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Post by Rev. Redmond Farrier on Oct 16, 2011 20:02:13 GMT -8
I found this white moth in the grass near my light sheet tonight and was wondering if anyone here could help me pin an id on this thing. I seem to struggle when it comes to identifying moths.   It is on the pin here prior to spreading. I discovered that its wings are very hard to move, almost as though it is nearly dry even though it was collected only a couple of hours before spreading. |
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 16, 2011 23:05:57 GMT -8
If I am not mistaken I see there a Artace colaria – Franclemont, 1973, male, Lasiocampidae family.
The most important is to see the family and from that you can use mothphotographersgroup page. This will probably take some years for you (and me too, I still don't know all of them after 3 years).
I was searching in Lasiocampidae family because the antennae were very short and feathery, such short antennae should only be found in some Lasiocampidae subfamilies.
Rgds Claude
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Post by Rev. Redmond Farrier on Oct 16, 2011 23:13:48 GMT -8
I actually spent a couple of hours on the moth photographers group site and still missed it. I definitely still have a lot to learn. lol Moths seem to be the most prominent thing around here and the hardest to id for me. Thank you very much for the id! ;D
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Post by Rev. Redmond Farrier on Oct 16, 2011 23:37:41 GMT -8
I just did the follow up research on the given id and was wondering if anyone can tell me how to tell the difference between the two Artace species. They look exactly the same to me, but the range data tells me that this could be the other Artace, the cribraria. The colaria is supposed to be out west so if that is what it is, it is a long way from home. I cannot discount the possibility though. I did find a hopper that shouldn't be east of Texas earlier in the season and we did just have a storm blow through with some very high winds that came from that general direction.
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 17, 2011 2:35:50 GMT -8
Ups my bad, didn't see there is two species of them on mothphotographersgroup, it probably is cribaria then jugding on the distribution, hopefully someone with more experience on that group will clarify the situation, at least you know now where to look.
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Post by starlightcriminal on Oct 17, 2011 5:24:18 GMT -8
I think it's cribaria, I find them here too just south of you. They do have difficult wings to move, powerful wing muscles I would guess. Put it on the pin and use forceps to "flap" the wings a few good times before trying to spread it.
I like the pronounced veination in the wings and I think their heads always look too small for the rest of the moth.
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