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Moth Monday: The Unknown Moth

There are somewhere over 10,000 different species of moths in North America. Sometimes even the larger ones can go unidentified. Here’s one from Shoreline Park in Mountain View that has as yet resisted efforts at identification:

Moth perched on ceiling of men's room

If anyone recognizes it, please comment.

Unknown Species, genus, and family
Shoireline Park, Mountain View, 2008-05-07

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3 Responses to “Moth Monday: The Unknown Moth”

  1. Antonio Says:
    October 13th, 2008 at 12:00 PM

    That’s certainly an Elliottus Javae, of course.

    Some would confuse it with a Javae Continuatia, but that has not been released yet!

    (Sorry, couldn’t resist ;-))

  2. Antonio Says:
    October 13th, 2008 at 12:05 PM

    Now, seriously, is it a

    Lepidoptera (Heterocera) : Geometroidea : Geometridae : Ennominae :
    Besma quercivoraria?

    http://www.lepidoptera.net/photos/quercivoraria.html

  3. Elliotte Rusty Harold Says:
    October 20th, 2008 at 8:21 AM

    Good guess, but after a little more research I now think this is the very similar looking October Thorn, Hodges#6954 (Synaxis jubararia). According to BugGuide, the Oak Besma is found “across southern Canada (Newfoundland to British Columbia) and all of United States except California“

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