Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
 
Photos from the gathering
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Pyraloidea » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Crambine Snout Moths (Crambinae) » Haimbachiini » Haimbachia » Peppered Haimbachia - Hodges#5489 (Haimbachia placidella)
Photo#140130
Wayward Haimbachia? - Haimbachia placidella
Copyright © 2007 Steve Scott

Wayward Haimbachia? - Haimbachia placidella
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
July 10, 2007
At light, at night. According to info page H. placidella is not found west of the Appalachian mountains but that is what this appears to be. Not rare at the lights either.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Steve Scott on 26 August, 2007 - 4:48pm

Lovely Photo!
I've heard of the species from Lexington, KY, but don't know supposed range extents. You've certified it for Illinois.
… Bob Patterson, 27 August, 2007 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

 
:)
And they said there was nothing left to discover in them thar old woods!
… Steve Scott, 27 August, 2007 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact