Pearly Wood-nymph - Eudryas unio

TL: ~20 mm. White FW with reddish shading along costa and outer margin. Reniform spot olive green. Thorax with ridge of black scales. Hosts: Evening primrose, grape, hibiscus, and Virginia creeper. Status: Common.

Habitat: Attracted to 365+395 nm LED lights in a semi-rural area

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comments (8)

Ernst

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What an amazing specimen. Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  I had never seen one open its wings! Posted 4 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Wow, it was hiding a lot under those closed wings! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  It surprised me. I didn't know their hindwings were so vibrant! Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    Like a second underwing family :) Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
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      Noctuidae already has some underwing species, so this moth fits right in. Posted 4 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

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Wowza! This is amazing Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! It sure surprised me. Posted 4 years ago

The Pearly wood-nymph

Eudryas unio, the pearly wood-nymph, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of the eastern United States from central New Hampshire and southern Ontario, south to southern Florida. In the west it ranges to the eastern Great Plains, south to southern Texas and Veracruz along the eastern coast of Mexico. There are isolated populations in central Utah and California.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young