Heiberg Forest Moth Night Species List
Greetings all! The final moth tally for our blacklighting event has finally arrived! Our species count was... 73!! That's quite a respectable number.
I primarily utilized my own photos from that night for identification, and then added any further species from the project which were Research Grade. Several additional species have been posted to the project by attendees with IDs that still need verification; I went through these and any that could be confirmed with reasonable certainty were added to the list. Any moth experts on iNat are welcome to add their feedback to this list and the sightings in this project, as we want our tally to be as accurate as possible. Some taxa could not be taken to the species level; they are reported to the lowest level possible.
I am still in the process of uploading photos of these species to the project. I likely won't include them all, as some photos were out of focus, etc.
I highly recommend that you view the version of the species list sent out to event participants via email. That is a pdf with some photos and additional information about host plants.
Moths Seen at Heiberg Memorial Forest, July 22nd-July 23rd, 2023
Family Argyresthiidae
Cherry Shoot Borer - Argyresthia oreasella
Family Autostichidae
(no common name) Glyphidocera septentrionella
Family Crambidae
Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix - Blepharomastix ranalis
Double-banded Grass-veneer - Crambus agitatellus
Small White Grass-veneer - Crambus albellus
Grape Leaffolder - Desmia funeralis complex
Julia's Dicymolomia - Dicymolomia julianalis
Black Duckweed Moth - Elophila tinealis
Serpentine Webworm - Herpetogramma aeglealis
grass moth sp. - Herpetogramma pertextalis/aquilonalis
Elegant Grass-Veneer - Microcrambus elegans
Basswood Leafroller - Pantographa limata
Sooty Scoparia - Scoparia cinereomedia
Family Erebidae
looper sp. - Caenurgina sp.
Little White Lichen Moth - Clemensia albata
Virginia Ctenucha - Ctenucha virginica
Visitation Moth - Dyspyralis illocata
Confused Haploa - Haploa confusa
Painted Lichen Moth - Hypoprepia fucosa
Common Idia - Idia aemula
White-spotted Redectis - Redectis vitrea
litter moth sp. - Renia sp.
(most likely) Wavy-lined Fanfoot - Zanclognatha cf.jacchusalis
(most likely) Variable Fanfoot - Zanclognatha cf.laevigata
Family Gelechiidae
Shining Dichomeris - Dichomeris ochripalpella
twirler moth sp. - Gelechiini sp.
Family Geometridae
Gray Spruce Looper - Caripeta divisata
Faint-spotted Angle - Digrammia ocellinata
Small Phoenix - Ecliptopera silaceata
Snowy Geometer - Eugonobapta nivosaria
grapevine looper sp. - Eulithis diversilineata/gracilineata
Common Pug - Eupithecia miserulata
Three-spotted Fillip - Heterophleps triguttaria
Unadorned Carpet - Hydrelia inornata
Single-dotted Wave - Idaea dimidiata
Barred Granite - Macaria subcessaria
Canadian Melanolophia - Melanolophia canadaria
Pale Metanema - Metanema inatomaria
Straight-lined Plagodis - Plagodis phlogosaria
Large Maple Spanworm - Prochoerodes lineola
Porcelain Gray - Protoboarmia porcelaria
Large Lace-border - Scopula limboundata
White-striped Black - Trichodezia albovittata
Family Gracillariidae
leaf blotch miner sp. - Cameraria sp.
Family Lasiocampidae
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth - Malacosoma americana
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth - Malacosoma disstria
Family Limacodidae
Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth - Lithacodes fasciola
Red-crossed Button Slug Moth - Tortricidia pallida
Family Nepticulidae
pygmy leafminer sp. - Stigmella sp.
Family Noctuidae
Green Arches - Anaplectoides prasina
dart sp. - Diarsia sp.
Green Leuconycta - Leuconycta diphteroides
Large Yellow Underwing - Noctua pronuba
Large Mossy Glyph - Protodeltote muscosula
Small Brown Quaker - Pseudorthodes vecors
(most likely) Dusky Silver Y - cf. Syngrapha octoscripta
Family Notodontidae
Northern Finned Prominent - Notodonta torva
prominent sp. - Oedemasia semirufescens/concinna
Chocolate Prominent - Peridea ferruginea
Family Oecophoridae
Orange-headed Epicallima - Epicallima argenticinctella
Family Pterophoridae
Eupatorium Plume Moth - Oidaematophorus eupatorii
Family Sphingidae
Waved Sphinx - Ceratomia undulosa
Small-eyed Sphinx - Paonias myops
Family Tineidae
Skunkback Monopis - Monopis dorsistrigella
Family Tortricidae
(most likely) Forbes' Acleris - Acleris cf.forbesana
Omnivorous Leafroller - Archips purpurana
Spring Spruce Needle Moth - Archips packardiana
Red-banded Leafroller - Argyrotaenia velutinana
Garden Tortrix - Clepsis peritana
White-spotted Hedya - Hedya chionosema
Derelict Perochrista - Pelochrista derelicta
Exasperating Platynota - Platynota exasperatana
tortricid sp. - Olethreutini sp.: Olethreutes auricapitana, O. nr. auricapitana, or Pristerognatha agilana*
*This individual generated quite a bit of interest and was among the most showy. However there are several nearly inseparable species that would require genitalia pulling or DNA barcoding to ID, so I was not able to narrow it down beyond these possible three. Still, what a beautiful moth!
Thank you again to all who participated in our event. We hope to hold more of these in the future. You can create habitat for our native moths in your own backyard by landscaping and gardening with New York native plants. Trees, such as oaks, cherries, willows, and maples, host the greatest diversity of caterpillars, so plant some if you have the space - but all groups of native plants, from flowers to ferns, have caterpillar value. Native wildflowers provide nectar for many moths as well. Those caterpillars will either metamorphose into the moths we see at our lights, or become critical food for other animals like songbird chicks, maintaining the health of whole ecosystems. We can all play our part to support these wonderful insects and by extension, New York's biodiversity.
Learn more about gardening with insects in mind and the connections between insects, plants, and birds, in Doug Tallamy's foundational book, Bringing Nature Home.
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