White Moth Portrait

Here is a close-up of the white moth I found today. She looks like royalty in her beautiful white fur coat! Thanks very much to Art (Leapfrog) for positively identifying this beautiful lady as a Clio Tiger Moth (Ectypia clio)! ! If you would like to know more about this moth, here is a page to look at!: Pacific Northwest Moths: Clio Tiger Moth

A Few Fun Facts About Moths!

• The Hawk moth (Sphinx) is the worlds fastest flying insect attaining speed of over 50 kph

• Moths make up 80 percent of the order lepidoptera. (Butterflies, Skippers and Moths)

• Moths navigate by two methods. They use the moon and stars when available and geomagnetic clues when light sources are obscured.

• Quite a few moths fly during the day, such as the Hummingbird Clearwing, Virginia Ctenucha and the Spear-Marked Black.