Spangled up in blue

  

I haven't had a chance to share this moth yet, but it's a beauty, so here goes.  

Meet the Zigzag Furcula (Furcula scolopendrina)!

Check out these close-up views of the scales — a wonderful mix of pearly white, charcoal gray, glowing orange, and metallic blue:

 

 

 

 

 

This species is more typically associated with forests, but the caterpillars feed on willows, so perhaps it found some on or near Bodega Head.  Photographed 1 August 2020.