central arizona highlands moth gallery

Thanks to Gary Gier, Neil Rulien, Al Thurman, Dave Marsden, Chris Schmidt, and Ken Osborn for help with identification
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  FAMILY: SATURNIIDAE (SILK MOTHS)

Antheraea oculea

Black Hills 

 © Philip McNally

 

Hemileuca grotei

Prescott, Watson Lake

© Philip McNally

Hemileuca neumoegeni

Walnut Creek

 © Philip McNally

 

Hyalophora gloveri

Prescott

 © Philip McNally

Syssphinx hubbardi

North of Congress

 © Philip McNally

Syssphinx montana

Mingus Mountain

 © Philip McNally

Automeris cecrops

Prescott, S.Indian Creek Rd.

 © Philip McNally

Coloradia doris

Prescott, White Spar Rd.

© Philip McNally

FAMILY SPHINGIDAE (SPHINX MOTHS)

Hemaris diffinis

Prescott, Aspen Creek

© Philip McNally

Manduca quinquemaculata

Prescott, Granite Dells

© Philip McNally

Manduca  sexta

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

Pachysphinx occidentalis

Prescott, Peavine Trail

© Philip McNally

Paonias excaecata

Prescott

© Philip McNally

Paonias myops

Prescott, Granite Dells

© Philip McNally

Sagenosoma elsa

Drake

© Philip McNally

Smerinthus cerisyi

Christopher Creek

© Philip McNally

Smerinthus saliceti

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

Sphinx chersis

Drake 

© Philip McNally

Sphinx dolli

Prescott, Willow Lake

© Philip McNally

LorManduca rustica

Seligman

© Philip McNally

LoHylaeus lineata

Prescott

© Philip McNally

Erinnyis obscura

Prescott

© Philip McNally 

FAMILY: LASIOCAMPIDAE (TENT CATERPILLARS AND LAPPET MOTHS)

Gloveria arizonensis female

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

Gloveria arizonensis male

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

Gloveria gargamelle female

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

Gloveria gargamelle male

Skull Valley

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Malacosoma species

Black Hills

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Tolype species

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

Tolype species

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

FAMILY: ARCTIIDAE (TIGER MOTHS)

Apantesis incorrupta

Prescott, Pioneer Park

© Philip McNally

Apantesis nevadenses

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

Arachnis picta

Prescott, Pioneer Park

© Philip McNally

Cisthene angeles

South of Yarnell

© Philip McNally

Cisthene tenuefascia

Drake

© Philip McNally

Dysschima howardi female

Carrizo

© Philip McNally

Dysschima howardi male

Carrizo

© Philip McNally

Ectypia clio

Date Creek Mts.

© Philip McNally

Euchaetes antica

Prescott

© Philip McNally

Eudesmia arida

Drake

© Philip McNally

Halysidota davisii

Prescott, Pioneer Park

© Philip McNally

Hypercompe permaculata

Prescott, Pioneer Park

© Philip McNally

Lophocampa argentata

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

Lophocampa ingens

Kohl’s Ranch

© Philip McNally

Lophocampa pura

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

Lycomorpha fulgens

Prescott, Thumb Butte Rd.

© Philip McNally

Lycomorpha splendens

Drake

© Philip McNally

Ptychoglene coccinea

Drake 

© Philip McNally

Pseudohemihyalea labecula

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

Pseudohemihyalea edwardsi

Prescott, Pioneer Park

© Philip McNally

Pseudohemihyalea ambigua

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

Pygarctia murina

Prescott, Granite Dells

© Philip McNally

Pygarctia neomexicana

Seligman  

© Philip McNally

Virbia costata

Prescott, Pioneer Park

© Philip McNally

Virbia ostenta

Mingus Mt.

© Philip McNally

Crambidia cephalica

Drake

© Philip McNally

FAMILY: GEOMETRIDAE (GEOMETER MOTHS)

Chloraspilates bicoloraria

Goldwater Lake

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Eubaphe unicolor

Skull Valley

© Philip McNally

Eucaterva variaria

Skull Valley

© Philip McNally

Nemoria obliqua

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

Phaeoura mexicanaria

Kohls Ranch

© Philip McNally

Philtraea utahensis

Drake

© Philip McNally

Plataea trilinearia

Drake

© Philip McNally

Snowia montanaria

Bradshaw Mts.

