Large moths in georgia. Butterflies and moths are insects grouped into a family called lepidoptera. One key distinguishing feature of moths when compared to butterflies is their vertical positioning of their wings most species. Black bordered lemon moth 2. Large mossy glyph 1.
Moths are a group of insects that are related to butterflies. Georgia archips moth archips grisea gray archips moth archips infumatana smoked leafroller moth archips rileyana southern ugly nest caterpillar moth argillophora furcilla argyresthia austerella argyresthia oreasella cherry shoot borer moth. 2 they are butterflies and moths. We need your help.
Great purple hairstreak atlides halesus hieroglyphic moth diphthera festiva larva of echo moth seirarctia echothis moth is not actually in ga. We depend on donations to keep butterflies and moths of north america online and freely available. Feel free to share your spottings of butterflies and moths as long as. You will be able to narrow down the results to.
There are a total of 442 georgia butterflies and moths found in the insect identification database. Moths and butterflies of georgia and the southeastern united states. Butterflies and moths of southeast usa. The adult wingspan is 75 to 105 mm.
They reach adulthood through the process of metamorphosis as do butterflies. Moths like their butterfly counterparts are born from eggs laid near food sources and initially exist as caterpillars. Consider contributing an image at the email address showcased at the bottom of this page. Return to results page for georgia insects.
There are several hundred butterfly species and more than 1000 moth species in georgia. They have a long tail on each hind wing and discal eyespots on both the fore and hind wings. Moth insects found in the state of georgia. La ms al ga fl sc nc tn ar ky va.
1 they are mapped in one of the following states. If everyone who uses this resource gives a small amount we could cover our ongoing costs develop new features and upgrade the system. Print moths of georgia moths of georgia usa. Entries are listed below in alphabetical order.
Georgia moth series luna moth. Small mossy glyph 2. Adult luna moths are large green moths. Of natural science dalton state college dalton ga.
Click on the x found on each entry below to hide specific bugs from this pages listing. There are over 160000 species of moths in the united states.