National Moth Week is July 20-28, 2024!
Moths are amazing creatures. Take photographs and share your moth sightings with us to document the moths where you live.
Regional Species Checklists
Mono County, California, United States
The BAMONA database currently includes verified sighting records for 256 species from this region.
Hesperiidae Skippers
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Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper
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Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing
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Thorybes mexicana Mexican Cloudywing
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Erynnis icelus Dreamy Duskywing
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Erynnis propertius Propertius Duskywing
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Erynnis pacuvius Pacuvius Duskywing
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Erynnis funeralis Funereal Duskywing
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Erynnis persius Persius Duskywing
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Pyrgus ruralis Two-banded Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius communis Common Checkered-Skipper
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Heliopetes ericetorum Northern White-Skipper
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Pholisora catullus Common Sootywing
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Hesperopsis libya Mohave Sootywing
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Hesperopsis alpheus Saltbush Sootywing
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Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper
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Pseudocopaeodes eunus Alkali Skipper
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Hesperia uncas Uncas Skipper
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Hesperia juba Juba Skipper
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Hesperia colorado Western Branded Skipper
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Hesperia miriamae Sierra Skipper
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Hesperia nevada Nevada Skipper
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Atalopedes campestris Sachem
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Polites sabuleti Sandhill Skipper
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Polites sonora Sonora Skipper
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Ochlodes sylvanoides Woodland Skipper
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Ochlodes yuma Yuma Skipper
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Poanes melane Umber Skipper
Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails
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Parnassius clodius Clodius Parnassian
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Parnassius behrii Sierra Nevada Parnassian
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Papilio machaon Old World Swallowtail
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Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail
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Papilio zelicaon Anise Swallowtail
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Papilio indra Indra Swallowtail
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Papilio rutulus Western Tiger Swallowtail
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Papilio eurymedon Pale Swallowtail
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Papilio multicaudata Two-tailed Swallowtail
Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs
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Anthocharis cethura Desert Orangetip
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Anthocharis sara Pacific Orangetip
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Anthocharis stella Stella Orangetip
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Anthocharis julia Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip
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Anthocharis thoosa Southwestern Orangetip
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Anthocharis lanceolata Gray Marble
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Euchloe ausonides Large Marble
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Euchloe lotta Desert Marble
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Euchloe hyantis California Marble
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Neophasia menapia Pine White
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Pieris rapae Cabbage White
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Pontia beckerii Becker's White
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Pontia protodice Checkered White
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Pontia occidentalis Western White
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Pontia sisymbrii Spring White
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Kricogonia lyside Lyside Sulphur
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Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur
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Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur
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Colias alexandra Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
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Colias behrii Sierra Sulphur
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Zerene cesonia Southern Dogface
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Abaeis nicippe Sleepy Orange
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Nathalis iole Dainty Sulphur
Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies
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Lycaena arota Tailed Copper
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Lycaena phlaeas American Copper
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Lycaena cupreus Lustrous Copper
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Lycaena xanthoides Great Copper
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Lycaena editha Edith's Copper
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Lycaena gorgon Gorgon Copper
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Lycaena rubidus Ruddy Copper
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Lycaena heteronea Blue Copper
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Lycaena helloides Purplish Copper
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Lycaena nivalis Lilac-bordered Copper
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Lycaena mariposa Mariposa Copper
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Atlides halesus Great Purple Hairstreak
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Callophrys affinis Western Green Hairstreak
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Callophrys lemberti 'Alpine' Sheridan's Hairstreak
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Callophrys sheridanii Sheridan's Green Hairstreak
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Callophrys sheridanii comstocki Desert Green Hairstreak
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Callophrys gryneus Juniper Hairstreak
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Callophrys spinetorum Thicket Hairstreak
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Callophrys augustinus Brown Elfin
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Callophrys eryphon Western Pine Elfin
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Satyrium californica California Hairstreak
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Satyrium sylvinus Sylvan Hairstreak
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Satyrium tetra Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak
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Satyrium saepium Hedgerow Hairstreak
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Satyrium behrii Behr's Hairstreak
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Satyrium semiluna Sagebrush Sooty Hairstreak
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Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak
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Leptotes marina Marine Blue
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Brephidium exilis Western Pygmy-Blue
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Cupido comyntas Eastern Tailed-Blue
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Cupido amyntula Western Tailed-Blue
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Celastrina echo Echo Azure
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Glaucopsyche piasus Arrowhead Blue
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus Silvery Blue
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Philotiella speciosa Small Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes battoides Western Square-dotted Blue
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Euphilotes baueri Bauer's Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes enoptes Pacific Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes ancilla Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes pallescens Pallid Dotted-Blue
