Moth Photographers Group – Phlogophora iris

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

about viewing options View by Region select region

Noctuidae

932291 – 9546 Phlogophora iris Guenée, 1852

Olive Angle Shades

Photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.

Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps

Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Asteraceae Betulaceae Clusiaceae Ebenaceae Ericaceae Malvaceae Onocleaceae[Dryopteridaceae] Polygonaceae Rosaceae Scrophulariaceae Woodsiaceae. Host genera: Alnus Betula Carduus Cirsium Hypericum Onoclea Rubus Rumex Taraxacum Vaccinium Vernonia. Notes: trees & low plants (Leckie & Beadle 2018); polyphagous on trees and shrubs (Wagner et al 1997). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	iris Guenée, 1852 (Phlogophora) - MONA 1983: 9546

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
Species Page at Block Island Moths
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at iNaturalist
Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at the Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone