Moths of Brown Canyon, Baboquivari Mountains, SE Arizona

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Details: This list is based on a continuing survey of Brown Canyon in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (BANWF) in Pima County, largely due to collections from 2000 to the present. A large number of species are still in the process of being identified. Hence, this working list is VERY preliminary and still in progress. The list is sorted by MONA (Moths of North American) Checklist numbers after Hodges 1983. Further details on many of these species (such as foodplants and, in some cases, images of larvae and pupae) as well as the primarily literature references can be found in the Moths of SE Arizona webpage.

Last updated: 10 January 2010

Many thanks to Sally Gall (Refuge Operations Specialist) and the other fine staff at BANWR for help and access to Brown Canyon.

1. Mountain Ranges, habitats and classic locations of SE Arizona
2. Moths of Garden Canyon (Fort Huachuca, Huachuca Mountains)
3. Common Caterpillars of SE Arizona
4. The Most Spectacular Moths of SE Arizona
5. Butterflies of SE Arizona
6. Sphingidae and Saturniidae of Sonora, Mexico
7. Butterflies of Northern Mexico and Sonora

• Acrolophidae
  1. Acrolophus arizonellus [ MONA341 ]
  2. Acrolophus filicornus [ MONA 352 ]
  3. Acrolophus laticapitanus clarkei [ MONA 359a ]
  4. Acrolophus variabilis [ MONA 385 ]

• Gelechioidea
  1. Antaeotricha lindseyi [ MONA 1012 ]
  2. Inga cretacea [ MONA 1035 ]
  3. Inga concolorella [ MONA 1039 ]

• Sesiidae Clear-wing moths
  1. Sophona greenfieldi
  2. Sophona snellingi
  3. Zenodoxus rubens [ MONA 2519 ]
  4. Synanthedon polygoni [ MONA 2581 ]
  5. Carmenta pallene [ MONA 2605 ]
  6. Carmenta tecta [ MONA 2613 ]
  7. Carmenta wellerae [ MONA 2617 ]
  8. Penstemonia edwardsii [ MONA 2620 ]

• Cossidae (Carpenter-moths)
  1. Prionoxystus robiniae mixtus [ MONA 2693 ]

• Zygaenidae (Smoky Moths and Burnets)
  1. Neoilliberis fusca [ MONA 4635 ]
  2. Triprocris yampai Barnes [ MONA 4630 ]
     Associated with Commicarpus scandens (Nyctaginaceae)

• Megalopygidae (Flannel Moths)
  1. Trosia obsolescens [ MONA 4640 ]
  2. Megalopyge bissesa [ MONA 4646 ]
  3. Norape tenera [ MONA 4648 ]

• Limacodidae (Slug-caterpillars)
  1. Prolimacodes trigona [ MONA 4670 ]
  2. Cryptophobetron oropeso [ MONA 4674 ]
  3. Euclea obliqua [ MONA 4694 ]
  4. Euclea incisa [ MONA 4696 ]
  5. Parasa chloris [ MONA 4698 ]

• Dalceridae
  1. Dalcerides ingenitus [ MONA 4702 ]

