bird-dropping moth on checker-mallow

May 30, 2022 • Finley National Wildlife Refuge • Benton County, Oregon

Coordinates: 44.41171,-123.33251
bird-dropping moth on checker-mallow (Tarache sp. (Acontia sp.), Sidalcea virgata (Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata)) [Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Benton County, Oregon]
Filename: 20220530-165424.jpg 2064x2752 pixels, ISO 250, f7.1 @ 1/400 sec
Tarache sp. (Acontia sp.), Sidalcea virgata (Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata)
The moth is either Tarache knowltoni or Tarache flavipennis.

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