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Mystery Moth Species

By grrlscientist on January 3, 2007.

Mystery moth species, Houston, Texas.
20 December 2006.

I use the zoom macro feature on the Finepix to take the photo from about three feet away since if I get close with the standard macro, I get lots of flash-back. I rarely get to photograph a moth with natural light. The wingspan on this lep was just under an inch. I have been observing moths in this breezeway in Houston for three years, and I still see species new to me.

Image: Biosparite.

Can you identify this species of moth, which was found in Houston, Texas?

Update: this species is Diaphania modialis.

I am receiving so many gorgeous pictures from you, dear readers, that I am overwhelmed by the beauty of the images and the creatures and places in them. If you have a high-resolution digitized nature image (I prefer JPG format) that you'd like to share with your fellow readers, feel free to email it to me, along with information about the image and how you'd like it to be credited.

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