A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Family Limacodidae
The moths of this family are named 'Cup Moths' because the shape of their pupal cocoon look like a cup. Their cocoons usually have the wooden round shape.
Urban garden.
Spotted on Sep 23, 2012
Submitted on Sep 23, 2012
9 Comments
Thank you flybeasley and Toshimi!
Incredible!
Great spotting!!!!!
Thank you for your help ForestDragon! :)
This looks like a moth from Family Limacodidae. I am not sure which Genus this is though.
I would bet that your moth has all its legs as well. Some of the moths in this family rest with the front pair folded underneath like this one from around here (not my photo but a good example):
http://bugguide.net/node/view/308424/bgi...
welcome! :)
Thanks caseymarie and Uday!
great find!
looks like a moth, close to monkey slug moth
not sure
Awesome find! What a great specimen!