• Pyralidae (Pyralid moths, leaf rollers)
  1. Microtheoris ophionalis baboquivariensis MONA [4796c]
  2. Frechinia lutosals MONA [4799]
  3. Mimoschinia rufofascialis MONA [4826]
  4. Chalcoela iphitalis [ MONA 4895 ]
  5. Parasa chloris huachuca [ MONA 4898.a ]
  6. Hanscappsia jaralis [ MONA 4966 ]
  7. Hahnscappsia mancalis [ MONA 4967 ]
  8. Hahncappsia mellinialis MONA [4973]
  9. Neohelvibotys arizonensis MONA [4978]
  10. Loxostege albiceralis MONA [4993]
  11. Loxostege typhonalis MONA [5001]
  12. Loxostege sticticalis [ MONA 5004 ]
  13. Pyrausta volupialis MONA [5029]
  14. Pyrausta laticlava [ MONA 5070 ]
  15. Apilocrocis pimalis MONA [5113]
  16. Epipagis disparilis MONA [5148]
  17. Diathrausta reconditalis MONA [5174]
  18. Diathrausta harlequinalis MONA [5175]
  19. Palpita quadristigmalis MONA [5218]
  20. Agathodes designalis monstralis [ MONA 5240.a ]
  21. Pleuroptya fluctuosalis [ MONA 5244 ]
  22. Laniifera cyclades MONA [5263]
  23. Mesolia huachucella [ MONA 5330 ]
  24. Loxocrambus hospition MONA [5436]
  25. Urola nivalis MONA [5464]
  26. Xubida chiloidella MONA [5506]
  27. Pyralis electalis MONA [5513]
  28. Arta olivalis MONA [5568]
  29. Cacozelia basiochrealis MONA [5580]
  30. Cacozelia interruptella MONA [5586]
  31. Pococera griseella MONA [5614]
  32. Pococera fuscolotella MONA [5615]
  33. Alberada franclemonti [ MONA 5974.2 ]
  34. Alberada franclemonti MONA [5976.1]
  35. Cahela ponderosella MONA [5977]
  36. Rumatha polingella MONA [5980]
  37. Cactobrosis fernaldialis [ MONA 5989 ]
  38. Vitula aegerella MONA [6009.1]
  39. Arivaca pimella MONA [6060]
  40. Arivaca linella MONA [6061]

• Thyrididae (Thyridid Moths)
  1. Dysodia granulata (Neum. 1883) [ MONA 6079 ]
  2. Meskea dyspterari Grote, 1877 [ MONA 6085 ]
     Pupal cases

• Pterophoridae (Plume moths)
  1. Oidamatophorus grandis [ MONA 6211 ]

• Geometridae (Inch-worms and Loopers)
  • List very incomplete, as a number of species have not yet been identified.
  1. Elpiste metanemaria [ MONA 6325 ]
  2. Semiothisa punctolineata [ MONA 6332 ]
  3. Semiothisa pictipennata [ MONA 6372 ]
  4. Digrammia colorata [ MONA 6381 ]
  5. Semiothisa cyda [ MONA 6415 ]
  6. Digrammia hypaethrata [ MONA 6417 ]
  7. Narraga fimetaria [ MONA 6420 ]
  8. Eubarnesia ritaria ritaria [ MONA 6520 ]
  9. Anacamptodes obliquaria [ MONA 6577 ]
  10. Chloraspilates bicoloraria arizonaria [ MONA 6700a ]
  11. Pero meskaria [ MONA 6747 ]
  12. Pero flavisaria [ MONA 6751 ]
  13. Pero modesta [ MONA 6759 ]
  14. Philtraea elegantaria [ MONA 6845 ]
  15. Besma rubritincta [ MONA 6886 ]
  16. Eucaterva variaria [ MONA 6918 ]
  17. Dichorda consequaria [ MONA 7054 ]
  18. Dichordophora phoenix [ MONA 7057 ]
  19. Synchlora frondaria avidaria [ MONA 7059a ]
  20. Chlorochlamys appellaria [ MONA 7073 ]
  21. Chlorochlamys phyllinaria [ MONA 7074 ]
  22. Idaea basinta [ MONA 7110 ]
  23. Idaea eremiata [ MONA 7115 ]
  24. Pigia multilineata [ MONA 7128 ]
  25. Eulithis luteolata [ MONA 7198 ]
  26. Monostoecha semipectinata [ MONA 7289 ]

• Apatelodidae (Apatelodid Moths)
  1. Apatelodes pudefacta [ MONA 7664 ]

• Lasiocampidae (Tent Caterpillars)
  1. Apotolype brevicrista [ MONA 7681 ]
  2. Dicogaster coronada [ MONA 7692 ]
  3. Gloveria gargamelle [ MONA 7695 ]
  4. Gloveria arizonensis dolores [ MONA 7696 ]

