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South Dakota Moths  (moths, butterflies, specimens not identified to species) 499 species records

0122 Pseudopostega quadristrigella 0186.1 Tetragma gei 0513 Bucculatrix staintonella 0987 Ethmia monticola Gray Ethmia 1081 Elachista epimicta 1088 Elachista virgatula 1098.1 Elachista subalbidella 1314 Coleophora acutipennella 1460 Blastodacna bicristatella 1694 Isophrictis magnella 2072 Chionodes discoocellella Eyeringed Chionodes 2075 Chionodes praeclarella 2081 Chionodes grandis 2094.1 Chionodes sepultor 2101 Chionodes occlusa 2101.2 Chionodes trico 2118.5 Chionodes regens 2502 Neoheliodines nyctaginella 2536 Eichlinia cucurbitae Squash Vine Borer 2583 Synanthedon exitiosa Peachtree Borer 2835 Olethreutes galaxana 2969 Eucosma indagatricana 2981 Eucosma perangustana 3033 Pelochrista heathiana 3037 Pelochrista agricolana 3041 Pelochrista comatulana 3051 Eucosma glomerana 3091 Pelochrista matutina 3100 Eucosma bilineana 3132.7 Pelochrista costastriata 3133 Pelochrista consobrinana 3142 Pelochrista cataclystiana Solidago Pelochrista 3149 Pelochrista argenteana 3151 Pelochrista scintillana 3157.2 Pelochrista kingi 3174.1 Epiblema luctuosissima 3395 Hystrichophora taleana Indigobush Twig Borer 3661 Archips cerasivorana Ugly-nest Caterpillar 3695 Sparganothis sulfureana Sparganothis Fruitworm 3711 Sparganothis unifasciana One-lined Sparganothis 3720 Cenopis reticulatana Reticulated Fruitworm 3732 Platynota flavedana Black-shaded Platynota 3761.1 Aethes spartinana 3870 Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper 3910 Thorybes pylades 3945 Erynnis icelus 3946 Erynnis brizo 3947 Erynnis juvenalis 3954 Erynnis martialis 3960 Erynnis afranius 3961 Erynnis persius 3966 Burnsius communis 3977 Pholisora catullus Golden-headed Sootywing 4004 Ancyloxypha numitor 4006 Oarisma poweshiek 4007 Oarisma garita 4013 Hylephila phyleus 4018 Hesperia uncas 4019 Hesperia juba 4020 Hesperia comma 4020.2 Hesperia colorado 4022 Hesperia ottoe 4023 Hesperia leonardus 4036 Polites coras 4041 Polites themistocles 4042 Polites origenes 4043 Polites mystic 4047 Polites egeremet 4049 Atalopedes campestris 4050 Atrytone arogos 4051 Anatrytone logan 4059 Lon hobomok 4061 Lon taxiles 4072 Euphyes dion 4078 Euphyes vestris 4080 Atrytonopsis hianna 4094 Amblyscirtes oslari 4105 Amblyscirtes vialis 4111 Lerodea eufala 4149 Megathymus streckeri 4155.2 Parnassius smintheus 4157 Battus philenor 4159 Papilio polyxenes 4166 Papilio machaon 4167 Papilio zelicaon 4170 Heraclides cresphontes 4176 Pterourus glaucus 4178 Pterourus multicaudata 4181 Pterourus troilus 4183.2 Pterourus canadensis 4187 Neophasia menapia 4193 Pontia protodice 4194 Pontia occidentalis 4195.1 Pieris oleracea 4197 Pieris rapae 4200 Euchloe ausonides 4202 Euchloe olympia 4209 Colias philodice 4210 Colias eurytheme 4211 Colias alexandra 4211.1 Colias christina 4226 Anteos clorinde 4228 Phoebis sennae 4237 Pyrisitia lisa 4242 Abaeis nicippe 4248 Nathalis iole 4253 Tharsalea xanthoides 4253.1 Tharsalea dione 4256 Tharsalea hyllus 4257 Tharsalea rubidus 4262 Tharsalea helloides 4275 Satyrium titus 4278 Satyrium acadica 4281 Satyrium edwardsii 4282 Satyrium calanus 4285 Satyrium liparops 4318 Callophrys gryneus 4322 Callophrys augustinus 4324 Callophrys polios 4329 Callophrys