Moths – Fishers Island Conservancy

Moths of Fishers Island

Yellow-shouldered slug moth
Cecropia moth caterpillar
Cecropia moth
Wavy-lined heterocampa
The Beggar
Eastern tent caterpillar
Skiff moth
Primrose moth
Small-eyed sphinx
Rose hooktip
Hag moth
Green Leuconycta
Greater grapevine looper
Forest tent caterpillar
Alianthus webworm
Green Marvel
Azalea sphinx
Azalea sphinx
Pandorus sphinx
Luna moth
Io moth

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Moths pollinate plants, and as caterpillars, they provide a significant food source for wildlife. Since many moths eat only one or two kinds of native plants, identifying moths indicates the range and strength of Fishers Island’s contribution to the food web.

Doug Tallamy, professor of entomology at the University of Delaware, and his PhD candidate, Adam Mitchell, trapped moths on Fishers Island between 2014 and 2017. Their images reveal the diverse and unexpected beauty of moths.

To learn more about each moth, click on the images below:

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Cecropia-moth.jpg 420 710 Betty Ann Rubinow https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg Betty Ann Rubinow2018-07-25 16:20:382018-08-05 15:03:13Cecropia Moth

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/yellow-shouldered-slug-moth.jpg 560 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 18:26:582018-08-05 15:04:12Yellow-shouldered slug

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/wavy-line-heterocampa-moth.jpg 500 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 18:24:092018-08-05 15:05:07Wavy-lined heterocampa

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/the-beggar-moth.jpg 460 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 18:20:312018-08-05 15:05:50The Beggar

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Eastern-tent-caterpillar.jpg 476 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 18:17:152018-08-05 15:06:31Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/skiff-moth.jpg 380 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 18:12:582018-08-05 15:07:12Skiff moth

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Schinia_florida_Fishers-8-15.jpg 450 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 18:09:322018-08-05 15:08:10Primrose Moth

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Paonias_myops_FishersIsland7-15.jpg 450 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 18:05:082018-08-05 15:08:50Small-eyed sphinx

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Hyalophora_cecropia_Fishers-8-15.jpg 500 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 18:01:312018-08-05 15:09:28Cecropia moth caterpillar

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Rose-hooktip-moth.jpg 380 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 17:56:232018-08-05 15:10:04Rose hooktip

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Hag-moth-adult.jpg 350 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 17:52:292018-09-08 15:39:24Hag Moth and Caterpillar

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Green-leuconycta-moth.jpg 430 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 17:48:592018-08-05 15:10:55Green Leuconycta

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/greater-grapevine-looper-moth.jpg 400 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 17:43:482018-08-05 15:11:39Greater Grapevine Looper

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/forest-tent-caterpillar-moth.jpg 400 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 17:38:102018-09-08 15:35:59Forest Tent Caterpillar and Moth

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ailanthus-webworm-moth.jpg 380 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 17:29:402018-08-05 15:19:55Alianthus webworm

Acronicta fallax moth Fishers Island 2015

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Acronicta_fallax_Fishers-Island7-15.jpg 430 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 17:22:442018-08-05 15:20:42Green Marvel

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Azalea-Sphinx-moth.jpg 430 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 17:14:392018-08-05 15:21:19Azalea Sphinx

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Pandorus-Sphinx-moth.jpg 350 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 17:10:222018-08-05 15:21:55Pandorus Sphinx

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Luna-moth-male.jpg 668 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 16:55:542018-08-05 15:32:16Luna Moth

https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Automeris-io-moth.jpg 350 710 fic0n5erv https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpg fic0n5erv2017-08-17 16:16:032018-08-05 15:58:41Io moth

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Moths of Fishers Island

Yellow-shouldered slug moth

Cecropia moth caterpillar

Cecropia moth

Wavy-lined heterocampa

The Beggar

Eastern tent caterpillar

Skiff moth

Primrose moth

Small-eyed sphinx

Rose hooktip

Hag moth

Green Leuconycta

Greater grapevine looper

Forest tent caterpillar

Alianthus webworm

Green Marvel

Azalea sphinx

Azalea sphinx

Pandorus sphinx

Luna moth

Io moth

Moths pollinate plants, and as caterpillars, they provide a significant food source for wildlife. Since many moths eat only one or two kinds of native plants, identifying moths indicates the range and strength of Fishers Island’s contribution to the food web.

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