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Beautiful Moth

Posted by David Dagoli on January 20, 2015, 8:50 pm
201.138.179.202

On our countertop this morning:








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Re: Beautiful Moth

Posted by Lita on January 20, 2015, 11:05 pm, in reply to "Beautiful Moth"
98.246.134.67

What a beautiful pattern for a stained glass window! The symmetry is amazing.
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Re: Beautiful Moth

Posted by Pablo on January 21, 2015, 3:25 am, in reply to "Re: Beautiful Moth"
96.50.109.80

That's a real stunner, Mr. D. What you've photographed is the Hieroglyphic Moth (Diphthera festiva) in the Family Nolidae (formerly classified in the Noctuidae). I wonder if you'd consider submitting your photo to this organization that I had just heard about.

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/get-involved

Looks like a simple sign-up and info like this on the range of insects of all kinds is very valuable for researchers (and they provide a definitive identification). I see on their site that for this insect, they only list one recent siting/photo in Mexico, that in the Baja in 2012. However, you may not have the time nor inclination...

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Diphthera-festiva

Old entomological ways die hard - I love the challenge of figuring out the identity of various insects posted on the board. This was an easy one this time, as I knew of this particular moth. Got tripped up on a pink-spotted swallowtail a couple of weeks ago - still recovering... 8-)

Anyways, thanks and look forward to more your great photos of insects (& everything else), David.
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Re: Beautiful Moth

Posted by David Dagoli on January 21, 2015, 5:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Beautiful Moth"
201.138.179.202

Thanks for ID! I will submit the photo ... That's a cool website!
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Re: Beautiful Moth

Posted by Jan Mc on January 21, 2015, 8:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Beautiful Moth"
189.151.45.12

Wow! That's incredible!
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Re: Beautiful Moth

Posted by Linda Mandala on January 21, 2015, 10:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Beautiful Moth"
189.164.251.131

WOW what a beauty!!! Thanks David.
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Re: Beautiful Moth

Posted by Pablo on January 22, 2015, 3:59 am, in reply to "Re: Beautiful Moth"
96.50.109.80

De nada, David. I just registered with BAMONA myself and submitted another moth photo to them for identification that was posted on the board today (see "please identify" posting). Fun to find these sources of info...
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