0LGZHVW5HJLRQ86$ %HJLQQHU V*XLGHWR0RWKVRIWKH0LGZHVW*HRPHWHUV $QJHOOD0RRUHKRXVH ,OOLQRLV1DWXUH3UHVHUYH&RPPLVVLRQ Photos: Angella Moorehouse (angella.moorehouse@illinois.gov). Produced by: Angella Moorehouse with the assistance of Alicia Diaz, Field Museum. Identification assistance provided by: multiple sources (inaturalist.org; bugguide.net) )LHOG0XVHXP &&%<1&/LFHQVHGZRUNVDUHIUHHWRXVHVKDUHUHPL[ZLWKDWWULEXWLRQEXWFRPPHUFLDOXVHRIWKHRULJLQDOZRUN LVQRWSHUPLWWHG >ILHOGJXLGHVILHOGPXVHXPRUJ@>@YHUVLRQ $ERXWWKH%(*,11(5¶6027+62)7+(0,':(67*8,'(6 Most photos were taken in west-central and central Illinois; a fewDUH from eastern Iowa and north-central Wisconsin. Nearly all were posted to identification websites: BugGuide.netDQG iNaturalist.org. Identification help was provided by Aaron Hunt, Steve Nanz, John and Jane Balaban, Chris Grinter, Frank Hitchell, Jason Dombroskie, William H. Taft, Jim Wiker,DQGTerry Harrison as well as others contributing to the websites. Attempts were made to obtain expert verifications for all photos to the field identification level, however, there will be errors. Please contact the author with all corrections Additional assistance was provided by longtime Lepidoptera survey partner, Susan Hargrove. The intention of these guides is to provide the means to compare photographs of living specimens of related moths from the Midwest to aid the citizen scientists with identification in the field for Bio Blitz, Moth-ers Day, and other night lighting events. A taxonomic list to all the species featured is provided at the end along with some field identification tips.
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1 Probole amicaria 2 Xanthotype sp. 3 Pero sp. 4 Lomographa vestaliata GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE Friendly Probole Moth Yellow Crocus Moth Pero Moth White Spring Moth
5 Biston betularia spp. Cognataria 6 Hypagyrtis unipunctata 7 Anavitrinella pampinaria 8 Ectropis crepuscularia GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE Pepper and Salt Geometer One-spotted Variant Common Gray Moth Small Engrailed Moth
9 Glenoides texanaria 10 Protoboarmia porcelaria 11 Campaea perlata 12 Nematocampa resistaria GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE Texas Gray Moth Porcelain Gray Moth Pale Beauty Horned Spanworm
13 Protitame virginalis 14 Digrammia continuata 15 Digrammia gnophosaria 16 Digrammia ocellinata GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE Virgin Moth Curved-line Angle Hollow-spotted Angle Faint-spotted Angle
17 Heliomata cycladata 18 Isturgia dislocaria 19 Macaria cf. Demulataria 20 Macaria coortaria GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE Common Spring Moth Pale-veined Isturgia Common Angle Moth Four-spotted Speranza 0LGZHVW5HJLRQ86$ %HJLQQHU V*XLGHWR0RWKVRIWKH0LGZHVW*HRPHWHUV $QJHOOD0RRUHKRXVH ,OOLQRLV1DWXUH3UHVHUYH&RPPLVVLRQ Photos: Angella Moorehouse ([email protected]). Produced by: Angella Moorehouse with the assistance of Alicia Diaz, Field Museum. Identification assistance provided by: multiple sources (inaturalist.org; bugguide.net) )LHOG0XVHXP &&%<1&/LFHQVHGZRUNVDUHIUHHWRXVHVKDUHUHPL[ZLWKDWWULEXWLRQEXWFRPPHUFLDOXVHRIWKHRULJLQDOZRUN LVQRWSHUPLWWHG >ILHOGJXLGHVILHOGPXVHXPRUJ@>@YHUVLRQ
21 Macaria multilineata 22 Macaria pustularia 23 Macaria sp. 5 24 Macaria sp. 6 GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE Many-lined Angle Lesser Maple Spanworm Angle Moth Angle Moth
25 0HOOLOOD[DQWKRPHWDWD 26 Melanolophia canadaria 27 Phaeoura quernaria 28 Besma endropiaria GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE Orange-wing Canadian Melanolophia Oak Beauty Straw Besma Moth
29 Eugonobapta nivosaria 30 Eusarca confusaria 31 Lambdina sp. 32 Patalene olyzonaria GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE Snowy Geometer Confused Eusarca Curve-lined Looper Juniper Geometer
33 Prochoerodes lineola 34 Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria 35 Nemoria bistriaria 36 Synchlora aerata GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE Large Maple Spanworm Blackberry Looper Red-fringe d Emerald Wavy-lined Emerald
37 Trichodezia albovittata 38 Eulithis diversilineata complex 39 Eubaphe mendica 40 Eupithecia miserulata GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE White-stripe Black Moth Grapevine Looper The Beggar Moth Common Pug Moth 0LGZHVW5HJLRQ86$ %HJLQQHU V*XLGHWR0RWKVRIWKH0LGZHVW*HRPHWHUV $QJHOOD0RRUHKRXVH ,OOLQRLV1DWXUH3UHVHUYH&RPPLVVLRQ Photos: Angella Moorehouse ([email protected]). Produced by: Angella Moorehouse with the assistance of Alicia Diaz, Field Museum. Identification assistance provided by: multiple sources (inaturalist.org; bugguide.net) )LHOG0XVHXP &&%<1&/LFHQVHGZRUNVDUHIUHHWRXVHVKDUHUHPL[ZLWKDWWULEXWLRQEXWFRPPHUFLDOXVHRIWKHRULJLQDOZRUN LVQRWSHUPLWWHG >ILHOGJXLGHVILHOGPXVHXPRUJ@>@YHUVLRQ
