Arcigera Flower Moth - Schinia arcigera

Total length: ~10 mm. Maroon brown forewings with paler pinkish gray median area and terminal line. White antemedial line is evenly curved. Hindwings are yellow with a black border with white fringe .

Habitat: Attracted to a light and to my hand in a rural area.

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Flown Kimmerling

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Pretty! Looks like you found a friend! <3 Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  They were all very friendly and slightly insane last night. Lots of them landed on me, bounced off of me, etc. ;D Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
    
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    Wow! I see you have been staying up late as of late? :P I hope your pain levels are okay! Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
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      Yes, I've been checking for moths *most* nights before I go to bed. I'm up late naturally anyway, so I just take 10 minutes or so to see what's out there :). Pain is eh. Not too debilitating this week ;P
      
      I would much rather be a morning person like you are though! I love the early morning peace and quiet - except for the fact that it occurs early in the morning. Posted 7 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Elegant, and so small. Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  It was tiny. When at rest, it held its wings like an A-frame tent. But, in this shot, it was perusing my hand. Posted 7 years ago

The Arcigera flower moth

The arcigera flower moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Arizona and Idaho, north to Saskatchewan.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young