Eight-barred Lygropia
Lygropia octonalis
33.135, -117.034
Field Notes
Description:
"Adult: forewing white to pale yellow with four brownish-orange bars along costa; bars connect via fine wavy lines to small markings along inner margin; upper half of fringe dark-scaled, lower half pale-scaled; hindwing white; legs white with thick brown bands; top of head and body white, with orange markings on thorax and abdomen"
Habitat:
Under porch light in the backyard. This species is found from southern California to Texas, down into Mexico.
Notes:
"octonalis: the "octo" probably refers to the 8 short bars on the forewings, and is the origin of the suggested common name Eight-barred Lygropia"
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 1, 2013
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