41 Heterophleps triguttaria 42 Costaconvexa centrostrigaria 43 Orthonama obstipata 44 Xanthorhoe lacustrata GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE Three-spotted Fillip Bent-line Carpet Moth The Gem Toothed Brown Carpet
45 Cyclophora nanaria 46 Pleuroprucha insulsaria 47 Scopula limboundata 48 Idaea demissaria GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE GEOMETRIDAE Dwarf Tawny Wave Tan Wave Moth Large Lace Border Red-bordered Wave
49 Lobocleta ossularia 50 Haematopis grataria 51 Timandra amaturaria 52 Callizzia amorata GEOMETRIDAE GRACILLARIIDEA GRACILLARIIDAE GRACILLARIIDAE Drab Brown Wave Chickweed Geometer Cross-lined Wave Gray Scallop-Wing
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SUPERFAMILY: Geometroidea FAMILY: Geometridae SUBFAMILY: Ennominae TRIBE: Anagogini Probole amicaria Friendly Probolewarm tan or gray with thick bold reddish border at base of wings TRIBE: Angeronini Xanthotype sp. Yellow Crocus Mothbright yellow with rusty rose markings TRIBE: Azelini Pero sp. Pero Mothwarm brown-tan with edges of wings folded TRIBE: Baptini Lomographa vestaliata White Spring Moth pure white with white legs, hind wings notpointed 0LGZHVW5HJLRQ86$ %HJLQQHU V*XLGHWR0RWKVRIWKH0LGZHVW*HRPHWHUV $QJHOOD0RRUHKRXVH ,OOLQRLV1DWXUH3UHVHUYH&RPPLVVLRQ Photos: Angella Moorehouse ([email protected]). Produced by: Angella Moorehouse with the assistance of Alicia Diaz, Field Museum. 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Curve-lined Looperpale tan with dark brown horizontal stripe across bothwings; 2ndstrip across XSSHUIRUHZLQJ Patalene olyzonaria Juniper-twig Geometer large orange-tan with slight hook to wingedge Prochoerodes lineola Large Maple-leaf Spanwormlarge yellow-brown with blackshading SUBFAMILY: Geometrinae TRIBE: Hemitheini Chloroclamys chloroleucaria Blackberry Looperblueish-green with cream horizontal stripes and wing margins TRIBE: Nemoriini Nemoria bistriaria Red-fringed Emerald bright green with red markings on wing borderand body TRIBE: Synchlorini Synchlora aerata Wavy-lined Emerald(camouflaged looper – caterpillar uses bits offlowers to hide); adults bright green with white wavy lines 0LGZHVW5HJLRQ86$ %HJLQQHU V*XLGHWR0RWKVRIWKH0LGZHVW*HRPHWHUV $QJHOOD0RRUHKRXVH ,OOLQRLV1DWXUH3UHVHUYH&RPPLVVLRQ Photos: Angella Moorehouse ([email protected]). Produced by: Angella Moorehouse with the assistance of Alicia Diaz, Field Museum. Identification assistance provided by: multiple sources (inaturalist.org; bugguide.net) )LHOG0XVHXP &&%<1&/LFHQVHGZRUNVDUHIUHHWRXVHVKDUHUHPL[ZLWKDWWULEXWLRQEXWFRPPHUFLDOXVHRIWKHRULJLQDOZRUN LVQRWSHUPLWWHG >ILHOGJXLGHVILHOGPXVHXPRUJ@>@YHUVLRQ 7$;2120,&/,672)*(20(7(5027+6,1&/8'(',1),(/'*8,'( &RQW SUBFAMILY: Larentiinae TRIBE: Asthenini Trichodezia albovittata White-striped Black Moth black moth with bold white stripes TRIBE: Cidariini Eulithis diversilineata FRPSOH[Grapevine Looperorange-tan with dark wavemarkings, papery wings, abdomen often upturned TRIBE: Eudulini Eubaphe mendica The Beggar Moth pale yellow with large purplish spots TRIBE: Eupithecini Eupithecia miserulata Common Pug Moth small gray moth with thinner wings, occasionally with greenish cast; often with red mites on body TRIBE: Lobophorini Heterophleps triguttaria Three-spotted Fillip pale warm tan with 3 sets of darkchocolate marks on leading edge of wing TRIBE: Xanthorhoini Costaconvexa centrostrigaria Bent-line Carpet Mothhorizontally streaked brown,gray, cooper, black Orthonama obstipata The Gem Moth dark rust with fine white speckling Xanthorhoe lacustrata Toothed Brown Carpetpinkish tan with bold dark brown bandacross wings SUBFAMILY: Sterrhinae TRIBE: Cosymbiini Cyclophora nanaria 'ZDUI7DZQ\:DYHpale buffy tan with fine speckling Pleuroprucha insulsaria Tan Wave Mothwarm yellow-tan with many fine speckledZDY\OLQHV TRIBE: Scopulini Scopula limboundata Large Lace-border Moth pale yellow with dark wavy wingERUGHUV TRIBE: Sterrhini Idaea demissaria Red-bordered Wave shaggy dark rose with yellow bands Lobocleta ossularia Drab brown Wavegrayish brown with black speckling and 4 dark wavy brown lines TRIBE: Timandrini Haematopis grataria Chickweed Geometer pale yellow with hot pink horizontal stripes Timandra amaturaria Cross-lined Wavepale buffy yellow with rose colored specklingand distinct horizontal cross stripe FAMILY: Uraniidae SUBFAMILY: Epipleminae Callizzia amorata Gray Scallop-wing pale brown-gray; hold wings with large gap betweenforewing and hindwing