Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Moths in the Neighbourhood

As I continue to explore my neighbourhood during this pandemic, I am seeing many insect species.  So many, in fact, that I will do separate posts for moths, butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies, and miscellaneous others.  

 You will notice that I may identify an insect with the modifier "possible".  This indicates a case where I have submitted the photo to iNaturalist for identification but have not had a confirmation yet.  I'll update the post as information comes in.

 Here are the moths I have seen:


Possible Clover Looper Moth (Caenurgina crassiuscula)


American Dagger Moth (acronicta americana)


Eight-spotted Forester Moth (alypia octomaculata)


Virginia Tiger Moth (Spilosoma virginica)


Grass Veneer Moth (Genus: crambus)


Possible Soft-lined Wave Moth (scopula inductata)


Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth
(macaria pustularia)


Grape Plume Moth (geina periscelidactylus)










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8 comments:

  1. AnvilcloudJune 30, 2020 at 5:38 PM

    Would it be wrong to opine that you are a MOTHer of a naturalist and photographer.

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  2. FlightyJuly 1, 2020 at 8:56 AM

    Wonderful pictures. Many moths are just as colourful as butterflies, and there are far more of then. Some have great names too. xx

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    1. Doris PotterJuly 3, 2020 at 8:46 PM

      Thanks Flighty. I agree about moths. I, too, love their names! Like the Underwings' names like Sweetheart or Darling or Wonderful or Charming ...

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  3. messymimiJuly 3, 2020 at 9:18 PM

    Moths are fascinating, and even the less flashy ones have their own beauty.

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  4. DideeJuly 4, 2020 at 4:39 PM

    I can't get over how much one species differs from another. Fascinating to look at Doris.

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