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Newman's Mathildana
Mathildana newmanella
42.4236, -74.0317
Field Notes
Description:
A small, yet lovely moth with orange-tipped antennae and a few orange stripes, Mathildana newmanella, Newman's Mathildana is quite the striking diurnal moth!
Habitat:
Larvae feed from webs made under bark of standing dead trees such as apple.
Rawlins reared larvae on the sporophore of the mushroom Ganoderma tsugae (Hemlock varnish shelf).
Notes:
Lifer! A new favorite! Thank you very much to Marcie O'Connor over at my Moth Maniacs Facebook group for the identification. Named in honor of Mr. George Newman, a founder and one-time president (1861-1862) of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia.
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PublishedJune 15, 2013
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