deja vu - Glyphodes pyloalis

5197 - Glyphodes pyloalis

Identified for me by James Vargo in Indiana who searched through a monograph by Kimball to find the matching illustration. While the genus is widely spread throughout the world, only three species are attributed to North America and assigned Hodges numbers. A few more might have been encountered briefly as a result of international commerce, but they have failed to take hold here. Would you please contact me regarding permission to display this photo at MPG?

… Bob Patterson, 14 June, 2005 - 6:12pm

all that white

made us look at Glyphodes, but we couldn't find anything. Here's the earlier image for those who missed it . And here is why we went to Glyphodes.

… john and jane balaban, 14 June, 2005 - 12:00pm

Yes

This one is MUCH better! Good work.

… Lynette Schimming, 14 June, 2005 - 11:10am

but what is it (whining to himself)?

With flowers, one learns to count petals and pistils and such. But I'm still trying to figure out how one narrows down a moth, short of reading the entire Guide. Itty-bitty seems to be pyralid most of the time, and royal moth types tend to be furry. Are there simple, yet scientific ways, available to the layman?

… Clifford, 14 June, 2005 - 11:18am

Pyralidae.

I do believe this is one of the gaudier pyralids (not saying much since the family includes sod moths:-), but hey, I'm a wasp guy!

… Eric R. Eaton, 14 June, 2005 - 11:38am

Ha ha!

I was just whining about not being able to tell them apart myself! I have a book Discovering Moths Nightime Jewels in Your Own Backyard. It shows a simple page of silhouettes that I refer to. Helpful, but doesn't always work. Here's a site Page that may be useful?

… Lynette Schimming, 14 June, 2005 - 11:31am

Stop Whining Lynette.........

.... you are among friends. Did you hear they don't permit whining in South Carolina?

… Bob Patterson, 14 June, 2005 - 12:51pm