eryphon 4336 Strymon melinus 4357 Leptotes marina 4360 Echinargus isola 4361 Cupido comyntas 4362 Cupido amyntula 4363.2 Celastrina echo 4367.4 Euphilotes ancilla 4372 Glaucopsyche lygdamus 4375 Plebejus melissa 4376 Icaricia saepiolus 4378 Icaricia icarioides 4384 Agriades glandon 4402 Apodemia mormo 4411 Libytheana carinenta 4420 Polygonia interrogationis 4421 Polygonia comma 4423 Polygonia faunus 4427 Polygonia gracilis 4429 Polygonia progne 4431 Nymphalis californica 4432 Nymphalis antiopa 4433 Aglais milberti 4434 Vanessa virginiensis 4435 Vanessa cardui 4436 Vanessa annabella 4437 Vanessa atalanta 4440 Junonia coenia 4447 Euptoieta claudia 4450 Argynnis cybele 4451 Argynnis aphrodite 4452 Argynnis idalia 4454 Argynnis edwardsii 4455 Argynnis coronis 4456 Argynnis zerene 4457 Argynnis callippe 4459 Argynnis atlantis 4459.1 Argynnis hesperis 4464 Boloria myrina 4465 Boloria bellona 4481 Phyciodes tharos 4481.1 Phyciodes cocyta 4482 Phyciodes batesii 4482.1 Phyciodes pulchella 4488 Phyciodes mylitta 4489 Chlosyne gorgone 4490 Chlosyne nycteis 4493 Chlosyne acastus 4519 Euphydryas anicia 4520 Euphydryas editha 4522 Limenitis arthemis 4523 Limenitis archippus 4524 Limenitis weidemeyerii 4525 Limenitis lorquini 4554 Anaea andria 4557 Asterocampa celtis 4562.1 Asterocampa clyton 4568.1 Lethe anthedon 4568.3 Lethe eurydice 4578 Megisto cymela 4582 Coenonympha tullia 4587 Cercyonis pegala 4590 Cercyonis oetus 4603 Oeneis ridingsii 4607 Oeneis uhleri 4614 Danaus plexippus 4624 Harrisina americana Grapeleaf Skeletonizer 4781 Petrophila avernalis 4826 Mimoschinia rufofascialis Rufous-banded Crambid Moth 4935 Saucrobotys fumoferalis Dusky Saucrobotys 4946 Ostrinia penitalis American Lotus Borer 4958 Anania funebris White-spotted Sable Moth 4987 Sitochroa chortalis Dimorphic Sitochroa 5004 Loxostege munroealis Beet Webworm 5017 Loxostege cereralis Alfalfa Webworm 5058 Pyrausta orphisalis Orange Mint Moth 5117 Loxostegopsis merrickalis Merrick's Pyralid Moth 5128 Choristostigma plumbosignalis 5156 Nomophila nearctica Lucerne Moth 5170 Spoladea recurvalis Hawaiian Beet Webworm 5250 Lygropia rivulalis Bog Lygropia 5251 Conchylodes octonalis Eight-barred Lygropia Moth 5259 Diastictis robustior 5343 Crambus perlella Immaculate Grass-veneer 5352 Crambus trichusalis 5391 Chrysoteuchia topiarius Topiary Grass-veneer 5533 Hypsopygia olinalis Yellow-fringed Hypsopygia 6053 Peoria approximella Carmine Snout Moth 6186 Hellinsia inquinatus Black-marked Plume Moth 6234 Emmelina monodactyla Morning Glory Plume Moth 6235 Habrosyne scripta Lettered Habrosyne 6270 Protitame virginalis Virgin Moth 6284 Macaria amboflava 6288 Macaria quadrilinearia 6304 Macaria bitactata Split-lined Angle 6321 Macaria truncataria Black-banded Orange Moth 6322 Mellilla xanthometata Orangewing Moth 6338 Macaria adonis 6338.1 Macaria ponderosae 6344 Macaria signaria Pale-marked Angle 6362 Digrammia continuata Curve-lined Angle 6365 Digrammia pertinata 6372.1 Digrammia terramalata 6373 Digrammia denticulata 6374 Digrammia delectata 6380 Digrammia californiaria Californian Granite Moth 6392 Digrammia indeterminata 6399 Digrammia subminiata 6421 Narraga stalachtaria 6431 Hesperumia sulphuraria Sulphur Moth 6590 Anavitrinella pampinaria Common Gray 6640 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 