Erebidae

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Phalaenostola metonalis Walker, 1859

Phalaenostola metonalis Walker, 1859

Phalaenostola metonalis Walker, 1859

Phalaenostola metonalis is an erebid moth found in North America, with larvae feeding on dead plant matter, dandelion, and lettuce.

Phalaenostola hanhami Smith, 1899

Phalaenostola hanhami Smith, 1899

Phalaenostola hanhami Smith, 1899

Phalaenostola hanhami (Hanham's owlet) is a North American litter moth in Erebidae first described in 1899.

Phalaenostola larentioides Grote, 1873

Phalaenostola larentioides Grote, 1873

Phalaenostola larentioides Grote, 1873

The black-banded owlet (Phalaenostola larentioides) is an erebid moth found in North America.

Lascoria ambigualis Walker, 1866

Lascoria ambigualis Walker, 1866

Lascoria ambigualis Walker, 1866

Lascoria ambigualis, the ambiguous moth, is a North American moth with distinct physical traits and specific larval host plants.

Tetanolita mynesalis Walker, 1859

Tetanolita mynesalis Walker, 1859

Tetanolita mynesalis Walker, 1859

The smoky tetanolita (Tetanolita mynesalis) is an erebid litter moth found in eastern North America.

Tetanolita floridana Smith, 1895

Tetanolita floridana Smith, 1895

Tetanolita floridana Smith, 1895

Tetanolita floridana, the Florida owlet moth, is an erebid litter moth found in the United States, with larvae thought to eat fallen organic matter.

Tetanolita palligera Smith, 1884

Tetanolita palligera Smith, 1884

Tetanolita palligera Smith, 1884

Tetanolita palligera is a litter moth in the Erebidae family found from British Columbia south to Oregon, Arizona, and California.

Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854

Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854

Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854

Bleptina caradrinalis is an erebid moth found across the Americas, whose larvae feed on barberry, clover, and hickory leaves.

Bleptina sangamonia Barnes & McDunnough, 1912

Bleptina sangamonia Barnes & McDunnough, 1912

Bleptina sangamonia Barnes & McDunnough, 1912

Bleptina sangamonia is an Erebidae moth species described in 1912, found across a portion of the eastern United States.

Macrochilo absorptalis Walker, 1859

Macrochilo absorptalis Walker, 1859

Macrochilo absorptalis Walker, 1859

Macrochilo absorptalis is a litter moth of Erebidae found across parts of North America, active from May to September.

Macrochilo bivittata Grote, 1877

Macrochilo bivittata Grote, 1877

Macrochilo bivittata Grote, 1877

Macrochilo bivittata, the two-striped snout-moth, is an erebid litter moth found across parts of North America.

Macrochilo litophora Grote, 1873

Macrochilo litophora Grote, 1873

Macrochilo litophora Grote, 1873

Macrochilo litophora is a litter moth of Erebidae found in the eastern and central United States.

Macrochilo louisiana Forbes, 1922

Macrochilo louisiana Forbes, 1922

Macrochilo louisiana Forbes, 1922

Macrochilo louisiana is an erebid litter moth found across North America, first described by W. T. M. Forbes in 1922.

Macrochilo orciferalis Walker, 1859

Macrochilo orciferalis Walker, 1859

Macrochilo orciferalis Walker, 1859

Macrochilo orciferalis is a litter moth of Erebidae found in North America, with a 24 mm wingspan and larvae that feed on blueberry and dead grass.

Macrochilo hypocritalis Ferguson, 1982

Macrochilo hypocritalis Ferguson, 1982

Macrochilo hypocritalis Ferguson, 1982

The twin-dotted macrochilo Macrochilo hypocritalis is an 18 mm wingspan erebid moth found in eastern North American open wetlands.

Macrochilo cribrumalis (Hübner, 1793)

Macrochilo cribrumalis (Hübner, 1793)

Macrochilo cribrumalis (Hübner, 1793)

Macrochilo cribrumalis, the dotted fan-foot, is a Erebidae litter moth found in Europe. It flies from late May to August, and larvae feed on multiple plant groups.

Hypenula cacuminalis Walker, 1859

Hypenula cacuminalis Walker, 1859

Hypenula cacuminalis Walker, 1859

Hypenula cacuminalis, the long-horned owlet moth, is an erebid moth found in the southern United States.

Bertula abjudicalis Walker, 1858

Bertula abjudicalis Walker, 1858

Bertula abjudicalis Walker, 1858

This is a description of the moth species Bertula abjudicalis Walker, 1858, detailing its physical and wing features.

Polypogon biasalis (Walker)

Polypogon biasalis (Walker)

Polypogon biasalis (Walker)

Hipoepa biasalis is an Asian noctuid moth whose caterpillars feed on dead foliage and soybeans

Polypogon tentacularia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Polypogon tentacularia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Polypogon tentacularia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Polypogon tentacularia is a Erebidae litter moth found in Europe, with larvae feeding on three plant groups.

Naarda xanthonephra Hampson, 1910

Naarda xanthonephra Hampson, 1910

Naarda xanthonephra Hampson, 1910

Naarda xanthonephra is an erebid moth with two homonymous named species from Australia and Zambia, lacking a replacement name for the second one.

Progonia oileusalis (Walker)

Progonia oileusalis (Walker)

Progonia oileusalis (Walker)

Progonia oileusalis is a Noctuidae moth species described in 1859, found across multiple South and East Asian locations.

Progonia kurosawai Owada, 1987

Progonia kurosawai Owada, 1987

Progonia kurosawai Owada, 1987

Progonia kurosawai is a species of Noctuidae moth described in 1987, found across multiple regions of Asia.

Simplicia bimarginata (Walker, 1864)

Simplicia bimarginata (Walker, 1864)

Simplicia bimarginata (Walker, 1864)

Simplicia bimarginata is a 18 mm wingspan erebid moth found across parts of South and Southeast Asia and Oceania.

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