The first list is of species with specimens in the collection of Furman University
The second list is additional species collected from Greenville County but currently only in collections outside of Furman University.
For each record, the first column is the check list number from "Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico," R. W. Hodges et al., eds. Arrangement is by check list number, in ascending order.
(Disclaimer: Many more species are in the Furman collection awaiting positive identification. Many of these are the so-called microlepidoptera.)
To see more data on each of the species with examples in the Furman collection (when seen, for instance), click HERE.
Underlined names are links to photos from the Furman Zoological Collection--click on them.
The current number of identified species
within the county is 537. Last updated July 30, 2008.
Checklist # Genus, Species
Family Tineidae
311 Fernaldia anatomella
Family Psychidae
457 Thyridopterix ephemeraeformis
Family Oecophoridae
957 Psilocorsis reflexella
1011 Antaeotricha schlaegeri
1026 Setiostoma xanthobasis
Family Yponemeutidae
2401 Atteva punctella
2420 Yponomeuta multipunctella
Family Sessiidae
2554 Synanthedon acerni
Family Cossidae
2659 Inguromorpha basalis
2674 Cossula magnifica
Family Tortricidae
Sparganothis lamberti
3007.94 Phaneta canusana
3594 Pandemis limitata
3624 Argyrotaenia alisellana
3635 Choristoneura rosaceana
Family Zygaenidae
4624 Harrisina americana
4639 Pyromorpha dimidiata
Family Megalopygidae
4644 Lagoa crispata
4650 Narape ovina
Family Limacodidae
4652 Tortricidia testacea
4654 Tortricidia flexuosa
4659 Packardia geminata
4665 Lithacodes fasciola
4667a Apoda y-inversum
4669 Apoda biguttata
4671 Prolimacodes badia
4675 Isochaettes beutenmeulleri
4677 Phobetron pithecium
4679 Natada nasoni
4681 Isa textula
4697 Euclea delphinii
4698 Parasa chloris
4699 Parasa indetermina
4700 Acharia stimulea
Family Crambidae
4748 Munroessa icciusalis
5040 Pyrausta bicoloralis
5060 Pyrausta subsequalis
5147 Epipagis huronalis
5156 Nomophila nearctica
5159 Desmia funeralis
5169 Hymenia perspectalis
5170 Spoladea recurvalis
5202 Diaphania hitidalis
5226 Palpita magniferalis
5233 Compacta capitalis
5241 Pantographa limata
5292 Conchylodes ovulalis
5420 Microcrambus elegans
5464 Urola nivalis
Family Pyralidae
5510 Pyralis farinalis
5532 Herculia infimbrialis
5533 Herculia olinalis
5596 Pococera scortealis
5605 Pococera aplastella
5625 Omphalocera cariosa
5847 Diocryctria disclusa
6019 Plodia interpunctella
Family Thyatiridae
6237 Pseudothyatira cymatophoides
6240 Euthyatira pudens
Family Drepanidae
6251 Drepana arcuata
6255 Oreta rosea
Family Geometridae
6261 Heliomata cycladata
6273 Itame pustularia
6339 Macaria transitaria
6341 Macaria bicolorata
6342 macaria bisignata
6348 macaria fissinotata
6352 Macaria granitata
6362 Digrammia continuata
6386 Digrammia ocellinata
6430 Orthofidonia flavivenata
6443 Glenoides texanaria
6449 Glena cribrataria
6552 Iridopsis vellivolata
6586 Iridopsis defectaria
6588 Iridopsis larvaria
6590 Anavitrinelia pampinaria
6597 Ectropis crepuscularia
6599 Epimecis hortaria
6640 Biston betularia
6655 Hypagyrtis esther
6659 Phigalia denticulata
6660 Phigalia strigataria
6663 Paleacrita merriccata
6665 Erannis tiliaria
6667 Lomographa vestaliata
6711 Thysanopyga intractata
6720 Lytrosis unitaria
6726 Euchlaena obtusaria
6729 Euchlaena johnsonaria
6733 Euchlaena amoenaria
6734 Euchlaena marginaria
6739 Euchlaena irraria
6740 Xanthotype urticaria
6743 Xanthotype sospeta
6745 Cymatophora approximaria
