Indoor visitor

[urbpan]

Sometimes outside insects get inside. This is an unidentified moth, for now. I posted it on facebook tagged with the name of a friend who is very good at identifying insects.

EDITED TO ADD My Friend has tentatively identified the moth as Idia aemula, a moth found throughout the northern hemisphere, with the charming common name (in Europe) of "Waved tabby." According to bugguide.net, the larvae eat dead leaves.

OR, she adds, it could be Idia americalis, which I'll call the "American litter moth." The larva of that species feeds on lichen (!) and it is found throughout North America. Or one of the other 16 species in this genus that are found north of Mexico.




Here is the moth, poorly camouflaged on the kitchen wall. Note wonderful painting by urb_banal.

Comments

[klingonlandlady.livejournal.com]

I love the painting!

the owls are not what they seem

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

off topic, but i figured you'd enjoy this A LOT :

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/songs/Rotate+Your+Owl/

:)

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