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Back to the Monday Moth! This beautiful insect is Stiria dyari (Ноцтуидае) collected on a February trip outside of Cataviña, Baja California Mexico. I believe the host plants are still unknown, but all of the moths in the genus Stiria have these brilliant yellow forewings that help camouflage them on the stem . . . → Прочитајте више: Понедељак Мољац

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Марога сетиотрицха (Ксилорицтидае)

 

Други велики Аустралије “мицролеп”, (вероватно) Марога сетиотрицха: Ксилорицтидае – мерење у на 60мм. With wings like this they must make formidable fliers. According to the Xyloryctinae Moths of Australia blog the larvae are stem borers into Acacia sp. (Мимосацеае). This specimen was collected in November of 1962 by Ed . . . → Прочитајте више: Понедељак Мољац

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Гнопхаела вермицулата пар

 

Ово понедељак мољац је Арцтиинае, Гнопхаела вермицулата. Ове лепе дан летећи мољци су у изобиљу на жутим цветовима Хелиантхус око 9000′ у Санта Фе Натионал Форест, Нови Мексико. Гусенице се хране блуебеллс, али одрасли воле најквалитетнију извор нектар у области – which fortunately makes . . . → Прочитајте више: Понедељак Мољац

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Trosia nigrorufa (Megalopygidae)

 

This Monday moth is a stunning female of the Neotropical MegalopygidaeTrosia nigrorufa. Ed Ross and Ev Schlinger collected this specimen in Peru in 1955, and I’ve heard many stories about these epic expeditions. I can’t really imagine travelling via cargo ship, being gone for six or more . . . → Прочитајте више: Понедељак Мољац

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Упс, I skipped last monday’s moth, so here are two! These are some stunners from the CAS Philippines expedition and I think I have figured out their names. If you know better, please correct me.

 

Parasa darma (Limacodidae)

 

Parotis marginata (Црамбидае)

 

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I’ll keep the ball rolling with Arctiinae and post a photo today of Ctenucha brunnea. This moth can be common in tall grasses along beaches from San Francisco to LAalthough in recent decades the numbers of this moth have been declining with habitat destruction and the invasion of beach grass (Ammophila arenaria). Али . . . → Прочитајте више: Понедељак Мољац

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Today’s moth is a beautiful and rare species from SE Arizona and Mexico: Lerina incarnata (Еребидае: Арцтиинае). Like many other day flying species it is brilliantly colored and quite likely aposematic. After all, the host plant is a milkweed and the caterpillar is just as stunning (испод).

Lerina incarnata (Еребидае: Арцтиинае)

 

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I’m going to keep the ball rolling with this series and try to make it more regular. I will also focus on highlighting a new species each week from the massive collections here at the California Academy of Sciences. This should give me enough material forat least a few hundred years.

Grammia . . . → Прочитајте више: Понедељак Мољац