prominents & Schizura Moths

Red-washed Prominent Moth. These moths have a "fur collar" and blood-red shading on the top of their wings. 

Linden Prominent Moth. Note the distinctive three slashes on the side of its wings. 

Another Linden Prominent. I usually find these moths at my lights in April and May, and I also have one sighting from July. 

Another Morning-glory Prominent. Some individuals have white streaks along the bottom of their wings, but this feature is variable. 

Morning-glory Prominent moth. Note the light-colored spot with a dark streak through it. This species is misnamed. The caterpillars do not eat morning-glories.  

Chestnut Schizura. A very handsome and colorful member of its genus, but unfortunately these moths are not very common at my lights. This is the only one I have ever found. Photographed July 24, 2023. 

Black-blotched Schizura, also called the Black-blotched Prominent moth. It was formerly in the genus Schizura but has been reassigned (now Oedemasia leptinoides).

Another Black-blotched Schizura moth, resting on a stick. I find these moths at my lights in May and June. 

Morning-glory Prominent moth, resting on a stick. These moths disguise themselves by looking like a broken-off twig. 

Red-washed Prominent. I have found a couple of individuals at my lights from May through September. 

Linden Prominent. If you have difficulty getting these moths to settle down for photographs, try giving them a stick to perch on. It usually does the trick!

White-streaked Prominent Moth, not very common at my lights. I have found a couple of individuals in June and August. 

Another White-streaked Prominent (attracted with UV lights). 

Another Red-washed Prominent that came to my black lights. 

Unicorn Prominent. These moths are a little smaller than the other moths on this page. Note the pale, minty green spots by the moth's head and along the wing margin. 

Another Unicorn Prominent. A couple of these moths have visited my lights from July through September. 

Morning-glory Prominents are very common at my lights all summer long, from late May through early September. 

This Unicorn Prominent was photographed in Michigan. Notice how the lighter brown patch at the lower end of the wings resembles the pale end of the broken-off twig. Also, the pale green spots on the moth's wings resemble dried algae on a wooden branch. 

Black-blotched Schizura, doing an excellent impression of a broken-off extension on the twig.