Observation date: April 01, 2026
Submitted by: james1019
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: found indoor with an outside temp of 4C. seemed lively but could not relocate several hours later
Status: Stray
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: April 19, 2026
Coordinator notes: This insect (whether a butterfly or moth, I'm not sure) definitely didn't come from Ontario. I usually try to ID these non-North American submissions, but I've not been able to figure this one out. I'm placing it in the "Cannot Identify" queue in case someone else knows what it is. JRains.
----I agree, this is a very odd photo, and not an Ontario sighting. The dorsal pattern resembles the ventral pattern of a Walker's Owl Moth, (Erebus walkeri), which is found in southern Africa. - PaulP.
