Peppered Haimbachia Moth - Haimbachia placidellus

Sorry for the bad photo, but this moth was awesome! Sadly, it was out of reach. Hopefully it will return to my light.

TL: ~15 mm. White FW that was peppered with dusky scales. Median line with a black dot at midpoint. Curved, double ST line. Hosts: unknown

Habitat: Attracted to a 395 LED light in a semi-rural area

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Flown Kimmerling

Lion

SO cool! :) And oh my gosh, those "fly by" moths that don't want to stay drive me crazy! A HUGE moth landed on my sheet this morning--only to flutter away within 2 seconds >_< Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Haha, yes! Why do they do that! They are teasing us! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Worse are the bumpers. You have a fair set of moths on the cloth and then one with navigation issues bumps the others from the cloth. There should be laws against this. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Yes!! There are a bunch of large, clumsy moths and beetles that are classic bumpers. Posted 6 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Holy crap, I think I may have photographed this one this morning? Or maybe something in this genus! I'll post it once I'm done mothing this morning! Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Nice! Yours is gorgeous! Posted 6 years ago

The Peppered Haimbachia Moth

''Haimbachia placidellus'', the peppered haimbachia moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Frank Haimbach in 1907. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New York and Massachusetts to South Carolina, west to Tennessee.

The wingspan is about 17-18 mm. The forewings are pale tan to whitish with dark speckling. The hindwings are pale yellowish with a darker terminal line. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae probably feed.. more

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young