

KEYS MOTHS BIO BLITZ 2017
On June 21st, we kicked off our first annual KEYSMOTHS.COM moth BIO-BLITZ. We set out to involve any nature-loving enthusiast that were interested in joining us for several nights out in the hammocks of the Florida Keys to see how many species of moths we could identify in 4 nights. We set ourselves a goal of 250 species.
Between Big Pine Key, No Name Key and Key Largo, our team has identified 230 species of moths so far and there are a healthy number of specimens that we have yet to come up with a positive ID on. When all is said and done, I'm certain we will reach the 250 species goal. We also found several continental records to the USA as well as a few moths that could very well be brand new species to science.
If you have images from the event that you'd like to share, please email them to us at david@keysmoths.com and we will include them on this page.

Hold your breath! The number of insects at the light sheet at Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge was impressive. We ID'ed 145 moth species from the refuge in 2 nights.

Waiting for sunset on No Name Key

Sofia and Michelle hanging' at the moth light

Kristie Killam and the Fine family (Mrs. Fine is taking the picture)

When the lights turn on, the moths come out!

A sheet full of moths at Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge

It's amazing the quality photography that our phones provide these days.
Species List: BIOBLITZ 2017
click on species number to see that species page
"X" = Found on Big Pine/No Name Keys
"+" = Found on Key Largo
Micropterigoidea through Tineoidea
_+_ 0122 – Pseudopostega quadristrigella 6mm
_+_ 0372 – Acrolophus plumifrontell, 28mm
X+ 386.1 - Acrolophus walsinghami 16mm
X+ 0442 – Cryptothelea gloverii 16mm
X+_ 0454 – Oiketicus abbotii 33mm
+__ 0457 – Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis 25mm
0855-1075 : Oecophoridae – Elachistidae
_+_ 0996 – Ethmia confusella 19mm
_+_ 0998 – Ethmia farrella 17mm
X+_ 1007 – Ethmia prattiella 16mm
X+_ 1615– Walshia miscecolorella, 15mm
_X_ 2067.1– Chionodes ceryx 15mm
2312-2512 : Copromorphoidea-Yponometoidea
_+_ 2401 – Atteva aurea 25mm
_+_ 2405 – Lactura pupula 23mm
2627-2700 : Choreutidae-Cossidae
_+_ 2653 – Tortyra slossonia 13mm
X+_ 2668 – Giviria anna 23mm
2701-2866 : Tortricidae: Olethreutinae – Olethreutini
_+_ 2701– Episimus argutana 14mm
_X_ 2702– Episimus augmentana 14mm
_X_ 2702.4 – Episimus lagunculariae 15mm
X+_ 2703.1 – Empisimus kimballi 16mm
_X_ 3175– Epiblema grossbecki 17mm
_+_ 3424.1– Ethelgoda new species 10mm
X+_ 3462– Cydia palmetum 12mm
_X_ 3496– Ecdytolopha desotanum 19mm
3592-3694 : Tortricidae: Tortricinae - Archipini
_+_ 3603 – Argyrotaenia amatana 15mm
_+_ 3760.1– Aethes seriatana 12mm
4618-4702 : Pre-Pyraloid Families:
Zygaenidae/Megalopygidae-Limacodidae
X+_ 4647 – Megalopyge opercularis, 24-36mm
_X_ 4673 – Alarodia slossoniae 18mm
_X_ 4691 – Monoleuca semifscia 22mm
_+_ 4697.1– Euclea nanina 32mm
4703-4933 : Crambidae: Scopariinae-Evergestinae
_X_ 4745 – Chrysendeton kimballi 10mm
_X_ 4764 – Parapoynx allionealis 27mm
_X_ 4765– Parapoynx diminutalis 15mm
_X_ 4790 – Dichograma redtenbacheri 28mm
X+_ 4796 – Microtheoris ophionalis 7mm
X+_ 4847– Hellula phidilealis 15mm
X+_ 4880 – Plumegesta largalis 13mm
_+_ 4889 – Dicymolomia julianalis 15mm
X+_ 4890 – Dicymolomia metalophota 15mm
X+_ 4933 – Trischistognatha pyrenealis 21mm
4934-5298 : Pyraustinae
_X_ 4940 – Oenobotys vinotinctalis 15mm
X+_ 4975 – Achyra rantalis 17-23mm
_+_ 4980– Helvibotys helvialis 17-20mm
X+_ 4992 – Uresiphita reversalis 27-34mm
_X_ 5049 – Pyrausta phoenicealis 15mm
X+_ 5145 – Diacme mopsalis 24mm
_+_ 5146 – Epipagis forsythae 21mm
_+_ 5150 – Samea ecclesialis 20mm
_+_ 5157– Rhectocraspeda periusalis 26mm
_X_ 5169 – Hymenia perspectalis 16-22mm
_+_ 5170 – Spoladea recurvalis 19-21mm
X+_ 5180 – Penestola simplicialis 21mm
_X_ 5185 – Blepharomastix achroalis 18mm
X+_ 5191– Blepharomastix schistisemalis 16m
X+_ 5196 – Synclera jarbusalis 18mm
X+_ 5198– Glyphodes sibillalis 22mm
X+_ 5204 – Diaphania hyalinata 27-30 mm
_X_ 5212 – Omiodes indicata 20mm
_+_ 5214 – Omoides stigmosalis 25mm
_X_ 5215 – Condylorrhiza vestigialis 28mm
_+_ 5230 – Polygrammodes elevata 23mm
X+_ 5237 – Mimophobetron pyropsalis 16mm
X+_ 5247 – Phaedropsis stictigramma 25mm
_X_ 5252 - Lypotygris reginalis 34mm
_X_ 5267 – Asciodes gordialis 25mm
_X_ 5270 – Sathria internitalis 24mm
X+_ 5284 – Syngamia florella 15mm
_+_ 5287– Salbia haemorrhoidalis 20mm
_+_ 5290 – Conchylodes diphteralis 29mm
_+_ 5297 – Palpusia goniopalpia 25mm
5299-5509 : Schoenobiinae-Crambinae
X+_ 5307 – Carectocultus pestrialis 28mm
_X_ 5362 – Crambus agitatellus 17-22mm
_X_ 5369 – Crambus quinquareatus 16mm
_+_ 5423– Microcrambus discludellus 14mm
_+_ 5431 – Fissicrambus profanellus 19mm
_X_ 5443 – Thaumatopsis floridella 28mm
_X_ 5464– Urola nivalis 15-23mm
_X_ 5465 – Argyria auratella 15-18mm
X+_ 5492 – Eoreuma densella 23mm
5510-5650 : Pyralidae: Pyralinae-Gallerinae
X+_ 5531– Hypsopygia nostralis 16-20mm
X+_ 5538 – Parachma ochracealis 24mm
X+_ 5554 – Tetraschistis leucogramma 22mm
_X_ 5560 – Salobrena recurvata 22mm
X+_ 5568 – Arta olivalis 15mm
_X_ 5575 – Macalla thyrsisallis 25mm
_X_ 5581.1 – Milgithea trilinearis 28mm
_X_ 5590– Tallula atramentalis 18mm
X+_ 5592 – Tallula watsoni 17-22mm
_X_ 5601– Pococera floridella 22mm
_X_ 5620.1– Pococera species 20mm
5651-6075 : Phycitinae-Peorinae
_+_ 5706 – Crocidomera imitata 21mm
_+_ 5711– Hypargyria slossonella 14mm
_+_ 5740 – Anegcephalesis arctella 23mm
_+_ 5896 – Elasmopalpus lignosellus 18mm
_+_ 5913 – Macrorhinnia endophele 12mm
_X_ 5970.1 – Cactoblastis cactorum 30mm
X+_ 6068 – Homosassa ella 11mm
6076-6088 : Thyrididae-Hyblaeidae
_X_ 6082 – Hexeris enhydris 25mm
_X_ 6086 – Banisia myrsusalis 23mm
X+_ 6087 – Banisia furva 23mm
6089-6234 : Pterophoridae: Plume Moths
_+_ 6226– Hellinsia unicolor 20mm
6256-6425 : Geometridae - Macaria, Digrammia
