Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown moth

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 07-09-2008 14:35
#1

Rescued from a swimming pool in the south of Portugal, September. By the wing venation I would say it belongs to the Notodontidae family. Two things puzzling me: the wings hold upright, like a butterfly, and the transparent wings, with very few scales visible. Could both be the result of the imersion in the water?

Joaquim Gaspar
Lisboa

PS - Is there any Lepidoptera forum?

Posted by Cesa on 28-11-2009 10:21
#2

Hello,
It seems to be Arctornis l-nigrum in the family Lymantriidae.
Greetings