Subject: Moth in Tuscany
Geographic location of the bug: Near Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Date: 09/25/2017
Time: 11:42 AM EDT
Grateful if you could ID this moth found this morning. Thanks in advance.
How you want your letter signed: Bob
Dear Bob,
This is a Tiger Moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. We will attempt to provide you with a species identification.
Thanks, Daniel. I did suspect a Tiger but can’t narrow it down any further. I hope you are more able!
Best regards,
Bob.
Karl Provides an Identification
Hello Daniel and Bob:
It looks like a Discrete Chaperon (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Cymbalophora pudica). It is a variable species but on the whole it looks like a close match. Regards Karl
Thanks to you both. Have copied you on a tweet.
Best,
Bob.