Mothing 101 with Carl

There are four species of North American Pleromelloida referenced in the Moth Photog- raphers Group, and three of these species occur in Washington. In more than four years of dutiful mothing in Spokane County, I’ve found and photographed just two of these

three species (so far). These include P. conserta (10027), a common early Spring species that flies from mid-March through early May, and P. cinerea (10031), a species that flies from early September through mid-October. Both Pleromelloida species are common noctuid moths at my uv moth lights in the Ponderosa pine forests of South Spokane, just north of the vast Palouse and east of the arid Scablands.

Click on these links to learn more about Pleromelloida conserta.

PNW Moths | Pleromelloida conserta (wwu.edu)

Moth Photographers Group – Pleromelloida conserta – 10027 (msstate.edu) Species Pleromelloida conserta – Hodges#10027 – BugGuide.Net

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