Screen Door Moth - Archirhoe neomexicana

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Richard C. Hoyer, 26 April, 2011 - 12:03pm

Not an ID but close

Archirhoe neomexicana - Hodges#7295

… John R. Maxwell, 26 April, 2011 - 9:32am

Definitely very close.

Thanks for the lead.

… Richard C. Hoyer, 26 April, 2011 - 11:27am

Not much else

that this can be. I compared all other congeners and looked at the similar Triphosa californiata, and this one is just too close a match for the other photos here of Archirhoe neomexicana. It fits well within the variation of that species, and it clearly is a common one as well. Wouldn't be surprised if the host plant were mesquite.

… Richard C. Hoyer, 26 April, 2011 - 12:05pm

Image rotation

Do yourself a favor and rotate the image head up. Most moth images are done this way, and as you said this is a hard one. Few experts will do headstands for long trying to ID one moth when we have hundreds or thousands needing IDs.

… John R. Maxwell, 26 April, 2011 - 9:04am

Reoriented

I added a reoriented image. Then I discovered you can just replace the old one, which I also did. Now I need to figure out how to delete the added one.

… Richard C. Hoyer, 26 April, 2011 - 9:19am