Research Article

Light-Trap Catch of the Harmful Moths Depending of Moonlight in North Carolina and Nebraska States of USA

Table 1

The data of species examined from catching material of the Nebraska and North Carolina States (USA).

SpeciesNumber of
Years
Common nameScientific nameIndividualsObserving dataNights

European corn borer (ECB)Ostrinia nubilalis Hbn.1994–201017384078301449
Lepidoptera: Pyralidae
Yellow woolly bear (YWB)Spilosoma virginica Fabr.2001–200525972728593
Lepidoptera: Arctiidae
Corn earworm moth (CEW)Heliothis zea Boddie1996–20107310020591596
Lepidoptera: Noctuidae
Forage looper (FL)Caenurgina erechtea Cramer2000–2005143041140651
Lepidoptera: Noctuidae
Western bean cutworm (WBC)Striacosta albicosta Smith1998–201061851955462
Lepidoptera: Noctuidae