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Feralia major
A gorgeous pistachio green moth in the Noctuidae family, the Major Sallow, Feralia major is one of my favorite moths, even though I just saw it today. The second photo is perhaps my favorite moth face photo I've taken! The moth was cleaning its proboscis with its leg.
The green, black, and white is thought to mimic the needles of conifers which the moths feed as larva on.
Two of these were at the light this morning. Lifer!
Spotted on Apr 29, 2013
Submitted on Apr 30, 2013
6 Comments
Thank you a lot Gerardo!
Great shots !
Thank you very much Cindy for your very kind compliments!
This is a gorgeous moth! Your second shot is so cool.
Thank you so much, Fyn!
Lovely!