Subject: Beautiful bug
Location: Gig Harbor, WA / PacNW
April 4, 2013 9:46 pm
Came home to find this beauty of the side of my home. I googled around but no luck. Thoughts?
Signature: Allie

Deceptive Sallow or other Sallow???

Dear Allie,
This is a .  We would hope it is the Deceptive Sallow, Feralia deceptiva, because we like the name so much.  See BugGuide for more on the Deceptive Sallow.

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Subject: Cibolo Nature Center, Texas
Location: Wooded area of Hill country, TX
March 31, 2013 6:52 am
I recently visited the Cibolo Nature Center in the Hill Country of Texas. Am without reference materials at this time.
Signature: kaholly

Thank you for being out there for us all.  I was able to do a little checking on my own and discovered
the i.d. of this moth, an Alypia octomaculata.  I appreciate that I was able to access your knowledge
base and hope this e-mail negates the previous request and saves someone’s precious time.
Sincerely,
karen roy

Eight Spotted Forester

Hi Karen,
We have been away from the office and we are behind in our identification requests.  We are happy to learn you were able to identify this lovely diurnal moth Owlet Moth as Alypia octomaculata, commonly called an Eight Spotted Forester.  We are now trying to post the timeliest requests with the nicest images for our readers to enjoy and your request is most definitely in that category.  More on the Eight Spotted Forester can be found on the Butterflies and Moths of North America.  The orange butterfly you wanted identified is a Gulf Fritillary.

Eight Spotted Forester

Good Morning!!
Thank you so much for getting back to me.  You are so kind to indicate my
photo of the Owlet Moth is reader worthy.
I THOUGHT it was a Gulf Fritillary, but with such an awkward photo showing it from underneath,
and from so far away, I wasn’t quite sure.  It’s a first for me, so I’m pretty excited.
Thanks again, and have a wonderful day!
Regards,
karen

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Subject: Madagascar Moth…..
Location: Ankarafantsika NP, Madagascar
March 13, 2013 3:28 pm
Can’t find anything on the internet that looks like this one. Can you please help me out?!
Photo taken October 23, 2011.
Signature: Kristian

Owlet Moth, we believe

Hi Kristian,
We believe this is a member of the family Geometridae, the Measuring Worm Moths.  Alas, we haven’t the time right now to delve any deeper into its classification.

Correction Courtesy of Cesar Crash
Cesar provided a comment and a link to a Japanese moth that looks very similar that is either an Owlet Moth or a member of the family Erebidae

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Subject: What kind of bug is this
Location: Iceland
September 26, 2012 8:27 am
Dear bugman,
We recently encountered this bug in Iceland, never seen anything like this before.
Can you please advise whether this is something you have information about.
Signature: Haukur Þór

Large Yellow Underwing

Dear Haukur Þór,
We don’t get many identification requests from Iceland.  This moth is known as the Large Yellow Underwing, and its caterpillar is called the Winter Cutworm.  It is native to Europe, including Iceland.  The species was accidentally introduced into North America where it has become an Invasive Exotic species.  You can read more about it on BugGuide and on the Michigan State University website.

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Subject: Rare, Pink Spotted Flower Moth, (Erythroecia Suavis) 9-12-12
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
September 12, 2012 2:07 pm
Hello! Today is my 18th birthday, & I came across a strikingly beautiful moth, with the colors of pink & yellow. I came to call it my birthday moth, cause of its unique color. I took many photos of this moth, & searched the internet for quite some time, until I finally came across a picture, which lead me to this site. I then heard they are usually never found alive, so I managed to take a video. The most odd thing is I hear they live in North-Dakota. I live in Albuquerque, NM. I will put a link to the video below. Thank you for your time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFPZdLM15H0&list=UUbtSjAR3L0-a7eitpdnzMrQ&index=1&feature=plcp
Signature: Shaynen Brewster

Pink Spotted Flower Moth

Happy Birthday Shaynen,
Since our 2008 posting of the Pink Spotted Flower Moth, there have been changes and additions on the internet.  BugGuide now has several photos posted and the scientific name has been changed from Erythroecia suavis to Psectrotarsia suavis.  There is also a map on the Moth Photographers Group website that places your New Mexico sighting well within the range that is reported for the Pink Spotted Flower Moth.

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