Goat moth (♂, ♀)

good name ;) and great spotting :D

That is great Roy! Looks very professional! Happy that PN and Africanmoths cooperated in such a great way. Thanks Bayucca for the initiative!

Over the last two days I have updated all the Cossidae pages on my web site, including the page for this species and hereby enclose a link please see http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/COSSID...
I hope it all works!!

Excellent job! Many thanks to Roy, Willy and Jurate!! And certainly to Tina! Ts, ts, a Cossidae... :-)))!

I agree Leuba, I guess that wen you mix so many strange features in one specimen, it just becomes a bit messy :) I think it looks slike they were sitting on a concrete wall when a graffiti artist accidentally sprayed them a bit :)

Thank you Mona for your comment :)

Dear Roy! I am very happy with the ID-support from Willy and Jurate De Prins, via you. Should I add Goat moth as a common name you think?

Of course the moth should be presented at your site, that would be a great thing for all of us :) Let me know if you need the original photos, and it would be great if you could paste a link to the upload in a comment here later on. (emaila.tina@gmail.com)
Have a great day!

Thank you for the correction, Roy!

I should have added that it is a member of the Cossidae family also known as Goat Moths or Tree Borers

This was identified for me by Willy and Jurate De Prins from the Afromoths web site so all credit goes to them

I would very much like to include this on my web site and I am sure Willy and Jurate would like to do the same. Would this be possible.

Very nice series Tiz.. Never seen moth with transparant wings before. Thanks to sharing.

...a little unkempt but great colours ! hope you get an ID, Tiz

If you ask me the moth looks like a bagworm moth. Genus Thyridopteryx. I am not sure if it is a known species or not for I cant find a moth similar to this. It is a beautiful find though.

This is a very confusing moth indeed. From what I know it makes no sense, wish I could Identify it.

I have added a closeup of what I think is the female (photo 6). They were both found on the same place about 30 cm from eachother. Thank you for taking good care of this find!

Psyarcticossesiidae?? All families have some features here, wings of Psychidae, head of an Arctiinae, antennae of Cossidae and tail of Sesiidae. Thanks, Roy for taking care of this beauty!

This is a very strange moth. It does not really fit any family I know. The antennae suggest Cossidae but little else fits that family. I will try and find out a bit more.

This is becoming more and more interesting. Thanks Jakubko for your important contribution to the ID. If it is not a new specimen, at least it is more rare then I thought... Great support guys!

Now, that's a surprise, even for me ;-)...
Good job, J! Looking at your link it looks like being a perfect family match! The shape and pattern of the head never let me thought of another family than Arctiidae. However and fortunately there are almost no information about Psychidae from RSA beside this one:
http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/MICRO&...
And it is even in a very bad shape!
So, Tina, it looks like you got the moth jackpot! A living Psychidae in best shape! Although I would not say anything against J suggestion, I would be happy to get a confirmation and this picture should be included in the database of african moth. I will contact Roy to take a look at this one!

Psychidae, and very likely Oiketicinae. Here is a North American example:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/749041/bgi...

I am happy to introduce a small moth-mystery for you Bay :)
Thank you for the ideas of the families!!

Very interesting one! I am not sure if it really is a Sesiidae as it might be at first sight. The wings shape and markings are not matching for Sesiidae. Alternative candidate might be Erebidae, Arctiinae. Ctenuchiini?? Sorry, cannot help at the moment. I will keep an eye on it...