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Mathildana newmanella
A small, yet lovely moth with orange-tipped antennae and a few orange stripes, Mathildana newmanella, Newman's Mathildana is quite the striking diurnal moth!
Larvae feed from webs made under bark of standing dead trees such as apple. Rawlins reared larvae on the sporophore of the mushroom Ganoderma tsugae (Hemlock varnish shelf).
Lifer! A new favorite! Thank you very much to Marcie O'Connor over at my Moth Maniacs Facebook group for the identification. Named in honor of Mr. George Newman, a founder and one-time president (1861-1862) of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia.
Spotted on Jun 1, 2013
Submitted on Jun 15, 2013
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