We are pleased to announce the winner of our Monday Nature Mystery, Kim Scudera! (Please email your snail mail address and preference for a hat or tote bag to [email protected]).
Congratulations to Kim for identifying this Faint-spotted Angle Moth (Digrammia ocellinata). According to InsectIdentification.org, the gentle line of neutral colors on the lower part of the wings of the Faint-spotted Angle Moth can help identify this small, yet ubiquitous, insect. Dark spots speckle the line and the mixture of brown colors and pattern likely aid in camouflaging the moth on its host plant. The moth’s caterpillar also is also known as Locust Looper. It has a green body marked with thin, wavy red lines. The caterpillar is a type of inchworm, moving forward about an inch at a time by bringing its rear up to its head. This creates a 'loop' with its body before the front half of the caterpillar stretches forward again.
Each Monday we’ll post a new photo and identify the previous week’s winner. They’ll receive an ASNV hat or tote bag.
Be sure to post your answer on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under the Monday Mystery post...do not reply to this email with your guess! We only accept entries from our Facebook page, not via email.
Please remember to write the common name, being mindful of hyphens, uppercase and lowercase letters and always include the Latin name in parentheses. To learn more about bird names click here.
What tree is this? Photo: Wikimedia user Katja Schulz via CC BY 2.0
This week’s Mystery: What tree is this?
Post your guess (please list both common name and Latin name) on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under this week's Monday Nature Mystery. Remember, we only accept entries from our Facebook page, not via email!
Good luck!
-Audubon Society of Northern Virginia
Please note that we only accept entries on our Facebook page where they are date- and time-stamped. Remember that, if you need to correct your entry, you should make a new posting rather than correcting the old one so that we get a correct time stamp for your correction. Winners are limited to one prize every 90 days, maximum 2 per person.
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