All photos on this site are the property of John Himmelman. Unless stated otherwise, they have been taken in my yard in Killingworth, CT.
Holy Smokes! On January 22, 2012, this site had its 10th anniversary!
I went through 3 cameras, 3 blacklights, and photographed192 species - in various stages. It's been so nice having an outlet to share these "jewels of the night", and will continue to do this as long as the moths keep showing up.
Happy mothing!
John Himmelman
I don't know... I'm not really sure how I feel about this moth...
Well, at least the sex isn't ambiguous. The males can be told from the females by the notch at the end of the forewing. This one's a male.
L. ambigualis is in the Erebidae family. They are called "Litter Moths" because the larvae within their subfamily Herminiinae feed on leaf litter.
