The Luna moth also known as the American moon moth is a Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae, a group commonly known as giant silk moths. It has lime-green colored wings and a white body. The larvae (caterpillars) are also green. Typically, it has a wingspan of roughly 114 mm (4.5 in), but can exceed 178 mm (7.0 in), making it one of the larger moths in North America. Across Canada, it has one generation per year, with the winged adults appearing in late May or early June, whereas farther south it will have two or even three generations per year, the first appearance as early as March in southern parts of the United States.
The cinnabar moth is a brightly coloured arctiid moth found as a native species in Europe and western and central Asia then east across the Palearctic to Siberia to China. It has been introduced into New Zealand, Australia and North America to control ragwort, on which its larvae feed. The moth is named after the red mineral cinnabar because of the red patches on its predominantly black wings. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Cinnabar moths are about 20 mm (0.79 in) long and have a wingspan of 32–42 mm (1.3–1.7 in).
The eastern red bat is a species of microbat in the family Vespertilionidae. Eastern red bats are widespread across eastern North America, with additional records in Bermuda.
Verbascum blattaria, the moth mullein, is a flowering biennial plant belonging to the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. A native of Eurasia and North Africa, it has naturalized in the United States and most of Canada since its introduction and has become an invasive species there. It has been declared a noxious weed by the state of Colorado.
Neohelvibotys is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Schinia sordida, the sordid flower moth or dingy schinia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by John B. Smith in 1883. It is found in the United States from North Carolina to central Florida west to Kansas and Texas. It has also been recorded from Alabama.
Parapoynx diminutalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1880. It is endemic to south-east Asia, including the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales in Australia, but has since been found in the United Kingdom and the United States. It is also found in Africa, where it has been recorded from Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa, Botswana, Angola, the Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Madagascar.
Athrips rancidella, the cotoneaster webworm, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Netherlands, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region. It has also been recorded from Syria, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and the United States.
Hahncappsia alpinensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1967. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
Hahncappsia neomarculenta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1967. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland, Indiana, West Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee.
Hahncappsia jaralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1920. It is found in the United States in southern Arizona and in Mexico in Oaxaca, Puebla, Jalisco and San Luis Potosí.
Neohelvibotys arizonensis is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Hahn William Capps in 1967. It is found in Mexico and United States, where it has been recorded from southern Arizona.
Neohelvibotys boliviensis is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Hahn William Capps in 1967. It is found in Bolivia.
Neohelvibotys nayaritensis is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Hahn William Capps in 1967. It is found in Nayarit, Mexico.
Neohelvibotys pelotasalis is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Hahn William Capps in 1967. It is found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Neohelvibotys polingi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida to Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma. It is also found in Mexico.
Neohelvibotys saltensis is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Hahn William Capps in 1967. It is found in Salta Province, Argentina.
Aroga trialbamaculella, the red-striped fireworm moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Maine to Florida and from Illinois to Texas.
Lineodes fontella, the eastern lineodes moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1913. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. Outside of the States, it is found in Jamaica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil, French Guiana and Guyana.
Nites betulella, the black-dotted birch leaftier moth, is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1902. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia, southern Canada, the north-eastern United States, British Columbia and Wisconsin.
