You are What You Eat - _TNY_0799
Lots of insects are named after their host plants, ie the larvae eat a certain plant so the plant name becomes a part of the species name.
This geometrid moth takes it a sep further and just assumes the name of the flower.
Say hello to a male mallow (Larentia clavaria) - a species whose larvae eat, you guessed it, mallow.
Like so many other of the moths I shoot, this one was sitting on the side of my house one night.
You are What You Eat - _TNY_0799
Lots of insects are named after their host plants, ie the larvae eat a certain plant so the plant name becomes a part of the species name.
This geometrid moth takes it a sep further and just assumes the name of the flower.
Say hello to a male mallow (Larentia clavaria) - a species whose larvae eat, you guessed it, mallow.
Like so many other of the moths I shoot, this one was sitting on the side of my house one night.