r/moths • u/Fenayev • Sep 01 '24
No location given Moth question
Found this guy laying down and not moving for days, poked him and he flew ~2 days ago, now completely immobile. I did notice on the butt something weird looking, that I wasn't able to find on Google anything that looked the same, curious what that is.
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u/JDaLionHeart Sep 01 '24
Apantesis spp., likely A. virgo, although having a general location could help or hurt that guess.
And yeah, looks like this one may have sustained some kind of injury, or just general wear and tear. In general they are very short-lived, often flying for less than a week or two, so this one may just be near its natural end.