6677 Cabera erythemaria Yellow-dusted Cream 6695 Ixala desperaria 6720 Lytrosis unitaria Common Lytrosis 6729 Euchlaena johnsonaria Johnson's Euchlaena 6766 Phaeoura mexicanaria 6796 Campaea perlata Pale Beauty Moth 6819 Metanema inatomaria Pale Metanema 6822 Metarranthis duaria Ruddy Metarranthis 6836 Plagodis pulveraria American Barred Umber Moth 6865 Caripeta aequaliaria Red Girdle Moth 6926 Plataea trilinearia Sagebrush Girdle Moth 6964 Tetracis cachexiata White Slant-Line 6982 Prochoerodes lineola Large Maple Spanworm 7056 Dichorda rectaria 7058 Synchlora aerata Wavy-lined Emerald 7071 Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria Blackberry Looper 7146 Haematopis grataria Chickweed Geometer 7159 Scopula limboundata The Large Lace-border 7164 Scopula junctaria Simple Wave 7169 Scopula inductata Soft-lined Wave 7329 Anticlea vasiliata Variable Carpet 7388 Xanthorhoe ferrugata Red Twin-Spot Moth 7394 Epirrhoe alternata White-banded Toothed Carpet 7440 Eubaphe mendica Beggar Moth 7445 Horisme intestinata Brown Bark Carpet 7640 Lobophora nivigerata Powdered Bigwing Moth 7687 Phyllodesma americana Lappet Moth 7725 Coloradia doris Doris' Pinemoth 7741 Hemileuca hera Hera Buckmoth 7746 Automeris io Io Moth 7757 Antheraea polyphemus Polyphemus Moth 7758 Actias luna Luna Moth 7767 Hyalophora cecropia Cecropia Moth 7769 Hyalophora gloveri Glover's Silkmoth 7776 Manduca quinquemaculatus Five-spotted Hawk Moth, The Yellow-spotted Unicorn 7786 Ceratomia amyntor Elm Sphinx 7787 Ceratomia undulosa Waved Sphinx 7803 Sphinx vashti Vashti Sphinx 7812 Sphinx drupiferarum Wild Cherry Sphinx 7821 Smerinthus jamaicensis Twin-spotted Sphinx 7822 Smerinthus cerisyi One-eyed Sphinx 7824 Paonias excaecata Blind-eyed Sphinx 7825 Paonias myops Small-eyed Sphinx 7853 Hemaris thysbe Hummingbird Clearwing 7855 Hemaris diffinis Snowberry Clearwing 7859 Eumorpha pandorus Pandorus Sphinx 7861 Eumorpha achemon Achemon Sphinx 7873 Amphion floridensis Nessus Sphinx 7875 Proserpinus juanita Juanita Sphinx 7892 Hyles euphorbiae Leafy Spurge Hawk Moth 7893 Hyles gallii Gallium Sphinx 7894 Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx 7924 Pheosidea elegans Elegant Prominent 7929 Nerice bidentata Double-toothed Prominent 7952 Symmerista canicosta Red-humped Oakworm 7985 Rifargia subrotata Small Heterocampa 7999 Lochmaeus bilineata Double-lined Prominent 8005 Schizura ipomaeae Morning-glory Prominent 8007 Coelodasys unicornis Unicorn Caterpillar 8043 Manulea bicolor Bicolored Moth 8045.1 Crambidia pallida Pale Lichen Moth 8066 Cisthene tenuifascia Thin-banded Lichen Moth 8083 Lycomorpha grotei 8089 Hypoprepia miniata Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth 8090 Hypoprepia fucosa Painted Lichen Moth 8091 Hypoprepia cadaverosa 8111 Haploa lecontei Leconte's Haploa 8125 Virbia fragilis 8137 Spilosoma virginica Virginian Tiger Moth 8140 Hyphantria cunea Fall Webworm 8144 Hypsocompe permaculata Many-spotted Tiger Moth 8146 Hypercompe scribonia Giant Leopard Moth 8156 Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ruby Tiger Moth 8158 Phragmatobia assimilans Large Ruby Tiger Moth 8162 Arctia parthenos St. Lawrence Tiger Moth 8175 Apantesis virguncula Little Virgin Tiger Moth 8185 Apantesis blakei 8186 Apantesis williamsii Williams' Tiger Moth 8199 Apantesis