Frilly Grass Tubeworm Moth - Blog Posts

northerlyy

1 week ago

Frilly Grass Tubeworm Moth (Acrolophus mycetophagus), taken May 25, 2025, in Georgia, US

A beautiful cheerleader resting gracefully on a leaf... This moth is a puffball! I'm always excited to see new moths, and I was very excited to spot this tubeworm moth from afar! I love how fluffy and extravagant they look, almost like they're wearing a fur scarf. For this species in particular, I really like how the scales on its mid-wing black patterning are raised, though I didn't see that in reference images I looked at to ID it, so it may just be because this individual is young. Regardless, I wish this moth a very good beauty rest—it seems to be working!