#erebidae

[herpsandbirds]

Splendrous Hornet Moth aka African Day-flying Moth (Euchromia folletti), family Erebidae, Gunjur, The Gambia

photograph by Jim Swalwell

[onenicebugperday]

Lichen moth, Barsine rubricostata, Erebidae

Photographed in Malaysia by dhfischer

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #244

Ernassa cruenta

From the erebidae family. They can be found French Guinea, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil.

Image sources: [1] [2]

[ichneumoniid]

May I offer you an emotional support moth today

(Orgyia sp, 7/4/2024)

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

...That jerk at the party who keeps photobombing all of your shots

:-D

(painted lichen moth, Hypoprepia fuscosa, and then top to bottom: unknown Tortricidae sp., oak besma, Besma quercivoraria, Xestia c-nigrum complex, and Northern pine sphinx, Lapara bombycoides)

[birdblues]

Symphlebia

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

could you possibly do the Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth (Rhodogastria amasis)? i think their colors are beautiful :333

Absolutely, beautiful choice!

[bugsandnaturethings]

Polka-dot wasp moth (Syntomeida epilais)

[jadafitch]

Black Witch Moth vinyl stickers! Just added to my Etsy shop. $3, comes with a postcard.

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Carriola Tussock Moths: these moths have distinctive hyaline windows (i.e. patches of transparent scales) on their wings, often with a greenish tint

The males within this genus (Carriola) generally have brown/beige markings that border the hyaline windows on their wings, while the females have more of a pink/white coloration. In many cases, their transparent scales also reveal a network of green-colored veins.

Carriola moths can be found in various parts of Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, Malaysia, China, India, and Sri Lanka.

These are some of my very favorite moths, because they have such a unique/striking appearance. I have a soft spot for hyaline windows and "clearwing" moths in general (and not just the ones in subfamily Sesiidae), but these ones are just particularly cool.

Sources & More Info:

Nota Lepidopterologica: Review of the Genus Carriola, with Descriptions of Four New Species

Moths of Borneo: Genus Carriola

Moths of Borneo: Carriola ecnomoda

[herpsandbirds]

Green Tiger Moth (Chlorhoda thoracica), family Erebidae, Peru

photograph by Alejo Lopez

[onenicebugperday]

Walker’s frother moth, Amerila rubripes, Erebidae

Photographed at Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia by Steve & Alison1

Shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #186

Arge Moth / Arge Tiger Moth

Apantesis arge

From the erebidae family. They have a wingspan of 38-50 mm. It can be found throughout North America.

Image sources: [1] [2]

[libraryofmoths]

Moth of the Week

Salt Marsh Moth

Estigmene acrea

The salt marsh moth is a part of the family Erebidae. This species was first described in 1773 by Dru Drury. It is also known as the acrea moth.

Description Both male and female moths have white heads, thoraxes, and forewings with a varying pattern of black spots on the forewings, with some moths having no pattern at all. They also share an orange-yellow abdomen with a vertical line of back dots. On the male, the hindwings are the same organge yellow while on females the hindwings are white. Both males and females have three or four black dots on each hindwing.

Wingspan Range: 4.5 - 6.8 cm (≈1.77 - 2.68 in)

Diet and Habitat The caterpillar was first thought to be a pest to salt-grass, but in fact it prefers weeds, vegetables, and field crops such as dandelions, cabbage, cotton, walnuts, apple, tobacco, pea, potato, clovers, and maize. Adults do not feed.

This moth is found in North America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Colombia, and Mexico. It prefers open habitats such as openings in woods, thickets, farm fields, grasslands, and marshes. It is called the “salt marsh moth” because it is common in coastal salt marshes (tidal marshes) along Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts.

Mating This species of moth does not emit pheromones from the tip of its abdomen but instead from its throat or the to of its abdomen. These moths are seen from May to August but can be seen all year in southern Florida and Texas. It is presumably during May and August they mate in most parts of their range while they mate all year round in Florida and Texas.

Yellowish eggs are laid in clusters on the host plant leaves. Females usually produce 400 to 1000 eggs in one or more clusters. It is possible to find a single egg cluster containing 1200 eggs. Eggs hatch in four to five days.

Predators This species is frequently parasitized as larvae, usually by flies in the Tachinidae family. In Arizona, the most common parasites were Exorista mellea and Leschenaultia adusta while two other parasitic flies were also seen: Gymnocarcelia ricinorum and Lespesia archippivora.

Both the larval and egg stages are oararzitized by Hymenopteran parasitoids such as Apanteles diacrisiae; Therion fuscipenne, T. morio, Casinaria genuina, Hyposoter rivalis; Psychophagus omnivorus, Tritneptis hemerocampae Vierick; Anastatus reduvii; and Trichogramma semifumatum.

A cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus is known to harm this species but there are little data on its importance and effect.

General predators such as lady beetles, softwinged flower beetles, and assassin bugs prey on these caterpillars, but are not thought to have a large impact on population.

Fun Fact This species has 4 subspecies: Estigmene acrea acrea, Estigmene acrea arizonensis (Rothschild, (1910)) (Arizona), Estigmene acrea mexicana (Walker, (1865)) (Mexico), Estigmene acrea columbiana (Rothschild, (1910)) (Colombia).

(Source: Wikipedia, University of Florida, Missouri Department of Conservation)

[podartists]

Scoliopteryx libatrix | Les Papillons dans la Nature (1934) | Paul-André Robert (1901-1977)

[rattyexplores]

Example of Moth Camouflage

Their patterns are not only mimicking bark, but the lichen that grows on the bark also.

Calliteara pura

06/07/22