arge Arge Moth 8214 Lophocampa maculata Spotted Tussock Moth 8230 Cycnia tenera Delicate Cycnia 8231 Cycnia oregonensis Oregon Cycnia 8258 Bertholdia trigona Grote's Bertholdia 8267 Cisseps fulvicollis Yellow-collared Scape Moth 8355 Chytolita morbidalis Morbid Owlet 8384.1 Renia flavipunctalis Yellow-spotted Renia 8404 Rivula propinqualis Spotted Grass Moth 8465 Hypena scabra Green Cloverworm 8522 Gabara subnivosella 8607 Melipotis jucunda Merry Melipotis 8616 Drasteria mirifica 8620 Drasteria ingeniculata 8631 Drasteria petricola Little Arches 8632 Drasteria hudsonica Northern Arches 8647 Thysania zenobia Owl Moth 8649 Ascalapha odorata Black Witch 8689 Zale lunata Lunate Zale 8738 Caenurgina crassiuscula Clover Looper, The Double-barred 8739 Caenurgina erechtea Forage Looper 8764 Argyrostrotis anilis Short-lined Chocolate Moth 8769 Spiloloma lunilinea Moon-lined Moth 8770 Catocala innubens Betrothed Underwing 8801 Catocala ilia Ilia Underwing 8808 Catocala luciana Luciana Underwing 8822 Catocala meskei Meske's Underwing 8829 Catocala junctura Joined Underwing 8834 Catocala amatrix Sweetheart Underwing 8840 Catocala illecta Magdalen Underwing 8841 Catocala abbreviatella Abbreviated Underwing 8842 Catocala nuptialis Married Underwing 8843 Catocala whitneyi Whitney's Underwing 8844 Catocala amestris Three-staff Underwing 8851 Catocala coccinata Scarlet Underwing 8857 Catocala ultronia Ultronia Underwing 8872 Catocala clintonii Clinton's Underwing 8874 Catocala minuta Little Underwing 8895 Rachiplusia ou Gray Looper 8907 Megalographa biloba Bilobed Looper 8924 Anagrapha falcifera Celery Looper 8955 Marathyssa inficita Dark Marathyssa 9048 Protodeltote albidula Pale Glyph Moth 9053 Pseudeustrotia carneola Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia 9057 Homophoberia apicosa Black Wedge-spot, The Blossom Tip 9095 Ponometia erastrioides Small Bird-dropping Moth 9101 Ponometia tortricina 9177 Panthea acronyctoides Black Zigzag 9193 Raphia frater The Brother 9205 Acronicta lepusculina Cottonwood Dagger 9206 Acronicta vulpina Miller Dagger 9209 Acronicta radcliffei Radcliffe's Dagger 9212 Acronicta grisea Gray Dagger 9214 Acronicta falcula Hazel Dagger 9219 Acronicta connecta Connected Dagger 9226 Acronicta superans Splendid Dagger 9229 Acronicta hasta Cherry Dagger 9236 Acronicta morula Ochre Dagger 9238 Acronicta lobeliae Greater Oak Dagger 9241 Acronicta fragilis Fragile Dagger 9249 Acronicta increta Eclipsed Oak Dagger 9257 Acronicta impleta Powdered Dagger 9258 Acronicta sperata 9259 Acronicta noctivaga Night-Wandering Dagger 9275 Acronicta lupini The Little Bear 9280 Acronicta insularis Marsh Dagger 9284 Anterastria teratophora Gray Marvel Moth 9314 Alypia octomaculata Eight-spotted Forester Moth 9329 Apamea cariosa 9333 Apamea lignicolora Wood-colored Apamea 9336 Apamea atrosuffusa 9343 Apamea apamiformis Rice Worm 9344 Apamea plutonia Dusky Apamea 9346 Apamea occidens Western Apamea 9348 Apamea amputatrix Yellow-headed Cutworm 9351 Apamea alia 9353 Apamea inordinata 9355 Apamea unita 9359 Apamea commoda 9362 Apamea indocilis Ignorant Apamea 9365 Apamea scoparia 9367.1 Apamea cogitata Thoughtful Apamea 9369 Apamea inficita Lined Quaker 9372 Apamea lutosa 9373 Apamea helva Yellow Three-Spot Moth 9374 Apamea niveivenosa Snowy-veined Apamea 9378 