Daily Archives: April 7, 2014

These images introduce selected local Small Arches and Summer Quaker Moths (Family Noctuidae, Subfamilies Noctuinae, Tribe Eriopygini).  The eight images of shown here represent three genera and six moth species, all of which were found and photographed in northeastern North Dakota or northwestern Minnesota. 

See if you can to identity a few of these moths by matching them with images found on pages 498-507 of the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Click on the link below to find many other images of North American Small Arches and Summer Quaker Moths found in the Moth Photographer’s Guide:  http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/fast.php?plate=64.0&size=l&sort=p

These images introduce a our local Glyphs, Bird-dropping, Zigzag, and Brother Moths (Family Noctuidae, Subfamilies Eustrotiinae, Acontiidae, Pantheinae, and Dilobinae). The seven moths shown here represent five genera and seven species, all of which were found and photographed in northeastern North Dakota or northwestern Minnesota. 

See if you can to identity a few of these moths by matching them with images found on pages 384-393 of the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Click on the link below to find many, many other images of North American noctuid moths archived in the Moth Photographer’s Guide:  http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/WalkThrough05.shtml

Carl’s Excedrin Headache No. 37: The Dirty Dozen…

Click on images to enlarge.   Bugguide.net numbers for specimens are found below.  Please send me a note if you think you may recognize any of these moths.  Thanks for looking.

Tomas Mustelin suggested identities for these specimens: Moth 1 – BG# 569304, Apamea cogitata; Moth 2– BG# 631839, Orthosia hibisci; Moth 3– BG# 656746, Orthodes cynica; Moth 4 – 681607, Lacinipolia mediata; Moth 5 – BG# 693408, Lacinipolia mediata; Moth 6 – BG# 693413, Lacinipolia mediata; Moth 7 – BG# 688472, Lacinipolia mediata; Moth 8 – BG# 782263, Melanchra adjuncta; Moth 9 – BG# 793260, Apamea sordens; Moth 10 – BG# 796887, Lacinipolia teligera; Moth 11 – BG# 816783, Mesapamea fractiliea; and Moth 12 – BG#835384, Lacinipolia olivacea.  Thank you, Tomas!