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MothsGreetings! What’s my bug?
Hi! Love the site; this is my first opportunity to ask about a bug. We live near Philadelphia, and even though the area gets, well, buggy, we rarely see anything of note — certainly nothing in the same ballpark as the gorgeous shots readers send in. In May we saw two luna moths, and in November I found this on an outside door. A span (legs? wings?) of maybe two inches. Couldn’t quite figure it out. Help!
Matthew Budman
Haverford, Pa.
Hi Matthew,
Often people write ask inquiring about the T Bug which, in reality, is a Plume Moth. Some species of Plume Moths are agricultural pests. There are many species of Plume Moth and we believe this to be a Morning Glory Plume Moth, Emmelina monodactyla, based on images posted to BugGuide.
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