Pale Beauty
This is a Pale Beauty (Campaea perlata) moth, and I do not think much more needs to be said about that. What else could be flying around your yard right now in the darkness? Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
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This is a Lettered Sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum) moth, resting out of the way on a warm and sunny spring day. It probably looks like a dead or decaying leaf to predators with jagged edges and all of that brown.
Read MoreEight-spotted Forester
This Eight-spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata) was photographed in poor conditions with the bright, noon sun shining down on the otherwise cool, black body, creating an iridescent look. More moths are popping up by the day…or night…or both!
Read MoreClose-banded Yellowhorn
Here we have what looks to be a Close-banded Yellowhorn (Colocasia propinquilinea) moth, one of a few dozen species that I enjoyed seeing while mothing this weekend. I will be sharing moths all spring, summer, and fall, in part to honor one of young Roger Tory Peterson’s hobbies, and something that helped foster his passion for the natural world in our Wild America. This pastime is as easy as turning on an outside light at night and seeing what shows up. The very difficult part comes in identifying these (mostly) nocturnal creatures! I do have the superb Peterson Field Guide to Moths...
Read MorePale Beauty (Campaea perlata)
This looks to be a Pale Beauty (Campaea perlata), an apt name for this moth that “knocked” on my door and glistened under the porch lights and the flash.
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