6753 Pero honestaria
6755 Pero morrisonaria
6763 Phaeora quernaria
6796 Campaea perlata
6818 Selenia kentaria
6822 Metarranthis duaria
6822.1 Metarranthis hammaria
6823 Metarranthis angularia
6824 Metarranthis amyrisaria
6828 Metarranthis homuraria
6832 Matarranthis obfirmaria
6837 Probole obfirmaria
6838 Probole amicaria
6839 Probole nepiosaria
6841 Plagodis kuetzingi
6843 Plagodis fervidaria
6844 Plagodis alcoolaria
6869 Caripeta aretaria
6885 Besma quercivoraria
6894 Lambdina fervidaria
6941 Eusarca confusaria
6963 Tetracis crocallata
6964 Tetracis cachexiata
6966 Eutrapela clemataria
6974 Patalene olyzonaria
6982 Prochoerodes transversata
6987 Antepione thisoaria
7033 Nemoria lixaria
7046 Nemoria bistriaria
7048 Nemoria mimosaria
7059 Synchlora frondaria
7084 Hethemia pistasciaria
7136 Cyclophora packardi
7146 Haematopsis grataria
7159 Scopula limboundata
7181 Lophosis labeculata
7197 Eulithis gracilineata
7214 Ecliptopera atriocolorata
7237 Hydriomena transfigurata
7290 Coryphista meadii
7292 Hydria prunivorata
7414 Orthonoma obstipata
7416 Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
7417 Disclisioprocta stellata
7440 Eubaphe mendica
7445 Horisme intestinata
7509.1 Eupithecia matheri
7637 Cladara limitaria
7648 Dyspteris abortivaria
Family Mimalonidae
7659 Lacosoma chiridota
Family Apatelodidae
7665 Olceclostera angelica
7674 Tolype notialis
7665 Olcecostera angelica
Family Lasiocampidae
7674 Tolype notialis
7683 Artace cribraria
7687 Phyllodesma americana
7698 Malacosome disstria
Family Saturniidae
7704 Eacles imperialis
7706 Citheronia regalis
7715 Dryocampa rubicunda
7716 Anisota stigma
7719 Anisota senatoria
7720 Anisota peigleri
7723.1 Anisota pellucida
7746 Automeris io
7757 Antheraea polyphemus
7758 Actias luna
7764 Callosamia promethea
7767 Hyalophora cecropia
Family Sphingidae
7771 Agrius cingulata
7775 Manduca sexta
7784 Dolba hyloeus
7787 Ceratomia undulosa
7789 Ceratomia catalpae
7793 Paratrea plebeja
7809 Sphinx kalmiae
7816 Lapara coniferarum
7817 Lapara bombycoides
7824 Paonias excaecatus
7825 Paonias myops
7826 Paonias astylus
7827 Laothoe juglandis
7851 Enyo lugubris
7853 Hemaris thysbe
7855 Hemaris diffinis
7859 Eumorpha pandorus
7861 Eumorpha achemon
7870 Sphecodina abbottii
7871 Deidamia inscripta
7885 Darapsa myron
7886 Darapsa pholus
7890 Xylophanes tersa
7894 Hyles lineata
Family Notodontidae
7896 Clostera inclusa
7902 Datana ministra
7903 Datana angusii
7906 Datana contracta
7908 Datana perspicua
7915 Nadata gibbosa
7917 Hyperaeschra georgica
7920 Peridea angulosa
7921 Peridea ferruginea
7936 Furcula borealis
7937 Furcula cinerea
7951 Symmerista albifrons
7983 Heterocampa obliqua
7990 Heterocampa umbrata
7994 Heterocampa guttivitta
7995 Heterocampa biundata
8011 Schizura leptinoides
8012 Oligocentria semirufescens
8017 Oligocentria lignicolor
near Peridea angulosa
Family Arctiidae
8046 Crambidia uniformis
8067 Cisthene plumbea
8072 Cisthene packardii
8090 Hypoprepia fucosa
8104 Comachara cadburyi
8106 Utetheisa bella
8107 Haploa clymene
8110 Haploa contigua
8111 Haploa lecontei
8118 Holomelina opella
8121 Virbia aurantiaca
8129 Pyrrharctia isabella
8131 Estigmene acrea (female) (male)
8133 Spilosoma latipennis
8134 Spilosoma congrua
8137 Spilosoma virginica
8169 Apantesis phalerata
8176 Grammia anna
8188 Grammia figurata
8196 Grammia parthenice
8197 Grammia virgo
8199 Grammia arge
8230 Cycnia tenera
8238 Euchaetes egle
8267 Cisseps fulvicollis
Family Lymantriidae
8292 Dasychira tephra
8296 Dasychira basiflava
8302 Dasychira obliqua
8307 Dasychira manto
8314 Orgyia definita
