퍼지 핑크색의 월요일 나방

Not an uncommon moth, but a distinguished looking one. This is Catocala ilia (Erebidae) ((formerly Noctuidae)), and it feeds on a handful of Oaks. It came into my light over the weekend in Southern Illinois, down in the Trail of Tears State Forest. As with so many other moths this widespread species has a number . . . → 자세히보기: 퍼지 핑크색의 월요일 나방

월요일 엄

Back to the Monday Moth! This beautiful insect is Stiria dyari (밤나방과) 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 . . . → 자세히보기: 월요일 엄