If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Emerald Geometer Moth (Dichorda illustraria)


According to the Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America, Geometer moths "make up one of our largest moth families, with more than 1,400 species in the U.S. and Canada." Larval hosts include Laurel Sumac (Malosma laurina), Skunkbush (Rhus trilobata) and gooseberries (Ribes sp.) 

5/11/15 A cool-looking green moth that I almost dismissed as an errant leaf that blew into our master bedroom from the balcony. La Cresta, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA

 6/26/16 Kyle Court, La Cresta, Murrieta
LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Emerald Geometer Moth

SPECIES: Dichorda illustraria

FAMILY: Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)

LIFE LIST DATE: 5/11/2015

LOCATION: In our master bedroom, La Cresta, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA
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