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Moth, Arctiidae?
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Posted by yanggers (My Page) on Thu, Feb 2, 06 at 14:30
| I have this moth that was caught in 1960, Maryland. It was grouped under Arctiidae without other label. Now I am to do an illustration of it and having trouble identifying it. It does not seem to be a tiger moth because the dorsal abdomen parkings are really different from all the Arctiidae I came across before. Here are some pictures. Any ideas? I used the camera flash to show the blue irredescence.
YangYi |
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RE: Moth, Arctiidae?
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| Yes, arctiid moth. The specimen is Hypercompe scribonia, the Great Leopard Moth. It is variable in appearance, do not be put off by size or number of wing and abdomen markings. There are many examples on the Web. |
RE: Moth, Arctiidae?
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thanks a bunch!
I finished drawing it in pencil:
hope you enjoy it. |
RE: Moth, Arctiidae?
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| I disagree. I think the GREAT Leopard Moth is different from this one. This has spots and I think it is the Leopard Moth (not great!). The Great L M has circles instead of dots. |
RE: Moth, Arctiidae?
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| No, it is a Great (or Giant) Leopard Moth. The leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina, is uniformly speckled on both fore and hind wings and the abdomen is very long. Yang's moth has the distinctive pattern and body of the Great Leopard, and was originally labeled an Arctiidae, not Cossidae as the LM is. Moths are variable in appearance and spots may appear to be circles and vice versa from moth to moth, that is, the circles may be more or less filled in. Yang Yi has made a very nice, detailed drawing, it reminds me of the illustrations my father used to draw. |
RE: Moth, Arctiidae?
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| Thank you, Larry! I am learning, and I appreciate your teaching! Yes, the drawing is simply wonderful! |
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