Large Brown Moth
July 17, 2009
What is this? It’s a large brown moth spotted in Uvita, Costa Rica?
Whitney
Uvita, Costa Rica
Dysdaemonia boreas
Hi Whitney,
Your moth is one of the Giant Silk Moths in the family Saturniidae. We quickly identified your moth as Dysdaemonia boreas on the Worlds Largest Saturniidae Site. Back in August 2008, we received another submission of this lovely moth from Mexico. We are going to copy Bill Oehlke on our reply as he is compiling complex species distribution data on many large moths.
¶ Posted 18 July 2009 § ‡ ° What kind of moth?
July 15, 2009
Hi again Bugman. I captured this moth with my camera this evening (7/15/2009). I believe it is of the giant silkworm variety but I cannot pin down the exact species. Could you tell me its correct name?
Thanks!
Chris Walker, Stroudsburg, PA
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Spicebush Silkmoth
Dear Chris,
Your moth is in the genus Callosamia. We are undecided as to whether it is the Spicebush Silkmoth, Callosamia promethea, or the Tulip-Tree Silkmoth, Callosamia angulifera. Both are well represented on BugGuide. This specimen is a female. If we were betting the 50/50 odds, we would be inclined to say this is the Tulip-Tree Silkmoth based on one particular posting to BugGuide. An open winged view would be most helpful. Perhaps one of our readers with more skills can properly identify this moth to the species level.
Correction
August 10, 2009
Hi,
I’m a lepidopterist and I was flipping through your pages and found on July 17th, the image of a moth. You couldn’t decide between Callosamia Promethia or Angulifera. I would say it is a Promethia because the white marking is not quite as angular as it usually is with Anguliferas. Also, if you need any help with Butterfly or Moth IDs, I’d be happy to assist and give information.
Teddy Kesting-Handly
butterfly_identification@hotmail.com
http://www.freewebs.com/butterfly_identification/
¶ Posted 17 July 2009 § ‡ ° Giant Orange Butterfly
July 16, 2009
I found this bug sitting on the ground at my apartment. It is about 2 or 3 inches long. The pictures I took pretty much explain everything else. Thank you!
Katie
Cary, NC
Regal Moth
Hi Katie,
This is a Regal Moth or Royal Walnut Moth, not a butterfly. The Regal Moth only lives a few days as an adult and it does not feed. It mates and dies shortly after.
¶ Posted 17 July 2009 § ‡ ° Luna Moth
Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 6:42 PM
My kids found this Luna Moth today in our old barn. They were so excited, they ran to my car when I got home. (I’ve tried to instill my love of bugs in them; it makes me happy when they get fired up about nature!) Luna is on a 2 x 4 roof truss (I hooked the tape measure on the truss and had my son hold it so I could take the second picture.) reading your website, this seems a little late in the year for Luna Moths in South Florida. It also appears to be a smaller one.
Poolmantdh
Bradenton, Florida
Luna Moth
Hi Poolmantdh,
In the southern portion of the range where the growing season is longer, there are two generations of Luna Moths each year. In the extreme southern portion of the range, where the end of the season is not marked with snowfall, the two generations may even have little or no obvious demarcation. BugGuide indicates that in Georgia, sightings have occurred from March through October.
looks like a moth maybe
Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 6:48 AM
this bug was on the front door all day and even when the door would be slammed shut it wouldnt fall off. i took pictures of it and we all want to know what it is. We were in Jamesport, NY (on Long island)
from ash
Jamesport, NY on Long Island
Spotted Apatelodes
Hi Ash,
Though it is easily mistaken for a Sphinx Moth, the Spotted Apatelodes, Apatelodes torrefacta, is actually a Silkworm Moth in the family Bombycidae.
¶ Posted 08 July 2009 § ‡ ° what is this bug?
Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 2:15 PM
these 2 bugs were discovered 3pm july 3rd on our maple tree. They are each about 4inches across. please help us identify!
Katharine Mead
ne ohio
Mating Imperial Moths
Dear Katharine,
We are quite thrilled to post your photo of a pair of mating Imperial Moths. Just yesterday we posted a photo of a single male. Of your pair, the upper moth is the female. Female Imperial Moths have mostly yellow wings while the male has more purple markings.
¶ Posted 04 July 2009 § ‡ ° Tagged: bug love Promethia or Tulip tree?
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Hello Wonderful Bug People.
Working at a horse farm in Uxbridge Ontario, many mornings provide Moths and Bugs that need ID. I love your site and we now have a group waiting for me to go home and identify, the beautiful and strange things we see. I have my trusty camera at the ready so I can compare with your photos. Thanks for help identifying a Giant Toe Biter, and Luna Moth.
We had this visitor last week. I was hoping it was a Promethia or a Tulip Tree, but thinking it is probably Cecropia?
Thanks for the great site, and helping us appreciate (no longer so icky) bugs.
I’ll send our Luna as well. It was huge.
I hope your camping trip was only buggy in a good way.
Leslie Tunnicliff / Archer’s Grove Farm
Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Cecropia Moth
Dear Leslie,
Your letter arrived while we were still in Northern California at a wedding, and we are trying desperately to post as many submissions as possible. Mail really piled up in our absence and it continues to arrive in droves daily. We are going through older submissions in search of a subject line we remembered because of an unusual posting of a Purplescent Longhorn we just posted, and we thought, perhaps, that the other letter might also contain an image of a Purplescent Longhorn. Needless to say, we stumbled upon some intriguing subject lines we missed previously, including yours. We were so touched by your kind letter we decided that we needed to take the time to post your letter and photo of a Cecropia Moth. The Luna Moth photo is also quite nice.
Luna Moth
Large Moth-like bug!
Hello Bugman! My son found this out on our back deck this morning. I believe it looks like a large moth type insect. We live in east-central Indiana. Please help me to identify it and give me some other information on it! Thank You!
Megan and Kegan
Shirley, IN
Imperial Moth
Dear Megan and Kegan,
Your moth is an Imperial Moth, Eacles imperialis, a species well represented on BugGuide and in our own archives, though this is the first specimen we are posting this year. Male Imperial Moths have more purple markings on their wings, and this would indicate that your individual is a male Imperial Moth.
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