Moth ID please

Olympusman · Post by **Olympusman** » Mon Jun 11, 2018 12:15 pm

Got this handsome moth the other evening. I think it might be of genus Ethmia

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Mon Jun 11, 2018 3:41 pm

I'd guess Hypercompe scribonia - Giant Leopard Moth, for example at
https://bugguide.net/node/view/493/bgimage
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.e ... odges=8146
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_leopard_moth

Some of the Ethmia have similar black/white patterns, but they're much smaller, only around 1" wingspan when spread.

--Rik

Olympusman · Post by **Olympusman** » Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:03 am

Thanks, Rik. I checked the gallery at https://www.google.com/search?q=Giant+L ... 20&bih=985 and found your ID to be correct. Now onward to the detail photography starting with the head. It has a nice compact proboscis.

Mike