Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth,[1] many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Learn more about Moth
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Common Name | Scientific Name | Conservation Status |
Ash Sphinx (6 videos) | Manduca jasminearum | Not Available |
Bedstraw Hawkmoth (7 videos) | Hyles gallii | Not Available |
Beggar (2 videos) | Eubaphe mendica | Not Available |
Big Poplar Sphinx (10 videos) | Pachysphinx modesta | Not Available |
Brother (219 videos) | Raphia frater | Not Available |
Bumblebee Moth (4 videos) | Hemaris diffinis | Not Available |
Cabbage Looper (6 videos) | Trichoplusia ni | Not Available |
Carolina Sphinx (17 videos) | Manduca sexta | Not Available |
Ceanothus Silkmoth (15 videos) | Hyalophora euryalus | Not Available |
Cinnabar Moth (4 videos) | Tyria jacobaeae | Not Available |
Common Clear-wing (1 videos) | Hemaris thysbe | Not Available |
Eastern Tent Caterpillar (1 videos) | Malacosoma americanum | Not Available |
Fall Webworm (21 videos) | Hyphantria cunea | Not Available |
Great Ash Sphinx (6 videos) | Sphinx chersis | Not Available |
Green Arch (2 videos) | Anaplectoides prasina | Not Available |
Heliotrope Moth (4 videos) | Utetheisa pulchelloides | Not Available |
Hickory Tussock Moth (1 videos) | Lophocampa caryae | Not Available |
Hog Sphinx (2 videos) | Darapsa myron | Not Available |
Hummingbird Hawk Moth (2 videos) | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta | Not Available |
Io Moth (506 videos) | Automeris io | Not Available |
Lappet Moth (6 videos) | Phyllodesma americana | Not Available |
Luna Moth (9 videos) | Actias luna | Not Available |
Nonconformist (3 videos) | Lithophane thaxteri | Not Available |
Pandora Sphinx (14 videos) | Eumorpha pandorus | Not Available |
Poecila Sphinx (2 videos) | Sphinx poecila | Not Available |
Silkworm (19 videos) | Bombyx mori | Not Available |
Tawny Emperor (1 videos) | Asterocampa clyton | Not Available |
Tomato Hornworm (2 videos) | Manduca quinquemaculatus | Not Available |
Walnut Sphinx (3 videos) | Amorpha juglandis | Not Available |
Western Sheepmoth (4 videos) | Hemileuca eglanterina | Not Available |
White-lined Sphinx (11 videos) | Hyles lineata | Not Available |
Yellow Woollybear (1 videos) | Spilosoma virginica | Not Available |
Yellow-collared Scape Moth (5 videos) | Cisseps fulvicollis | Not Available |