Mar 18, 2021
Bug of the Day
Had a Small Phigalia at the light the other night, too, this one is Phigalia strigataria.
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Bug of the Day
Had a Small Phigalia at the light the other night, too, this one is Phigalia strigataria.
@transjohnnycash submitted: Hi! Found this little guy hanging out by my work and i have kinda a two part question?
First, do u know what kind of moth it is? I see them often so I assume it's a pretty common species but I'm curious :-) I'm in central wisconsin
Second, do moths hibernate or something of that nature? This moth was on the wall for about a week straight, and i was worried it might be dead, but i touched it gently with a leaf and it moved? It's been about 35°f here at night on average so maybe he's cold and decided to go back to hibernating or something for a bit? Thanks!!
Btw he is gone now, I assume he flew off and is livin a happy lil moth life :^)
Sure, it’s a male small phigalia moth, Phigalia strigataria, a type of geometer. You can tell it’s male because females are flightless, like this lil lady here:
Photo by pufferchung
It’s very likely it was just inactive due to the cold weather or had no moth business (mating) to attend to! Bugs can hibernate, but that’s not the case here.
@niftyflowers submitted: south texas! cannot for the life of me figure out what moth this is!
Looks like a geometer in Phigalia. Could be either a small Phigalia or a toothed Phigalia, they look super similar!
Bug of the Day
PHIGALIA PHOTOBOMB!
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Phigalia having an out-of-body experience.