Confused Haploa Moth – Haploa confusa

A small triangle shaped moth with big white spots on brown wings and a orange face. Another great find in my flower garden.

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WildFlower

Lion

Nice pattern. Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
1. Deb Cappello
  
  Snow Leopard
  
  I first saw this moth on the ground and I was able to get several photos. After putting them on my computer, I wanted more shots of it so I went back out in the yard and it had moved onto a barberry bush. I then took about 5 more pictures of it. Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    I think it is the Confused Haploa Moth – Haploa confusa.
    http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/slow.php?plate=22&page=2&sort=h Posted 11 years ago
  2. 1. Deb Cappello
      
      Snow Leopard
      
      Thank you....I agree....should I just edit the original description? Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
    2. 1. Deb Cappello
        
        Snow Leopard
        
        Thank you Wildflower!!! Posted 11 years ago

The Confused haploa

''Haploa confusa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae that occurs in North America. The caterpillars feed on a variety of plants, such as Willow (Salix sp.), Alder (Alnus sp.), and Hound's tongue, (Cynoglossum officinale).

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by WildFlower