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Does anyone recognize this moth? I am having trouble identifying this one. For now, I am calling it the Abominable Snowman Moth.
Ok.. you should get some sleep now bayucca. :-]
In the meanwhile I am pretty sure it is a Lasiocampidae. Close to Euglyphis sp., which is, however, a huge group of similar lokking moths!
Euglyphis sp. perhaps?
Thanks Bayucca for putting in such an effort to nail this "curiosity" down. I am not having any luck on other sites yet.
Mark, I would put the size at about 4cm wingspan.
OK, I am in the meanwhile "pretty" (whatever this means...) sure it is a Lasiocampidae, Limacodidae or perhaps Notodontidae. But still switching from one to the other the more I look at them...Just an example for the family:http://bugguide.net/node/view/414070/bgp...http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/...http://www.americaninsects.net/lep/mires...http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...http://www.neotropicalmoths.com/Limacodi...http://bugguide.net/node/view/178/bgpage...http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/...http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/...http://www.neotropicalmoths.com/Lasiocam...http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci...I think I need a rest from these ones to empty and restart my brain...
Not Cossidae.
So beautiful! It must just disappear on bark with all that fringe breaking up it's outline.
:) Incredible looking moth whatever it turns out to be. Can you put some size to it John?
Yes, maybe, Lymacossipygidae?
..yes maybe a bit of everything ;-)
But we should not forget Limacodidae, Lymantriinae and Megalopygidae, although some of the "features" are not matching. So, I am still not sure about it.
I am thinking of Cossidae without being that sure.
That is a beauty!! Hope you get an ID, johnlguerin.
wow! that's crazy. Any luck on whatsthatbug.com?
Thanks Cindy. I am having a lot of trouble IDing it. I think it may be a rare one.
Wow, impressive moth.
Spotted on Feb 2, 2014 Submitted on Feb 10, 2014
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Ok.. you should get some sleep now bayucca. :-]
In the meanwhile I am pretty sure it is a Lasiocampidae. Close to Euglyphis sp., which is, however, a huge group of similar lokking moths!
Euglyphis sp. perhaps?
Thanks Bayucca for putting in such an effort to nail this "curiosity" down. I am not having any luck on other sites yet.
Mark, I would put the size at about 4cm wingspan.
OK, I am in the meanwhile "pretty" (whatever this means...) sure it is a Lasiocampidae, Limacodidae or perhaps Notodontidae. But still switching from one to the other the more I look at them...
Just an example for the family:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/414070/bgp...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/...
http://www.americaninsects.net/lep/mires...
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
http://www.neotropicalmoths.com/Limacodi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/178/bgpage...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/...
http://www.neotropicalmoths.com/Lasiocam...
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci...
I think I need a rest from these ones to empty and restart my brain...
Not Cossidae.
So beautiful! It must just disappear on bark with all that fringe breaking up it's outline.
:) Incredible looking moth whatever it turns out to be. Can you put some size to it John?
Yes, maybe, Lymacossipygidae?
..yes maybe a bit of everything ;-)
But we should not forget Limacodidae, Lymantriinae and Megalopygidae, although some of the "features" are not matching. So, I am still not sure about it.
I am thinking of Cossidae without being that sure.
That is a beauty!! Hope you get an ID, johnlguerin.
wow! that's crazy. Any luck on whatsthatbug.com?
Thanks Cindy. I am having a lot of trouble IDing it. I think it may be a rare one.
Wow, impressive moth.