#grapeleaf skeletonizer

[natureisthegreatestartist]

What's this? Caterpillars and adult moth of the grapeleaf skeletonizer (Harrisina americana). Quite a creature, right?

[leavehumanity]

[unbeweevablebugs]

Found this little guy at work today. It's a grapelead skeletonizer moth! They only live a few days and feed on flower nectar, so this was a lucky find. :)

[dailybugfacts]

Is Skeletonizer an actual bug? Are there any interesting facts about it?

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Did you know that the Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth (Harrisina metallica) are known for their habit of defoliating grape leaves? The caterpillars feast on the grape leaves, leaving nothing more than a skeleton of veins before moving on to the next leaf.

Native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, the adults are active through the spring and sumner months and are identified by their dark blue or green sheen over a black body and narrow wings.

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Photo by Jim Hoover

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8/11/24

[whatnext10]

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moths Have Interesting Habits

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moths Have Interesting Habits discusses some unusual behaviors that set these odd looking little moths apart from other moths. It shows readers a moth that the author/artist spotted one evening.

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth One evening when I went out to feed the dogs, I found this really cool looking moth flying around in the dog house. It was a grapeleaf skeletonizer moth (Harrisina americana), which is a fairly common, but kind of odd looking moth, that’s native to eastern North America. I see them fairly regularly around here since we have wild summer grapes draping quite a few of…

[herpsandbirds]

It’s almost Halloween! What do you think of skeletonizer moths?

Its spooky season!

Sure thing, here's a couple of friends for you...

Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth (Harrisina metallica), family Zygaenidae, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Diurnal moth.

photograph by Jonathan T. Bailey

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth (Harrisina americana), family Zygaenidae, MN, USA

Diurnal moth.

photograph by Scott King

[daily-dose-of-lepidoptera]

Daily Dose of Lepidoptera

[Day 63]

-Yam Hawkmoth-

Theretra nessus

-Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth-

Harrisina metallica

-Antheraea larissa-

[shailion]

Grapeleaf skeletonizer is a rad name for little moth (harrisina americana)

[spiny-ant]

THE BADASS BUG BRACKET

ROUND 2, BRACKET 3

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer (Harrisina brillians) vs Giant Desert Centipede (scolopendra heros)

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer propaganda: the spiky setae on its abdomen and the sleek wings and antennae paired with the solid black color scheme are doing a lot. i know the judging is based only on appearance but i have to mention that the name rips

Giant Desert Centipede propaganda: I mean, look at it!!! Not only is it the biggest centipede in all of North America, but it can inject venom THOURGH. ITS. FEET. HOW IS THAT NOT COOL???

[icykalisartblog]

Grapeleaf skeletonizer moth on yarrow, 6/20/2025

[mizpasta]

Miscellaneous human designs with insect inspiration

Polka Dot Wasp Moth (design on the left was made in March)

Spotted Lanternfly (stomp on sight)

Luna Moth

Southern Flannel Moth Caterpillar

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer

[nichiperi]

ALT-ZADR WEEK DAY 5: FURRY AU

@alt-zadr-b1tch3z so uh.....it may perhaps be a crime of me as an artist.....but the only animals i can really draw are bugs...... But...! Moths are kinda fuzzy, right....?? (⁠ꏿ⁠﹏⁠ꏿ⁠;⁠)

Zim is an emerald cockroach wasp, and Dib is a Western grapeleaf skeletonizer moth!

[dairyfreenugget]

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My garbage son got an upgrade in the design department

ID start: A reference sheet for an anthropomorphic grapeleaf-skeletonizer moth; a slender blueish black moth with orange neck and long fur on the end of its abdomen. The text on the top right corner reads: "Norel Stillbreath. Grapeleaf-skelotenizer moth. He/him." He has his wings stylised like a cloak, with the larger part of his wings drapped over the front like a preacher's cloak. The fur on his head is brushed back with one strand falling over his oval face. He's wearing pink glasses in a golden frame, with a golden chain attached to them and wrapping around the back of the moth's neck. He also has a white mask with pink lenses built into the eye holes as an alternate facewear. His left eye is pinkish orange, his right eye is white and drooping and covered in a black scar. End ID.

ID start: The same moth as in the previous picture, but without the wings, better showing off his slender frame and fluffy fur covering his body. End ID.

[the-dye-stained-socialite]

Trick or treat! 🦇

a western grapeleaf skeletonizer (Harrisina metallica) for you! shiny and blue, eats grapeleaves, and the caterpillars have urticulating hairs for defense!! surprisingly, this species is diurnal!

[herpsandbirds]

Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth (Harrisina metallica), family Zygaenidae, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Diurnal moth.

photograph by Jonathan T. Bailey