We’re back at Whitefish Point which means some serious mothing! Getting up in the morning to between two and three hundred moths resulted in hours of photographing and identifying moths. The moth above is a Wavy chestnut Y, which beside being a beautiful moth is an interesting name.
The moth on the left is a banded olethreutes moth. On the right is a white triangle tortrix. Moth names get almost unreasonably complex due to the fact that there are around 13,000 species in the United States and Canada.
The moth on the left is a St.Lawrence tiger moth. This stunning moth typically appears every two years as the caterpillar takes that long to reach the final instar before pupating. The moth on the right is a white-dotted prominent.
This beauty is a Formosa looper. Why is it called Formosa? No idea.
The moth on the left is a Baltimore snout. The one on the right is a green arches.
A moth with a name that makes sense – a chocolate prominent.
This is a green marvel, albeit a rather pale green one. Some have much more green.
And finally the highlight of any night of mothing – a luna moth. This stunner is about five inches from head to end of tails.
More later…
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