Moth Caterpillars Feeding
on Oaks (Quercus spp.)

Moth Species
Scientific NameCommon Name
Acrocercops albinatella**Blotch Leaf-Miner Moth sp.
Acronicta afflictaAfflicted Dagger Moth
Acronicta exilisExiled Dagger Moth
Acronicta haesitataHesistant Dagger Moth
Acronicta inclaraUnclear Dagger Moth
Acronicta incretaSouthern Oak Dagger Moth
Acronicta lithospilaStreaked Dagger Moth
Acronicta lobeliaeLobelia Dagger Moth
Acronicta modicaMedium Dagger Moth
Agonopterix robiniellaOecophorid Moth sp.
Anisota senatoriaOrange-Striped Oakworm
Anisota stigmaSpiny Oakworm
Anisota virginiensisPink-Striped Oakworm
Anorthodes tarda*The Slowpoke
Antheraea polphemusPolythemus Moth
Apoda y-inversumSlug Caterpillar sp.
Archips fervidanaOak Webworm
Argyresthia oreasellaArgyresthiid Moth sp.
Argyrotaenia alisellanaTortricid Moth sp.
Argyrotaenia quercifolianaTortricid Moth sp.
Bucculatrix ainsliellaOak Skeletonizer Moth
Cameraria conglomeratella**Blotch Leaf-Miner Moth sp.
Cameraria hamadryadella**Blotch Leaf-Miner Moth sp.
Cameraria platanoidiella**Blotch Leaf-Miner Moth sp.
Catocala amicaGirl Friend Underwing
Catocala coccinataScarlet Underwing
Catocala connubialisConnubial Underwing
Catocala delilahDelilah Underwing
Catocala iliaIlia Underwing
Catocala micronymphaLittle Nymph
Catocala similisSimilar Underwing
Ceratomia undulosaWaved Sphinx
Chaetoglaea sericeaSilky Sallow
Cicinnus melsheimeriMelsheimer's Sack-Bearer
Copipanolis styracisFawn Sallow
Coptotriche zelleriellaTischeriid Moth sp.
Cosmia calamiAmerican Dunbar
Croesia semipurpuranaOak Leaftier Moth
Dasychira basiflavaYellow-Based Tussock Moth
Dasychira tephraTephra Tussock Moth
Datana contractaContracted Datana
Dyseriocrania griseocapitellaEriocraniid Moth sp.
Euchlaena tigrinariaMottled Euchlaena
Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak Slug
Euproctis chrysorrhoeaBrowntail Moth
Hemileuca maiaBuck Moth
Herculia olinalisPyralid Moth sp.
Heterocampa obliquaOblique Heterocampa
Heterocampa umbrataWhite-Blotched Heterocampa
Hydriomena transfigurataTransfigured Hydriomena
Hyparpax auroraPink Prominent
Hyperaeschra georgicaGeorgian Prominent
Hyperstrotia flaviguttataYellow-Spotted Graylet
Hyperstrotia sectaBlack-Patched Graylet
Hyphantia cuneaFall Webworm
Hypomecis umbrosariaUmber Moth
Idaea eremiata*Straw Wave
Isochaetes beutenmuelleriSpun Glass Slug
Lacosoma chiridotaScalloped Sack-Bearer
Lithophane heminaHemina Pinion
Lochmaeus manteo
(syn. Heterocampa manteo)
Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar
Lymantria disparGypsy Moth
Macrurocampa marthesiaMottled Prominent
Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
Meganola minusculaConfused Meganola
Nacophora quernariaOak Beauty
Neurobathra strigifinitella**Gracillariid Moth sp.
Oligocentra lignicolorWhite-Streaked Prominent
Pandemis lamprosanaTortricid Moth sp.
Panopoda rufimargoRed-Lined Panopoda
Pantographa limataPyralid Moth sp.
Paranthrene asilipennis****Oak Stump Borer Moth
Paranthrene simulans****Hornet Clearwing
Peridea angulosaAngulose Prominent
Phoberia atomarisCommon Oak Moth
Phyllonorycter aeriferella**Gracillariid Moth sp.
Phyllonorycter albanotella**Gracillariid Moth sp.
Povolnya quercinigrella
(syn. Caloptilia quercinigrella)
Gracillariid Moth sp.
Prochoerodes transversataGeometer Moth sp.
Psaphida resumensFigure-Eight Sallow
Psaphida rolandiRoland's Sallow
Psaphida styracisFawn Sallow
Psilocorsis quercicellaOecophorid Moth sp.
Sericaglaea signataVariable Sallow
Symmerista albifronsWhite-Headed Prominent
Symmerista canicostaRed-Humped Oakworm
Tischeria quercitella**Tischeriid Moth sp.
Tischeria zelleriella**
(syn. Coptotriche zelleriella)
Tischeriid Moth sp.
Valentina glandulella***Acorn Moth
Xystopeplus rufagoRed-Winged Sallow
Zale aeruginosaGreen-Dusted Zale

*eats dead leaves, **mines leaves,
***feeds on acorns, ****bores through wood

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