Moon-lined Moth - Spiloloma lunilinea

I have a specimen from Baltim

I have a specimen from Baltimore area. There is a large Honey Locust in the front yard. I also, collected a Catocala minuta the same night. Both moth's larvae feed on Honey Locust.
In florida where I live, the "Swamp Locust" is common in wet flood areas round lakes and rivers. Catocala minuta is common in these habitats, but I only found one specimen of S. lunilinea, 1st of June, in the panhandle of Florida, fifty miles west of Tallahasse.

… richard m. gillmore, 17 February, 2007 - 12:09am

Moon-lined Moth

Moon-lined Moth, Spiloloma lunilinea, compare:

A neat moth, I've only seen it the one time at my porch light, and I'm surprised that this is the only one in the guide so far.

… Cotinis, 4 July, 2006 - 3:29am

moon-lined moth

Thank You! That's definitely him! It's the first one I've ever seen. Are they rare? Also, should I edit my submission to change it's name? I am still new at this.

… Leslie Durham, 4 July, 2006 - 3:32am

Comments, moving image

Well, I've only seen it once, but the field guide by Covell to Eastern Moths (1) lists it as common in most of its range--much of the east. Covell says the caterpillars eat honey locust, which is an uncommon tree in my area. That is common in the Deep South, however, so I expect the moth is common in say, Alabama and Mississippi. We don't have too many contributors from that area--perhaps that explains its scarcity here.

Yes, you should edit the title, then you should move the photo to the guide page for that species. To do the latter: Click on the Tag link below the image, then follow the link in my comment to the guide page. Then click on the Images tag along the top and you should see a link on the left to Move Tagged Images. Click on that, and, voila, your image will be moved to to proper place.

… Cotinis, 4 July, 2006 - 8:26am