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Synanthedon polygoni
Beautiful red and blue moth with the hind wings having clear windows. This species can be found in orange as well from March to September.
On Buckwheat flowers in chaparral about 2000 ft in elevation. Range is "Chihuahua and northern Baja California (Mexico) to Alaska, Nevada to Colorado and North Dakota east to southern Quebec."
First for Project Noah! The species name was given due to the plant it was first discovered on, Polygonum (knotweed, waterweed). Ironically, the common name is of a different plant (Buckwheat) that this is also found on.
Spotted on Mar 17, 2014
Submitted on Mar 17, 2014
9 Comments
Thank you Reza and Luis :)
Great spotting! Long name!
Beauty !
Thank you Karen, Tom and Noel! I'm so glad others appreciate this beauty as much as I do :) Karen, it's a first for me!
Lovely spot, Cindy!
Beautiful moth Cindy, and great photo!
Oh wow! Very nice spotting and I'm jealous!
Thank you very much, Kathleen! I was very excited to spot this beauty. I didn't know we had these here :)
Congratulations on a beautiful spotting and a first for PN!