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Black-and Yellow Lichen Moth

Lycomorpha pholus

Description:

1.5", half orange, half black

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted this on the Bruce Trail in Queenston park. I've never seen one before.

1 species ID suggestions

Netwing
Calopteron terminale

9 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton a year ago

Nor do they have any pictures as nice as yours

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton a year ago

You might want to submit your picture to http://www.butterfliesandmoths.orgas they don't show http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci... as being quite so far North

dandoucette
dandoucette a year ago

Now we have it, a Lichen Moth for sure. Thanks alot!

MelissaDilts
MelissaDilts a year ago

I can definitely see the wings and body have a fuzzy look. What do you think of the Lichen Moth? http://bugguide.net/node/view/7993/bgima...

dandoucette
dandoucette a year ago

I've added another photo of it very close up. I wasn't going to add it because it didn't come out nice but I think it will help with ID. I'm still not sure if this is a netwing. It doesn't appear to have shiny, rigid wings.

dandoucette
dandoucette a year ago

The first set remind me more of butterfly wings with powdery scales. I was looking at netwinged beetles and this appears to have a different head and thorax.

MelissaDilts
MelissaDilts a year ago

reminds me of the net winged beetle, are the first set of wings hard and leathery or do they have powdery scales?

dandoucette
dandoucette a year ago

I think two.

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton a year ago

1 pair of wings or two? Flies have one, most other insects have two. Looks something like a moth we have here - except mine is black with spots of bright red

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Lat: 43.09, Long: -79.09

Spotted on Jul 25, 2011
Submitted on Jul 25, 2011

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