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Arizona has a very high diversity of Lepidopterans, which is the insect order that contains butterflies and moths. Even after 15 years here, I still am periodically surprised and pleased at the discovery of new species of things that I have never seen before, such as this beautiful large, fuzzy moth about 2 inches/5 cm across the wingspan. Drab gray when the wings are folded for camouflage, the upper surface of the hind wings and the underpart of the fore wings are a lovely rose color with black eyespots. The feathery antennae are appealing to the human eye, but more importantly to the moths they are designed to help detect tiny concentrations of airborne pheromones that bring males and females together for the purposes of breeding. Can my entomologist friend Margarethe Brummermann provide an identification for this beautiful insect?
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:23:55 +0000

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