Tecmessa scitiscripta

Tecmessa scitiscripta (Black-etched Prominent Moth). Attracted to my porch using an incandescent bulb. This is one of about 290 moth species I photographed in 2018 using an ordinary light bulb to attract them. I wonder what I will see this coming summer when I begin using a UV light?

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Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Beautiful! Posted 6 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Ohhhh, didn't know you do "mothing" too, Gary! We're in small numbers, but a few of us are quite excited about it, you may have already noticed :) Posted 6 years ago
1. Gary B
  
  Lion
  
  I got started in 2017 when there was a "lull" in employment (things have gotten much better again since then). Just a simple porch light right now but this coming season I'm upgrading to a UV light and baits. My total moth count for 2017 and 2018 is about 459 species. And looking at my spreadsheet for 2018 the number identified as of 02/20/19 has grown to 292. Some are probably wrong but so far the ones I've posted at Bug Guide and BAMONA (135 species) have been correct. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    Ohh that sounds like music to my ears, hope you're willing to share those already impressive archives here!
    
    Some history of mothing here, all very recent: Lisa and Christine organized a community mothing initiative last summer. It was small scale but successful and a lot of fun. As you probably already have noticed, both Lisa and Christine are quite active in this area.
    
    I personally live in an area with very poor biodiversity so not a very regular moth-er, but last trip to Colombia we tried it in the jungle. Here's the first 2 nights, with still 3 nights more to share:
    
    Moths of Colombia - 2018
    
    And finally, I know both Lisa and Christine are tuning their gear for the coming season. So it looks like there's a few of us enthusiasts that only got started recently.
    
    Anyway, know that they are VERY welcome here :) Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
  2. 1. Gary B
      
      Lion
      
      Your Moths of Columbia is like a box of gemstones. Fascinating colors and variations. Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks, Gary, plenty more to come still! Posted 6 years ago

The Black-etched prominent

''Cerura scitiscripta'', the black-etched prominent, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Quebec west to eastern Alberta, south to Florida and Texas.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Gary B