Phigalia titea

Phigalia titea attracted to an incandescent porch light. Temperatures in the low 50s to mid-40s F, light rain.

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Christine Young

Lion

The diversity in your area continues to impress me! Do you use bait? Or, just a light? Posted 6 years ago
1. Gary B
  
  Lion
  
  Just a 60-watt incandescent light so far. I did put out some preserves for the birds which does occasionally attract moths. This year I'm going to make a bait of ripe bananas, molasses, and rum which I read about in an old entomologist newsletter.
  
  I should add that I live in a mostly forested area with many more or less intact wetlands (bogs, marshes, swamps) and this may be why there are so many species. Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Jam/jelly is a good idea! I'm going to try that. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Gary B
      
      Lion
      
      I put out mashed ripe banana last year and got daddy longlegs feeding on it. I had read bananas contain a chemical many moths can't resist. Didn't see a one that night. Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Interesting, banana is the first thing I'm going to try as bait as I already have one in the process of getting mushy. Posted 6 years ago
      2. Gary B
        
        Lion
        
        I'm going to give the banana mush a try again this year. I have a few overripe ones in the freezer. Posted 6 years ago

The Spiny looper

"Phigalia titea", the spiny looper or half-wing moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. The average wingspan is about 34 mm.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Gary B