more moths

[bill and Dale]

Hi all,
    Last week I posted four moths and I admitted that I'm a moth
"rookie" but I was determined to ID some of the regulars at my porch
light. I don't know how much interest there is in these posts but I'll
keep at it for awhile to see what happens. I figure there's probably
many out there like me who see moths all the time but don't know where
to start so I start easy. Tonight I'll post five more, all either very
common or distinctive. Moths are fun. They come to you.
1. Beautiful eutelia (Eutelia pulcherrima)- this is a small bird turd
moth (i.e. looks like a bird dropping when at rest) that is very
dramatically beautiful. thin scalloped fore wings with chocolate, tan
and black markings that fold up over the hind wings
2. Virginia Creeper Sphinx- (Darapsa myron) Good sized, two-toned tan
guy with a fat tan body.
3. Tulip Tree Beauty-(Epimecis hortaria) This guy is big and intricately
patterned all in charcoal grays and whites.
4. Yellow-collared Scape Moth- Very common day flier, flower visitor and
porch light commando. Flies from May until end of October at least. The
collar is really orange not yellow and there are a couple look alikes
(i.e. Virginia Ctenuchid, Grapeleaf Skeletonizer).
5.Pale Beauty-(Campaea perlata)- this is by far the most common visitor
at my porch light that's bigger than a postage stamp. Pale white with a
vague pale lime green cast. Some mornings 15 or 20 of these beauties are
still clinging to the siding next to the light. Enough.
                                                     Bill Yule