Moth species?
Location: southern indiana
September 7, 2011 9:57 pm
Any idea on this moth species? The wings are rolled up on the moth as you see in the pic . thxs
Signature: BRIAN
Unknown Moth
Hi Brian,
Research takes time, and we are running late for work. We are posting this as an unidentified moth and perhaps our readership will come to our assistance while we work a 13 plus hour day.
Update: September 9, 2011
We haven’t had much time to research this request, and we are thankful to the two readers who submitted comments. We believe this might be one of the Geometrid Moths in the genus Pero as has been suggested by one of our readers and this example from BugGuide has the same rolled wing structure as the submitted photo.
Update: September 9, 2011
With the newest comment to arrive, we believe this might be a Juniper Twig Geometer. The photos posted to BugGuide are a very strong visual match.
I like This
I’m thinking it’s a Rose Hooktip.
Thanks for your comment.
To me this moth looks similar to, but not identical to some of these: http://bugguide.net/node/view/11621/bgimage
So that might be a starting point.
I am really not an expert AT ALL so I could be way off track.
Thanks so much for submitting a comment. The link you provided saved us considerable research and it looks like it might be correct.
I’m sorry, I ought to have provided a link to support my belief that this is a Rose Hooktip.
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6255
As you can see, the moth varies in color quite a bit, has minimally scalloped wing edges, and has the sort of “eye” like markings below the solid line that crosses the wings in addition to the hook shaped wing tips.
Thanks for submitting a link. The bottom line is that we are just not sure about this identification and we hope that something conclusive is eventually provided. The coloration of this Rose Hooktip posted to BugGuide looks very similar to the photo Brian provided. We are updating the posting to include both possibilities.
With the info you all provided I think this moth is a Patalene olyzonaria, Juniper Geometer moth
but not sure .thanks you & love the website. keep up the great work
This looks like another strong contender, though again, we cannot be certain.
my comment was missing the “twig”
Juniper-twig Geometer Moth sorry
Find any moth or butteryfly by the county you live in thxs http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org
*BUTTERFLY
Actually, Butteryfly is a lovely name. Here is a quote from Daniel’s book, The Curious World of Bugs: “”It is believed that the common name butterfly originated in England due to the fact that so many of these showy insects are yellow, the color of butter, and that they fly. It is also speculated that both the churning of butter and the appearance of butterflies indicate that spring has sprung.