#crambid moth

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Pearl moth, Pachynoa xanthochyta, Crambidae

Photographed in Indonesia by astrapia

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found this pretty little guy in southern brazil! the photo doesnt do the wings justice

Pretty little thing! It's a pearl moth in the genus Diaphania, maybe Diaphania eumeusalis.

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@183degreesbelowzero submitted: a nice moth! can its stripes differentiate it from other brown moths? ([removed](please remove!))

Looks like a crambid moth to me but beyond that I don't recognize the species! But it has pretty distinct markings so if one wanted to spend the time looking through moth friends on iNat, it would probably be fairly easy to find.

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Starry pearl moth, Cynaeda dentalis, Crambidae. Found throughout Europe.

Photos 1-2 by mazzeip, 3 by drofmit, 4-5 by raedwulf68, 6 by michel-peero, 7 (for scale) by fabi-henne, and 8-10 by jpreudhomme

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@robotzebra​ submitted: So, I heard you like moths (so do I)

Amata sp. Gotta love that sharp looking yellow and black pattern.

This funky dude is a Ginshachia and I'm leaning towards G. Bronacha

Unknown golden pal with hearts on their wings.

A friend with very nice lines. Although they remind me of floor tiles (Fobeades crucialis). And an Oeonistis altica.

This was an intresting find. A single wing of a swallowtail moth. Just lying as on display. It hasn't been moved for the photo. This was before I saw the living moth and just the size of the single wing was impressive.

And here is the living friend for reference.

And this sphinx moth (Ambulyx sp.) was guarding the bathroom.

Next up: katydids.

I don’t like moths. I LOVE THEM. And these are all beautiful. Very striking colors on the handmaiden, and loooove the funky prominent. They always have great hairdos. The mystery gold friend looks like a crambid, maybe Nosophora! I love love LOVE swallowtail moths. RIP to the one who lost their lovely wing. And finally not to play favorites but I’m gonna because sphinx moths are my absolute fav, and this one is A+++. I’d lean toward Ambulyx pryeri!

Thank you again for sharing all your wonderful friends! Can’t wait for the katydids :))

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@jenisis​ submitted: I found this little tube-shaped moth hanging out on my house. Unfortunately googling "tube moth yellow eyes" was less than helpful. (Found in orange county, southern California)

It’s the snout that gives it away more than the rolled wings! That tells us where to start narrowing down the species: in the crambid snout moths in Crambidae. From there we find similar grass moths in the tribe Crambini with rolled wings! I am not 100% sure on species, but I’d lean toward the bluegrass webworm moth. Their markings are somewhat variable but their eyes can be yellow or dark.

Here’s a positively IDed one for comparison:

Photo by greglasley

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@gray-warden submitted: a pretty little moth that has been hanging out on my ceiling, seems to be a syngamia florella :)

Looks like! Very beautiful and precious :)))

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Do you know what type of moth this is?

Thank you for letting me know via IM that it was found in Texas! It’s likely a grape leaffolder moth, Desmia funeralis, but also could potentially be a grape leafroller moth, Desmia maculalis. They look pretty nearly identical.