Summer-flight
Guides
Abrenthia
Abrenthia is a monotypic genus of sedge moths in the family Glyphipterigidae, described by August Busck in 1915. The sole species, Abrenthia cuprea, is a small North American moth with a wingspan of 9–12 mm. Adults are active in mid-to-late June, with likely a single generation per year.
Acronicta cyanescens
Blue-gray Dagger
Acronicta cyanescens is a medium-sized noctuid moth of western North America, commonly known as the Blue-gray Dagger. First described by George Hampson in 1909, this species is distinguished by its blue-gray coloration and dagger-like markings. Adults are active during summer months, with a single generation per year. The species belongs to a genus whose caterpillars are often called 'dagger moths' due to their distinctive posterior projections.
Apamea antennata
Apamea antennata is a noctuid moth species widespread in the forests of western North America. Adults have a wingspan of approximately 44 mm and fly during early and midsummer. The larval stage feeds on grasses. Two subspecies are recognized: the nominate A. a. antennata and A. a. purpurissata restricted to British Columbia.
Argyrotaenia burroughsi
Argyrotaenia burroughsi is a species of tortricid moth described by Obraztsov in 1961. It is known from a limited geographic range in the southwestern United States. Adult flight activity occurs in early spring and mid-summer. Like other members of the genus Argyrotaenia, it is presumed to be a leafroller moth, though specific details of its biology remain poorly documented.
Argyrotaenia graceana
Argyrotaenia graceana is a small moth in the family Tortricidae, first described by Powell in 1960. The species is restricted to the southwestern United States, with confirmed records from California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Adults are active during mid-summer, with flight records from July to August.
Argyrotaenia klotsi
Argyrotaenia klotsi is a species of tortricid moth described by Obraztsov in 1961. It is known from the southwestern United States, specifically Arizona, New Mexico, and California. Adults have forewings measuring 8–9.5 mm and are active during summer months. Like other members of the genus Argyrotaenia, it is a leafroller moth, though specific larval host plants for this species have not been documented.
Argyrotaenia martini
Argyrotaenia martini is a small tortricid moth described by Powell in 1960. It is known only from Arizona, where adults have been recorded in mid-summer. The species belongs to a genus containing several economically important leafroller moths, though specific information about this species' biology remains limited.
Arivaca ostreella
Arivaca ostreella is a small snout moth species described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887. It occurs in the southwestern United States, specifically from southern Arizona through New Mexico to Texas. Adults are active in July and have a wingspan of approximately 25 mm. The species belongs to the subfamily Phycitinae within the family Pyralidae.
Bryolymnia ensina
Bryolymnia ensina is a small noctuid moth restricted to montane coniferous forests in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It was first described from Arizona in 1907 and remains one of the more narrowly distributed species in its genus. Adults fly during a brief mid-summer window, and the species is rarely encountered.
Compacta capitalis
Ornate Compacta Moth
Compacta capitalis is a species of crambid moth described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It occurs across the eastern and central United States, with records spanning from Maryland south to Florida and westward to Texas, with possible occurrence in Colorado and north to Illinois. Adults are active during the warmer months, with flight records from May through August. The species is characterized by distinctive dark apical blotches on both forewings and hindwings.
Cosipara modulalis
Cosipara modulalis is a small crambid moth described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1972. It is known from a limited distribution in the southwestern United States, specifically Arizona and Colorado. The species has a wingspan of approximately 20 mm and appears to be active during mid-summer.
Erynnis pacuvius
Pacuvius Duskywing, Dyar's Duskywing, Buckthorn Duskywing
Erynnis pacuvius is a skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, found in western North America. The species has a wingspan of 29–33 mm and exhibits a flight period between June and July in northern populations, with a second generation occurring in southern portions of its range. Larvae feed on Ceanothus species.
Euxoa clausa
Euxoa clausa is a noctuid moth described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1923. It is restricted to the north-western Great Plains of North America, with a wingspan of approximately 33 mm. Adults are active in mid-summer, with one generation per year.
Hahncappsia mellinialis
Hahncappsia mellinialis is a crambid moth described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It occurs in the southwestern United States and Central America, with adults active during late summer. The species exhibits moderate sexual dimorphism in wingspan, with males slightly larger than females.
