image source: jpmoth.org
image source: jpmoth.org, © Juntarou
Habitat: Korea
Status: Not evaluated
This moth, Naganoella timandra, is one the prettiest I've ever seen. I love the bright yellow and hot pink wings against the black rocks in the first picture. Something about these just makes me a little bit happier.
I couldn't find any real information on them, so if anyone knows anything please leave it in the comments! For now, it's nice just being able to know they exist.
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3 comments:
They are also known as Dierna timandra, from a family of Noctuids (cutworms--their caterpillars eat forest leaves). There's a bit more on the family here:
http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/D/Dierna_timandra/
You may have already seen some information at a Japanese website where you picked up the photos: http://www.jpmoth.org/Noctuidae/Catocalinae/Naganoella_timandra.html
This moth is distributed in Japan, Korea and a part of Russia.
Also found as far south as Hong Kong...
www.flickr.com/photos/hkmoths/5356297256/
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