Some beauties in last night’s traps:
Pink-masked Pyralid Moth and Orange-headed Callima Moth, assuming I got the names correct.
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I sort of hate that Moth Week occurs this time of year. It is usually very dry and I see even fewer moths than I would on a warm winter day. I was happy to see this Autographa corusca though.
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What is the white crystal like stuff the moths are on? Is it just sand? Your moths blend in very well.
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It is wind blown sand. The natural camouflage is superb. Keeping one eye on them is required.
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We’ve been having a lot of thunderstorms this week, but last night I turned on my porch light for a few hours, from sunset until bedtime. I got four moth visitors.
According to the CV, these are both grass tubeworm moths, but I’m not sure I can believe that. The second one is only half the size of the first; can one genus really have that wide a size range?
The Posturing Arta Moth. Only two Arta species have been observed in the NC Coastal Plain, and this is the less often observed. Its reddish tone should rule out the more frequently seen Olive Arta.
Finally, this one’s for @rayray : Clouded Underwing. You have written about underwings more than anyone else on the Forums.
After photographing these, I turned off the light before going to bed. I didn’t want to hold them captive, which the light does. If I’m not awake to see them, no reason to keep them from going about their own errands.
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Sorry, between Moth Week and busy time of me at work, I’m running behind on lots of stuff (1500 pics to still go through). Intention was what was being seen during this Moth Week.
10 lifers so far this week, but I still have soooo many pictures to go through, although I think almost all of them are not new.
Western Furcula
White Furcula
I think this is lifer Impressive Dagger
Walnut Sphinx
American Angle Shades
Petty sure this is a Figwort Borer Moth that doesn’t have a ton of observations.
Hydrangea Sphinx
Lifer Bride Underwing (The Bride)
Lifer Laugher Moth
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Cell phone photos taken Wednesday from a tunnel here in Uijeongbu, South Korea.
Marumba gaschkewitschii (분홍등줄박각시)
Smerinthus planus (Oriental Eyed Hawkmoth · 뱀눈박각시)
Clanis bilineata ((콩박각시)
Mocis species
Elophila turbata (얼룩애기물명나방)
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Yes, see bumblebees and falcons. The second might be a different Tineidae and Acrolophus traditionally require dissection.
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Lesser Maple Spanworm
Small White Grass Veneer
Olethreutes
Yellow Spotted Renia
Dotted Renia
Haploa clymene
Great Moth Week 2024, Everyone!
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You can ID renia to species?
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The CV really helps.
After awhile I can see the differences. It seems a new learning curve each year though.
I’m cool whenever someone lets me know I’m wrong.
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It sure does 
I find that every time a new season starts.
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