Types of small brown moths. Moths like their butterfly counterparts are born from eggs laid near food sources and initially exist as caterpillars. A large moth wingspan up to 12cm with a blackish thorax and pink and black banded abdomen. The diamondback moth biologically known as the plutella xylostella or sometimes called the cabbage moth is also a house moth. If you know which moth you would like more information on use our a to z of moths.
It is a common invader inside houses and lives everywhere in britain except for the northernmost regions of scotland. The adult moth is called the small mottled willow moth. It reaches up to 26 mm and has a slender yellowish body. Identify a moth you can set or adjust your search criteria in the left hand column below.
The isabella tiger moth is known for its 13 segment larvae that are often covered with brown hair down in the middle. Arctiids consist of a wide variety of moths including tiger moths lichen moths and wasp moths. This family is characterized by the presence of sound generating and sound receiving organs in the thorax chest region. Forewings are brown and hindwings are pink and black.
Hickory leafstem borer moth acrobasis aurorella acrobasis caryae hickory shoot borer moth acrobasis demotella walnut shoot moth acrobasis exsulella cordovan pyralid moth acrobasis indigenella leaf crumpler moth. The anterior however consists of black hair. The moth has a grey brown hue with a cream colored band which forms a sort of diamond on its back. They reach adulthood through the process of metamorphosis as do butterflies.
This type of moth is also known as woolly worm woolly bear and banded woolly bear. It is a common invasive pest known to completely defoliate numerous plants including beets asparagus beans potatoes tomatoes cereals and lettuces. Brown house moth hofmannophila pseudospretella the brown house moth is a scavenger which feeds on wool cotton and other types of cloth. Like butterflies moths belong to the family lepidoptera yet they display some of their own unique physical and behavioral characteristics and often those characteristics help organize discussions of the different types of moths common in the united states.
This asian native is also commonly known as the asparagus fern caterpillar and is now widespread across the globe. They are mostly found in southern canada and the united states. Feeds on flowers at night and comes to light.