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Oldman
27-Jul-2006, 11:01 PM
Can someone ID for me please. It flew into my bedroom.
Cheers
Sky Blue
28-Jul-2006, 12:32 AM
a moth, is also bugs right ;P
hkmoths
28-Jul-2006, 02:07 PM
The photo is of a tiger moth (Arctiidae) species.

As to whether one call a moth a bug - that's very much a colloquial thing. For example, most Americans tend to call any adult insect a "bug", and larval stages "worms" irrespective of the insect's actual taxonomic standing.
A bug in the strict sense (Hemiptera) is an insect which has the forewing modified as a hard case (like beetles) and has mouthparts modified for sucking (unlike beetles, which have chewing mouthparts).

hope this helps.

Roger.
Oldman
28-Jul-2006, 04:38 PM
The photo is of a tiger moth (Arctiidae) species.

As to whether one call a moth a bug - that's very much a colloquial thing. For example, most Americans tend to call any adult insect a "bug", and larval stages "worms" irrespective of the insect's actual taxonomic standing.
A bug in the strict sense (Hemiptera) is an insect which has the forewing modified as a hard case (like beetles) and has mouthparts modified for sucking (unlike beetles, which have chewing mouthparts).

hope this helps.

Roger.

Thanks Roger