Moths in North Dakota

North Dakota is home to quite a number of moths majorly belonging to the Sphingidae family. The stocky waved sphinx moth marked with wavy lines on its wings; and the big poplar sphinx moth having prominent markings and bands are few worth mentioning.

Large Moths: Big Poplar Sphinx Moth, Achemon Sphinx Moth, Waved Sphinx Moth

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

Hawk Moths

• Waved Sphinx Moth (Ceratomia undulosa)
• Vashti’s Sphinx Moth (Sphinx vashti)
• Twin-spotted Sphinx Moth (Smerinthus jamaicensis)
• Big Poplar Sphinx Moth (Pachysphinx modesta)
• Achemon Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha achemon)
• Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis)
• Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth (Darapsa myron)
• Spurge Hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae)
• White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata)
• Elm Sphinx Moth (Ceratomia amyntor)
• Hermit Sphinx Moth (Sphinx eremitus)
• Apple Sphinx Moth (Sphinx gordius)
• Wild Cherry Sphinx Moth (Sphinx drupiferarum)
• Great Ash Sphinx Moth (Sphinx chersis)
• Blinded Sphinx Moth (Paonias excaecatus)
• Small-eyed Sphinx Moth (Paonias myops)
• Anchemola Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha anchemola)
• Titan Sphinx Moth (Aellopos titan)
• Juanita Sphinx Moth (Proserpinus juanita)
• Bedstraw Hawk-moth (Hyles gallii)

Owlet Moths

• Fall Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera frugiperda)
• Army Cutworm Moth (Euxoa auxiliaries)
• Variegated Cutworm Moth (Peridroma saucia)
• Obelisk Dart Moth (Euxoa obeliscoides)
• Celery Looper Moth (Anagrapha falcifera)
• Obelisk Dart Moth (Euxoa obeliscoides)
• Spotted Buff Gem Moth (Heliothis phloxiphaga)
• Pink-barred Lithacodia Moth (Pseudeustrotia carneola)

Lappet Moths

• Large Tolype Moth (Tolype velleda)
• Cabbage Looper Moth (Trichoplusia ni)

Ghost Moths

• Four-spotted Ghost Moth (Sthenopis purpurascens)

Erebidae Moths

• Forage Looper (Caenurgina erechtea)
• Virginia Ctenucha Moth (Ctenucha virginica)
• Pearly-winged Lichen Moth (Crambidia casta)
• Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar)

Snout Moths

• Meal Moth (Pyralis farinalis)

Crambid Snout Moths

• Alfalfa Webworm Moth (Loxostege cereralis)
• Beet Webworm Moth (Loxostege sticticalis)
• Snowy Urola Moth (Urola nivalis)
• Common Grass-veneer Moth (Crambus praefectellus)
• Dogbane Saucrobotys Moth (Saucrobotys futilalis)
• Lucerne Moth (Nomophila nearctica)
• Leach’s Grass-veneer Moth (Crambus leachellus)

Tortrix Moths

• Garden Tortrix Moth (Clepsis peritana)

Geometer Moths

• Filament Bearer Moth (Nematocampa resistaria)
• Fall Cankerworm Moth (Alsophila pometaria)

Many-Plumed Moths

• Montana Six-plume Moth (Alucita montana)

Clearwing Moths

• Virginia Creeper Clearwing Moth (Albuna fraxini)

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