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Moths & Butterflies Moths & Butterflies of Eagle Valley Preserve Compiled by Kyle E. Johnson Data Sources and Acknowledgements This checklist is based almost entirely on specimens collected and determined by the author (470+ species). Andrew Williams contributed seven additional species. All species are based on voucher specimens; these are housed in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Insect Research Collection (WIRC), with a few duplicates in other research collections. The specimens have detailed data and are fully databased. The Kohler Trust for Preservation provided funding for this project. I thank Brett & Carole Mandernack for their hospitality and enthusiasm while visiting the preserve. 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 Bob Borth and Steve Bransky for good company in the field. Micro Moths = 156+ species Butterflies = 35 species Macro Moths = 286+ species Total Lepidoptera = 477+ species Biodiversity on the Preserve How many more species are out there? A whole lot is the short answer. Sampling on the preserve has only spanned two years; there are plenty of 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 underrepresented in this checklist. A conservative estimate suggests that 470 species is roughly one third of the actual diversity. 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 Eagle Valley 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 Eriocraniidae Bucculatrix spp. Gracillariidae Monopis dorsistrigella © Mississippi Entomological Museum Dyseriocrania griseocapitella © Kyle Johnson Acrolophidae Povolnya quercinigrella Unidentified Tineidae © Kyle Johnson Psychidae Elachistidae Acrolophus arcanella © Jim Vargo Siederia walshella Agonopterix curvilineella © Kyle Johnson © Kyle Johnson Bucculatricidae Acrolophus morus © Jim Vargo Agonopterix clemensella © Kyle Johnson Philonome clemensella © Microleps.org 2 Oecophoridae Agonopterix eupatoriiella Semioscopis inornata © Kyle Johnson © Jim Vargo Epicallima argenticinctella © Kyle Johnson Glyphidoceridae Agonopterix pulvipennella Depressaria cinereocostella © Kyle Johnson © Kyle Johnson Glyphidocera juniperella © Kyle Johnson Coleophoridae Agonopterix alstroemeriana Machimia tentoriferella © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Blastobasis glandulella © Jim Vargo Agonopterix robiniella Elachista sp. © Kyle Johnson © Kyle Johnson Unidentified Blastobasinae 3 Coleophora sp. Unidentified Cosmopterigidae Cosmopterigidae Gelechiidae Coleotechnites quercivorella © Kyle Johnson Aristotelia roseosuffusella © SangMi Lee Cosmopterix pulchrimella © Jim Vargo Arogalea cristifasciella © Kyle Johnson Aristotelia rubidella Pubitelphusa latifasciella © Kyle Johnson © SangMi Lee Cosmopterix montisella © Jim Vargo Aristotelia sp. Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis © Jim Vargo Walshia miscecolorella © Jim Vargo Chionodes mediofuscella © Jim Vargo 4 Yponomeutidae Chionodes obscurusella Unidentified Gelechiidae © Jim Vargo Glyphipterigidae Atteva aurea © Jim Vargo Chionodes soter © Jim Vargo Diploschizia impigritella © Kyle Johnson Argyresthia oreasella Carposinidae © Jim Vargo Sesiidae Chionodes pseudofondella © Jim Vargo Bondia crescentella © Kyle Johnson Albuna fraxini Chionodes thoraceochrella Plutellidae © William Taft & MSU © Jim Vargo Dichomeris ligulella © Jim Vargo Synanthedon scitula Plutella xylostella © Jim Vargo © Vernon A. Brou, Jr. 5 Tortricidae Phaneta raracana Eucosma matutina © Kyle Johnson © Jim Vargo Bactra verutana © Jim Vargo Phaneta ochroterminana Eucosma dorsisignatana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Endothenia hebesana © Jim Vargo Phaneta parmatana Eucosma similiana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Phaneta radiatana © Jim Vargo Phaneta ornatula Eucosma derelicta © Kyle Johnson © Jim Vargo Phaneta ochrocephala © Kyle Johnson 6 Eucosma sombreana Epiblema abruptana Pseudexentera spoliana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Eucosma cataclystiana Epiblema carolinana Pseudexentera sepia © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Pelochrista womonana Epiblema brightonana Pseudexentera hodsoni © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Epiblema strenuana Proteoteras moffatiana Corticivora clarki © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo 7 