מאנטיק מאָט

צוריק צו דער מאנטיק מאָל! This beautiful insect is Stiria dyari (נאָקטוידאַע) געזאמלט אויף אַ פעברואר יאַזדע אַרויס פון קאַטאַווינאַ, Baja california מעקסיקא. איך גלויבן אַז דער באַלעבאָס פּלאַנץ זענען נאָך אומבאַקאַנט, but all of the moths in the genus Stiria have these brilliant yellow forewings that help camouflage them on the stem of a yellow flowered plant. עס זענען 7 currently described species most of which are found in the SW United States and northern Mexico, אָבער Stiria rugifrons makes it into the great plains. All of the species have poorly defined and often overlapping ranges, not to mention the genitalia can highly variable. It’s very likely the final word has not been written about these beautiful noctuids quite yet.