Small Green Moth

This weekend we brought one of our couches outside to clean. When we went to bring it back inside we noticed a small, beautifully colored moth had taken a liking to it. The greenish blue color of the moth almost perfectly matched the greenish blue color on the couch!

After a search on the internet, we were able to identify the moth to the family Noctuidae. This family has over 35,000 known species of moths! Most moths in this family are nocturnal, active only at night, which explains why this particular moth was taking a nap on our couch.

To learn more about Noctuid moths see this link. To see the amazing diveristy of this family see this link.