Friendly probole moth

Probole amicaria

Description:

This moth varies a lot in color and patterning (see this page at the Moth Photographers Group: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.ed.... According to research completed in 2004 (Timothy Tomon, Pennsylvania State University), there is only one species of this moth in North America, although others have identified three species. The larva is called the red-cheeked looper.

Habitat:

Wooded area

Notes:

One of the prettiest moths I have spotted. More information here: http://www.entomology.museums.ualberta.c...

Species ID Suggestions

31 Comments (1–25)

Maria dB 9 years ago

Thank you, Emily, Harum, Oneng, Mayra, Susan, Jared, Fyn, Ipwill1 and Noel!

Noel Buensuceso 9 years ago

Congrats, Maria! Great spot!

lpwill1 9 years ago

Great moth.

Fyn Kynd 9 years ago

Awesome sighting! Congratulations Maria!

JC_Forester 9 years ago

Congratulations Maria!

SusanHostedMiller 9 years ago

Makes me think of wood when I look at it, so its not surprising that it is found in the woods! Very nice find.

MayraSpringmann 9 years ago

Great series!!

OnengDyah 9 years ago

Very pretty moth..:)

HarumKoh 9 years ago

Congrats!

EmilyUmbarger 9 years ago

Beautiful, Maria! Great shot! Congrats on spotting of the day! (Well deserved!)

Maria dB 9 years ago

Thanks so much for all your nice comments – glad to see this beautiful moth getting the recognition it deserves. I added a bit more information. The only thing about moths I remember from childhood is seeing small white ones for which my mother said we needed to use mothballs to prevent them from eating holes in our woolen clothes. Before Project Noah, I thought of butterflies as the beauties of the insect world and moths as their drab, whitish cousins. So glad to have learned that the moths can be stunning and interesting, thanks to all the wonderful postings by other Project Noah members!