VARIOUS PYRAUSTINE MOTHS - Group #2
Polygrammodes langdonalis. This species has a very restricted range. Almost all of the records are from southern Ohio and Indiana and northern Kentucky. Their larvae eat ironweed. I found this individual at my moth lights on July 27, 2020. This particular moth is very worn; the thorax has been rubbed smooth. Fortunately, the wing pattern of this species is distinctive, even in faded individuals like this.
Basswood Leafroller moth. The wings have a beautiful pearly, iridescent sheen. Attracted with UV light on August 5, 2021.
Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix, found on June 9, 2024. This is the only one I have seen at my home lights. I also found one of these moths on July 4, 2016, at Shawnee State Forest (southern Ohio).
Southern Beet Webworm, photographed at my moth lights on October 26, 2023. Note the two small black dots on the abdomen.
Serpentine Webworm, photographed July 27, 2023 at my moth lights. I have only two sightings of this species. The other one was in October.
