Aethiophysa invisalis

I had initially thought that this moth was a faded Glaphyria sequistrialis, but I continued to get pristine individuals like this one (without the "white-roped" forewings). The dark band with white fringe was also throwing me off of this ID completely. I'm pretty sure this is Aethiophysa sp. (possibly Aethiophysa invisalis). I'm waiting for the experts to weigh in!

Update: James Adams (my former professor & Lep expert) confirmed!

comments (3)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Goob job on the ID! Posted 7 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it hasn't been recorded on the Moth Photographers Group or MONA for Georgia (the Wikipedia entry also excludes GA)! Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Nice! It's very much possible for some species groups to be the first to document it online. Not a whole lot of people document observations with discipline and in a group as large as moths, there's a pretty good chance to be the first. So there's some room for pioneering :)
    
    I once observed and moth from Colombia where it's the only photo online of a living specimen. The only other photo of it is a pinned specimen. That's it. 2 photos. Quite likely, hundreds of people have seen it in their life, but who bothered to photograph it, ID it, and then publish it? A very tiny minority. Posted 7 years ago

The Aethiophysa invisalis

''Aethiophysa invisalis'' is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854. It is found in French Guiana and North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling