Monday, November 19, 2012

Another Furry Moth

Yesterday I found a moth that bears a resemblance to the one I posted about earlier. I believe they both may belong to the family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths), maybe subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)? The moth has furry (labial?) palps, dark wings with light patches on the ends similar in shape to the infinity sign, or an eight on its side, filled in (created by a dark portion pushing up into the light strip). On the side of each wing are two oval spots; when the wings are folded these look almost like hinges. The moth also has traces of yellow/orange around its "headdress." It may also belong to the tribe Noctuini, subtribe Noctuina, but there are many tribes, so it could belong to one of a number of them (e.g. Apameini, Eriopygini, etc.) At any rate, I'm pretty sure it's a kind of Owlet Moth. If anybody can ID the species, I'd greatly appreciate it.

The yellowish stripes on the abdomen...
In this photo you can see the dark compound eyes.
References:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/9531 (Cutworm or Dart Moths)

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