Texas Gray Moth (Glenoides texanaria)

At porch lights near an overgrown backyard habitat.

comments (11)

Christine Young

Lion

So pretty and odd - the body looks like a person. Posted 7 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  I agree. It looks like a skull or something near the top of the body! Posted 7 years ago
2. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Only saw it after you mentioned it. Reminds me of this species:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death%27s-head_hawkmoth
  
  ...which apparently is also a popular tattoo choice :) Posted 7 years ago
3. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Hilarious! If I ever get another tattoo, I’ll have to consider this moth ;p Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Me too, if I have any space left ;) Posted 7 years ago
    2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
        
        Lion
        
        You guys are silly! :P
        I'm currently tattoo free, but I actually have plans for a full sleeve tattoo (one day). It will be a collage of all of the sensitive/threatened/endangered species I have come across in my adventures. Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        That's a really cool and creative idea, would love to see the design.
        On another note, I'm looking forward to the day our generation turning into the elderly, imagine retirement homes flooded with tattoo-covered people. It's an impossibility today, but it is an inevitable funny situation to come :) Posted 7 years ago
      3. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Lol, Ferdy! Saggy tattoos are so icky. I DO have a tattoo - only one, and it’s small. I never would have gotten it if I hadn’t imbibed in too much plum wine in San Francisco before wandering past the tattoo parlors in Haight-Ashbury. So, I ended up with a random Chinese symbol tattooed on my ankle, and thanks to the wine, I have absolutely no idea what it means.
        
        But...Lisa, your idea sounds so neat. Just make sure you’re sober if you decide to go for it <3 Posted 7 years ago
      4. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        LOL that is a great story. You certainly wouldn't be the only one with chinese and tribal symbols at old age hehe. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Lol, sadly true. I’ve thought about asking Chinese friends what it means, but I’d rather not know because it’s probably something totally dumb or random like “the” or “butt”. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        And misspelled too. Posted 6 years ago

The Texas Gray

''Glenoides texanaria'', the Texas gray moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Virginia to Florida and from Missouri to Texas.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling