Highlights of the Night: July (and some from June)

Moth season seems to really take off in late June, and by July it is in full swing, with some nights having 100s of moths. Here are some of the highlights.

Rotund Idia Moth

Horned Spanworm Moth

One-Spotted Variant? (Not quite sure on this one, it looks unusual)

White-Blotched Balsa (boring moth, but not many pictures of it online)

Himmelman's Plume Moth

Glossy Black Idia (My new favorite species of moth)

Glossy Black Idia (came back the next night)

Glossy Black Idia

Blackberry Looper

Red-Fringed Emerald

Brown-Lined Owlet Moth (another boringish moth with few pictures)

Clover Looper

Another Red-Fringed Emerald

Northern Bush Katydid (identified by the tail, can't see it in this pic)

Soybean Looper

Red-Headed Inchworm Moth

Maple Looper Moth

Northern Bush Katydid on another night

Bent-Lined Gray

Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth (on June 30, I counted 165 of these flying around the porch light, and that was likely an underestimate)

Large Maple Spanworm

The Wedgeling

Blurry Chocolate Angle

Variable Antepione

August promises to be another great month for moths. I've already identified 41 new moths for me, and 74 moths in total so far this year.