Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
09 / 23 / 2019
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Season Photo Was Taken
Fall
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Region Photo Was Taken
Southeast
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State
Georgia
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Posted by
Elspeth Fordjour
Notes:
I was sitting under the oak, turned around and there was a never before seen friend. It was perched on the handle of the watering can. Its body was moth-like. It’s wings almost like decorated dry leaves. Who is this???
Comments
laura735 Master Identifier says:
Check out the included below for the (Selenia tetralunaria)’Purple Thorn’ description. Best wishes! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_thorn
October 9th, 2019 at 12:01am
Kim Nikles Green Thumb says:
The curled wing is probably an injury, not indicative of the species.
October 5th, 2019 at 8:53am
Elspeth Williams Unregistered says:
What’s the difference between a British “Purple Thorn moth and a Polyphemous moth.They look very similar. My mother had a curled over left front wing. The other wings were flat. Is that curled wing significant only to the Purple Thorn it do other moths have that curl???. There have been sightings of the British Purple Thorn in Georgia.
September 30th, 2019 at 11:32am
laura735 Master Identifier says:
Maybe a moth species in the genus (Antheraea). This could be the Polyphemus moth (A. polyphemus)? Check it out and see if you have a match. Click on the images from the included link below to enlarge. Best wishes! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheraea_polyphemus
September 28th, 2019 at 1:17am