Mammoth Cave Area Insects and Spiders
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  • Butterflies
    • American snout
    • Cabbage white
    • Carolina satyr
    • Checkered white
    • Monarch
    • Summer azure
    • Swallowtail, E tiger
    • Swallowtail, pipevine
    • Swallowtail, zebra
  • Moths
    • Mournful Thyris Moth
  • Bees
    • Common eastern bumblebee
  • Flies
    • Greater Bee Fly

Moths

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Moths differ from butterflies in being usually, but not always, nocturnal. Many species feature drab colors, and all moths have feathery antennae. There are approximately 160,000 species of moth worldwide.



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​Mournful Thyris Moth (Pseudothyris sepulchralis)
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