Moth Caterpillars
Feeding
on Populus spp.
(Cottonwood, Aspen, Poplar)
Moth Species | |
Scientific Name | Common Name |
Acossus centerensis* | Poplar Carpenter Worm |
Acronicta americana | American Dagger Moth |
Acronicta lepusculina | Cottonwood Dagger Moth |
Acronicta noctivaga | Night-Wandering Dagger Moth |
Cabera erythemaria | Yellow-Dusted Cream Moth |
Caloptilia stigmatella** | Gracillariid Moth sp. |
Catocala amatrix** | The Sweetheart |
Catocala briseis | Briseis Underwing |
Catocala cara | Darling Underwing |
Catocala concumbens | Sleepy Underwing |
Catocala parta | Mother Underwing |
Catocala relicta | White Underwing |
Catocala unijuga | One-Married Underwing |
Clostera albosigma | Sigmoid Prominent |
Clostera apicalis | Toothed Clostera |
Clostera inclusa | Angle-Lined Prominent |
Dasychira vagans | Variable Tussock Moth |
Diachrysia balluca | Noctuid Moth sp. |
Epimecis hortaria | Tulip Tree Beauty |
Furcula borealis | White Furcula |
Furcula cinerea | Gray Furcula |
Gluphisia lintneri | Lintner's Gluphisia |
Gluphisia septentrionis | Common Gluphisia |
Gypsonoma haimbachiana* ** | Cottonwood Twig Borer Moth |
Hyalophora cecropia | Cecropia Moth |
Ipimorpha pleonectusa | Noctuid Moth sp. |
Lobophora nivigerata | Powdered Bigwig |
Lomographa semiclarata | Blue Spring Moth |
Malacosoma disstria | Forest Tent Caterpillar |
Metanema inatomaria | Pale Metanema |
Misogada unicolor | Drab Prominent |
Nephopterix basilaris | Pyralid Moth sp. |
Nepticula populetorum** | Nepticulid Moth sp. |
Nycteola frigidana | Frigid Owlet |
Odontosia elegans | Elegant Prominent |
Pachysphinx modesta | Big Poplar Sphinx |
Paraleucoptera albella** | Lyonetiid Moth sp. |
Paranthrene tabaniformis* | Clear-Winged Moth sp. |
Pheosia rimosa | Black-Rimmed Prominent |
Phyllocnistis populiella** | Poplar Serpentine Leaf Miner |
Phyllodesma americana | Lappet Moth |
Phyllonorycter apparella** | Gracillariid Moth sp. |
Protitame virginalis | Virgin Moth |
Raphia frater | The Brother |
Scoliopteryx libatrix | The Herald |
Sicya macularia | Sharp-Lined Yellow |
Smerinthus cerisyi | One-Eyed Sphinx |
Smerinthus jamaicensis | Twin-Spotted Sphinx |
Sphinx kalmiae | Laurel Sphinx |
Zale minerea | Colorful Zale |
*larvae
bore into wood or shoots
**found on Eastern Cottonwood (Populus
deltoides)
Sources: Covell
(1984/2005), Wagner (2005), Miller (1987),
Needham et al. (1928), Microleps