



Where to start searching for its id?I determined to search through every illustration in my" A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America" by Charles V. Covell Jr. but what a difficult chore that would be. I vaguely recalled a posting to a Nb nature, a nature mailing list fairly recently and the mention of a moth called "The Infant" .. so I decided to google "The Infant" (moth). What really stood out for me was mention that this moth often resembled an orange butterfly when flying, and secondly and of importance to me, the fact "Bingo"! that it was found on birch trees. both facts I concluded were very significant factors to me in id'ing this moth. Next I looked at images of The Infant on line and some looked very similar to my first two photos posted here. I would be most happy if anyone could help in verifying this id which I have decided is an Infant moth. What a lovely find! As soon as I post this, my camera and I are going out to hang around some birch trees along an old woods road. Maybe I can find some more.of these beautiful little creatures there.
It might be the Mother Underwing (Catocala parta)moth--it's supposed to be in Nova Scotia. The underwing is yellowish-orange. We don't have it in Virginia--its territory stops at Maryland.
ReplyDeleteAppalachian Lady, Thsnk you for your suggestion. I looked st the colour plste for the Mother underwing in my moth book snd I immedistely saw there was quite a difference between the width of the ehite stripes on the forewings. The white strips on my mothe photo sre much wider thsn the one you hsd suggested. I hope I get to see my little moth sgsisn. It is a beautifuul little moth. Thdnks for your input.
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Wonderful that your husband and you together found this new moth to study and identify. I don't know one moth from another, so I'm no help with the ID, but all that you wrote is interesting and I hope you find out for sure. I don't know if Bugguide.com does Canadian bugs or not, but you could try them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary for the url. I will try it out. This moth is probably an international one. Glad to see you back from your Arizona trip. Ann
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what kind of moth that is. Helen
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