Sunday, December 21, 2014

Green Marvel Moth (Acronicta fallax - 9281)



Green Marvel Moth (Acronicta fallax - 9281)


Range:  Eastern North America.

Food:  Principal host plant is said to be Viburnum.


Links:

.



Share/Bookmark

6 comments:

Lisa at Greenbow said...

What a gorgeous moth. It looks like someone colored it.

SLW said...

Wonderful photo. My first thought was it looks like lichens. Indeed, they are apparently called "lichen-cryptic dagger moths ". Very cool. Do you know what lichen?

Marvin said...

I'm not really up to speed on lichen ID. With that said, we have a lot of lichens that look like what's called Heterodermia speciosa on this page. I could certainly imagine one of these Green Marvel moths "disappearing" on this lichen.

SLW said...

Check out Flavoparmelia caperata too. It's more greenish, while the Heterodermia is gray. See also Flavopunctelia .

Could I use your photo on my Lichens and Wildlife page at ColoradoLichens.org? Attributed of course. Otherwise, I could just link to it...

SLW said...
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
Marvin said...

Yes, you may use the image. All my work is licensed under Creative Commons and may be used by anyone for non-commercial purposes. Attribution would be appreciated.