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Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth (Patania silicalis) At a 365nm UV light at a dense mixed forest edge.<br /> <br /> Yay! I finally get to see the adult version! Check out its leafrolling larval form!<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84343/herbivorous_pleuroptya_moth_patania_silicalis_larva_on_false_nettle_boehmeria_cylindrica.html" title="Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth (Patania silicalis) Larva? on False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/84343_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ht2aDhV6Ce7ZSA7us22LH4UvcnE%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth (Patania silicalis) Larva? on False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) Leafroller moth larva on False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica). At an overgrown dirt roadside at the edge of a dense mixed forest.<br /> <br /> I am thinking of attempting the rearing process with these. This appears to be an early instar.<br /> <br /> Right now, I&#039;m thinking this is the most likely<br /> https://bugguide.net/node/view/1711248 <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84344/leafroller_moth_larva_on_false_nettle_boehmeria_cylindrica.html Geotagged,Patania silicalis,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth,Patania silicalis,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth (Patania silicalis)

At a 365nm UV light at a dense mixed forest edge.

Yay! I finally get to see the adult version! Check out its leafrolling larval form!

Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth (Patania silicalis) Larva? on False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) Leafroller moth larva on False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica). At an overgrown dirt roadside at the edge of a dense mixed forest.<br /> <br /> I am thinking of attempting the rearing process with these. This appears to be an early instar.<br /> <br /> Right now, I'm thinking this is the most likely<br /> https://bugguide.net/node/view/1711248 <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84344/leafroller_moth_larva_on_false_nettle_boehmeria_cylindrica.html Geotagged,Patania silicalis,Summer,United States

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    Yay, congrats! Posted 5 years ago

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The Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth

''Patania silicalis'', the herbivorous pleuroptya moth, is a moth in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and North America, where it has been recorded from Missouri, Michigan, Ohio and New York, south to Florida.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Aug 12, 2020. Captured Aug 6, 2020 05:45 in 227 Oakman Rd NE, Oakman, GA 30732, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/22.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO2000
  • 100mm
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