Identification of

[Jeffrey A. Caldwell]

Dear Gary,

No intrusion!  I'm surprised someone hasn't answered you already.

 Have you been to the Moths of North America website
<http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/mothsusa.htm>?  Follow
the menus from "Checklists" to get your county checklist, with a clickable
list of species that goes to photos, etc.   Butterflies of North America is
similar:
<http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflysua/bflyusa.htm>.

There is also a Moths of Southeastern Arizona web site:
<http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/mothlist.html> , where
perhaps you will find it on "The Most Spectacular Moths List" ; and there is
and a Butterflies of Southeastern Arizaona web site:
<http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/seazlist.html>.   These
sites have links to Mexican web sites, in case it is a stray.

Jeffrey A. Caldwell

Gary Sawyer wrote:

> I have a most unusual butterfly or moth for this area (Green Valley, AZ)
> ... at least no one can remember seeing one this large around here.
>
> It's very interesting and was on my screen door this morning.
>
> A friend has put it's picture on my web site below:
>
>         http://members.xoom.com/horsefly/unknown.htm
>
> Wing tip to wing tip about 3 1/2 inches.
>
> Have tried several pictorial web sites but don't find anything with this
> wing pattern. Light brown overall with white line in slightly "V" shape
> when hugging door in sleep.  Eye pattern on end of tail and leading edge
> of front area a brown.
>
> Haven't tried to capture or move ... too pretty to not be free, but
> still curious about what it is.
>
> I hope this is the group to ask.  If not, I'm sorry for the intrusion.
>
> Thanks.