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Trichiocercus sparshalli
An very fluffy mostly white moth; 40mm wingspan; very long and furry abdomen with bands (grooves?); yellow antennae (usually hidden). This one would not keep still.
Attracted to bright night lights at the local school.
The females only have vestigial wings and can not fly... they must walk.
superfamily: NOCTUOIDEA
family: NOTODONTIDAE
subfamily: THAUMETOPOEINAE
genus: Trichiocercus
The caterpillar was seen last year here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/193...
Spotted on Nov 22, 2013
Submitted on Nov 23, 2013
8 Comments
Thanks Stephen and Eulalia
Beautiful.
Nice series
Thanks Marta.
Nice!
Thanks Neil and KD. It was a fun find.
Beautiful it almost looks like silk.
Haha The nutty professor of the moth world. Great spotting, Mark.