Apamea burgessi 9382 Apamea devastator Glassy Cutworm 9383 Apamea longula 9385.1 Lateroligia ophiogramma Double Lobed Moth 9393 "Resapamea" (Group 2) stipata Four-lined Borer 9430 Selicanis cinereola Selicanis 9449 Globia oblonga Oblong Sedge Borer 9454 Loscopia velata Veiled Ear Moth 9515 Hydraecia perobliqua 9526 Bellura densa Pickerelweed Borer 9560 Dypterygia rozmani American Bird's-wing 9605 Pseudanarta crocea 9626 Trachea delicata 9638 Amphipyra pyramidoides Copper Underwing 9681.1 Elaphria alapallida Pale-winged Midget 9748 Plagiomimicus spumosum Frothy Moth 9754 Plagiomimicus pityochromus Black-barred Brown Moth 9766 Cirrhophanus triangulifer Goldenrod Stowaway Moth 9785 Stiria rugifrons Yellow Sunflower Moth 10062 Sympistis stabilis 10135 Sympistis riparia The Dune Noctuid 10238 Scotogramma submarina 10300 Lacanobia grandis Grand Arches 10395.1 Lacinipolia sareta 10436 Mythimna oxygala Lesser Wainscot 10642 Agrotis daedalus 10644 Feltia mollis 10645 Agrotis orthogonia 10650 Agrotis robustior 10651 Agrotis venerabilis Venerable Dart 10658 Agrotis stigmosa 10659 Agrotis volubilis Voluble Dart 10669 Agrotis rileyana 10670 Feltia jaculifera Dingy Cutworm 10674 Feltia subgothica Subgothic Dart, The Gothic Dart 10676 Feltia herilis Master's Dart 10681 Copablepharon grandis 10705 Euxoa messoria Reaper Dart 10715 Euxoa scandens White Cutworm 10723 Euxoa tristicula 10729 Euxoa simona 10731 Euxoa auxiliaris Army Cutworm 10738 Euxoa mimallonis Sordid Dart 10741 Euxoa olivia 10752 Euxoa pimensis 10753 Euxoa immixta Mixed Dart 10755 Euxoa declarata Clear Dart 10764 Euxoa stigmatalis 10776 Euxoa aequalis 10780 Euxoa comosa 10799 Euxoa permixta 10803 Euxoa velleripennis Fleece-winged Dart 10804 Euxoa plagigera 10805 Euxoa tessellata Tessellate Dart 10807 Euxoa albipennis 10808 Euxoa lillooet 10809 Euxoa catenula 10813 Euxoa medialis Median-banded Dart 10817 Euxoa obeliscoides Obelisk Dart 10818 Euxoa oberfoelli 10825.1 Euxoa castanea 10826 Euxoa idahoensis 10830 Euxoa quadridentata 10831 Euxoa niveilinea 10834 Euxoa oblongistigma 10836 Euxoa dargo 10838 Euxoa detersa Rubbed Dart 10841 Euxoa citricolor 10842 Euxoa tronellus 10843 Euxoa teleboa 10845 Euxoa difformis 10850 Euxoa infracta 10851 Euxoa redimicula Fillet Dart 10869 Dichagyris grotei 10878 Striacosta albicosta Western Bean Cutworm 10882 Richia parentalis 10889 Dichagyris variabilis 10905 Anicla exuberans 10909 Anicla tenuescens 10910 Anicla tepperi 10915 Peridroma saucia Variegated Cutworm 10923 Actebia balanitis 10930 Eurois astricta 11017 Abagrotis bimarginalis 11022 Abagrotis glenni 11051 Ufeus satyricus Grote's Satyr 11068 Helicoverpa zea Corn Earworm 11072 Heliothis phloxiphaga Darker Spotted Straw Moth 11072.1 Heliothis acesias 11077 Heliothis ononis Flax Bollworm 11082 Protoschinia nuchalis 11110 Schinia septentrionalis Northern Flower Moth 11131 Schinia mortua 11132 Schinia jaguarina Jaguar Flower Moth 11135 Schinia rivulosa Ragweed Flower Moth 11141 Schinia thoreaui Thoreau's Flower Moth 11148.1 Schinia grandimedia 11162 Schinia simplex 11164 Schinia florida Primrose Moth 11168 Schinia gaurae Clouded Crimson Moth 11174 Schinia lucens Leadplant Flower Moth 11175 Schinia meadi Mead's Flower Moth 11192 Schinia cumatilis 11204 Schinia citrinellus

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