2017 September 7

 

   Annie Pang sends a photograph of a Spotted Tiger Moth caterpillar, which she is going to rear.  We look forward to seeing the adult next spring.

 

Spotted Tiger Moth Lophocampa maculata (Lep.: Erebidae – Arctiinae)  Annie Pang

 

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  I believe my Zale is now in its final instar:

Zale sp. (Lep.: Erebidae – Erebinae)  Jeremy Tatum

 

  Jeremy Tatum found two very common moths outside his back door today.  The first, Noctua pronuba, is a European native.  The second, Neoalcis californiaria, is very much a West Coast native, and it seems to have been particularly common and widespread this year.  The antennae of the one shown below are threadlike, and the moth is presumably a female.  Some other examples of this species seen on this site in recent days have had feathery, bipectinate antennae, and are presumably females.

 

Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba (Lep.: Noctuidae)  Jeremy Tatum

 

Neoalcis californiaria (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jeremy Tatum