2023 October 11

   Jochen Möhr sends photographs of two moths from his Metchosin property this morning.  The first is a species of Tetracis.  This genus includes several similar-looking species.  This one is probably either T. jubararia or T. pallulata.  Although it has many “speckles”, writes Jeremy Tatum, I believe that pallulata is typically much more heavily speckled and darker, so that this one is more likely T. jubararia, though this is by no means certain.

Tetracis (probably jubararia) (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

Juniper Carpet Thera juniperata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr