Spring-summer-flight
Guides
Catocala umbrosa
Umber Underwing
Catocala umbrosa is a North American underwing moth described by Vernon Antoine Brou Jr. in 2002. Adults are active from April through August with one generation per year. The species occupies a broad geographic range across eastern and central North America.
Choristostigma zephyralis
Choristostigma zephyralis is a small crambid moth described from California in 1914. Adults are distinguished by bright sulphur yellow forewings shading to orange yellow at the termen, with prominent purple markings including a costal stripe extending to the reniform spot. The hindwings are sulphur yellow with dark subbasal, discal, and subterminal lines plus purplish suffusion beyond the subterminal line. The species has a wingspan of approximately 23 mm. Larvae feed on Monardella villosa, a California native mint.
Condica videns
white-dotted groundling moth, White-dotted Groundling
Condica videns is a small noctuid moth native to North America, commonly known as the white-dotted groundling moth. Adults are active from spring through late summer, with multiple generations per year. The species is notable for its larvae feeding specifically on the flower heads of composite plants in the Asteraceae family.
Cosmopterix bacata
Cosmopterix bacata is a small moth species in the family Cosmopterigidae, described by Hodges in 1962. It is known from the southeastern United States, with records from Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana. Adults are characterized by distinctive metallic markings on the forewings and specific white pattern elements on the head, thorax, and legs. The species has been collected during spring and mid-summer months.
Drasteria howlandii
Drasteria howlandii is a small owlet moth in the family Erebidae, distributed across western North America from southern Canada to the southwestern United States. Adults have a wingspan of approximately 35 mm and are active from early spring through late summer. The species is associated with Eriogonum host plants, with larvae feeding on these buckwheat species.
Eudeilinia herminiata
Northern Eudeilinia, Northern Eudeilinia Moth
Eudeilinia herminiata is a North American hook-tip moth in the family Drepanidae, described by Guenée in 1857. It ranges across much of the continent from British Columbia to Newfoundland, south to Florida and Texas. The species is associated with deciduous woodland habitats and has a single annual generation with adults active from spring through late summer.
Hydriomena macdunnoughi
Hydriomena macdunnoughi is a small geometrid moth described by Louis W. Swett in 1918. It occurs in western North America from Yukon Territory through western Alberta to Colorado. The species has a wingspan of 14–16 mm and exhibits distinctive grey forewings with a dark central band and pale hindwings with brown wavy lines. Adults are active from spring through mid-summer, and larvae feed on willow species.
Hypotrix ferricola
Hypotrix ferricola is a noctuid moth species described by Smith in 1905. It is distinguished by a striking orange and black streaked forewing pattern with visible orbicular and reniform spots. The species occurs in southern North America and is closely associated with ponderosa pine forests. Adults are active from early April to early August, with multiple generations possible.
Melanolophia signataria
Signate Melanolophia Moth, signate melanolophia
Melanolophia signataria is a North American geometrid moth with a broad transcontinental range. Adults are active primarily from spring through summer, with larvae feeding on the foliage of numerous deciduous and coniferous tree species. The species shows considerable geographic variation, with a recognized Florida subspecies.
Mocis texana
Texas Mocis Moth, Texas mocis
Mocis texana, commonly known as the Texas Mocis Moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is distributed across eastern North America, ranging from southern Ontario south to Florida and west to Texas and Minnesota. The species has a wingspan of 42–50 mm and is active as an adult from April through September. Larvae feed on Digitaria species (crabgrass).