Corn Earworm Moth

Only a dozen frames today, all in my favorite campus garden. I think this will be ID’ed as a Corn Earworm Moth (“Helicoverpa zea”), which I have submitted to BAMONA before — http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/732397 — but haven’t posted here. Since my previous shot found the specimen on pavement, this photo has a much more attractive background.

Confirmed at BAMONA as Helicoverpa zea (family Noctuidae, subfamily Heliothentinae) or “Corn Earworm Moth”; http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/744757

Still grading, but only have one problem left to grade… :-P

The plant is Lantana camara (family Verbenaceae).

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Lantana_camara&rank=binomial

Taken outside SIUC’s PLB Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

A year ago (“Fall flowers II: ‘Chrysanthemum’”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-10-02

[Netkonnexion]

Wonderful! Beautiful detail and focus.

[Rick Schies]

I guess their time of feeding is coming to a slow end

[Joyce Wells]

Looks like it from the photo - and just the right location! Most of our moths are just white or beige - very little design on them,

[elaine]

Such delicate detail!

[Tara]

Very nice!