Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Mothy Monday

Chickweed Geometer Moth/Haematopis grataria

Lucerne Moth/Nomophila nearctica

Common Tan Wave/Pleuroprucha insulsaria (tentative ID)

Wedgling Moth/Galgula partita

Green Cloverworm Moth/Hypena scabra

Dogbane Saucrobotys Moth Saucrobotys futilalis larvae on Hemp Dogbane/Apocynum cannabinum

Caenurgina genus (tentative)

Snowy Urola Moth/Urola nivalis

Ironweed Clearwing Moth/Carmenta bassiformis (tentative ID)

2 responses to “Mothy Monday”

  1. nice moths!

  2. Wow! Missed this one!
    I recently read (somewhere) that it’s been proposed that moths might outnumber beetles in terms of diversity.
    How’s that for an internet “comment”! LOL!
    I wish I could remember/find the source for that…
    Thanks for your recent ID of my Skiff Moth larvae on iNat!

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