Yellow-lined Owlet Cutina albopunctella Palthis asopialis Antaeotricha schlaegeri Faint-spotted Palthis Schlaeger’s Fruitworm Moth Gray Cypress Looper Parallelia bistriaris Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) Prochoerodes lineola Maple Looper Moth Calothysanis (Timandra) amaturaria Large Maple Spanworm Phoberia atomaris Cross-lined Wave Rindgea cyda Common Oak Moth Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria Mesquite Looper Moth Plusiodonta compressipalpis Blackberry Looper Scopula aemulata Moonseed Moth Costaconvexa centrostrigaria Scopula benitaria Pygarctia abdominalis Bent-line Carpet Scopula compensata Yellow-edged Pygarctia Cyclophora myrtaria Scopula lautaria Redectis pygmaea Waxmyrtle Wave Moth Small Frosted Wave Moth Pygmy Redectis Dichorda iridaria Synchlora frondaria Redectis vitrea Showy Emerald Moth Southern Emerald Moth White-spotted Redectis Digrammia gnophosaria Tornos scolopacinaria Scolecocampa liburna Hollow-spotted Angle Dimorphic Gray Dead-Wood Borer Moth Dyspteris abortivaria Xanthotype attenuaria Spiloloma lunilinea The Bad-Wing Moon-lined Moth Eubaphe mendica Leaf Blotch Miner Moths Tathorhynchus exsiccata The Beggar (Gracillariidae) Alfalfa Looper Euchlaena obtusaria Phyllonorycter sp. Obtuse Euchlaena Tetanolita floridana Glyphidoceridae Eudryas unio Florida Tetanolita Glyphidocera lactiflosella Pearly Wood-Nymph Tetanolita mynesalis Five-spotted Glyphidocera Moth Smoky Tetanolita Eulithis diversilineata Virbia laeta Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth Tropical Burnet Moths (Lacturidae) Joyful Holomelina Eupithecia miserulata Lactura basistriga Zale galbanata Common Eupithecia Lactura pupula Maple Zale Eusarca confusaria Lactura subfervens Zale lunata Confused Eusarca Moth Lunate Zale Eusarca packardaria Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths Packard’s Eusarca (Lasiocampidae) Euteliidae Eutrapela clemataria Artace cribraria Eutelia pulcherrima Curve-toothed Geometer Dot-lined White Moth Beautiful Eutelia Moth Haematopis grataria Heteropacha rileyana Marathyssa basalis Chickweed Geometer Riley’s Lappet Moth Light Marathyssa Horisme intestinata Malacosoma americanum Brown Bark Carpet Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Twirler Moths (Gelechidae) Hypagyrtis esther Malacosoma disstria Anacampsis fullonella Esther Moth Forest Tent Moth Bryotropha galbanella Idaea demissaria Phyllodesma occidentis Chionodes dentella Red-Bordered Wave Moth Southern Lappet Moth Dichomeris sp. Idaea obfusaria Tolype minta Frumenta nundinella Rippled Wave Southern Tolype Moth Helcystogramma chambersella Idaea tacturata Polyhymno luteostrigella Dot-lined Wave Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae) Idaea violacearia Adoneta pygmaea Iridopsis defectaria Adoneta spinuloides Brown-shaded Gray Moth Purple-crested Slug Moth Iridopsis perfectaria Apoda y-inversum Leptostales laevitaria Inverted Y Slug Moth Raspberry Wave Moth Euclea delphinii Leptostales pannaria Spiny Oak-Slug Moth Pannaria Wave Moth Euclea incisa Lobocleta ossularia Isochaetes beutenmuelleri Drab Brown Wave Beutenmueller’s Slug Moth Lobocleta peralbata Lithacodes fasciola Lobocleta plemyraria Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth Straight-lined Wave Moth Monoleuca semifascia Lychnosea intermicata Pin-striped Slug Moth Macaria aequiferaria Prolimacodes badia Woody Angle Moth Skiff Moth Nematocampa resistaria Horned Spanworm Moth Flannel Moths (Megalopygidae) Nemoria elfaCypress Lagoa crispata Emerald Moth Black-waved Flannel Moth Megalopyge opercularis Click the arrows to enjoy this slide show Phigalia denticulata Southern Flannel Moth of the moths of Trinity River National Toothed Phigalia Wildlife Refuge. Pleuroprucha insulsaria All photographs Stuart Marcus / USFWS Common Tan Wave Click the