Types of moths in pa. Inventorying moths in pennsylvania that rely on ash trees. This is a family of large moths that are commonly known as prominents. Butterflies and moths of north america. Moth insects found in the state of pennsylvania.
Steps in the inventorying process have included. Please understand that that insects do not adhere to man drawn borders on a map as such they may be found beyond the general reach as showcased on our website. Species can be found across the country in most residential areas and they can be a problem because their larvae develop within trees and garden plants. Species info will be truncated to fit on the page.
Notodontidae prominents stauropus fagi. Insects are typically drawn to areas by available food supply. The common name is derived from the projecting wing tufts in adults and the dorsal humps in larvae. All taxa in this.
Print pennsylvania moths this guide was created to aid in the identification of moths found in pennsylvania. See adult clearwing moths in the garden is a good indication of potential infestation. This provides the species with increased protection from predators since an encounter with a large number of this stinging caterpillar is a truly intimidating event. The species of these moths is referred to as a generalist feeder which means that they consume almost all types of plant species including many herbs and trees.
Collecting and sharing data about lepidoptera. There was uncertainty about which species was making the trails because there are three species of marmara that eat ashes so obscure that none of them has a common name. Z species of subfamily tineinae haplotinea insectella 1 monopis crocicapitella 1 monopis dorsistrigella 1 monopis marginistrigella 1 monopis pavlovski 1 niditinea fuscella 1 tinea apicimaculella 1 tinea mandarinella 1 tinea pellionella 1 discover lifes page about the biology natural history ecology identification and. It is by no means completed and will continue to be updated.
Around the garden some species such as squash vine borer for example can cause damage. Submit a sighting coordinator tools. Locating moth trails on ash saplings in 2017 at several sites. Caterpillars of some species are called tussock moths but the name is used to denote the larvae of the family lymantriidae.
Buck moths are related to the io moth which also has a number of less well known species and sub species. The wingspan of these moths ranges from 45 65 cm and the wings are orange yellowish in color with pointed and marked forewings.