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Geina periscelidactylus
Family: Pterophoridae Subfamily: Pterophorinae Tribe: Platyptiliini I don't know Genus or Species. Found in my yard on a Contorted Filbert tree.
adults found on flowers of herbaceous plants during the day, but are also nocturnal and come to light
Thank you all for the compliments.
Between the two suggested species I think periscelidactylus matches the markings best. Buscki has too much white behind the "shoulders".
Excellent sharpness and depth of field in this photograph. With regards to the common name, the Peterson Field guide calls this Buck's Plume Moth. However, they appear to have misspelled the Latin name which is buscki not bucksi. It looks like they are basing the common name on the misspelled bucski so their common name may be incorrect and I can't find any other common names for this moth. Either way a great photograph. Ian
Spotted on Jun 18, 2008
Submitted on Jul 26, 2012
