Moths in Nebraska

Nebraska has different beautiful moth species, one of them being the green luna moth with a long flowing tail dwelling in the state’s southeastern part. The cecropia moth with a 6-inch wingspan is the state’s largest, commonly found all around but not seen readily since they get active only at night. One could even find the sphinx moth species here closely replicating a hummingbird. The white-lined sphinx moth with prominent pink bands is one of them. 

Moths in Nebraska (NE)

Large Moths: Polyphemus Moth, White-lined Sphinx Moth, Luna Moth

Common Moths: White-lined Sphinx Moth, Cecropia Moth, Chickweed Geometer Moth

Here is the list of moths found in Nebraska arranged in order of the family they belong.

Hawk Moths

Saturniidae Moths

Geometer Moths

Tropical Ermine Moths

Erebidae Moths

Owlet Moths

Bagworm Moths

Clearwing Moths

  • Grape Root Borer Moth (Vitacea polistiformis)

Plume Moths

  • Morning-glory Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla)

Lappet Moths

Crambid Snout Moths

  • Two-spotted Herpetogramma Moth (Herpetogramma bipunctalis)

Common Moths

Milkweed Tussock Moth (Euchaetes egle)

Comet Moth (Argema mittrei)

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