Quebec moth, tussock with spots?

squigs
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Quebec moth, tussock with spots? Jul 5, 2012 8:13:34 GMT -8

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Post by squigs on Jul 5, 2012 8:13:34 GMT -8

First post, I apologize if I've done anything wrong

I'm usually the person people ask to identify bugs, and maybe I'm over tired but this one has me stumped! I'm on Lac St Jean in Quebec Canada, it's early July.
www.flickr.com/photos/claycave/
to see other, larger photos. It looks sort of like a spotted tussock moth but it has those 4 white dots. Pale pink, transparent under wings. Any ideas? Wing tip to head, 5cm

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rayrard Nabokov Posts: 533	Quebec moth, tussock with spots? Jul 5, 2012 9:02:52 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rayrard on Jul 5, 2012 9:02:52 GMT -8 looks like a silver-spotted ghost moth
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squigs New Member Posts: 2	Quebec moth, tussock with spots? Jul 5, 2012 9:51:04 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by squigs on Jul 5, 2012 9:51:04 GMT -8 Yep, that's it.. thanks!

agriaslover Full Member Posts: 53	Quebec moth, tussock with spots? Jul 5, 2012 11:31:06 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by agriaslover on Jul 5, 2012 11:31:06 GMT -8 Dear sqigs, do you have one or more in exchange or can you sell me this moth? Regards August

leptraps Banned Enter your message here... Posts: 2,397	Quebec moth, tussock with spots? Jul 5, 2012 11:37:19 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by leptraps on Jul 5, 2012 11:37:19 GMT -8 It is s Hepialidea: Sthenopis purpurascens. Commonly known as Ghost Moths. These are very primitive moths.

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Quebec moth, tussock with spots? Jul 5, 2012 16:30:07 GMT -8

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Post by megagyas on Jul 5, 2012 16:30:07 GMT -8

Thought you might enjoy seeing a pairing of Sthenopis auratus in my backyard woodlot. Once thought to be rare, we worked out the life cycle a few years ago- now they are established in ferns that abound in my woodlot and can be seen shortly after dark pairing (or, the males fanning to distribute their pheromones) on warm, early July nights. Now, if I can only figure out the life cycle of Merope tuber (I collect dozens in a malaise trap but cannot find the imagos) I can surprise my friend Louis Somma at the Univ. of Florida or the Wigglesworth Society at my alma mater- Cornell. Best to all-
Howard Romack

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Post by leptraps on Jul 5, 2012 11:37:19 GMT -8

Post by megagyas on Jul 5, 2012 16:30:07 GMT -8