Types of moths nj. Casemaking clothes moths are small moths that can infest and destroy a wide range of textile materials such as woolens feathers felts skins and furs through their feeding activity. This type of clothing moth is smaller and less common than the webbing clothes moth. If everyone who uses this resource gives a small amount we could cover our ongoing costs develop new features and upgrade the system. We need your help.
Feel free to leave comments. You will be able to narrow down the results. Some silk moths are extremely large and may range anywhere from three to five inches across. There are a total of 425 new jersey butterflies and moths found in the insect identification database.
Family arctiidae this family is known for its woolly bear caterpillars. Click on the x found on each entry below to hide specific bugs from this pages listing. Most of the moths found in nj are covered in this field guide. See adult clearwing moths in the garden is a good indication of potential infestation.
Because there may be 1500 or more species of moths in nj compared to about 125 species of butterflies and because many of them are poorly known it will not be practical to prepare written species accounts for every species. Moths on the other hand come in a huge variety of body shapes and sizes. An adult is about 38 inch from wing tip to wing tip. The only species that you have to get yourself familiar with are the clothing moths food moths and carpet moths because they are the ones most likely to infest your home.
Check out the list. Hi and welcome to my new jersey moths 2004 2020 collection. Some dont even remotely resemble anything one would normally equate to this family of insects. As of september 2nd 2019 ive seen 670 species of moths in new jersey alone.
Moths are divided into micro and macro categories. Coptotriche citrinipennella hodges0126 tegeticula yuccasella tegeticula yuccasella complex hodges. Consider contributing an image at the email address showcased at the bottom of this page. Go back to the moths state listing.
13 most common types of moths that can be a pest in home improvement. If anyone knows what some of my unknowns are or if i have one not labeled right please let me know. Entries are listed below in alphabetical order. Despite the differences in population levels all the moths and butterflies undergo a similar metamorphosis from egg to caterpillar to pupa chrysalis to adult.