Tufted Thyatirine Moth (Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides)

At a porch light near an overgrown backyard habitat.

I would have gotten more shots, but I had an impatient husband waiting in the car for me when I spotted this beauty!

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Ferdy Christant

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"but I had an impatient husband waiting in the car for me ..."
They don't understand us moth-ers, they never will. Posted 6 years ago
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  It's true. He tries to be understanding, but sometimes I get a little too laser-focused on taking photos. :) Posted 6 years ago

Christine Young

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Lol, I can relate! Posted 6 years ago

The Tufted thyatirid moth

''Pseudothyatira'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Drepanidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864. Its only species, ''Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides'', the tufted thyatirid moth, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America in Newfoundland, British Columbia, northern California, Maryland, West Virginia, Kansas and North Carolina.

The wingspan is 38–44 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location. The larvae.. more

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling