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Moth ID? - Ecliptopera silaceata
Copyright © 2008 Anne Burton

Moth ID? - Ecliptopera silaceata
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
July 30, 2008
Is there a word for the abdomen curved up? Does anyone know the function of this posture? Do they fly in this posture, or merely lounge like this? Is it a habit of particular species or families?
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Contributed by Anne Burton on 3 August, 2008 - 10:10pm

Ecliptopera silaceata
See Small Phoenix.

The genus Eulithis in the same subfamily (Larentiinae) usually has a more pronounced curve than this; some examples. Besides Geometridae, a recurved abdomen appears in representatives of families such as Limacodidae, Erebidae, and Crambidae among others.
… Robin McLeod, 3 August, 2008 - 10:55pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks once again, Robin!
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