Annaphila day-flying moth nectaring on California milkmaids
Annaphila depicta nectaring on Cardamine californica
Brassicaceae
Annaphila depicta nectaring on Cardamine californica
Brassicaceae
This is the same sp. moth I photographed on March 4, 2011, but these new macro shots are much clearer. Three years ago, I had alerted Paul Johnson, Wildlife Biologist for Pinnacles, that it was on the wing. A couple days later he was able to net a specimen for the Park's collections. It was a new sp. for him, and he has since confirmed its ID. Now, he's asked my permission to store my top photo in their wildlife observation files for interpretive/educational use. Cool. Not bad for my 10-year-old point-and-shoot. Paul says his DSLR makes too much noise (slap of a mirror?), which scares off this beautiful moth in a blur. Fancy-schmancy doesn't always get the goods. Hehe.
There's also a fabulous fly in the second photo, but I'm ID'd out. Can you ID?
ps 03/13/14 - I noticed the first set of Hodges 9866 photos in the Moth Photographer's Group by John Davis are misidentified. I think BugGuide got it right, and they're A. macfarlandi and should be moved to Hodges 9867. I don't know what happened to MPG, but they don't seem to be curating their collection as well as they used to. It happens.
There's also a fabulous fly in the second photo, but I'm ID'd out. Can you ID?
ps 03/13/14 - I noticed the first set of Hodges 9866 photos in the Moth Photographer's Group by John Davis are misidentified. I think BugGuide got it right, and they're A. macfarlandi and should be moved to Hodges 9867. I don't know what happened to MPG, but they don't seem to be curating their collection as well as they used to. It happens.
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