Saturday, August 07, 2010

THESE ARE NOT LAPPET MOTHS
















For the past thirty-nine years I have seen these little moths every summer, and have erroneously called them `lappet moths` because that is what a local naturalist told me that they were back in 1971. But it appears that they are nothing of the kind. Does anyone know what they are?

1 comment:

  1. Hi, it is one of the 'Thorn' moths.
    Possibly the Early Thorn Selenia dentaria.

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