#litter moth

[onenicebugperday]

@clarisse-owo submitted: this lil guy just sat on my finger out of nowhere. ba (Brazil)

Well that fella is just a dead leaf! Good for them. Looks like a Palthis moth, maybe a faint-spotted Palthis.

[mama-cecropia]

Cute little litter moth I found on the front step

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

Got a nice blast of the flash against the white background for this discolored Renia (Renia discoloralis), it was very tempting to remove the background and replace it with something odd lol.

[crudlynaturephotos]

[toddjdreyer]

Some type of Renia, found on my storm door.

[calosoma-amitch]

American Idia (Idia americalis), Newark DE. August 2017.  The American Idia is a member of the litter moths, a group of caterpillars who do not feed on living plant tissue, but rather dead leaves, plant litter, and lichens. Caterpillars of this group hide in the litter layer of forests and are seldom encountered. The adults, in contrast, readily come to lights and sugar baits, and are a common sight in the eastern US wherever there is a nearby woodlot of native trees.  At least one generation in the Mid-Atlantic, with adults from late summer into November. 

[natureinsight]

Polypogon tentacularia, kasteyökkönen

[onenicebugperday]

@myososheep submitted: found this cute lil guy the other day, could i get an id? location is in [removed] (remove location please)

also took these pics, but i dont need ids i just wanted to share them c:

Cute friends! Especially the silverfish. And I love the snoot on the moth! It's a type of litter moth, and I think probably a plumed fan-foot, Pechipogo plumigeralis.