Daily Archives: March 31, 2014

These images introduce selected examples of our Typical Geometer Moths (Family Geometridae, Subfamily Ennominae).  The 40 images shown here represent 31 genera and 38-39 species of moths, all of which were found and photographed in either northeastern North Dakota or northwestern Minnesota.

See if you can identity some of these moths by matching these photographs with images found on pages 208-245 of the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Click on this link to the Moth Photographer’s Guide to find images of these and many, many other species of North American Ennominae:   http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/fast.php?plate=17.0&size=l&sort=h              

These images introduce selected local Wave and Emerald Moths (Family Geometridae, Subfamilies Sterrhinae and Geometrinae).  The 10 moths shown here represent five genera and nine species, all of which were found and photographed in either northeastern North Dakota or northwestern Minnesota.

Try to identity several of these moths by matching images with photographs found on pages 198-207 of the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Click on this link to the Moth Photographer’s Guide to view images of these as well many, many other species of North American Wave and Emerald Moths:  http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/fast.php?plate=17.5&size=l&sort=h

These images introduce our local Cochylid Moths (Family Tortricidae, Subfamily Tortricinae, Tribe Cochylini).  The eight small moths shown here represent five genera and eight species, all of which were found and photographed in either northeastern North Dakota or northwestern Minnesota.

Try to identity a few of these moths by matching these images with photographs found on pages 90-95 of the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Click on this link to the Moth Photographer’s Guide to view images of these as well as many more North American Cochylid Moths:  http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/fast.php?plate=10.0&size=l&sort=h

These images introduce our local Phosphila, Armyworm, Wedgeling, Rustic, Miranda, and Angle Shade Moths (Family Noctuidae, Subfamily Noctuinae, Tribes Pseudeusrotrotiini, Prodeniini, Elaphriini, Caradrinini, and Phlogophorini).  The 11 moths shown here represent seven genera and eight species, all of which were found and photographed in northeastern North Dakota.

See if you can identity a few of these moths by matching these images with those found on pages 428-439 of the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Click on this link to the Moth Photographer’s Guide to view these as well as many, many more images of these Noctuinae:  http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/fast.php?plate=61.0&size=l&sort=p

These images introduce our local Nola Moths (Family Nolidae).  Moths shown here represent three genera and 3-4 species, all of which were found and photographed in northeastern North Dakota or northwestern Minnesota.   

Spend some time trying to identity these Nolas by matching photographs found here with images shown on pages 368-373 of the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Click on this link to the Moth Photographer’s Guide to view many, many more images of Nola Moths:  http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/slow.php?plate=55.0