Bird Dropping Moth
Ponometia sp.
Description:
White moth with brown/yellow splotches that make this moth look like a bird dropping.
Habitat:
Under porch light at night in backyard.
Escondido, California, USA
Spotted on Aug 29, 2012
Submitted on Aug 30, 2012
3 Comments
Ava, I thought it was poo until I realized it was in an area that would be difficult for a bird to get to :)
Ashish, it does look similar! I'm confident with the genus I don't know which species.
Chinese Character Moth... same one find here in India.
That really does look like bird poo!