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The data and pictures include information from my collections and several others in Iowa. It also includes data from collections at Drake and Luther Colleges. I also check Bugguide and BAMONA and download and add that data to the website. Pictures have the owner's name in the caption unless they are mine. I have tried to make sure the name of the person who collected the specimen is shown in the "Collected by" field. This only applies to the family and species pictures. Specimen photos should be assumed to be the collector's.

I am in the process of updating the Hodges to also show the new P3 numbers generated by Greg Pohl. Pohl, GR, Patterson, B, and Pelham JP. 2016 [unpublished]. Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. EXCEL version 1.1. (15 June 2016).

If the location for the sighting is to a county level, I have tried to place the GPS coordinates in the center of the county. Many of these are from old records that showed only county or are from people that we were not able to contact or unable to figure out the location.

I have made every effort to insure accurate identification of all species, but I am sure there are a few that I have mis-identified since I started this project in 2000. If you find errors, please contact me so I can fix problems.

While the site is primarily for Iowa insects, I have included records for specimens that I have collected while on trips to other states. When you click on a species, you will see a map of Iowa and specimens collected in Iowa will show up. Specimens from other states In the midwest region, will show on the midwest map, otherwise will show in the list of records. The graphs showing the timing of collecting/documenting show when the dates for the specimen records occur during the months of the year. As mentioned above there will be records for some species in January. There will also be some records for silk moths that show up during the winter and these will show when cocoons were found. This was a way to document that the silk moths occur in counties where we have not collected by black lighting.

In recent years I have begun taking more photographs and collecting fewer specimens. I found that the photographs serve as a document for the specimen and I do not have to collect common species to document. I try to take pictures of the moths that show up on the sheet, crop them to 6 x 6 at 100 dpi, run them through the identification program, verify the identification and add records that show pertinent data including th eidentification. With the number of specimens that I document in the summer, this allows me to kind of keep up and finish in the fall when I quit collecting. Using this method, I might document 300 specimens a night but only collect 10 specimens. This method gives a better idea of what is being seen. Also when looking at the records, note the count number. Some records are for month totals and do not reflect individual specimen records. In some cases a species may show up in large numbers and adding a record for each individual does not seem necessary as long as a total count is available..


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Last updated on 2023-02-01 03:23:43
Child taxa
Eriocraniids
Eriocraniidae
None
Nepticulidae
None
Opostegidae
Yucca Moths
Prodoxidae
Shield Bearer Moths
Heliozelidae
Fairy Moths
Adelidae
None
Tischeriidae
Bagworm Moths
Psychidae
Clothes Moths
Tineidae
Ribbed Cocoon-maker Moths
Bucculatricidae
Leaf Blotch Miner Moths
Gracillariidae
Ermine Moths
Yponomeutidae
None
Ypsolophidae
None
Plutellidae
None
Glyphipterigidae
None
Argyresthiidae
None
Lyonetiidae
None
Attevidae
None
Heliodinidae
None
Bedelliidae
None
Autostichidae
None
Lecithoceridae
Concealer Moths
Oecophoridae
None
Depressariidae
Cosmet Moths
Cosmopterigidae
Twirler Moths
Gelechiidae
Grass Miner Moths
Elachistidae
Casebearer Moths
Coleophoridae
None
Batrachedridae
None
Scythrididae
None
Blastobasidae
None
Momphidae
Plume Moths
Pterophoridae
Fruitworm Moths
Carposinidae
Bristle-legged Moths
Schreckensteniidae
None
Epermeniidae
Metalmark Moths
Choreutidae
None
Galacticidae
Tortricid Moths
Tortricidae
Carpenter and Leopard Moths
Cossidae
Clear Wing Moths
Sesiidae
Slug Caterpillar Moths
Limacodidae
Flannel Moths
Megalopygidae
Leaf Skeletonizer Moths
Zygaenidae
Window-winged Moths
Thyrididae
Pyralid Moths
Pyralidae
Crambid Snout Moths
Crambidae
Sack Bearers
Mimallonidae
Hooktip and False Owlet Moths
Drepanidae
Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths
Lasiocampidae
None
Apatelodidae
Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths
Saturniidae
Sphinx or Hawk Moths
Sphingidae
Swallowtail Moths
Uraniidae
Geometrid or Inch Worm Moths
Geometridae
Prominent Moths
Notodontidae
None
Erebidae
None
Euteliidae
Nolid Moths
Nolidae
Owlet Moths
Noctuidae
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