Halysidota davisii
Davis' Tussock Moth
Halysidota davisii, commonly known as Davis' tussock moth, is a species of tiger moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1874 and is named in honor of Dr. Davis. The species has a restricted distribution in the southwestern United States. Adults are active during summer months, with larvae feeding on specific host plants.
Himmacia stratia
A small moth in the family Depressariidae, described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1974. Known from a single state in the southwestern United States, this species has a wingspan of approximately 20 mm and adult flight activity limited to mid-summer months.
Hypotrix rubra
Hypotrix rubra is a small noctuid moth described in 2010. The species occurs in montane pine-oak woodlands of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Adults are active in spring and mid-summer.
Lipocosma albinibasalis
Fancy Lipocosma
Lipocosma albinibasalis is a small crambid moth described by Munroe in 1995. It occurs in arid regions of southwestern North America including Arizona, California, and Baja California. Adults are active during summer months.
Monopis spilotella
Orange-headed monopis
Monopis spilotella is a small tineid moth described by Tengström in 1848. The species has a transcontinental distribution spanning northern Eurasia and North America. Adults are active during the summer months with a flight period extending from May through September. The species is known by the common name Orange-headed monopis.
Oxycnemis advena
Oxycnemis advena is a small noctuid moth described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882. It is restricted to the mountainous regions of southwestern North America, occurring in southern Arizona, eastern Nevada, southern California, and southern Baja California. Adults are active during mid-summer, with flight records from July to August. The species is one of relatively few in the genus Oxycnemis, which belongs to the tribe Psaphidini within the subfamily Amphipyrinae.
Properigea niveirena
Properigea niveirena is a small noctuid moth with a wingspan of 28–32 mm, distributed across western North America from Vancouver Island to New Mexico. Adults are active in mid-summer, with flight records from July to early August. The species was first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1876 and is assigned MONA/Hodges number 9596.
Prorella albida
Prorella albida is a small geometrid moth in the subfamily Larentiinae, first described from North American material in 1923. It is characterized by its diminutive size, with a wingspan of approximately 14 mm. Adults have been documented during summer and autumn months in arid and semi-arid regions of the southwestern United States. The species appears to be univoltine or bivoltine based on scattered flight records.
Resapamea innota
Resapamea innota is a noctuid moth restricted to the interior Pacific Northwest and northern California. It inhabits wet meadows at low to middle elevations and exhibits two distinct color morphs. Adults are active during a brief summer flight period.
Siskiwitia alticolans
A small moth in the family Cosmopterigidae, described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1969. Known from a limited number of records in Arizona and Texas. Adults are active in mid-summer and are characterized by distinctive black forewings with a white transverse band.
Sympistis anweileri
Sympistis anweileri is a noctuid moth described from western North America in 2008. It occurs at moderate to high elevations (2,000–8,000 feet) in mountainous terrain from Alberta and British Columbia south to Montana. The species inhabits a range of habitats from alpine treeline to dry valley forests. Adults fly in mid-summer with a wingspan of 30–36 mm.
Thurberiphaga
Thurberiphaga is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae, containing a single species, Thurberiphaga diffusa. The genus is endemic to southern Arizona and is tightly associated with its sole host plant, wild cotton (Gossypium thurberi). The caterpillar is a stem-borer with distinctive pinkish coloration and rough setae. Adults are active during the summer monsoon season.
Udea vacunalis
Udea vacunalis is a small crambid moth described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is known only from California, with adults active during summer months. The species is characterized by pale, nearly unmarked wings with distinctive marginal dotting on the hindwings.
Xubida dentilineatella
Xubida dentilineatella is a small crambid moth described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1913. It occurs in Mexico and the southern United States, with confirmed records from Arizona. Adults are active during summer months, and larvae are specialized borers in Saccharum species.
Zotheca
elder moth
Zotheca is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Noctuidae, containing a single species, Zotheca tranquilla (the elder moth). The genus is restricted to western North America, where adults are active during summer months. The common name derives from the larval host plant, elderberry (Sambucus).