#noctuidae

[herpsandbirds]

Pink Noctuid Moth (Philareta treitschki), family Noctuidae, Turkey

photograph by Alperen YAYLA

[onenicebugperday]

Cherry spot moth, Diaphone eumela, Noctuidae

Found in Sub-Saharan Africa

Photo 1 by sightori, 2 by sallyslak, and 3 (caterpillar) by colin25

[mothrard]

Black parade Gerard as Comocrus behri (mistletoe moth - Noctuidae)

Bonus: she's a punk ass caterpillar

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Walker's Moth: this colorful, fuzzy-looking moth can be found in the cloud forests of Central and South America

Above: note the cute little curly-Q's on the antennae

The scientific name of this species is Sosxetra grata, but it's commonly known as Walker's moth. It has a truly stunning appearance, with its body covered in long, fuzzy bristles and colorful markings that include shades of pink, orange, and yellow.

The moth's unusual appearance allows it to blend in with certain aspects of its environment, as this book explains:

The adult is painted in cryptic colors that match bark, dead leaves, and twigs. Sosxetra grata does particularly well at looking like a rotten and fungus-ridden fragment of a dead leaf, no matter where it is perched during the day.

This species can be found at elevations between 400-1800 meters (roughly 1300-5900 feet) above sea level, with its habitat ranging from Mexico down through Brazil.

Sosxetra grata is especially common in the cloud forests of Costa Rica, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil.

Sources & More Info:

100 Caterpillars: Portraits from the Tropical Forests of Costa Rica: Walker's Moth

Zookeys: Revision of the Comose Flame Moths of the Genus Sosxetra with Descriptions of a New Genus and Three New Species

500 Insects: a Visual Reference: Sosxetra grata

iNaturalist: Sosxetra grata

JungleDragon: Walker's Moth

[reanimateobjects]

[miyrumiyru]

Sweet dusk moffs!

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #212

Lily Moth / Indian Lily Moth

Polytela gloriosae

From the noctuidae family. They have a wingspan of about 29 mm. They are found in Sri Lanka and possibly Indonesia.

Image sources: [1] [2]

[fivetrench]

Straight-toothed sallow larva :3