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Painted Jezebel
12-Oct-2007, 10:59 PM
This sweet little moth was ejected out of my house 3 times, but kept returning. Seems to like me! Reminds me a bit of the European Footman species.

Please ID, thanks.

hkmoths
13-Oct-2007, 12:10 AM
One of many species in the genus Cyana

Arctiidae, Lithosiinae

cheers,

Roger.

Painted Jezebel
13-Oct-2007, 08:50 AM
Thanks Roger. Hey, I must be improving! I was right about the Footman moths, they belong to the Lithosiinae also!:gbounce:

I can see why you would only bring it down to the Genus level. Using Google, I think I have reduced the possibilites down to 9 species, but I can not find photos of those so I will have to leave it as Cyana sp.

hkmoths
13-Oct-2007, 01:22 PM
Hi Les,

Whichever Cyana sp. this is it's a male - there is a clear costal fold on the forewing; this contains androconial scent scales. Females tend to have less spots and finer fasciae; many were thought to be different species once upon a (not so very) long time ago.

cheers,

Roger.

atronox
13-Oct-2007, 05:48 PM
Ejected out of your house?!