_X_ 6260– Almodes terraria 36mm
_+_ 6332 – Psamatodes abydata 22mm
X+_ 6335 – Macaria aequiferaria 21mm
_X_ 6336 – Macaria distribuaria, 30mm
6426-6617 : Geometridae - Glena, Epimecis
_+_ 6603 – Epimecis fraternaria 55mm
6618-6762 : Geometridae - Melanolophia, Phigalia
_X_ 6670 – Phrygionis auriferaria 29mm
X+_ 6699 – Numia terebintharia 22mm
_+_ 6762.3 – Pero lastima 32mm
6763-6844 : Geometridae - Nacophora, Metarranthis
X+_ 6800 – Sphacelodes vulneraria 36mm
_+_ 6801 – Sphacelodes haitiaria 37mm
6845-7011 : Geometridae - Besma, Lambdina, Eusarca
X+_ 6967a – Oxydia vesulia transpondens 55m
_X_ 6968 – Oxydia cubana 54mm
X+_ 6994 – Sericoptera virginaria 40mm
7012-7085 : Geometridae - Nemoria, Emeralds
_+_ 7059 – Synchloria frondaria 15mm
_X_ 7061 – Synchloria herbaria 13mm
X+_ 7064 – Synchlora cupedinaria 15mm
_X_ 7077 – Chloropteryx paularia 16mm
7086-7181 : Geometridae - Idaea, Leptostales, Waves
X+_ 7106 – Idaea insulensis 12mm
X+_ 7107 – Idaea pervertipennis 10mm
_X_ 7122 – Idaea tactura 15mm
_+_ 7132 – Pleuroprucha insulsaria 17mm
X+_ 7133 – Pleuroprucha asthenaria
_X_ 7144 – Semaeopus caecaria 22mm
_+_ 7175 – Leptostales hepaticaria 14mm
_X_ 7177 – Leptostales laevitaria 15mm
7182-7332 : Geometridae - Eulithis, Hydriomena
_X_ 7299 - Pterocypha defensata/floridata 34m
X+_ 7417 – Disclisioprocta stellate 27mm
7649-7703 : Epiplemidae-Lasiocampidae
X+_ 7654– Philagraula slossoniae 14mm
7704-7770 : Saturniidae
_+_ 7704 - Eacles imperialis 100-130mm
X+_ 7746 - Automeris io lileth 60-70mm
7771-7894 : Sphingidae
X+_ 7771 – Agrius cingulata 95-105mm
_X_ 7772 – Coctius antaeus 150-170mm
X+_ 7818 – Protambulx strigilis 100mm
_+_ 7830 – Pseudosphinx tetrio 130-140mm
X+_ 7834 – Erinnyis ello 80mm
_+_ 7840 – Phryxus caicus 70mm
X_ 7843 – Madoryx pseudothyreus 60mm
_+_ 7846 – Perigonia lusca 50mm
_X_ 7846.1 - Eupyrrhoglossum sagra - 45mm
X+_ 7867 – Cautethia grotei 30mm
X+_ 7887 – Xylophanes pluto 60mm
_X_ 7890 – Xylophanes tersa 70mm
7895-8032 : Notodontidae
_+_ 7945 – Nystalea indiana 46mm
X+_ 7947 – Nystalea eutalanta 48-52mm
_+_ 7965 – Rifargia bichorda 35mm
X+_ 7984 – Heterocampa cubana 48mm
X+_ 7997 – Heterocampa zayasi 46mm
_+_ ……… - Heterocampa sps. (?) (black stigma FW)
_+_ 8005– Schizura ipomoeae 38mm
8033-8288 : Arctiidae
_+_ 8038 – Composia fidelissima 50-60mm
_+_ 8102– Afrida ydatodes 11mm
_+_ 8146 –Hypercompe scribonia 55-70mm
_+_ 8202 – Halysidota cinctipes 42mm
X+_ 8224 – Calidota laqueata 54mm
_X_ 8284 - Syntomedia epilais 43mm
_X_ 8284.1 - Syntomeida syntomoides 44mm
_X_ 8286 – Pseudocharis minima 30-35mm
8322-8489 : Noctuidae : Herminiinae - Rivulinae – Hypeninae
X+_ 8370.1 – Bleptina sp. Undescribed
X+_ 8370.2– Bleptina sp. B nr. araealis 23mm
_+_ 8376 – Hypenula cacuminalis 30mm
_+_ 8402.1– Macristis geminipunctalis 15mm
_+_ 8467.1 – Hemeroplanis sp. Undescribed 28
_X_ 8480 – Phytometra ernestina 18mm
8490-8769 - Noctuidae : Catocalinae - Less Catocala
_X_ 8498 – Isogona scindens 28mm
_+_ 8549– Anomis luridula 33mm