• Saturniidae (Silkmoths)
  1. Western Imperial (Eacles oslari) [ MONA 7705 ]
     chocolate form
     Early stages
     1. last instar: side view --- top view --- Singer Photo
     Foodplants:
     1. Mexican blue Oak ( Quercus oblongifolia: FAGACEAE)
     2. Emory Oak ( Quercus emori: FAGACEAE)
     3. Manzanita (Arctostaphylos: ERICACEAE)
  2. Splendid royal moth (Citheronia splendens sinaloensis) [ MONA 7707a ]
     Early stages
     1. penultimate instar
     2. last instar
     3. pupae
     Foodplants:
     1. Gossypium thuerberi (MALVACEAE)
     2. Manzanita (Arctostaphylos: ERICACEAE)
     3. Rhus (Rhus: ANACARDIACEAE)
  3. Hubbard's small silkmoth (Sphingicampa hubbardi) [ MONA 7711 ]
     Early stages
     1. Penultimate instar: Singer photo
     2. last instar side view -- top/side view --- top view .
     Foodplants:
     1. Mesquite
     2. foothills paloverde (Cercidium micrphyllum)
  4. Montana small silkmoth (Sphingicampa montana)
     Early stages
     1. last instar Conlan photo (large size)
     Foodplants:
     1. Velvet-pod Mimosa ( Mimosa dysocarpa: LEGUMINOSAE)
  5. Oslar's oakworm moth (Anisota oslari) [ MONA 7722 ]
     Early stages
     1. penultimate instar --- Singer photo (just molted)
     2. last instar : side --- top
     Foodplants:
     1. Mexican blue Oak ( Quercus oblongifolia: FAGACEAE)
  6. Tricolor buckmoth (Hemileuca tricolor) [ MONA 7727 ]
     Foodplants :
     1. Littleleaf paloverde (Cercidium microphyllum)
     2. mesquite (Prosopis juliflora)
     3. catclaw acacia (Acacia greggii)
  7. Cecrops eyed silkmoth (Automeris cecrops panima) [ MONA 7748a ]
     Early stages:
     1. Last instar view 1 -- view 2 --- Singer Photo
     Foodplants:
     1. Emory Oak ( Quercus emori: FAGACEAE)
     2. Mexican blue Oak ( Quercus oblongifolia: FAGACEAE)
     3. Manzanita (Arctostaphylos: ERICACEAE)
     4. Velvet-pod Mimosa ( Mimosa dysocarpa: LEGUMINOSAE)
     5. locust ( Reobinia neomexicana: LEGUMINOSAE)
  8. Oculea silkmoth (Antheraea oculea) [ MONA 7757b ]
     Early stages:
     1. 3rd instar
     2. last instar Conlan photo
     Foodplants:
     1. Oaks ( Quercus : FAGACEAE)
  9. Cincta silkmoth (Rothschildia cincta) [ MONA 7760 ]
     Early stages:
     1. last instar : side view --- top view --- Conlan photo
     Foodplants:
     1. hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa: Sapindaceae) -- J. Tuttle (pers comm.)
  10. Calleta silkmoth (Eupackardia calleta) [ MONA 7763 ]
      Early stages:
      1. 3rd instar
      2. last instar (Conlan photo)
      3. cocoon
      Foodplants:
      1. Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendes)
      2. Little leaf ash! (Fraxinus gooddingii: OLEACEAE, Jim Tuttle Aug 2000)
  11. Glover's silkmoth (Hyalophora columbia gloveri) [ MONA 7769 ]
      Early stages:
      1. last instar --- Conlan photo
      2. Coccon (+ penultimate larvae)
      Foodplants:
      1. Sandbar Willow ( Salix exigua: SALICACEAE)
      2. Mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides : ROSACEAE)
      3. Manzanita (Arctostaphylos: ERICACEAE)

