This moth was found on the wall in the front of the house. We leave the light on overnight and often in the morning there are a variety of moths on the wall there nearby.
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| photo taken August 2014 |
Common Name: Maple Spanworm Moth
Scientific Name: Ennomos Magnaria
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Anthropoda (Anthropods)
Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily: Geometroidea
Family: Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Ennomini
Genus: Ennomos
Species: magnaria (Maple Spanworm Moth)
Life Cycle: 1 year (overwinter as eggs)
Other Facts: The larvae are a kind of inchworm and feed on the leaves of many different trees (including poplar which is in my backyard).
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Anthropoda (Anthropods)
Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily: Geometroidea
Family: Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Ennomini
Genus: Ennomos
Species: magnaria (Maple Spanworm Moth)
Life Cycle: 1 year (overwinter as eggs)
Other Facts: The larvae are a kind of inchworm and feed on the leaves of many different trees (including poplar which is in my backyard).
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| photo taken August 2014 |
I would say this particular moth is probably a female. Female moths typically have threadlike antennae while the male moths have feathery antennae. You can see an example of the feathery antennae on the Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth in a previous post.
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| photo taken August 2014 |
She's really incredibly beautiful, isn't she!
photo taken August 2014
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