Death Valley Gallery
A black-and-white moth with orange pollen on its front legs, sitting on a blue-green desert holly bush with tiny purple flowers. This appears to be a Ridings' Forester Moth (Alypia ridingsii), part of the Agaristinae subfamily.
http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-noctuidae/subfamily-agaristinae/
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(3/20/2013, Titus Canyon, Death Valley NP)
EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f/16 1/180s ISO100
A blackandwhite moth with orange pollen on its front legssitting on a bluegreen desert holly bush with tiny purple flowers. This appears to be a Ridings' Forester Moth Alypia ridingsiipart of the Agaristinae subfamily. httppnwmoths.biol.wwu.edubrowsefamilynoctuidaesubfamilyagaristinae httpbugguide.netnodeview12342bgimagefrom120 httpbugguide.netnodeview380375bgimage 3202013Titus CanyonDeath Valley NP EF100mm f2.8 Macro USM 100mm f16 1180s ISO100 Death Valley National ParkCA 20130320 March 202013part of the Agaristinae subfamily. httppnwmoths.biol.wwu.edubrowsefamilynoctuidaesubfamilyagaristinae httpbugguide.netnodeview12342bgimagefrom120 htt
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