Observation date: August 19, 2010
Date notes: exact date and time per my file
Submitted by: C. West
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I started taking photos of butterflies, moths and birds in 2010. This is one I have never been able to identify. After finding your site, I THINK it is an Imperial moth. I have two or three more photos of the same moth on my hand showing body detail as well.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: March 27, 2020
Coordinator notes: This is a species in the genus Xanthotype. According to Rindge 1978, the adults of all species included in this genus are, for practical purposes, externally indistinguishable from one another, as they are almost identical in color, maculation, and size. It therefore follows that these species cannot be reliably separated from photographs.
