Moths and caterpillars II - Geometridae Hodges #6256 - Lymantriidae Hodges #8321
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Common Angle; Macaria aemulataria
Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths Hodges #6326 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-30-10
Hydriomena transfigurata / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #7237 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 3-21-11
Macaria minorata #6340 E 8-19-11
Hypagyrtis esther / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #6655 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 8-6-11
Antepione thisoaria #6987 E Great Smoky Mountains NP (Blount Co.) 7-12-11
Idaea scintillularia / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #7105 E Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 8-5-11
Perizoma basaliata / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #7316 E Great Smoky Mountains NP (Blount Co., TN) 7-12-11
Eacles imperialis #7704 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 7-16-11
Callosamia angulifera #7765 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-31-11
Sphinx kalmiae #7809 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-18-11 This large moth has a 3" wing length.
Ellida caniplaga #7930 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 7-13-11
Schizura unicornis #8007 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-2-11
Cleora sublunaria / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #6594 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 3-21-11
White-dotted Prominent; Nadata gibbosa
Hodges #7915 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 4-10-11
Iridopsis defectaria / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #6586 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 7-31-10
Lomographa glomeraria / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #6668E Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 4-9-11
Nematocampa resistaria / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #7010 B Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-26-11
Cyclophora dataria / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths Hodges #7135 7-12-10 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.)
Eubaphe mendica / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #7440 B Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-21-11
Anisota stigma #7716 Great Smoky Mountains NP (Blount Co., TN) 7-11-11 The sheet where I found this moth was not far from a small river at Tremont in the Smokies, therefore, there were LOTS of mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies and midges on the sheet too!
I howled with laughter when the Tulip Tree Silkmoth flew onto my husband's face! Kenny said as it crawled up his cheek, "It tickles!"
Darapsa choerilus #7886 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-18-11 Sphinx moths often are referred to as "jet fighters" because of their trianglar wing shape!
Gluphisia septentrionis #7931 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-7-11
Schizura leptinoides #8011 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) These moths would blend in on a tree quite well. 5-31-11
Cleora sublunaria / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths Hodges #6594 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 3-21-11
Oreta rosea #6255 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.)
Tulip tree Beauty; Epimecis hortaria
#6599 4-14-12
Black-dotted Ruddy Moth; Ilecta intractata
Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #6711E Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 4-9-11
Synchlora aerata / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #7058 B 4-26-11 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) This is a beautiful small moth. I enjoy finding the Emeralds.
Scopula ordinata / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #7161 E Great Smoky Mountains NP (Blount Co., TN) 7-13-11
Artace cribrarius #7683 9-1-11 Milton, FL (Santa Rosa Co.)
Polyphemus Moth - false eyes Antheraea polyphemus #7757 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 7-22-11 These moths open their upper wings to flash their "false eyes" to frighten predators. I blew gently on the moth to get it to do this! The open area of the eyespot is transparent, there are no scales.
Ceratomia undulosa #7787 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-5-11 It is always a thrill to have a sphinx moth come to the sheet! Some of them are very large, some are quite lovely in their colors and wing patterns.
Datana major #7905 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 7-13-11
Furcula cinerea #7937 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-11-11
Crambidia pallida #8045.1 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-26-11
Eutrapela clemataria / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #6966 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 3-21-11
Woody Angle Moth; Macaria aequiferaria
#6335 E Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 8-23-11
Hypagyrtis unipunctata #6654 E 9-16-11 Great Smoky Mountains NP (Blount Co., TN)
Plagodis fervidaria Hodges #6843 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) April 2011
Idaea bonifata / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #7102 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 9-14-10
Rheumaptera prunivorata / Geometrid (Inchworm) Moths #7292 E Great Smoky Mountains NP (Blount Co., TN) 7-11-11 What a thrill it was to see this beautiful moth when I set up a sheet at Tremont!
Malacosoma americana #7701 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-18-11
Antheraea polyphemus #7757 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 7-22-11 I screamed with delight when I saw this moth on my carport (and scared my poor husband to death!). It was my first Polyphemus. This moth had a 6" wingspan! The false eyes on the lower wings are partially visible.
Paratrea plebeja #7793 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-28-11
Heterocampa biundata #7995 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-22-11 This moth was spotted by some workers at the new Oak Ridge playground. They knew I was interested in moths and called me over to see it. It had been attracted to the bright security lights overnight and landed on one of the beams.
#8053.97 Crambidia spp. 7-31-10