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Vermont's Most Wanted Moths
Scientific Name | Common Name | SGCN Neighbor States | SGCN in VT | Global |
Eacles imperialis pini | Pine Imperial Moth | X | S1 | G5T3T4 |
Zale submediana | Gray Spring Zale | | S1? | G4 |
Zanclognatha martha | Pine Barrens zanclognatha moth | X | S1? | G4 |
Xestia (Anomogyna) fabulosa | A noctuid moth | | S1S2 | |
Xestia homogena | A noctuid moth | | S1S2 | |
Lasionycta taigata | A Noctuid Moth | | SH | G4 |
Properigea costa | Barrens Moth | | SH | |
Sphinx drupiferarum | Plum Sphinx | | SH | |
Lintneria eremitus | Hermit sphinx Moth | | SH | G4 |
Sphinx luscitiosa | Clemens' Sphinx | | SNA | |
Hemileuca lucina | New England Buckmoth | | SNR | G4 |
Macaria ribearia | Currant Spanworm | | SNR | |
Lemmeria digitalis | A Noctuid Moth | | SNR | G4 |
Lithophane franclemonti | Franclemont's Lithophane | | SNR | G2G4 |
Pachypolia atricornis | Three-horned moth | | SNR | G3G4 |
Sthenopis thule | Willow Ghost moth | | SNR | GNR |
Agrotis obliqua | A Noctuid moth | X | | G4 |
Anisota stigma | Spiny Oakworm moth | X | | G5 |
Xestia rhaetica homogena | A Noctuid moth | X | | |
Apamea inebriata | Drunk Apamea Moth | X | | G3G4 |
Apamea inordinata | A Noctuid moth | X | | GU |
Sympistis dentata | Toothed apharetra moth | X | | G4 |
Apodrepanulatrix liberaria | New Jersey Tea Inchworm | X | | G3 |
Bagisara rectifascia | Straight Lined Mallow Moth | X | | G4 |
Catocala antinympha | Sweetfern Underwing | X | | G5 |
Catocala consors sorsconi | The Consort Underwing | X | | G4T3T4 |
Catocala herodias gerhardi | Herodias or Gerhard’s underwing | X | | G3T3 |
Catocala pretiosa pretiosa | Precious underwing moth | X | | G4T2 |
Catocala similis | Similar Underwing | X | | G5 |
Catocala sp. 3 | An underwing moth | X | | |
Cerma cora | Bird dropping moth | X | | G3G4 |
Chaetaglaea cerata | Waxed Sallow Moth | X | | G3G4 |
Chytonix ruperti | A Noctuid Moth | X | | G3G4Q |
Chytonix sensilis | A Noctuid Moth | X | | G4 |
Cingilia catenaria | Chain-dotted Geometer Moth | X | | G4 |
Citheronia regalis | Hickory Horned Devil | X | | G4G5 |
Citheronia sepulcralis | Pine Devil | X | | G4 |
Cucullia speyeri | Cucullia speyeri | X | | G4 |
Digrammia eremiata | Three-lined Angle Moth | X | | G4 |
Eacles imperialis | Imperial Moth | X | | G5 |
Erastria coloraria | Broad-lined Catopyrrha | X | | G3G4 |
Eubaphe meridiana | The Little Beggar | X | | |
Euchlaena madusaria | Sandplain Euchlaena moth | X | | |
Eucoptocnemis fimbriaris | Eucoptocnemis Fimbriaris Moth | X | | G4 |
Eumacaria latiferrugata | Brown-bordered Geometer | X | | G4 |
Fagitana littera | Marsh Fern Moth | X | | |
Faronta rubripennis | Pink Streak Moth | X | | |
Fishia yosemitae | Dark Grey Fishia Moth | X | | G4 |
Glena cognataria | Blueberry gray moth | X | | |
Apantesis phyllira | Phyllira Tiger Moth | X | | |
Hemaris gracilis | Slender Clearwing Sphinx moth | X | | |
Hemileuca maia maia | Buck Moth | X | | G5T5 |
Hemileuca sp. 1 | Bogbean Buckmoth | X | | |
Hesperia leonardus | Leonard’s Skipper | X | | G4 |
Hydraecia stramentosa | A Noctuid moth | X | | |
Hypomecis buchholzaria | Buchholz’s Gray moth | X | | |
Lapara coniferarum | Southern Pine Sphinx | X | | G5 |
Sympistis perscripta | Scribbled Sallow | X | | G4 |
Lithophane lepida lepida | Pine Pinion moth | X | | G4T1T3 |
Lithophane viridipallens | Pale Green Pinion moth | X | | G5 |
Lycia rachelae | Twilight moth | X | | G4G5 |
Macrochilo bivittata | Two-striped Cord Grass moth | X | | G3G4 |
Merolonche dolli | Doll’s Merolonche moth | X | | G3G4 |
Metalectra tantillus | Black Fungus moth | X | | G4 |
Metarranthis apiciaria | Barrens Metarranthis | X | | G1G3 |
Metaxaglaea violacea | Holly Sallow | X | | G5 |
Monoleuca semifascia | Pin-striped Vermilion Slug moth | X | | G4G5 |
Morrisonia mucens | Gray Woodgrain | X | | G4G5 |
Nemoria bifilata | White-barred Emerald moth | X | | G4 |
Neoligia semicana | Northern Brocade Moth | X | | G2G4 |
Oncocnemis riparia | Dune Noctuid moth | X | | G4 |
Orthodes obscura | A Noctuid Moth | X | | G4 |
Papaipema appassionata | Pitcher Plant Borer moth | X | | G4 |
Papaipema cerina | Golden /borer moth | X | | G2G4 |
Papaipema harrisii | Heracleum stem borer moth | X | | G4 |
Papaipema sciata | Culvers Root Borer | X | | G3G4 |
Papaipema sp. 2 nr. Pterisii | Bracken Borer Moth | X | | |
Parasa indetermina | Stinging Rose Caterpillar moth | X | | G4 |
Phoberia orthosioides | A Noctuid Moth | X | | |
Psaphida thaxterianus | A Noctuid Moth | X | | G4 |
Rhodoecia aurantiago | Orange Sallow moth | X | | G3G4 |
Dichagyris acclivis | Inclined Dart moth | X | | |
Schinia gracilenta | Slender Flower Moth | X | | |
Schinia tuberculum | Golden Aster Flower moth | X | | |
Schizura apicalis | Plain Schizura | X | | G3G4 |
Macaria signaria | Pale-marked Angle | X | | |
Semiothisa denticulata | A Geometrid moth | X | | |
Sideridis maryx | The Maroonwing | X | | G4 |
Spartiniphaga inops | Spartina Borer moth | X | | G3G4 |
Sphinx gordius | Gordian Sphinx | X | | |
Stenoporpia polygrammaria | Faded Gray Geometer | X | | GU |
Synedoida adumbrata | A Noctuid Moth | X | | |
Trichoclea artesta | Hairy Artesta moth | X | | G5 |
Xylena thoracica | Acadian Swordgrass moth | X | | G4 |
Xylotype capax | Barrens Xylotype | X | | G4 |
Xystopeplus rufago | Red-winged Sallow | X | | |
Zale largera | A Noctuid Moth | X | | |
Synanthedon castaneae | Chestnut Clearwing moth | X | | G3G5 |
Eana georgiella | A Tortricid Moth | | | |