Moths of Orange County, California

Photographed and compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu)
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717
and Ron Hemberger and some guests

Acrolophidae (Burrowing Webworm Moths)        

Burrowing Webworm Moth, Acrolophus sp.
       
Arctiidae (Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths)

Painted Arachnis,
Arachnis picta

Lichen moth,
Cisthene liberomacula


Brown ctenuchid,
Ctenucha brunnea


Salt Marsh Moth,
Estigmene acrea


Spotted Tussock Moth,
Lophocampa maculata

Mexican Tiger Moth,
Notarctia proxima

Vestal tiger moth,
Spilosoma vestalis
     

Bombycidae
(Silkworm Moths)

Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)


Domestic silkmoth,
Bombyx mori


Cabbage Webworm Moth,
Hellula rogatalis

Loxostegopsis merrickalis

Lucerne Moth,
Nomophila nearctica

Pyrausta volupialis
Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)(cont.)      

Pyraustinae

Stegea (salutalis?)
     
Erebidae  

Penitent, Catocala piatrix

Underwing Moth, Catocala sp.

Drasteria edwardsii

Drasteria (divergens?)

Drasteria ochracea

Idia Moth, Idia americalis

Lunate Zale, Zale lunata
     
Geometridae (Looper Moths)    

Digrammia sp.

Disclisioprocta stellata

Eupithecia sp.

Idaea occidentaria
 
Lasiocampidae (Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths)

Lymantriidae (Tussock Moths)


Lappet Moth,
Phyllodesma americana

Tolype distincta

Gloveria medusa

Western tussock moth,
Orgyia vetusta (female)

Western tussock moth,
Orgyia vetusta (male)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Black Witch,
Ascalapha odorata

Alfalfa Looper Moth,
Autographa californica


Civil Rustic Moth,
Caradrina montana

Irene's Underwing,
Catocala irene

The Penitent, Catocala piatrix

Olive Green Cutworm Moth,
Dargida procincta

Owlet Moth,
Feralia februalis

Owlet Moth,
Feralia sp.

Darker-spotted Straw Moth,
Heliothis phloxiphagus

Bilobed Looper,
Megalographa biloba

Triplex cutworm moth,
Micrathetis triplex

Large Yellow Underwing,
Noctua pronuba

Flower Moth,
Schinia sp.

Bird-dropping Moth,
Tarachidia sp.

Cabbage Looper Moth,
Trichoplusia ni
Notodontidae
(Prominent Moths)
Plutellidae Pterophoridae
(Plume Moths)
   

Western Furcula,
Furcula occidentalis

Diamondback Moth,
Plutella sp.

Plume Moth

Plume Moth

Plume moth

Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)

     

Arta Moth, Arta statalis

Genista Broom Moth,
Uresiphita reversalis
     

Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)

Scythrididae (Flower Moths) Sesiidae (Clearwing Moths)


Polyphemus Silkmoth,
Antheraea polyphemus


Brown day moth,
Hemileuca eglanterina


Ceanothus silkmoth,
Hyalophora euryalus


Flower Moth

Western Poplar Clearwing, Paranthrene robiniae

Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)


Achemon Sphinx Moth,
Eumorpha achemon


Snowberry clearwing moth,
Hemaris diffinis


White-lined sphinx moth,
Hyles lineata


Five-spotted Hawk Moth,
Manduca quinquemaculata

Tomato Hornworm Moth,
Manduca sexta

Poplar sphinx moth,
Pachysphinx occidentalis

One-eyed sphinx moth,
Smerinthus cerisyi
     
Tineidae (Clothes Moths) Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)    

Household Casebearer Moth,
Phereoeca sp.

Garden Tortrix Moth,
Clepsis peritana

Filbertworm Moth,
Cydia latiferreana