Phaeoura mexicanaria on mullein stalk - Phaeoura mexicanaria -  6 miles NW Lyons, Boulder County, Colorado, USA June 3, 1999 Size: FW 30 mm
Seen on a mullein stalk in a CO foothills meadow surrounded by Ponderosa Pine forest at ~ 6400' elevation. Larvae eat pines. Very large for a Geometrid. Possibly a female with this huge abdomen? Identified by Paul Opler.
Contributed by Lynn Monroe on 23 February, 2017 - 10:08am Last updated 1 July, 2019 - 12:14am |