Portraiture Moth

Nie rzadko moth, Ale wyróżniający się. Jest Catocala ilia (Erebidae) ((dawniej Noctuidae)), i karmi się garścią dębów. W weekend w południowym Illinois przyszedł do mojego światła, na szlaku łez stanowych lasów. As with so many other moths this widespread species has a number of variations which may turn out to be distinct – oczekiwaniu monografii gatunku…

Catocala ilia

I już teraz zarobił garść miłych obrazów mole więc spodziewać więcej ćmy poniedziałek! (choć jest to ćma piątek).

2 comments to Moth Portraiture

  • 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 crudemoth-or-butterflyexamination. Tak, 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?

    Dzięki, and looking forward to subsequent posts.

  • ugh, WHO, not whom. pardon. =)