Common Name: Hag moth Scientific Name: Phobetron pitchecium Season: Adult, May-Oct.; caterpillar, July-Oct. Food: Many woody plants, including apple, ash, cherry, chestnut, dogwood, hickory, oak, persimmon, walnut, and willow. Ecology: […]
Common Name: Green Leuconycta Scientific Name: Leuconycta diphtheroids Season: Two generations, with caterpillars in June and August, and adults in late June. Food: Goldenrods and other asters. Ecology: A common […]
Common Name: Greater grapevine looper Scientific Name: Eulithis gracilineata Season: Two generations, with caterpillars by June and adults in July. Food: Grape and Virginia creeper. Ecology: Many caterpillars feed at […]
Common Name: Forest tent caterpillar Scientific Name: Malacosoma disstria Season: One generation per year, with caterpillars in late spring to early summer, and adults soon after. Food: Alder, basswood, birches, […]
Common Name: Alianthus webworm Scientific Name: Atteva aurea Season: At least two generations in the northeast, and more likely to increase due to climate change. Adults by May, and caterpillars […]
Common Name: Green Marvel Scientific Name: Acronicta fallax Season: Two generations in New England; mature caterpillars in June and July, and again from August into October. Moths from late May […]
Common Name: Azalea sphinx Scientific Name: Darapsa choerilus Season: At least two generations a year, with adults by June and caterpillars onward. Food: Caterpillars feed on azalea, black gum, blueberry, […]
Common Name: Pandorus Sphinx Scientific name: Eumorpha pandorus Season: Some places see only one generation a year, while others see two. It is a large, greenish gray moth with darker […]
One of the most beautiful silkmoth species in North America. Male luna moth, June 15, 2016, Fishers Island, New York. I collected this male from a light trap around midnight […]
Common Name: Io moth Scientific Name: Automeris io Season: Usually two generations in the Northeast. Food: Feeds on many different trees, shrubs, legumes, and grasses (this one was feeding on black locust). […]
