| Moths of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge | |||||||||||||||||
| Status | Early | Late | Method | ||||||||||||||
| Lasiocampidae (Tent Caterpillar Moths) | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Large Tolype | Tolype velleda | L | 3-Oct | 14-Oct | L | An early fall species. Dates: 3 Oct 00 (SW), 7 Oct 95, 14 Oct 95 (DP). | ||||||||||
| 11 | Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth | Malacosoma americanum | A | 4-Jun | 2-Jul | L | Max. 46 on 18 June 95. Larva conspicuous in May. | ||||||||||
| 11 | Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth | Malacosoma disstria | L | 25-Jun | 25-Jun | One record: 25 June 87. | |||||||||||
| Notodontidae (Prominents) | |||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Angle-lined Prominent | Clostera inclusa | L | 16-Jun | 10-Aug | L | Also at FBF 5 Aug 00 and FT 10 Aug 00. | ||||||||||
| 42 | Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth | Lochmaeus manteo | L | 17-Aug | 17-Aug | One record: 17 Aug 88. | |||||||||||
| 43 | Spotted Datana | Datana perspicua | C | 22-Jun | 2-Sep | L | Mostly in July. Max. 15 on 9 July 87. | ||||||||||
| 43 | Chocolate Prominent | Peridea ferruginea | L | 24-Jun | 24-Jun | One record: 24 June 95 (DP). | |||||||||||
| 44 | White Furcula | Furcula borealis | L | 5-Jun | 2-Aug | Dates: 5 June 95, 10 June 95 (DP, JZ), 2 Aug 93. | |||||||||||
| 44 | Gray Furcula | Furcula cinerea | L | 4-Jun | 4-Jun | One record: 4 June 95 (DP, JZ). | |||||||||||
| 44 | Saddled Prominent | Heterocampa guttivitta | L | 1-Jun | 19-Jun | L | May be more common than current records indicate. | ||||||||||
| Lymantriidae (Tussock Moths) | |||||||||||||||||
| 44 | White-marked Tussock Moth | Orygia leucostigma | F | 24-Jun | 14-Oct | L | Also found as larva 21 Sept 01. | ||||||||||
| 45 | Gypsy Moth | Lymantria dispar | L | 17-Jul | 28-Jul | L | Abundant in some areas, but seemingly scarce at JBWR. 3 of 4 records from 2001. | ||||||||||
| unidentified Tussock Moth | L | 24-May | 24-May | L | (2) 24 May 01 (SW). | ||||||||||||
| Thyatiridae (Thyatirid Moths) | |||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Tufted Thyatirid | Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides | C | 13-Jun | 3-Sep | B, L | 2 broods: June and mid Aug - early Sept. Max (4) 17 Aug 88. | ||||||||||
| Drepanidae (Hooktip Moths) | |||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Rose Hooktip | Oreta rosea | L | 24-Jun | 24-Jun | L | One record: 24 June 95. | ||||||||||
| 46 | Arched Hooktip | Drepana arcuata | L | 28-Apr | 1-Sep | L | Three records: 28 Apr 01, 22 June 88, 1 Sept 00. | ||||||||||
| 46 | Two-lined Hooktip | Drepana bilineata | L | 9-Jul | 9-Jul | L | One record: 9 July 01. | ||||||||||
| Cossidae (Carpenterworm and Leopard Moths) | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Carpenterworm Moth | Prionoxystus robiniae | L | 3-Jun | 3-Jun | Dates: (2) on 3 June 91; "rare in July" (JI). | |||||||||||
| Leopard Moth | Zeuzera pyrina | L | 13-Jun | 30-Jul | L | Reported to have a 2 year life cycle. Our few records from odd number years. | |||||||||||