8316 Orgyia leucostigma
Family Noctuidae
8322 Idia americalis
8323 Idia aemula
8326 Idia rotundalis
8330 Idia scobialis
8334 Idia lubricalis
8350 Zanclognatha martha
8352 Zanclognatha jacchusalis
8354 Plusiodonta compressipalpis
8357.1 Macrochilo hypocritalis
8366 Tetanolita mynesalis
8370 Bleptina caradrinalis
8380 Renia nemoralis
8393 Lascoria ambigualis
8397 Palthis angulalis
8465 Plathypena scabra
8467 Hemeroplanis scopulepes
8490 Pangrapta decoralis
8499 Metalectra discalis
8514 Scolecocampa liburna
8525 Phyprosopus callitrichoides
8527 Hypsoropha monilis
8528 Hypsoropha hormos
8545 Anomis erosa
8574 Anticarsia gemmatalis
8587 Panopoda Panopoda
8588 Panopoda carneicosta
8591 Phoberia atomaris
8592 Cissusa spadix
8607 Melipotis jucunda
8651 Lesmone detrahens
8689 Zale lunata
8692 Zale galbanata
8694 Zale aeruginosa
8695 Zale undularis
8697 Zale minerea
8701 Zale confusa
8704 Zale helata
8705 Zale bethunei
8707 Zale metatoides
8713 Zale lunifera
8714 Zale calycanthata
8716 Zale unilineata
8717 Zale horrida
8719 Euparthenos nubilis
8721 Allotria elonympha
8727 Parallelia bistriaris
8739 Caenurgina erechtea
8743 Mocis latipes
8745 Mocis texana
8747 Celiptera frustulum
8750 Ptichodis herbarum
8764 Argyrostrotis anilis
8769 Spiloloma lunilinea
8771 Catocala piatrix
8773 Catocala epione
8774 Catocala muliercula
8782 Catocala flebilis
8792 Catocala vidua
8793 Catocala maestosa
8794 Catocala lacrymosa
8795 Catocala palaeogama
8796 Catocala nebulosa
8798 Catocala neogama
8801 Catocala ilia
8801.1 Catocala umbrosa
8804 Catocala marmorata
8832 Catocala cara
8846 Catocala sordida
8849 Catocala andromedae
8851 Catocala coccinata
8855 Catocala miranda
8857 Catocala ultronia
8867 Catocala blandula
8872 Catocala clintoni
8873 Catocala similis
8876 Catocala micronympha
8877 Catocala connubialis
8878 Catocala amica
8886 Enigmogramma basigera
8887 Trichoplusia ni
8889 Ctenoplusia oxygramma
8890 Pseudoplusia includens
8898 Allagrapha aerea
8904 Chrysonympha formosa
8907 Autographa biloba
8908 Autographa precationis
8924 Anagrapha falcifera
8956 Marathyssa basalis
8962 Paectes abrostoloides
8969 Baileyi doubledayi
8970 Baileyi ophthalmica
8972 Baileya levitans
8983.2 Meganola spodia
8989 Nola pustulata
9003 Tripudia quadrifera
9025 Oruza albocostaliata
9038 Hyperstrotia villificans
9040 Hyperstrotia secta
9044 Thioptera nigrofimbria
9053 Pseudeustrotia carneola
9056 Homophoberia cristata
9062 Cerma cerintha
9085 Tarachidia semiflava
9122 Spragueia dama
9127 Spragueia leo
9182 Panthea furcilla
9184 Colocasia flavicornis
9189 Charadra deridens
9185 Colocasia propinquilinea
9189 Charadra deridens
9200 Acronicta americana
9208 Acronicta betulae
9221 Acronicta funeralis
9229 Acronicta hasta
9237 Acronicta interrupta
9238 Acronicta lobeliae
9245 Acronicta haesitata
9254 Acronicta afflicta
9257 Acronicta impleta
9266 Acronicta lithospila
9281 Agriopedes fallax
9286 Harrisimemna trisignata
9299 Eudryas unio
9301 Eudryas grata
9309 Psychomorphe epimenis
9314 Alypia octomaculata
9426 Meropleon titan
9452 Macronoctua onusta
9522 Iodopepla u-album
9547 Phlogophora periculosa
9556 Chytonix palliatricula
9560 Dypterygia rozmani
9582 Nedra ramosula
9618 Phosphila turbulenta
9619 Phosphila miselioides
9630 Callopistria floridensis
9638 Amphipyra pyramidoides
9650 Anorthodes tarda
9662 Balsa tristrigella
9666 Spodoptera frugiperda
9669 Spodoptera ornithogalli
9671 Spodoptera dolichos
9678 Elaphria versicolor
9684 Elaphria grata
9688 Galgula partita
9690 Condica videns
9699 Condica sutor
9725 Azenia obtusa
9766 Cirrhophanus triangulifer
