Nadata gibbosa

Pigment ink photographic print on matte archival quality paper
Unmounted  
Print: 10 x 15in. / 25.4cm x 38.01cm
Paper: 13 x 19in. / 33.02cm x 48.26cm

Artist's Insight
Common name: White-dotted Prominent, Latin Species name: Nadata gibbosa

Collected in Brandon Hills, Manitoba on July 9, 2011

This White-Dotted Prominent (Nadata gibbosa) has a very regal bearing. Seen behind the head is a large tuft of scales that form a hump on its back.

This moth has a wingspread of 46 mm.