Showing 37 types of MOTHS (TURF & ORNAMENTAL)
Latin Name: Mythimna unipuncta
This moth is native to southern North America, but now is found throughout North, Central , and South America as well as in southern Europe, central Africa, and western Asia.
Latin Name: Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
This is a small family of native moths in North America.
Latin Name: Spodoptera exigua
Native to Southeast Asia but now found throughout most continents in warmer regions.
Latin Name: Agrotis ipsilon
Apparently native to North America, this species is now found throughout North and South America.
Latin Name: Acrolophus popeannellus
These are native insects in North America with most species found in the southern and western states, but occurring as far north as Pennsylvania and the Upper Midwest. Many more species occur throughout Latin America.
Latin Name: Malacosoma californicum
This is a native species in North America and occurs from eastern Canada south into the northeast U.S. and west to the Pacific Coast. It is much more common in the western half of the continent.
Latin Name: Prionoxystus robiniae
This is a native species in North America and is found throughout the United States and southern Canada and south into Mexico.
Latin Name: Cydia pomonella
It is believed that this moth originated in Asia and moved into Europe many centuries ago. It was then brought into North America in infested materials during colonial times and was discovered on the Pacific Coast states by 1872. It now is found worldwide wherever suitable host plants are grown.
Latin Name: Vespamima ovaroensis
These are native moths in western North America.
Latin Name: Malacosoma americanum
This is a native species in North America and occurs commonly in the eastern half from the Rockies to the east coast and eastern Canada.
Latin Name: Ostrinia nubilalis
This species is native to Europe, but was introduced to the U.S. in the early 1900’s with infested plant materials grown for making brooms. It now is common throughout North America east of the Rocky Mountains.
Latin Name: Spodoptera frugiperda
This is a native of North and South America and is found throughout the warmer regions of these continents. It does not survive the winters in cooler northern states but may migrate northward during the summer.
Latin Name: Alsophila pometaria
Native to North America and found throughout southern Canada and the eastern half of the U.S. as well as in California and Colorado.
Latin Name: Hyphantria cunea
This species is native to North America, but in the 1940’s was accidentally introduced to Europe, eventually spreading throughout Europe and east into much of northeastern Asia. In North America it is found throughout the U.S., much of Canada, and south into Mexico.
Native to the western United States, and found primarily in the Southwest states of California and Arizona.
Latin Name: Malacosoma disstria
This is a native species in North America and occurs from eastern Canada south into the northeast U.S. and west to the Pacific Coast. It is much more common in the eastern half of the continent.
Latin Name: Uresiphita reversalis
This is a native moth in North America and occurs from eastern Canada to Mexico and over most of the U.S.
Latin Name: Lymantria dispar
This is native to Europe and Asia but was deliberately brought into the U.S. in the 1860’s as a possible source of silk, and managed to escape captivity to infest surrounding forests. It now is found in the Upper Midwest and Northeast states and southern Canada, and occasionally will be intercepted in California and Florida where eradication programs have successfully removed it.
Latin Name: Epiphyas postvittana
This species is native to the Australian region.
Latin Name: Platynota stultana
It is believed that this moth is native to Arizona, but was introduced into California from Mexico with infested produce. It has since spread throughout California and from there to Texas, along the Gulf Coast to Florida, and north along the Atlantic States.
Latin Name: Argyrotaenia franciscana
This moth is likely native to the Pacific Coast of California, and it occurs commonly throughout California and north into southern British Columbia.
Latin Name: Rhyacionia Sp.
There are many native species in North America, along with the imported European Pine Shoot Moth.
Latin Name: Schizura concinna
This is a native species in North America that is found throughout the U.S. and southern Canada.
Latin Name: Crambus sp.
These are native species in North America and various species may be found in every state and in Canada and Mexico.
Latin Name: Heliothis virescens
This is a native insect in the southern U.S. and is found also throughout Central America, the Caribbean, and into South America.
Latin Name: Peridroma saucia
This moth is a native of North America and is found coast to coast in southern Canada, throughout the U.S. including Hawaii, and south in Latin America.