• Sphingidae (Hawkmoths)
  1. Pink-spotted hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata ) [ MONA 7771 ]
     Early stages
     1. last instar: Green form fig 1 --//-- Green form fig 2-- //-- Brown form
     Foodplants:
     1. Morning Glory (Ipomoea)
  2. Carolina sphinx (Manduca sexta) [ MONA 7775 ]
     Early stages
     1. last instar
     Foodplants:
     1. Tomato, Tobacco, Potato and numerous other plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae)
  3. Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata ) [ MONA 7776 ]
     Foodplants:
     1. Tomato, Tobacco, Potato and numerous other plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae)
  4. Rustic sphinx (Manduca rustica ) [ MONA 7778 ]
     Early stages
     1. penultimate instar: side view 1 --- side view 2 --- top view
     2. Last instar - - side view --- Conlan photo
     3. pupa
     Foodplants:
     1. Desertwillow (Chilopsis linearis: BIGNONIA)
     2. Aloysia wrightii (VERBENACEAE )
  5. Muscosa sphinx (Manduca muscosa ) [ MONA 7781 ]
     Early stages
     1. last instar -- Conlan photo
     Foodplants
     1. Vigniera dentata
     2. Sunflower, various other composites
  6. Florestan sphinx (Manduca florestan ) [ MONA 7782 ]
     Early stages
     1. last instar: side view 1 --- side view 2 -- Conlan side view -- top view
     Foodplants:
     1. Fiddlewood (Citharexylum)
  7. Dolbogene hartwegii [ MONA 7785 ]
     Rare stray
  8. Incense cedar sphinx (Sphinx libocedrus ) [ MONA 7804 ]
     Early stages
     1. penultimate instar: dark form view 1 --- view 2
     2. Last instar: light form: side view --- top view
     3. Last instar: Dark form: side view --- top view
     Foodplants:
     1. New Mexican forestiera (Forestiera neomexicana: OLEACEAE)
     2. Little leaf ash (Fraxinus gooddingii: OLEACEAE, Jim Tuttle Aug 2000)
  9. Lassaux's sphinx (Erinnyis lassauxii) [ MONA 7833 ] (stray)
     Foodplants:
     1. climbing milkweed
  10. Ello sphinx (Erinnyis ello) [ MONA 7834 ]
      Early stages
      1. Last instar:
         • on food plant
         • Side view 1 -- Side view 2
         • Top view 1 Top view 2
      Foodplants:
      1. Mala Mujer ( Cnidoscolus angustidens: EUPHORBIACEAE)
  11. Cramer's sphinx (Erinnyis crameri) [ MONA 7836 ]
      Stray
      Foodplants:
      1. Apocynaceae?
      Similar species
      1. lassauxii --- crameri lacks the stripes on the abdomen found on lassauxii
      2. ello has a lighter forewing than crameri
      3. Side by side: lassauxii, ello, crameri, obscura
  12. Obscure sphinx (Erinnyis obscura) [ MONA 7837 ]
      Foodplants:
      1. climbing milkweed (Cynanchum sp.)
      2. climbing milkweed (Matelia sp.)
      3. climbing milkweed (Sarcostemma sp.)
  13. Satellite sphinx (Eumorpha satellitia) [ MONA 7858 ] (stray)
  14. Achemon sphinx (Eumorpha achemon) [ MONA 7861 ]
      Early stages
      1. Last instar: light form (Conlan photo) -- dark form
      Foodplants:
      1. Wild Grape ( Vitis arizonica: VITACEAE)
  15. Typhon sphinx (Eumorpha typhon) [ MONA 7863 ]
      Early stages
      1. last instar--- light and dark color forms--- Conlan photo
      Foodplants:
      1. Wild Grape ( Vitis arizonica: VITACEAE)
  16. Terloo sphinx (Proserpinus terlooii) [ MONA 7879 ]
      Early stages
      1. Last instar: light phase view 1 -- light phase side --- light phase top --- dark phase
      Foodplants:
      1. Boerhaavia
  17. Falcon sphinx (Xylophanes falco) [ MONA 7889 ]
      Early stages:
      1. Last instar side --- top --- fully extended (showing eyespot)
      Foodplants:
      1. Bouvardia glaberrima (RUBIACEAE)
  18. White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) [ MONA 7894 ]
      Foodplants:
      1. Boerhaavia
      2. evening primrose (Oenothera)
      3. Numerous, numerous herbaceous plants

• Notodontidae (Prominents)
  1. Datana integerrima cochise [ MONA 7907a ]
     Early stages
     1. last instar: Singer photo
     Foodplants:
     1. Walnut ( Juglans major)
  2. Datana perspicua mesillae[ MONA 7908a ]
     Early stages
     1. Egg mass (Mason Photo)
     2. early instar: larval cluster (Mason Photo)
     3. last instar: Singer Photo --- Mason Photo --- larval cluster (Mason Photo)
     Foodplants:
     1. Rhus
  3. Datana chiriquensis [ MONA 7914 ]
  4. Symmerista sauvis [ MONA 7954 ]
  5. Afilia oslari [ MONA 7962 ]
  6. Litodonta contrasta [ MONA 7969 ]
  7. Litodonta wymola [ MONA7970 ]
  8. Macrurocampa dorothea [ MONA 7976 ]
     Early stages
     1. Last instar: Wagner photo
     Foodplants:
     1. Oaks ( Quercus)
  9. Heterocampa ditta [ MONA 7986 ]
     Type location: Santa Catalina Mts.
  10. Heterocampa averna [ MONA 7991 ]
      Foodplants:
      1. Quercus emoryi
  11. Theroa zethus [ MONA 8000 ]
  12. Schizura biedermani [ MONA 8004 ]
      Type location: Palmerlee (Huachuca Mts. )
      Early stages
      1. First instar: (larval cluster) Wagner photo
      2. last instar: top view --- side view
      Foodplants:
      1. Emory Oak (Quercus emori: FAGACEAE)
      2. Mexican blue Oak ( Quercus oblongifolia FAGACEAE)
  13. !! Lirimiris truncata [ MONA 8027 ]
      Early stages
      1. last instar --- Singer Photo
      Foodplants:
      1. Gossypium thuerberi (MALVACEAE)
  14. ! Pseudhapigia brunnea [ MONA 8029 ]
  15. Notela jaliscana [ MONA 7960 ]
  16. Cargida pyrrha [ MONA 7964 ]
  17. Litodonta wymola [ MONA7970 ]
  18. Litodonta aonides [ MONA 7971 ]
  19. Heterocampa subrotata [ MONA 7985 ]

• Arctiidae (Tiger moths)
  1. Dysschema howardi Hy. Edwards [ MONA 8040 ]
     Early stages
     1. early instar: Singer Photo
     Foodplants:
     1. Brickellia californica
  2. Crambidia myrlosea Dyar [ MONA 8048 ]
  3. Cisthene angelus (Dyar) [ MONA 8070 ]
  4. Bruceia hubbardi Dyar [ MONA 8095 ]
  5. Eudesmia arida (Skinner) [ MONA 8096 ]
  6. Estigeme albida (Stretch) [ MONA 8132 ]
  7. Hypercompe suffusa (Schaus) [ MONA 8149 ]
  8. Grammia geneura (Strecker) [ MONA 8180 ]
  9. Halysidota davisii Hy. Edwards [ MONA 8205 ]
  10. Edwards' Glassy-wing -- Hemihyalea edwardsii (Packard) [ MONA 8222 ]
  11. Euchaetes zella (Dyar) [ MONA 8232 ]
      Foodplants:
      1. Asclepias
  12. Euchaetes perlevis Grote [ MONA 8233 ]
  13. Euchaetes elegans Stretch [ MONA 8237 ]
      Opler photo
      Similar species:
      • P. roseicapitis (MONA 8253) has black antennae and the wings have a glossy sheen. E. elegans has white-to-pale-grayish antennae and the wings are dull.
      • Pygarctia flavidorsalis (MONA 8253.1) has an orange head
  14. Euchaetes fusca (Rothschild) [ MONA 8234 ]
  15. Euchaetes antica (Walker) [ MONA 8242 ]
  16. Pygarctia murina (Stretch) [ MONA 8250 ]
  17. Pygarctia roseicapitis (Neumoegen and Dyar) [ MONA 8253 ]
  18. Bertholdia trigona [ MONA 8258 ]
  19. Ctenucha venosa Walker [ MONA 8260 ]
  20. Syntomeida hampsonii Barnes [ MONA 8285 ]