_X_ 8551 – Anomis illita 27mm
_X_ 8557 – Litoprosopus bahamensis 52mm
_X_ 8562 – Concana mundissima 27mm
_X_ 8571.1– Eulepidotis striaepuncta 34mm
X+_ 8578 – Antiblemma filaria 24mm
_X_ 8584 – Syllectra erycata 35mm
X+_ 8585.1 – Epidromia rotundata 40mm
X+_ 8585.2 – Epidromia pannosa 40mm
_X_ 8585.4– Manbuta pyraliformis 33mm
_+_ 8586 – Massala obvertens 35mm
X+_ 8599 – Melipotis fasciolaris 40mm
_+_ 8603 - Melipotis januaris 35mm
_+_ 8604 – Melipotis famelica 42mm
_X_ 8605– Melipotis contorta 38mm
_X_ 8606 – Melipotis prolata 38mm
_X_ 8607 – Melipotis jucunda 40mm
_X_ 8612– Panula inconstans 32mm
_+_ 8642 – Hypocala andremona 47mm
_X_ 8643 – Boryzops purissima 50mm
_X_ 8649 – Ascalapha odorata 130-170mm
X+_ 8650 – Tyrissa multilinea 23mm
_X_ 8650.a – Tyrissa sps 22mm
_X_ 8653 – Lesmone hinna 30mm
_X_ 8655 – Lesmone formularis 30mm
_+_ 8658 – Selenisa sueroides 25mm
_X_ 8661.1– Elousa albicans 27mm
_+_ 8662– Coxina cinctipalpis 28mm
_X_ 8665 – Coenipeta bibitrix 30mm
_X_ 8669– Kakopoda progenes 26mm
X+_ 8676.1– Toxonprucha excavata 22mm
_X_ 8686.1 – Zalen. sp. 52mm
_X_ 8689 - Zale lunata 48mm
_X_ 8690 – Zale smithi 41mm
_X_ 8723.2– Mimophisma forbesi 45mm
X+_ 8746.1 – Mocis cubana 43mm
_X_ 8750.1– Ptichodis immunis 36mm
8880-8998 - Noctuidae : Plusiinae-Nolinae
_X_ 8963.3– Paectes n. sp. 23mm
X+_ 8964 – Paectes acutangula 30mm
X+_ 8966 – Paectes asper 27mm
X+_ 8968 – Eutelia pulcherrimus 30mm
X+_ 8974– Garella nilotica 15mm
_+_ 8981 – Motya abseuzalis 25mm
X+_ 8982 – Collomena filifera 30mm
8999-9198 : Noctuidae Acontiinae-Pantheinae
_+_ 9010.1– Tripudia nr. goyanensis 11mm
_+_ 9033– Ozarba nebula 14mm
_X_ 9045– Marimatha tripuncta 17mm
_X_ 9085 - Tarachidia semiflavia 18mm
9199-9324 : Noctuidae : Acronictinae-Agaristinae
X+_ 9305 – Neotuerta hemicycle 34mm
_X_ 9308.1 – Euscirrhopterus poeyi 42mm
9325-9872: Noctuidae : Amphipyrinae
X+_ 9560– Dypterygia ligata 33mm
_X_ 9561.2 – Dypterygia punctirena 30mm
_X_ 9625– Specropia trichroma 30mm
_X_ 9630 – Callopistria floridensis 29mm
_X_ 9634 - Phuphena tura 24mm
X+_ 9637 – Magusa orbifera 34mm
_X_ 9644 – Micrathetis triplex 24mm
_X_ 9666 – Spodoptera frugiperda 33mm
_X_ 9668 – Spodoptera pulchella 35mm
_+_ 9669 – Spodoptera ornithogalli 39mm
_X_ 9677 – Elaphria agrotina 18mm
X+_ 9687 – Gonodes liquida 25mm
_X_ 9698.1– Condica n. sp. 25mm
_+_ 9699– Condica sutor 30mm
_X_ 9821 – Amolita roseola 14mm
10218-10640 : Noctuidae : Hadeninae
_X_ 10445.1 – Leucania senescens 30mm
_+_ 10450 – Leucania incognita 29mm
_X_ 10463 – Leucania pilipalpus 44mm
_X_ 10633 – Marilopteryx lutina 34mm
10641-11054 : Noctuidae : Noctuinae
_X_ 10912 – Anicla cemolia 26mm
Total BioBlitz Species Count: 228
Species found on Big Pine/No Name Key: 174
Species found on Key Largo: 143
Other Critters from the
BIO-BLITZ
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Below are some images taken from the BIO-BLITZ. Photo Credit is given when due.
10633 – Marilopteryx lutina
Photo by: Chris Bergh

