COMMON GLUPHISIA, YELLOWHORN, CLOSE-BANDED YELLOWHORN, Brother Moth, Laugher Moth, and Three-horned Moth
Common Gluphisia. These are very frequent visitors at my moth lights.
Saddled Yellowhorn Moth. Note the large dark shield covering the thorax. This individual was photographed at Hocking Hills, but I also find this species at my home lights.
Close-banded Yellowhorn Moth. It lacks the dark shield of its cousin above. I mostly find this species in April and May, but I also have one sighting from July.
Another Common Gluphisia moth. I find them every month from April through August.
Another Saddled Yellowhorn Moth. I find them in April and May.
The Brother Moth. I find them at my lights from May through August.
The Laugher Moth. It was named for the pattern on its wings, which resembles a laughing face.
Another Laugher Moth. This one was photographed at Hocking Hills, but I have also found these moths at my home lights in May and June.
Three-horned Moth (Pachypolia atricornis). This is a rare species with a limited range. Most sightings are in states to the west and to the south of Ohio. I only know of a few other Ohio sightings.
I found two Three-horned Moths at my lights, one on October 29, 2023 and the other on November 9, 2023. I usually do not put my lights out that late in the year, but we were having unusually mild weather. It remains to be seen whether these are resident moths or if they were strays blown in from the west.