For the identification of insects and other fauna and flora of South Africa.

Friday, March 15, 2013

Wavy Owl Moth (Calliodes pretiossima)

Family Noctuidae
Medium size wingspan of about 44mm.
 Found in subtropical and bushveld areas around the north western and eastern regions.

2 comments:

Diane said...

That is beautiful, I never see pretty moths here:( Take care Diane

SAPhotographs (Joan) said...

Is it too cold? Most small ones usually can be found in built up areas but the larger ones like more open spaces.