North-american-moths

Guides

  • Euamiana

    Euamiana is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae, subfamily Noctuinae. The genus was erected by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1927. It contains five described species distributed in North America. The genus is placed within the diverse owlet moth family, one of the largest families of Lepidoptera.

  • Grossbeckia

    Grossbeckia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, subfamily Larentiinae. The genus was erected by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912. It contains three described species: Grossbeckia semimaculata (the type species), G. gymnopomparia, and G. ochriplaga. The genus appears to be rarely encountered, with minimal observational records available.

  • Neoterpes

    Neoterpes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, established by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. The genus contains four described species native to North America. These moths belong to the subfamily Ennominae, a diverse group of geometrid moths commonly known as inchworms or loopers due to their characteristic larval locomotion. The genus has been documented in entomological collections and observation platforms, with over 2,000 records attributed to it.

  • Orthodes

    Orthodes is a genus of noctuid moths established by Guenée in 1852. The genus contains approximately 30 described species, with the majority distributed in North America. Some species extend into the Caribbean and Central America. The genus belongs to the tribe Eriopygini within the subfamily Noctuinae.