Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Cheshire Cat Moth

Grapholita fana

1 Species ID Suggestions

Cheshire Cat Moth
Grapholita fana Tortricidae - Grapholita fana - BugGuide.Net


Sign in to suggest organism ID

27 Comments (1–25)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

It is okay, Kisha! Thank you again for sharing this beauty!

KishaB
KishaB 11 years ago

I am doing this on my phone so I touched the wrong picture. Sorry!!

KishaB
KishaB 11 years ago

Sorry not for this one

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Kisha, I suggested an ID for you 9 Months ago:
Cheshire Cat Moth

Grapholita fana

http://bugguide.net/node/view/482778

KishaB
KishaB 11 years ago

I have yet to identify this guy!

Carol Snow Milne 2
Carol Snow Milne 2 11 years ago

I have never heard of this moth before. WOW! Very cool "face".

dotun55
dotun55 11 years ago

Joker-moth ;)

TinaEdgeSandru
TinaEdgeSandru 11 years ago

Such a strange and neat creature! Love it!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Could you please update the ID of this interesting little guy? Thank you very much!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wow!!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks bayucca! Found the ID for this accidentally while looking for a bird poop mimic...haha!

Thanks again bayucca, a comment from you is well cherished!

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Cool!! I checked the Tortricidae as well some weeks ago, but obviously missed this one! God job jgorneau!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Hello Kisha!

Looks like Grapholita fana to me!
http://bugguide.net/node/view/482778

I think this may be your species, it's the only Grapholita with a face like yours. I couldn't find any common name, so I had some fun and made up my own! :D Enjoy!

JuanC.Garcia
JuanC.Garcia 11 years ago

Wow love it!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Wow! Great spot!

Tamir
Tamir 11 years ago

No Way! Its an Evil Smiley...on a moth! So wicked.

MarlaSterlaceBassett
MarlaSterlaceBassett 11 years ago

I don't have my glasses on right now and it's wings remind me of a smiling cat!

KatCuff
KatCuff 11 years ago

What a fantastic face!!!

Hugo Contreras
Hugo Contreras 11 years ago

que es eso? esta padrisimo

CoastalJHawk
CoastalJHawk 11 years ago

That's awesome! Great spotting!

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 11 years ago

Wow, that's cool!

Ignacio Gamboa
Ignacio Gamboa 11 years ago

Incredible!

LaurieVanOstrand
LaurieVanOstrand 11 years ago

Striking camouflage

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

amazing mask! truly incredible find!!!!

KishaB
KishaB 11 years ago

Craziest looking little thing, isn't it?? And I couldn't find it anywhere! How crazy!

KishaB
Spotted by
KishaB

Kodak, Tennessee, United States

Spotted on Apr 10, 2012
Submitted on May 6, 2012

Spotted for Mission

Related Spottings

3430 Grapholita eclipsana Tortricid Moth Clover Head Caterpillar Moth

Nearby Spottings

Spotting Spotting Spotting Spotting
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team