CLOSED: Brown Butterfly and a white moth

angele Jul 29, 2008

Both seen in Sierra County, NM
2 photos of the butterfly and one of the moth and as always: Thanks for looking!

angele Jul 29, 2008

another position

angele Jul 29, 2008

the white moth ... a tiger of some kind?

Thanks again

pford1854 Somerset, KY(Zone 6b) Jul 30, 2008

I believe your Skipper is a :
Funereal Duskywing ( Erynnis funeralis )
possibly.....

See also here:
http://www.hr-rna.com/RNA/Bfly%20pages/Funereal%20DW%20page.htm

This message was edited Jul 29, 2008 9:22 PM

angele Jul 30, 2008

Thank you pford. Much appreciated!

suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 30, 2008

The white moth is indeed an arctiid; it could be a faded example of adult of the salt-marsh caterpillar, Estigmene acrea; see http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Arctiidae/E_acrea.jpg
There also are a few other arctiids native to Arizona that have this general appearance.

angele Jul 30, 2008

Thank you suunto!

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