Palthis asopialis

Attracted to a light in a rural area.

comments (6)

Gary B

Lion

This might be Palthis asopialis. Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Yikes, you're right. Pretty bad ID on my part. You can clearly see the line through the reniform spots, dark orbicular spots, and dark subterminal patches. Thanks for the correction. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Gary B
    
    Lion
    
    You're welcome. The first thing that made me think this might not be Palthis angularis were the dark lines going across the wings. Then I started looking for the rusty patches. Had a hard time finding those. So I went to Bug Guide and saw that very often Palthis asopialis had dark lines across the wings but that didn't seem to be true of Palthis angularis. But the good news is you made a species intro.
    Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Lol, when I first saw your comment about the ID, I read my description and the part about the "rusty patches" had me scratching my head as there are NO rusty patches on my moth. I think I must have assumed the species and just copied and pasted the description from a previous spotting of mine. Oops, serious brainfart on my part. Posted 5 years ago
    2. 1. Gary B
        
        Lion
        
        Your last sentence rhymes with itself. Yes, I also noticed no rusty patches although there is light patch on the wing tips but not in the right place. Posted 5 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Lol, I was subconsciously rhyming. Posted 5 years ago