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The miller moth is a seasonal nuisance in the spring in states including Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Kansas, as they hatch in the low-lying farmlands, then migrate to higher elevations for the summer. They return as the weather cools but in smaller numbers.
The miller (Acronicta leporina) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe apart from the far south-east. The range extends from the South of Spain, Central Italy and Bulgaria to Scotland and Central Scandinavia, crossing the Arctic Circle in Finland and Norway. Outside Europe it is only known in North Africa.
Acronicta vulpina, the vulpina dagger moth or miller dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. [1] [2] It is found in North America from New York and Newfoundland west to central British Columbia, south to Colorado.
The miller moth may refer to: Miller (moth), Acronicta leporina, a species of the Noctuidae family; Army cutworm, Euxoa auxiliaris, a species of the Noctuidae family;
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Acronicta leporina Linnaeus, 1758 [4] – miller; Acronicta lepusculina Guenée, 1852 – cottonwood dagger moth; Acronicta leucocuspis Butler, 1878; Acronicta lithospila Grote, 1874 – streaked dagger moth; Acronicta lobeliae Guenée, 1852 – lobelia dagger moth, greater oak dagger moth; Acronicta longa Guenée, 1852 – long-winged dagger moth
The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family of mostly large miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. Carpenter millers are Lepidoptera found worldwide, They are nocturnal, except for the Southeast Asian subfamily Ratardinae.