Lepidoptera
Moths
The pictures that are included when you link to the families will include the Hodges reference number. The Hodges number is also listed below with the families. Due to the reorganizing of the Noctuidae, some of the numbers are out of sequence. The size of the moth will be next to the name under the photo. I am redoing the pictures and not including any data on the photo. Some species will have multiple pictures because I have included both male and female or there is a pattern or coloration difference. I have also included photos from my collection and Frank's for clarification. I have also included PDFs of the pictures in case someone wants to download and print them. I have included some species that I have collected from Kentucky, Minnesota and Michigan.
If you have pictures of moths and beetles that you would like to have identified, send a jpg attached to an email. Try to size the pictures to a 4 x 6 at 200 dpi. It may take sometime to ID the pictures, but I will send a reply to let you know that I have received the picture. Please include state, county, GPS coordinates if possible, otherwise something to define location.
I have included the collection data for specimens that Frank Olsen, Keith Summerville and myself have in our collections. Also is a list of the species that we have found in Iowa.
I am adding maps that show counties where the species has been collected. By each species name on the family page will be "Map" which when clicked on will take you to a map of Iowa that will have an asterisk in the counties where we have found the species.
Moth Families - Here you will find a list of the moth families of Iowa with links to pictures. After you go to a family, there will be a link to the previous and next family on the page.
Moths in Alphabetical Genus/Species Order - List of moths in Alphabetical order with family and Hodges number included. Click on the name and it will take you to a page or a picture of the moth. (These pages are still in work)
Page 1 - Abagrotis alternata through Clostera strigosa
Page 2 - Clydonopteron tecomae through
Page 3 - through
Page 4 - through
Page 5 - through
Moth Collection Data - Here you will find the collection data that we have for the moths we have found in Iowa.
Moth List of Iowa - To search in Internet Explorer, go to Edit, Find in Page, Enter Family, Genus or Species