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Silver-spotted Ghost Moth - Hodges#0018 (Sthenopis argenteomaculatus)
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Copyright © 2005
Tony DiTerlizzi
Prominent moth? -
Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
June 9, 2004
Attracted to our front porch lights (and still there the following morning, allowing me some daylight shots). A beautifully marked creature.
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Contributed by
Tony DiTerlizzi
on 27 February, 2005 - 8:25am
Last updated 9 June, 2018 - 9:50pm
A Really Low-number Micro -- Sthenopis
Possibly, even probably 0018 - Silver-spotted Ghost Moth, Sthenopis argenteomaculatus. But I am puzzled by the lack or orange around the white spots, and I suppose it could be a very closely related species. See
these photos
. Perhaps Tony Thomas will be able to clarify the situation when he sees your photo.
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Bob Patterson
, 27 February, 2005 - 2:40pm
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You are correct
it's a Silver-spotted Ghost moth. They are quite variable in colour, this one looks incredible fresh as though it has just emerged. You must have alders growing nearby? You can just see a tinge of red/orange around the silver spots. Photos on Bob's MPG Plate, also in Covell and Holland. Sort of recognizable as a Hepialid by the tiny antennae; you can just see one over the eye.
Covell was incorrect when he stated that they are not attracted to lights; I've seen several attracted to lights and it appears this one was as well.
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A.W. Thomas
, 27 February, 2005 - 6:31pm
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Thanks Tony & Bob,
I'll make a guide page for it when I get the chance...
We do have alders growing nearby...is that the larval host plant? I don't think it was that freshly emerged...In fact, I chose this shot because you can't see the worn off hair on the thorax from this angle:)
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Tony DiTerlizzi
, 28 February, 2005 - 1:20pm
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relocated
I found the genus and species pages under Notodontidae, and moved them to Hepialidae.
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Robin McLeod
, 16 October, 2005 - 8:10pm
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