• Noctuidae (Cutworms)
  • List very incomplete, as a number of species have not yet been identified.
  1. Gonodonta pyrgo [ MONA 8539 ]
  2. Alfalfa Looper moth --- Tathorhynchus exsiccatus [ MONA 8466 ]
  3. Obrima rinconada [ MONA 8565 ]
  4. Cissusa valens [ MONA 8596 ]
  5. Melipotis indomita [ MONA 8600 ]
  6. Melipotis jucunda [ MONA 8607 ]
  7. Melipotis novanda [ MONA 8609 ]
  8. Forsebia perlaeta [ MONA 8613 ]
  9. Bulia deducta [ MONA 8614 ]
  10. Heteranassa fraterna [ MONA 8661 ]
  11. Toxonprucha volucris [ MONA 8672 ]
  12. Toxonprucha crudelis [ MONA 8674 ]
  13. Zaleops umbrina [ MONA 8677 ]
  14. Matigramma adoceta Franclemont (1986)
  15. Zale insuda [ MONA 8696 ]
  16. Celiptera valina [ MONA 8748 ]
  17. Catocala piatrix dionyza [ MONA 8771a ]
  18. Catocala desdemona [ MONA 8835a ]
  19. Alfalfa looper --- Autographa californica [ MONA 8914 ]
  20. Cobubatha basicinerea [ MONA 9015 ]
  21. Thioptera nigrofimbria [ MONA 9044 ]
  22. Tarachidia semiflava [ MONA 9085 ]
  23. Tarachidia clausula [ MONA 9086 ]
  24. Tarachidia venustula [ MONA 9087 ]
  25. Tarachidia erastrioides [ MONA 9095 ]
  26. Tarachidia alata [ MONA 9099 ]
  27. Spragueia funeralis [ MONA 9129 ]
  28. Spragueia obatra [ MONA 9130 ]
  29. Acontia lucasi [ MONA 9148 ]
  30. Acontia expolita [ MONA 9149 ]
  31. Acontia areli [ MONA 9159 ]
  32. Acontia cretata [ MONA 9161 ]
  33. Bagisara buxea [ MONA 9172 ]
  34. Meleneta antennata [ MONA 9191 ]
  35. Euscirrhopterus gloveri [ MONA 9307 ]
  36. Euscirrhopterus cosyra [ MONA 9308 ]
  37. Hemibryomima chryselectra [ MONA 9597 ]
  38. Magusa orbifera [ MONA 9637 ]
  39. Condica temecula [ MONA 9691 ]
  40. Ogdoconta moreno [ MONA 9721 ]
  41. Heminocloa mirabilis [ MONA 9735 ]
  42. Neumoegenia poetica [ MONA 9737 ]
  43. Plagiomimicus curiosum [ MONA 9747 ]
  44. Chrysoecia scira [ MONA 9761 ]
  45. Eulithosia discistriga [ MONA 9769 ]
  46. Stiria satana Poole 1995
  47. Stiria sulphurea [ MONA 9787 ]
  48. Nocloa aliaga [ MONA 9800 ]
  49. Euamiana contrasta [ MONA 9807 ]
  50. Thurberiphaga diffusa [ MONA 9817 ]
  51. Hemioslaria pima [ MONA 9824 ]
  52. Prothrinax luteomedia [ MONA 9829 ]
  53. Lepipolys perscripta [ MONA 10154 ]
  54. Trichoclea uscripta [ MONA 10261 ]
  55. Leucania oaxacana [ MONA 10451 ]
  56. Agrotis malefida [ MONA 10661 ]
  57. Varigated Cutworm --- Peridroma saucia [ MONA 10915 ]
  58. Helicoverpa zea [ MONA 11068 ]
  59. Heliocheilus paradoxus [ MONA 11074 ]
  60. Schinia errans [ MONA 11124 ]
  61. Grotella tricolor [ MONA 11222 ]