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Paectes oculatrix
24 mm, brown to rose colored moth with parallel wings and raised "tail"/abdomen. Curved pattern on forewings.
Perched on a twig near an open field/front yard. Well-camouflaged against a twig!
Larval food sources are poison sumac and poison ivy foliage.
Spotted on Aug 16, 2017
Submitted on Aug 17, 2017
7 Comments
Thank you, Felix!
Great spotting!
Thanks, Ashley!
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Thank you both. The only reason I spotted it was because I noticed it erratically flying in that direction. Its flight pattern was not the most graceful!
Little sneak. Nice find.
Great spotting !