9671.1– Spodoptera androgea

UFO Micro in the palm of a hand

5575.2 – Macalla sps?

8642 – Hypocala andremona

UFO Micro

7840 – Phryxus caicus

8650 – Tyrissa multilinea

8643 – Boryzops purissima

5581.1 - Milgithea trilinearis

5538 – Parachma ochracealis

7834 – Erinnyis ello female

7834 – Erinnyis ello male

7830 – Pseudosphinx tetrio

6087 – Banisia furva

6968 – Oxydia cubana
Photo by: Sofia Fine

UFO Pyralid
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UFO Pyralid
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UFO Noctuid

8662– Coxina cinctipalpis and
8650 – Tyrissa multilinea

8662– Coxina cinctipalpis

7887 – Xylophanes pluto

7843 – Madoryx pseudothyreus

8689.1 - Zale sps.

5531– Hypsopygia nostralis

7867 – Cautethia grotei
Photo by: Sofia Fine

9666 – Spodoptera frugiperda

7818 – Protambulux strigilis

8585.2 – Epidromia pannosa

7867 – Cautethia grotei and 7840 – Phryxus caicus with dragon fly

7132 – Pleuroprucha insulsaria

8603 – Melipotis januaris

8599 – Melipotis fasciolaris

8676.1– Toxonprucha n. sp.
Photo by: Chris Bergh

7771 – Agrius cingulata

5307 – Carectocultus perstrialis

7772 – Coctius antaeus

7132 – Pleuroprucha insulsaria
Photo by: Chris Bergh

8585.3 – Epidromia rotundata

6968 – Oxydia cubana
Photo by: Sofia Fine

8370.a - Bleptina sps

9637 – Magusa orbifera

9305 – Neotuerta hemicycle
Photo by: Sofia Fine

9634 - Phuphena tura

8974– Garella nilotica

5196 – Synclera jarbusalis

7107 – Idaea pervertipennis (L) and 7132 – Pleuroprucha insulsaria (R)

8571.2– Eulepidotis merricki
US Continental Record!!!

8585.2 – Epidromia pannosa
Photo by: Chris Bergh

8562 – Concana mundissima

7107 – Idaea pervertipennis
Photo by: Sofia Fine

4933 – Trischistognatha pyrenealis

7107 – Idaea pervertipennis

5198– Glyphodes sibillalis

7132 – Pleuroprucha insulsaria?

8574 – Anticarsia gemmatalis

8578 - Antiblemma filaria

7132 – Pleuroprucha insulsaria?

7107 – Idaea pervertipennis
Photo by: Valerie Weatherspoon

5204 – Diaphania hyalinata

7746 - Automeris io lileth male

5252 - Lypotygris reginalis

5252 - Lypotygris reginalis

9308.1 - Euscirrhopterus poeyi

5267 – Asciodes gordialis

5270 – Sathria internitalis

8968.1 – Eutelia pyrastis

8966 – Paectes asper
Photo by: Chris Bergh

8981 – Motya abseuzalis

8964– Paectes acutangula

8964 – Paectes acutangula

8284.1 - Syntomeida syntomoides

6800 – Sphacelodes vulneraria male

6800 – Sphacelodes vulneraria female

8038 – Composia fidelissima

8557 – Litoprosopus bahamensis

8146 – Hypercompe scribonia

2703.1 – Empisimus kimballi

8286 – Pseudocharis minima

8498 – Isogona scindens

7064 – Synchlora cupedinaria

6994 – Sericoptera virginaria

4647 – Megalopyge opercularis

8676.1– Toxonprucha n. sp.

4880 – Plumegesta largalis

4890 - Dicymolomia metalophota

7947 – Nystalea eutalanta

7984 – Heterocampa cubana

6699– Numia terebintharia

0457 – Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis

442 - Cryptothelea gloverii

6082 – Hexeris enhydris

4697.1– Euclea nanina

2668 - Giviria ana

Geometrid UFO

7997 – Heterocampa zayasi ??

8722.1 - Mimophisma forbesi

8966 – Paectes asper

6260– Almodes terraria

7997 – Heterocampa zayasi

8966 – Paectes asper

8650.a – Tyrissa recurva

5290 – Conchylodes diphteralis

5423– Microcrambus discludellus?

5307 – Carectocultus perstrialis

Mystery larva found on Hog Plum
No Name Key

8658 – Selenisa sueroides

5705– Hypsipyla grandella

5443 – Thaumatopsis floridella


6967a – Oxydia vesulia transpondens Photo by: Sofia Fine

5538 – Parachma ochracealis
Photo by: Rebecca Nishida

5592 - Tallula watsoni
Photo by: Rebecca Nishida

6082 – Hexeris enhydris
Photo by/ Rebecca Nishida

4647 – Megalopyge opercularis
Photo by/ Rebecca Nishida

6968 – Oxydia cubana
Photo by/ Rebecca Nishida

8585.2 – Epidromia pannosa
Photo by/ Bebecca Nishida

8676.1– Toxonprucha n. sp.
Photo by/ Rebecca Nishida

7132 – Pleuroprucha insulsaria
Photo by/ Rebecca Nishida

7107 – Idaea pervertipennis
Photo by/ Rebecca Nishida

6086 – Banisia myrsusalis
Photo by/ Rebecca Nishida
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