moth | typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae |
moth miller miller | any of various moths that have powdery wings |
tortricid tortricid moth | any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings, larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls |
codling moth codlin moth Carpocapsa pomonella | a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts |
lymantriid tussock moth | dullolored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees |
gypsy moth gipsy moth Lymantria dispar | European moth introduced into North America, a serious pest of shade trees |
browntail brown-tail moth Euproctis phaeorrhoea | small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States, pest of various shade and fruit trees |
gold-tail moth Euproctis chrysorrhoea | white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft |
geometrid geometrid moth | slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms |
pyralid pyralid moth | usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests |
bee moth wax moth Galleria mellonella | moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs |
corn borer European corn borer moth corn borer moth Pyrausta nubilalis | native to Europe, in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants |
Mediterranean flour moth Anagasta kuehniella | small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour |
tobacco moth cacao moth Ephestia elutella | small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products |
almond moth fig moth Cadra cautella | a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin |
raisin moth Cadra figulilella | moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products |
tineoid tineoid moth | small dullolored moth with chewing mouthparts |
tineid tineid moth | small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur |
clothes moth | any of several small yellowish or buffolored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens |
casemaking clothes moth Tinea pellionella | the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins |
webbing clothes moth webbing moth Tineola bisselliella | moth that forms a web in which it lives |
carpet moth tapestry moth Trichophaga tapetzella | larvae feed on carpets and other woolens |
gracilariid gracilariid moth | small dull or metallicolored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves |
gelechiid gelechiid moth | small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests |
grain moth | moth whose larvae feed on grain |
angoumois moth angoumois grain moth Sitotroga cerealella | small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains |
potato moth potato tuber moth splitworm Phthorimaea operculella | greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm |
noctuid moth noctuid owlet moth | usually dullolored medium-sized nocturnal moth, the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests |
antler moth Cerapteryx graminis | European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings, the larvae damage pastures and grasslands |
heliothis moth Heliothis zia | medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms |
hawkmoth hawk moth sphingid sphinx moth hummingbird moth | any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed |
death's-head moth Acherontia atropos | European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull |
bombycid bombycid moth silkworm moth | moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk |
domestic silkworm moth domesticated silkworm moth Bombyx mori | stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care, the source of most of the silk commerce |
saturniid saturniid moth | large brightly colored and usually tropical moth, larvae spin silken cocoons |
emperor emperor moth Saturnia pavonia | large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings |
imperial moth Eacles imperialis | large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings, larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees |
giant silkworm moth silkworm moth | any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae |
luna moth Actias luna | large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing |
cecropia cecropia moth Hyalophora cecropia | North American silkworm moth, larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees |
cynthia moth Samia cynthia Samia walkeri | large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States, larvae feed on the ailanthus |
io moth Automeris io | large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing, the larvae have stinging spines |
polyphemus moth Antheraea polyphemus | very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings, larvae feed on fruit and shade trees |
pernyi moth Antheraea pernyi | a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk |
atlas moth Atticus atlas | giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia, sometimes cultured for silk |
arctiid arctiid moth | stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings, larvae are hairy caterpillars |
tiger moth | medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings, larvae are called woolly bears |
cinnabar cinnabar moth Callimorpha jacobeae | large red-and-black European moth, larvae feed on leaves of ragwort, introduced into United States to control ragwort |
lasiocampid lasiocampid moth | medium-sized stout-bodied neutralolored moths with comb-like antennae |
tentaterpillar moth Malacosoma americana | moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars |