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Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth - Eulithis diversilineata This moth was truly fantastically weird. It positions itself upside down and then flips its abdomen raised above its wings. It was about 30 mm long. It had pale orange forewings that were crossed by fine brown lines. The inner median are was tinted lilac/brownish. The midpoint of the postmedian line forms a long, outward pointing spike.<br /> <br /> Attracted to a light in a rural area.<br /> <br /> **Special thanks to Lisa for helping me get to genus level**<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63466/lesser_grapevine_looper_moth_-_eulithis_diversilineata.html" title="Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth - Eulithis diversilineata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/63466_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=m89JvoUDFm%2BPqF%2BwGVK9pYYbl%2Bk%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth - Eulithis diversilineata This moth was truly fantastically weird. It positions itself upside down and then flips its abdomen raised above its wings. It was about 30 mm long. It had pale orange forewings that were crossed by fine brown lines. The inner median are was tinted lilac/brownish. The midpoint of the postmedian line forms a long, outward pointing spike.<br /> <br /> Attracted to a light in a rural area. <br /> <br /> This is the 3rd photo in a series of three. After taking the first shot, the moth flew away, but landed higher up on my house, so I really had to blast it with light to get this shot...Don&#039;t mind the dirt, lol. I live across from a farm and this wall of my house regularly gets by dirt ;P<br /> <br /> **Special thanks to Lisa for helping me get to genus level** <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63467/lesser_grapevine_looper_moth_-_eulithis_diversilineata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63463/lesser_grapevine_looper_moth_-_eulithis_diversilineata.html<br /> Eulithis,Eulithis diversilineata,Geotagged,Lesser grapevine looper,Summer,United States,moth,moth week 2018" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63467/lesser_grapevine_looper_moth_-_eulithis_diversilineata.html" title="Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth - Eulithis diversilineata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/63467_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=aj3vOeo0K94rkNtKD8PpY2pOyaE%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth - Eulithis diversilineata This moth was truly fantastically weird. It positions itself upside down and then flips its abdomen raised above its wings. It was about 30 mm long. It had pale orange forewings that were crossed by fine brown lines. The inner median are was tinted lilac/brownish. The midpoint of the postmedian line forms a long, outward pointing spike.<br /> <br /> Attracted to a light in a rural area. <br /> <br /> This is the 2nd photo in a series of three. After taking the first shot, the moth flew away, but landed higher up on my house, so I really had to blast it with light to get this shot...Don&#039;t mind the dirt, lol. I live across from a farm and this wall of my house regularly gets by dirt ;P<br /> <br /> **Special thanks to Lisa for helping me get to genus level** <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63463/lesser_grapevine_looper_moth_-_eulithis_diversilineata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63466/lesser_grapevine_looper_moth_-_eulithis_diversilineata.html<br /> Eulithis diversilineata,Geotagged,Lesser grapevine looper,Summer,United States,moth,moth week 2018" /></a></figure> Eulithis diversilineata,Geotagged,Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth,Lesser grapevine looper,Summer,United States,moth,moth week 2018 Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth - Eulithis diversilineata

This moth was truly fantastically weird. It positions itself upside down and then flips its abdomen raised above its wings. It was about 30 mm long. It had pale orange forewings that were crossed by fine brown lines. The inner median are was tinted lilac/brownish. The midpoint of the postmedian line forms a long, outward pointing spike.

Attracted to a light in a rural area.

**Special thanks to Lisa for helping me get to genus level**

Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth - Eulithis diversilineata This moth was truly fantastically weird. It positions itself upside down and then flips its abdomen raised above its wings. It was about 30 mm long. It had pale orange forewings that were crossed by fine brown lines. The inner median are was tinted lilac/brownish. The midpoint of the postmedian line forms a long, outward pointing spike.<br /> <br /> Attracted to a light in a rural area. <br /> <br /> This is the 3rd photo in a series of three. After taking the first shot, the moth flew away, but landed higher up on my house, so I really had to blast it with light to get this shot...Don't mind the dirt, lol. I live across from a farm and this wall of my house regularly gets by dirt ;P<br /> <br /> **Special thanks to Lisa for helping me get to genus level** <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63467/lesser_grapevine_looper_moth_-_eulithis_diversilineata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63463/lesser_grapevine_looper_moth_-_eulithis_diversilineata.html<br /> Eulithis,Eulithis diversilineata,Geotagged,Lesser grapevine looper,Summer,United States,moth,moth week 2018

Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth - Eulithis diversilineata This moth was truly fantastically weird. It positions itself upside down and then flips its abdomen raised above its wings. It was about 30 mm long. It had pale orange forewings that were crossed by fine brown lines. The inner median are was tinted lilac/brownish. The midpoint of the postmedian line forms a long, outward pointing spike.<br /> <br /> Attracted to a light in a rural area. <br /> <br /> This is the 2nd photo in a series of three. After taking the first shot, the moth flew away, but landed higher up on my house, so I really had to blast it with light to get this shot...Don't mind the dirt, lol. I live across from a farm and this wall of my house regularly gets by dirt ;P<br /> <br /> **Special thanks to Lisa for helping me get to genus level** <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63463/lesser_grapevine_looper_moth_-_eulithis_diversilineata.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63466/lesser_grapevine_looper_moth_-_eulithis_diversilineata.html<br /> Eulithis diversilineata,Geotagged,Lesser grapevine looper,Summer,United States,moth,moth week 2018

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Too friggin' cool! You have photographed it beautifully! A complicated subject, and I couldn't have pulled off these kind of shots! <3 Posted 7 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      Aww, you're too sweet and humble. It was so humid that my lens kept fogging up! The 2nd and 3rd shots were tough to get because the moth spooked and flew to high spot in a corner that I couldn't reach. So, I turned up the brightness on my light and stood on a chair to get closer, lol. I learned that my deck chairs aren't as strong as they appear because I bent the bar on one of them by standing on it! Pretty pathetic considering I am a small person. Posted 7 years ago
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        I have also been having a lot of issues with moths flying away from my lamp and flash. :( They seem to love the UV light but get startled if I turn on my regular lamp or flash too quickly!

        I would have gotten a nice tiger moth Saturday if it weren't for that!

        You need a sturdy stool!         Posted 7 years ago
        1. View Christine Young's profile
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          Same issue here. My camera flash scares them, but they like the ring flash. Posted 7 years ago
          1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
            Ferdy Christant
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            Again at risk of sharing something you may already know: when using flash in auto mode, the flash unit will send a small pre-flash. It's super fast and brief, you can't even see it. The idea of the pre-flash is to briefly light up the scene so that the camera can meter the light WITH flash, because it has no way of knowing how bright it otherwise will be. The camera will then adjust the exposure based on the read-out of the lit scene without you even noticing this process, and then the real flash comes.

            For years I didn't know about this and figured that even species sensitive to flash would be too late anyway, if I'd use a shutter speed of 1/200s. Well, that's not true:

            https://scontent-amt2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14088637_10154472383367692_5755178165588120604_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=48c0697827f303224d1b48e10cff0fc4&oe=5BDBA104

            A typical example of the butterfly responding to pre-flash, then comes the flash and you effectively have a double exposure. Can be a cool effect sometimes, even if not intentional :)             Posted 7 years ago
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              Ah ha! That explains it. No wonder they aren’t spooked by my ring flash, but they are by the camera flash. I love learning new tidbits.

              Thanks :)               Posted 7 years ago
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            Ferdy Christant
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            Oh, and more importantly...super find! Posted 7 years ago
            1. View Christine Young's profile
              Christine Young
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              Thanks! It looked like a gymnast on the uneven bars. Too bad the head was “obfuscated” by the wings. Bummer. Posted 7 years ago
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                I guess you forgot to bring your de-obfuscater! Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
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                  Christine Young
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                  Hehe, you are too clever! Posted 7 years ago

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The Lesser grapevine looper

''Eulithis diversilineata'', the lesser grapevine looper, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The caterpillars are known to feed on Virginia creeper.

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Uploaded Jul 23, 2018. Captured Jul 23, 2018 04:39 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
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