© Philip McNally

Stamnodes tessellata

Drake

© Philip McNally

Stamnodes  seiferti

Prescott, Pioneer Park

© Philip McNally

Caripeta aequaliaria

Prescott, Pioneer Park

© Philip McNally

Sicya morsicaria

Drake

© Philip McNally

FAMILY: NOTODONTIDAE (PROMINENT MOTHS)

Datana neomexicana

Goldwater Lake

© Philip McNally

Furcula scolopendria

Goldwater Lake

© Philip McNally

Symmerista suavis

Prescott, Pioneer Park

© Philip McNally

FAMILY: NOCTUIDAE (OWLET MOTHS)

Chalcopasta howardi

Prescott, Pioneer Park 

© Philip McNally

Stiria rugifrons

Prescott, Watson Lake

© Philip McNally

Stiria sulphurea

Prescott, Highlands Center

© Philip McNally

Stiria dyari

Weaver Mts.

© Philip McNally

Copanarta aurea

Skull Valley

© Philip McNally

Miracavira brillians

Black Hills

© Philip McNally

Nocloa pallens

Cerbat Mts.

© Philip McNally

Nocloa rivulosa

Weaver Mts.

© Philip McNally

Pseudanarta crocea

Drake

© Philip McNally

Schinia arcigera

Prescott, Willow Lake

© Philip McNally

Schinia argentifascia

Prescott, Pioneer Park

© Philip McNally

Annaphila pustulata

Peeples Valley

© Philip McNally

Schinia diffusa

Prescott, Willow Lake

© Philip McNally

Schinia  errans

Prescott, Pioneer Park

© Philip McNally

Schinia grandimedia

Prescott, Willow Lake

© Philip McNally

Schinia ligeae

Cerbat Mts.

© Philip McNally

Schinia miniana

 

South of Hillside

© Philip McNally

Schinia jaguarina

Drake

© Philip McNally

Schinia tertia

Seligman

© Philip McNally

Schinia walsinghami

Seligman

© Philip McNally

LAscalapha odorata

Prescott, Watson Lake

© Philip McNally

Basilodes chrysipis

Prescott, Willow Lake

©Philip McNally

Plagiomimicus aureolum

Prescott, Pioneer Park

©Philip McNally

Litocala sexsignata

Prescott, Watson Lake

© Philip McNally

Psectrotarsia suaris

Walnut Canyon

© Philip McNally

Acontia cretata

Drake

©Philip McNally

Ponometia phecolisca

Drake

©Philip McNally

Tarache areli

Prescott

©Philip McNally

Tarache augustipennis

Drake

©Philip McNally

Tarache expolita

Drake

©Philip McNally

Chloridea subflexa

Prescott

©Philip McNally

Heliothis phloxiphaga

Prescott

©Philip McNally

Euscirrhopterus gloveri

Seligman

©Philip McNally

Gerra savorsa

Oak Creek

©Philip McNally

Phytometra obliqualis

Drake

©Philip McNally

Bilia deducta female 

Drake

©Philip McNally

Bilia deducta male 

Drake

©Philip McNally

Drasteria howlandii 

Drake

©Philip McNally

Drasteria ochracea 

Drake

©Philip McNally

Catocola aholiba 

Black Hills

©Philip McNally

Catocola chelidonia 

Prescott

©Philip McNally

Catocola hermia 

Prescott

©Philip McNally

Catocola junctura 

Prescott

©Philip McNally

Catocola verrilliana 

Prescott

©Philip McNally

Catocola violenta 

Black Hills

©Philip McNally

Catocola neogama

Prescott

©Philip McNally

Drasteria pallescens

Prescott

©Philip McNally

Melipotis indomita

Camp Verde

©Philip McNally

Melipotis jucunda

Sierra Prieta Mts.

©Philip McNally

Melipotis novando

Sierra Prieta Mts.

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Forbesia cinis male

Sierra Prieta Mts.

©Philip McNally

Forbesia cinis female

Sierra Prieta Mts.

©Philip McNally

Euparthenos nubilis

Bradshaw Mts.

© Philip McNally

Charadra tapa

Mingus Mountain

© Philip McNally

Grotella sp.

Walnut Creek

© Philip McNally

Schinia aurantiaca

Prescott Pioneer Park

©Philip McNally

Annaphila astrolaga

Peeples Valley

©Philip McNally

Pseudacontia crustaria

Sierra Ancha Mountains – 1st AZ record

©Philip McNally

FAMILY: CRAMBIDAE (CRAMBID SNOUT MOTHS)

Diastictis fracturalis

Drake

©Philip McNally

Pseudoschinia elautalis

Yarnell

©Philip McNally

FAMILY: ZYGAENIDAE (BURNET MOTHS)

Neoalbertia constans

Oak Creek 

© Philip McNally

  FAMILY: COSSIDAE (CARPENTER MOTHS)

Prionoxystus robiniae, male

Drake

© Philip McNally

Prionoxystus robiniae, female

Christopher Creek

© Philip McNally

Schinia aurantiaca

Prescott Pioneer Park

©Philip McNally