Nie 'n ongewone mot, maar 'n vooraanstaande soek 1. Dit is catocala ilia (Erebidae) ((voorheen Noctuidae)), en dit voed op 'n handvol van die Oaks. Dit het in my lig oor die naweek in Suider Illinois, af in die spoor van Tears State Forest. Soos met soveel ander motte het hierdie wydverspreide spesie 'n aantal variasies wat duidelik kan blyk te wees – hangende 'n monografie van die spesie…
Ek het nou 'n handvol mooi motbeelde gebank, so verwag meer Maandagmotte! (al is dit 'n Vrydagmot).
How can I resist a post title such as yours? A monograph? Whom, pray-tell, might be publishing such a useful work? =)
Ignoring the otherwise very moth-y appearance of your highlighted moth, in isolation, it’s antennae would certainly have me scratching my head when going through my VERY crude “moth-or-butterfly” examination. so, are the tips of the antennae the same width as the rest, generally, no bulb or some such? And feel free to edify if I’m off base. =) I know if I see feathered I think moth, and if I see a bulb or other larger-then-rest-of-antennae blob at the terminus, I think butterfly. Can you clarify/correct/confirm that and apply to this individual?
Dankie, and looking forward to subsequent posts.
ugh, WHO, not whom. pardon. =)