Moth Caterpillars Feeding
on Willows (Salix spp.)


Moth Species
Scientific NameCommon Name
Acronicta americana*American Dagger Moth
Acronicta connectaConnected Dagger Moth
Acronicta dactylinaFingered Dagger Moth
Acronicta innotata*Unmarked Dagger Moth
Acronicta lepusculinaCottonwood Dagger Moth
Acronicta oblinita*Smeared Dagger Moth
Acronicta sperataLesser Cottonwood Dagger Moth
Actias luna*Luna Moth
Archips purpurana*Omnivorous Leafroller Moth
Automeris io*Io Moth
Cabera erythemariaYellow-Dusted Cream Moth
Catocala amatrixThe Sweetheart
Catocala briseisBriseis Underwing
Catocala caraDarling Underwing
Catocala concumbensPink Underwing
Catocala juncturaJoined Underwing
Catocala partaMoth Underwing
Catocala relictaWhite Underwing
Catocala unijugaOnce-Married Underwing
Clostera albosigmaSigmoid Prominent
Clostera apicalisToothed Clostera
Clostera inclusaAngle-Lined Prominent
Colobochyla interpunctaSwamp Belle
Dasychira vagansVariable Tussock Moth
Digrammia subminiata
(syn. Semiothisa subminiata)
Dark-Waved Angle Moth
Enargia decolorStraw-Eyed Sallow
Euclea delphinii*Spiny Oak Slug
Eupithecia miserulata* **Common Pug
Euplexia benesimilis*American Angle Shades
Furcula cinereaGray Furcula
Furcula occidentalisWestern Furcula
Halysidota tessellaris*Banded Tussock Moth
Haploa clymene*Clymene Moth
Harrisimemna trisignata*Harris' Three-Spot
Heptagrotis phyllophoraNoctuid Moth sp.
Hyalophora cecropia*Cecropia Moth
Hypercompe scribonia*
(syn. Ecpantheria scribonia)
Giant Leopard Moth
Lobophora nivigerataPowdered Bigwig
Lymantria dispar*Gypsy Moth
Melanchra assimilis* **Black Arches
Melancha picta*Zebra Caterpillar
Melipotis jucundaMerry Melipotis
Metarranthis warneriWarner's Metarranthis
Micrurapteryx salicifoliella §§Willow Leaf-Miner
Nephopterix basilarisPyralid Moth sp.
Notodonta scitipennisFanned Willow Prominent
Nycteola frigidanaFrigid Owlet
Nycteola metaspilellaLittle Willow Sister
Oligia illocata
(syn. Fishia illocata)
Wandering Brocade
Pachysphinx modestaBig Poplar Sphinx
Panopoda carneicosta*Brown Panopoda
Paonias myopsSmall-Eyed Sphinx
Paranthrene tabaniformis § Dusky Clearwing
Pero hubnerariaHubner's Pero
Pheosia rimosaBlack-Rimmed Prominent
Phobetron pithecium*Hag Moth
Phyllodesma americana*Lappet Moth
Phyllonorycter scudderella §§Gracillariid Moth sp.
Pleuroprucha insulsaria*Common Tan Wave
Prolimacodes badia*Skiff Moth
Protitame virginalisVirgin Moth
Pyrrhia exprimens**Purple-Lined Sallow
Raphia fraterThe Brother
Schizura concinna*Red-Humped Caterpillar
Schizura unicornis*Unicorn Caterpillar
Scoliopteryx libatrixThe Herald
Sesia tibialis §Poplar Clearwing
Sicya macularia*Sharp-Lined Yellow
Smerinthus cerisyiOne-Eyed Sphinx
Smerinthus jamaicensis*Twin-Spotted Sphinx
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Leafroller
Sphinx gordiusGordian Sphinx
Sphinx luscitiosaClemen's Sphinx Moth
Sthenopis thuleWillow Ghost Moth
Tetracis crocallataYellow Slant-Line
Xylena curvimaculaDot-and-Dash Swordgrass Moth
Zale lunataLunate Zale

*polyphagous, **caterpillars feed on flowers or seed capsules
§ caterpillars bore into wood, §§ caterpillars are leaf-miners
¶ caterpillars feed on roots

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