PLAGODIS MOTHS
Straight-lined Plagodis moth, photographed April 25, 2017. This is the spring form of the species. The spring form has dark "scorched" shading along the bottom of its wings.
Fervid Plagodis moth, photographed at my UV lights on July 8, 2021. This is the summer form.
Straight-lined Plagodis moth. The summer form usually has less purple shading than the spring forms above.
Lemon Plagodis, photographed May 12, 2018, at Hocking Hills. I have not yet found this beautiful species at my home lights.
Hollow-spotted Plagodis, photographed May 13, 2018, at Hocking Hills.
Another Hollow-spotted Plagodis. This one has a yellowish tint to its hindwings.
Straight-lined Plagodis moth, photographed May 14, 2023, at Hocking Hills (eastern Ohio). I have seen this species at both Hocking Hills and my home moth lights, from April through August.
Hollow-spotted Plagodis at my home moth lights. I have found this species from April through August.
Another Hollow-spotted Plagodis. Some individuals, like this one, lack the dark shading. Their forms are quite variable.
Another example of the summer form Straight-lined Plagodis moth.
This is the spring form of the Fervid Plagodis moth. Photographed April 15, 2024. It is amazing how these moths look completely different in their spring vs. summer forms.
Another Hollow-spotted Plagodis. Some individuals have dark shading in the middle of their wings.