9781 Basilodes pepita
9815 Cosmia calami
9886 Lithophane patefacta
9933 Eupsilia vinulenta
9941 Sericaglaea signata
9942 Xystopeplus rufago
9944 Metaxaglaea viatica
9945 Metaxaglaea semitaria
9949 Chaetaglaea tremula
9950 Chaetaglaea sericea
9957 Agrochola bicolorago
9989 Sutyna privata
10007 Feralia major
10013 Psaphida grandis
10016 Psaphida styracis
10019 Psaphida resumens
10021 Copivaleria grotei
10289 Orthodes goodeli
10304 Trichordestra legitima
10397 Lacinipolia renigera
10411 Lacinipolia laudabilis
10413 Lacinipolia explicata
10414 Lacinipolia implicata
10459 Leucania inermis
10487 Orthosia rubescens
10495 Orthosia hibisci
10501 Crocigrapha normani
10502 Himella fidelis
10517 Egira alternans
10518 Achatia distincta
10520 Morrisonia evicta
10521 Morrisonia confusa
10524 Nephelodes minians
10532.1 Homorthodes lindseyi
10567 Ulolonche culea
10569 Ulolonche modesta
10585 Orthodes crenulata
10587 Orthodes cynica
10589.1 Orthodes detracta
10663 Agrotis ipsilon
10664 Agrotis subterranea
10670 Feltia jaculifera
10674 Feltia subgothica
10676 Feltia herilis
10891 Ochropleura implecta
10911 Anicla infecta
10915 Peridroma saucia
10925.1 Noctua pronuba
10942.1 Xestia dolosa
10955 Agnorisma badinodis
10956 Agnorisma bollii
10967 Xestia elimata
10969 Xestia dilucida
10994 Cerastis tenebrifera
10998 Choephora fungorum
11006 Protolampra brunneicollis
11012.1 Noctua pronuba
11029 Abagrotis alternata
11043 Abagrotis cupida
11043.1 Abagrotis magnicupida
11068 Heliothis zea
11071 Heliothis virescens
11073 Heliothis lupatus
11128 Schinia arcigera
11135 Schinia rivulosa
11149 Schinia trifascia
Checklist # Genus, Species
Family Tineidae
280 Bathroxena heteropalpella
340 Acrolophus arcanella
372 Acrolophus plumifrontella
373 Acrolophus popeanella
426 Tineola bisselliella
Family Psychidae
443 Astala confederata
451 Basicladus celibatus
Family Gelechiidae
2260 Sitotroga cerealella
2309.98 Dichomeris kimballi
Family Sesiidae
2536 Melittia cucurbitae
Family Tortricidae
2868 Rhyacionia rigidana
2882 Rhyacionia frustrana
3116 Eucosma dorsisignatana
3120 Eucosma derelecta
3202 Epiblema otiosana
3486 Cydia toreuta
3495 Ecdytolopha punctidiscana
3643 Choristoneura pinus
3699 Sparganothis tristriana
3732 Platynota flavedana
Family Crambidae
4889 Dicymolomia julianalis
4949 Ostrinia nubilalis
5079 Udea rubigalis
5215 Condylorrhiza vestigialis
5222 Palpita arsaltealis
5243 Pleuroptya silicalis
5275 Herpetogramma pertextalis
5362 Crambus agitatellus
5378 Crambus laqueatellus
5381 Crambus caliginosellus
5403 Agriphila vulgivagella
5413 Pediasia trisecta
5423 Microcrambus discordellus
5435 Fissicrambus mutabilis
Family Pyralidae
5630 Aphomia terrenella
5797 Nephopterix virgatella
5802 Nephopterix uvinella
5997 Euzophera ostricolorella
Family Geometridae
6405 Digrammia gnophosaria
6620 Melanolophia canadaria
6892 Lambdina pellucidaria
7058 Synchlora aerata
7114 Idaea demissaria
7132 Pleuroprucha insulsaria
7173 Leptostales pannaria
7330 Anticlea multiferata
7474 Eupithecia miserulata
Family Saturniidae
7723 Anisota virginiensis
Family Sphingidae
7786 Ceratomia amyntor
Family Noctuidae
8353 Zanclognatha ochreipennis
8381 Renia discoloralis
8441 Bomolocha manalis
8649 Ascalapha odorata
8733 Caenurgia chloropha
8885 Enigmogramma verruca
8991 Nola sorghiella
9051 Lithacodia musta
9095 Tarachidia erastrioides
9679 Elaphria chalcedonia
10445 Leucania linda
10455 Leucania scirpicola
10456 Leucania adjuta
10589.2 Orthodes goodelli
10648 Agrotis gladiaria
11063 Pyrrhia adela
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