Cydia latiferreana Argyrotaenia juglandana Archips purpurana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Acleris nigrolinea Diedra cockerellana Clepsis peritana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jason Dombroskie Pandemis limitata Choristoneura rosaceana Xenotemna pallorana © U. S. National Museum © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Argyrotaenia velutinana Choristoneura conflictana Aethes spartinana © Jim Vargo © U. S. National Museum © Jim Vargo 8 Crambidae Unidentified Tortricidae Cochylis arthuri Limacodidae © Jim Vargo Scoparia biplagialis © Jim Vargo Tortricidia flexuosa Cochylis bucera © Jim Vargo © Kyle Johnson Synclita obliteralis © Jim Vargo Apoda y-inversum Cochylis hoffmanana © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Stegea eripalis © Jim Vargo Euclea delphinii Cochylis ringsi © Jim Vargo © Kyle Johnson Glaphyria sequistrialis © Jim Vargo 9 Lipocosmodes fuliginosalis Ostrinia nubilalis Loxostege cereralis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Saucrobotys futilalis Fumibotys fumalis Pyrausta inveterascalis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Crocidophora tuberculalis Achyra rantalis Pyrausta laticlavia © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Ostrinia penitalis Sitochroa palealis Udea rubigalis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo 10 Herpetogramma abdominalis Diacme adipaloides Blepharomastix ranalis © Canadian National Collection © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Herpetogramma aeglealis Nomophila nearctica Palpita arsaltealis © Handfield & Handfield © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Crambus leachellus Anageshna primordialis © Jim Vargo Pantographa limata © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Crambus albellus Apogeshna stenialis © Jim Vargo Lygropia rivulalis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo 11 Crambus agitatellus Agriphila ruricolellus Microcrambus elegans © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Crambus girardellus Agriphila vulgivagellus Microcrambus minor © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Neodactria luteolellus complex Pediasia trisecta Fissicrambus mutabilis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Chrysoteuchia topiarius Microcrambus biguttellus Urola nivalis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo 12 Haimbachia squamulella Aglossa cuprina Arta statalis © Kyle Johnson © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Eoreuma densella Pseudasopia intermedialis Condylolomia participalis © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Unidentified Crambidae Pyralidae Galasa nigrinodis Pococera baptisiella © Kyle Johnson © Jim Vargo Pococera sp. Aglossa disciferalis Tosale oviplagalis © Kyle Johnson © Jim Vargo 13 Unidentified Pyralidae Acrobasis juglandis Homoeosoma deceptorium Pterophoridae © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Acrobasis juglanivorella Zophodia grossulariella Platyptilia carduidactylus © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo Salebriaria engeli Unidentified Lepidoptera © Jim Vargo Eulogia ochrifrontella © Jim Vargo Total Species Micros = 156+ Sciota vetustella © Jim Vargo Moodna ostrinella © Jim Vargo 14 BUTTERFLIES Papilionidae Hesperiidae Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper © K. Davis, M. Strangeland, & A. Warren Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail © Jim Brock Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper © K. Davis, M. Strangeland, & A. Warren Anatrytone logan Delaware Skipper © K. Davis, M. Strangeland, & A. Warren Papilio cresphontes Giant Swallowtail © Andrew Warren Erynnis baptisiae Wild Indigo Duskywing © K. Davis, M. Strangeland, & A. Warren Problema byssus Byssus Skipper © K. Davis, M. Strangeland, & A. Warren Papilio glaucus Eastern Tiger Swallowtail © K. Davis, M. Strangeland, & A. Warren Pholisora catullus Common Sootywing © K. Davis, M. Strangeland, & A. Warren Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper © K. Davis, M. Strangeland, & A. Warren 15 Pieridae Nathalis iole Satyrium liparops Dainty Sulphur Striped Hairstreak © K. Davis, M. Strangeland, & A. Warren © K. Davis, M. Strangeland, & A. Warren Pieris rapae Cabbage White © K. Davis, M. Strangeland, & A. Warren Lycaenidae
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