Emerald and Angle moth by porch light
Mike leaves the porch light on all night which invites a variety of moths.
Emerald moth from the Geometer family
During my last visit to Yarnell I found all these moths within about a 5 foot (1.5 meters) radius of the porch light.
Maybe a Large Yellow Underwing moth introduced from Europe
They were all pretty small, .5 to 1 inch (1.27 to 2.54 cm).
Unknown
And very difficult to identify, so please feel free to help with that.
Unknown
Even with my Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America,
Maybe a Gypsy moth, hey my namesake
and bugguide,
Maybe Dysstroma genus also known as Carpets
I could only guess on most of these.
Maybe Eupithicia genus commonly called pugs
Yet they are all beautiful.
Possibly another Eupithicia
And I’m continuing to learn about moths.