Categories
Tiger Moths and ArctiidsWe’ve so many bugs, so little knowldge
Location: Northeast Texas
December 13, 2010 8:26 pm
We’ve moved to the country, 60 miles east of Dallas Texas. We are finding soooo many bugs. Reckon we should buy a book?
Two pics of same ”spider” different angles.
The ”bug” didnt appear to have a ”light” on. ?? 
Signature: Marlin
Painted Lichen Moth
Dear Marlin,
The insect you believed to be a Firefly is actually a Painted Lichen Moth, Hypoprepia fucosa, which we identified on BugGuide. The spider is a Spiny Orbweaver. Anyone interested in insects should purchase a good identification guide and we strongly endorse Eric Eaton’s book, The Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America.
Painted Lichen Moth
Thanks for taking the time to ID our moth.
I forgot to mention we had found the orb spiders on “Whatsthatbug”. I was just sending ya the pics cause I thunk this guy wuz way cool. Thanks too for the “BugGuide” link.
Outside of the bug realm, the neatest “animal” we’ve spotted here is a pileated woodpecker. I had no eyedeer they got so big.
Have a very Merry Christmas
Marlin
I like ThisRelated Posts
-
(07/29/2006)Painted Lichen Moth -
(05/15/2007)Painted Lichen Moth -
(06/16/2009)Lichen Moth -
(11/13/2010)Painted Tiger Moth
Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can also subscribe without commenting.
Post a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.