Moth

This little guy has been parked on my window all day so I guessed it must want its photo taken!
Not the clearest, struggling with macro at the moment. ID is proving difficult too, bear with me!

comments (5)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

A challenging one indeed. I tried a basic visual search, but it's just too wide, with thousands of species known in South Africa. This Flickr group is quite extensive:

https://www.flickr.com/groups/1481958@N23/

I think we need to narrow this one down first. Usually the shape of the wings in resting position is a good start, but I'm afraid that still would leave many options. Posted 11 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

I think I found a match - Piercia bryophilaria
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimbart/5549903187/in/pool-1481958@N23/
http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/GEOMETRIDAE/LARENTINAE/piercia%20bryophilaria.html
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=269042 Posted 11 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
  Lion
  
  You are quite simply a genius Wildflower, thank you so much!
  Typical, no wiki page for it. I will create the species just as soon as I have a bit more time. Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    Done. Posted 11 years ago
  2. 1. Claire Hamilton
      
      Lion
      
      Thank you very much Wildflower, I got a bit preoccupied and forgot this one, thanks a mill. Posted 11 years ago