Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth - Hypoprepia miniata (Erebidae)
Forewing length: 14-17 mm
MD, USA
2025-06-30
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Black-waved Flannel Moth - Lagoa crispata (Megalopygidae)
Wingspan: 25-40 mm
MD, USA
2025-06-24
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Probably the rosiest I've seen...
Rosy Maple Moth - Dryocampa rubicunda (Saturniidae)
Wingspan: 32-55 mm
MD, USA
2025-06-20
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Half-Wing - Phigalia titea (Geometridae)
Half-Wing - Phigalia titea (Geometridae)
Wingspan: ~34 mm
MD, USA
2025-03-24
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Tiger Moth - Apantesis (Erebidae)
Tiger Moth - Apantesis (Erebidae)
MD, USA
2023-09-03
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Pandora Sphinx - Eumorpha pandorus (Sphingidae)
Pandora Sphinx - Eumorpha pandorus (Sphingidae)
MD, USA
2024-07-04
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Kentucky Lichen Moth - Cisthene kentuckiensis (Erebidae)
Kentucky Lichen Moth - Cisthene kentuckiensis (Erebidae)
Wingspan: 15-19 mm
MD, USA
2023-07-06
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Io Moth ♀ - Automeris io (Saturniidae)
Io Moth ♀ - Automeris io (Saturniidae)
Wingspan: 50-80 mm
MD, USA
2020-07-11
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Desmia funeralis or D. maculalis (Crambidae)
Desmia funeralis or D. maculalis (Crambidae)
Grape-leafroller/leaffolder
Wingspan: 21-28/18-24 mm
MD, USA
2021-07-31
For #mothfacefriday !
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This specimen was particularly vibrant. Not all are so richly colored. Maybe freshly eclosed.
Not sure why you think this is not part of the complex (X. dolosa not occurring in the UK). The markings can vary somewhat. Check images here:
bugguide.net/node/view/30...
Persian Shield - Strobilanthes dyerianus (Acanthaceae)
Persian Shield - Strobilanthes dyerianus (Acanthaceae)
Grown as an annual in MD, USA. 🌴
Lesser or Greater Black-letter Dart - Xestia c-nigrum or X.dolosa (Noctuidae)
Lesser or Greater Black-letter Dart
Xestia c-nigrum or X.dolosa (Noctuidae)
Wingspan: 35-47 mm
MD, USA
2023-09-13
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Small Mossy Lithacodia - Lithacodia musta (Noctuidae)
Small Mossy Lithacodia - Lithacodia musta (Noctuidae)
Wingspan: 15-19 mm
MD, USA
2024-06-15
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Ailanthus Webworm Moth - Atteva aurea (Attevidae)
Ailanthus Webworm Moth - Atteva aurea (Attevidae)
Wingspan: 18-30 mm
MD, USA
2023-08-23
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Beautiful Wood-Nymph - Eudryas grata (Noctuidae)
Beautiful Wood-Nymph - Eudryas grata (Noctuidae)
Wingspan: 35-46 mm
MD, USA
2014-06-05
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Why are you assuming it's a PK?
Arabian Coffee - Coffea arabica (Rubiaceae)
Arabian Coffee - Coffea arabica (Rubiaceae)
Pot-grown, 2020-05-30 🌴
Red-fringed Emerald - Nemoria bistriaria (Geometridae)
Moths at your fingertips. One of our emeralds.
Red-fringed Emerald - Nemoria bistriaria (Geometridae)
Wingspan: ~22 mm
MD, USA
2024-06-26
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Rosy Maple Moth - Dryocampa rubicunda (Saturniidae)
Rosy Maple Moth - Dryocampa rubicunda (Saturniidae)
Wingspan: 32-55 mm
2022-06-04
MD, USA
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Amazon Lily - Eucharis amazonica (Amaryllidaceae)
Amazon Lily - Eucharis amazonica (Amaryllidaceae)
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Hebrew Moth - Polygrammate hebraeicum (Noctuidae)
Hebrew Moth - Polygrammate hebraeicum (Noctuidae)
Wingspan: 23-39 mm
MD, USA
2023-07-21
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Saddleback Caterpillar - Acharia stimulea (Limacodidae)
Saddleback Caterpillar - Acharia stimulea (Limacodidae)
MD, USA
2023-09-02
Those spines pack a nice wallop, especially when nailed on the inside of the forearm!
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Double-banded Grass-veneer - Crambus agitatellus (Crambidae)
Double-banded Grass-veneer - Crambus agitatellus (Crambidae)
Wingspan: 17-22 mm
MD, USA
2024-06-19
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That would make sense.
Looks like a male Black Witch - Ascalapha odorata. Where was this?
Black-waved Flannel Moth ♂ - Lagoa crispata (Megalopygidae)
Black-waved Flannel Moth ♂ - Lagoa crispata (Megalopygidae)
MD, USA
2021-06-18
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Plumeria (Apocynaceae)
Plumeria (Apocynaceae) 🌴
False Crocus/Crocus Geometer - Xanthotype urticaria/sospeta (Geometridae)
False Crocus/Crocus Geometer - Xanthotype urticaria/sospeta (Geometridae)
MD, USA
2023-08-18
Probaby X. urticaria, but would need dissection of genitals for a positive id.
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Lunar Underwing - Omphaloscelis lunosa (Noctuidae)
An invader from western Europe. I've been seeing these here every fall for the last 5 years.
Lunar Underwing - Omphaloscelis lunosa (Noctuidae)
MD, USA
2024-10-06
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