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Hemiargus ceraunus Ceraunus Blue
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Echinargus isola Reakirt's Blue
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Plebejus anna Anna's Blue
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Plebejus melissa Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
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Plebejus saepiolus Greenish Blue
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Plebejus icarioides Boisduval's Blue
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Plebejus shasta Shasta Blue
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Plebejus acmon Acmon Blue
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Plebejus lupini Lupine Blue
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Plebejus glandon Arctic Blue
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Plebejus podarce Sierra Nevada Blue
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Plebejus cassiope Cassiope Blue
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Plebejus fridayi Friday's Blue
Riodinidae Metalmarks
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Apodemia mormo Mormon Metalmark
Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies
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Danaus plexippus Monarch
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Danaus gilippus Queen
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Agraulis vanillae Gulf Fritillary
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Euptoieta claudia Variegated Fritillary
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Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary
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Speyeria nokomis Nokomis Fritillary
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Speyeria coronis Coronis Fritillary
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Speyeria zerene Zerene Fritillary
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Speyeria callippe Callippe Fritillary
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Speyeria egleis Great Basin Fritillary
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Speyeria hesperis Northwestern Fritillary
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Speyeria mormonia Mormon Fritillary
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Boloria epithore Pacific Fritillary
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Limenitis archippus Viceroy
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Limenitis lorquini Lorquin's Admiral
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Limenitis weidemeyerii Weidemeyer's Admiral
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Adelpha californica California Sister
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Chlosyne leanira Leanira Checkerspot
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Chlosyne hoffmanni Hoffmann's Checkerspot
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Chlosyne whitneyi Rockslide Checkerspot
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Chlosyne acastus Sagebrush Checkerspot
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Chlosyne palla Northern Checkerspot
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Phyciodes orseis California Crescent
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Phyciodes mylitta Mylitta Crescent
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Phyciodes pulchella Field Crescent
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Euphydryas editha Edith's Checkerspot
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Euphydryas chalcedona Chalcedon Checkerspot
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Euphydryas anicia Anicia Checkerspot
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Junonia coenia Common Buckeye
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Junonia grisea Gray Buckeye
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Polygonia satyrus Satyr Comma
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Polygonia faunus Green Comma
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Polygonia gracilis Hoary Comma
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Aglais milberti Milbert's Tortoiseshell
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Nymphalis antiopa Mourning Cloak
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Nymphalis californica California Tortoiseshell
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Vanessa virginiensis American Lady
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Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
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Vanessa annabella West Coast Lady
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Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral
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Coenonympha tullia Common Ringlet
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Neominois ridingsii Ridings' Satyr
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Oeneis chryxus Chryxus Arctic
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Cercyonis pegala Common Wood-Nymph
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Cercyonis sthenele Great Basin Wood-Nymph
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Cercyonis oetus Small Wood-Nymph
Drepanidae Hooktip and False Owlet Moths
Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths
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Hemileuca eglanterina Western sheepmoth
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Hemileuca hera Hera buckmoth
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Hemileuca nuttalli Nuttall's sheepmoth
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Coloradia pandora Pandora pinemoth
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Hemileuca burnsi Burns' buckmoth
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Hyalophora gloveri Glover's Silkmoth
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Hyalophora columbia Columbia silkmoth
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Hyalophora euryalus Ceanothus silkmoth
Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths
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Sphinx perelegans Elegant sphinx
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Sphinx vashti Vashti sphinx
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Manduca quinquemaculata Five-spotted hawkmoth
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Pachysphinx occidentalis Big poplar sphinx
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Smerinthus cerisyi One-eyed sphinx
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Sphinx chersis Great ash sphinx
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Sphinx drupiferarum Wild cherry sphinx
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Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx
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Proserpinus clarkiae Clark's sphinx
Notodontidae Prominents
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Furcula cinerea Gray Furcula
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Hyperaeschra georgica Georgian Prominent
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Pheosia rimosa Black-rimmed Prominent
Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths
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Acronicta lepusculina Cottonwood Dagger Moth
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Peridroma saucia Variegated Cutworm Moth
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Eutricopis nexilis White-spotted Midget Moth
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Alypia ridingsii Riding's Forester Moth
Erebidae Erebid Moths
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Lophocampa maculata Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
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Apantesis ornata Ornate Tiger Moth
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Cisseps fulvicollis Yellow-collared Scape Moth
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Notarctia proxima Mexican Tiger Moth
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Platyprepia virginalis Ranchman's Tiger Moth
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Spilosoma vestalis Vestal Tiger Moth
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Spilosoma vagans Wandering Tiger Moth
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Arachnis picta Painted Tiger Moth
Oecophoridae Concealer Moths
Elachistidae Grass Miner Moths
Sesiidae Sesiid Moths
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Synanthedon polygoni Buckwheat Borer Moth
Crambidae Crambid Snout Moths
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Catoptria oregonica Oregon Catroptria
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Pyrausta unifascialis One-banded Pyrausta
Pterophoridae Pterophorid Moths, Plume Moths
Geometridae Geometer Moths, Looper Moths
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Plataea trilinearia Sagebrush Girdle Moth
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Dasyfidonia avuncularia Red-winged Wave Moth