My new moth friend is this guy, who I met last night:
It's a Smaller Parasa (Parasa chloris), a type of slug moth -- a name which makes sense when you consider the totally weird caterpillars these moths come from. (I'd love to find one of those things someday!)
I really just think this moth is adorable. It's fairly small, probably about half an inch long, and it somehow reminds me of a cross between something hulking and fuzzy (a yak, or a yeti), a treefrog, and a bat. I especially see the bat component from this angle:
What a fun little creature!
Other moths hanging around last night were a little more normal-looking, but still gorgeous -- like this Lesser Maple Spanworm (Speranza pustularia):
Moths are cool!
Do you know of The Naturalist Guy on FB? https://www.facebook.com/KennyCreature - he's been posting some amazing moths.
ReplyDeleteThe slug moth is totally improbable! What an outfit! :-)
I didn't know of The Naturalist Guy before -- those are some cool moths!
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