Moths of Dallas County, Texas

Strays are denoted by "*"
Updated June 11, 2007


Below is a preliminary list of the moths of Dallas County. This list follows the "Checklist of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico" by Ronald W. Hodges. The species included in this checklist come from a variety of sources, including the USGS website "Moths of North America", range maps in "Eastern Moths" by Charles Covell, Jr., and from personal collections. This list is by no means complete and it is my hope that it will continue to grow with input from collectors in the area. Please excuse the formatting clitches. They will be taken care of soon. Suggestions, corrections and additions can be made by emailing Dale Clark .


Tineoidea


Family: Tineidae (Clothes Moths and others)
Family: Psychidae (Bagworm Moths)
Subfamily: Psychinae
Family: 
Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths) Subfamily: Lithocolletinae

Gelechioidea

Family: Oecophoridae (Oecophorid Moths)
Subfamily: Depressariinae

Subfamily: Ethmiinae

Subfamily: Peleopodinae

Subfamily: Stenomatinae

Subfamily: Oecophorinae

Subfamily: Blastobasinae

Family: Momphidae (Momphid moths)

 

Family: Cosmopterigidae
Subfamily: Antequerinae

Subfamily: Cosmopteriginae

Subfamily: Chrysopeleiinae

Family: Scythriddidae

Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae

 

Family: Glyphipterigidae

Family: Plutellidae (Diamondback Moths)


Family: Yponomeutidae (Ermine Moths)



Family: Heliodinidae

Family: Sesiidae (Clear-winged Moths)
Subfamily: Paranthreninae

Subfamily: Sesiinae

 

Family: Cossidae
Subfamily: Cossinae

 

Family: Tortricidae (Tortricid moths)
Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Subfamily: Tortricinae


Family: Zygaenidae

Family: Megalopygidae

Family: Limacodidae (Slug Caterpillar Moths)

Family: Epipyropidae

Family: Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily: Nymphulinae

Subfamily: Odontiinae

Subfamily: Glaphyriinae

Subfamily: Pyraustinae

Subfamily: Schoenobiinae

Subfamily: Crambinae

Subfamily: Galleriinae

Subfamily: Phycitinae

Subfamily: Peoriinae


Family: Thyrididae (Window-Winged Moths)


Family: Pterophoridae (Plume Moths)


Family: Geometridae (Inchworm or Geometer Moths)
Subfamily: Ennominae

Family: Epiplemidae


Family: Uraniidae

Family: Mimallonidae

Family: Apatelodidae
Family: Bombycidae
Family: Lasiocampidae (Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths)
Subfamily: Macromphaliinae
Subfamily: Gastropachinae
Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
Family: Saturniidae (Giant Silk Moths)
Subfamily: Citheroniinae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Subfamily: Saturniinae
Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Sphinginae

Subfamily: Macroglossinae


Family: Notodontidae

Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Lithosiinae

Subfamily: Arctiinae

Subfamily: Ctenuchinae

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Hypeninae

Subfamily: Catocalinae

Subfamily: Plusiinae

Subfamily: Sarrothripinae

Subfamily: Acontiinae

Subfamily: Acronictinae

 

Subfamily: Agaristinae

Subfamily: Amphipyrinae

Subfamily: Cuculliinae
Subfamily: Hadeninae