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Butterfly and Moth ID needed please

13 years ago

Hi everyone,

here are two pics of a butterfly and a moth i found in my garden today. can anyone please id them?

any other info on the butterfly especially such as its host plant would be very helpful as im trying to start a butterfly garden.

Thanks so much,

Siam.

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runmede
13 years ago
Your butterfly is some type of long-wing. I have no idea what the moth is.
ladobe
13 years ago
siam_cannas,

Without a location all I can do is attempt a best guess. But I will assume North America someplace...

Top one appears to be a Manduca, probably a rustica, but also possibly a dark form floristan (Sphingidae).

The bottom one may be a Eueides isabella, or possibly a Heliconius ismeniius (Heliconiinae). Picture is not very clear so it could also be a subtropical Pieridae, Melitaeinae or Ithomiinae that strayed up from our southern border.

If its either of the Heliconids the larval food plant is Passifloaceae. Too many plants to list for the other possibile families unless it is determined as one of them.

Just a quick guess, but maybe it'll point you in the right direction.

Larry
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larry_gene
13 years ago
Siam lists Trinidad/Tobago as homeland. So either species of sphinx moth mentioned above is possible.
ladobe
13 years ago
Thanks Larry Gene.

So any of the families I mentioned would be possiblities for the butterfly.

Need a better picture of that butterfly Siam if you need more help with it.

Larry

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