#diphthera

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Hieroglyphic Moth (Diphthera festiva), family Noctuidae, Southern Louisiana, USA

photograph by Michelle Lavergne Millet

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Hieroglyphic Moth - Diphthera festiva 

As you can guess, Diphthera festiva (Noctuidae) gets its common name by its wings design. The  forewing is lemon yellow with an elaborate pattern of metallic bluish-gray lines and three rows of dots parallel to the external margin; and the pronotum is lemon yellow with metallic bluish-gray lines.

The Hieroglyphic Moth can be found in Eastern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean islands, Central and South America.

References: [1] - [2]

Photo credit: ©Lynette Schimming (CC BY-NC 2.0) | Locality: Fort Bragg, North Carolina, US (2005)