Daily Archives: March 14, 2014

This collage of photographs introduces our common local Tiger Moths (Family Erebidae, Subfamily Arctiinae, Tribe Arctiini).  Shown here are examples of  14 genera and 18 species, all of which were found and photographed in either northeastern North Dakota or northwestern Minnesota.

Try learning the identity of several of these moths by matching photographs shown here with those found on pages 294-309 of the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America.  

There are many more species of Tiger Moths in North Dakota and Minnesota, and I hope to add photographs of more local species to this subfamily during the summer of 2014.   Browse this link to look at other examples of North American Tiger Moths archived in the Moth Photographer’s Guide: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/fast.php?plate=51.0&page=2

These five images introduce our common local Lichen Moths (Family Erebidae, Subfamily Arctiinae, Tribe Lithosiini).  Shown here are examples of  three genera and five species, all of which were found and photographed in northeastern North Dakota.

Spend a few minutes learning the names of these small moths by matching these photographs with images shown on pages 292-295 of the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America.  

Browse this link to examine other examples of North American Lichen Moths displayed on the Moth Photographer’s Guide: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/slow.php?plate=51.0&page=2