Daily Archives: March 21, 2014

These photographs introduce selected local Apamea, Brocade, and Borer Moths (Family Noctuidae, Subfamily Noctuinae, Tribes Apameini and Arzamini).  Moths shown here represent 12 genera and 28 different species, all of which were found and photographed in northeastern North Dakota or northwestern Minnesota.   

Learning to identify moths is a lot like learning to identify birds.  See if you can identity some of these moths by carefully matching images shown above with those found on pages 440-461 of the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America.  

There are many, many species of Apamea, Brocade, and Borer Moths in North America.  Click on the link below to learn more about these and other species catalogued in the Moth Photographer’s Guide: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/slow.php?plate=30&sort=h

These images introduce our local Hooded Owlet Moths (Family Noctuidae, Subfamily Cuculliinae).  Images shown here probably represent four species, all of which belong to one genus.  These specimens were found and photographed in northeastern North Dakota.

See if you can identity a couple of these moths by matching these images with those on pages 406-409 of the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America.  

Go to this link in the Moth Photographer’s Guide to view many other splendid examples of Hooded Owlet Moths found in the genus Cucullia: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/slow.php?plate=31&page=15&size=s&sort=h

These six photographs introduce our local Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Family Lasiocampidae).  Images shown here represent three genera and four species, all of which were found and photographed in northeastern North Dakota.

Try to identity some of these moths yourself by matching these photographs with those found on pages 246-249 of the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America.  

Click on this link to the Moth Photographer’s Guide to view other Lasiocampid Moths: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/fast.php?plate=18.0&size=l&sort=h

These images introduce our local Pyraustine Moths (Family Crambidae, Subfamily Pyraustinae).  Examples of moths shown here represent 15 genera and 20 species, all of which were found and photographed in northeastern North Dakota or northwestern Minnesota.   

Try to identity some of these moths yourself by matching photographs shown here with those found on pages 164-175 of the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America.  

There are many species of Pyraustine Moths in North America.  Click on this link to the Moth Photographer’s Guide to view these and other crambid moth species in this subfamily: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/fast.php?plate=12.1&sort=h