neighbor moth

not listed

NNR - Unranked

not listed

The forewing is creamy white with bold, dark brown markings. A dark border on the inner margin extends to the point where it meets the outer margin (anal angle). A dark border on the leading edge (costal margin) stops before reaching the wing tip (apex). A dark partial border on the outer margin begins at the apex and stops before the anal angle. A perpendicular dark line from the anal angle to costal margin beyond the midpoint connects the two borders. A second dark line extends from the middle of the connecting line to the outer margin where it ends in a dark spot and partial border. A third short dark line extends from the second line near the outer margin to the outer margin, creating a small white spot.

The head is orangish-yellow.

Wingspan: 1 7 ⁄16″ to 1 15 ⁄16″

Total length: ¾″ to 1″

Wetlands, woodland openings.

May to August. One generation.

The wings are held over the body like a roof when at rest.

American hazel (Corylus americana), quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), and probably also plants in the Asteraceae and Boraginaceae families.

Sources

4, 7, 21, 24, 27, 29, 30, 75, 82, 83.

Common

In 2011 the family Arctiidae (tiger moths and lichen moths) was transferred to the family Erebidae mostly intact but demoted to a subfamily. The former subfamilies are now tribes, the former tribes now subtribes.

Location: Fairview Twp., Cass County

Location: Uncas Dunes SNA