Location/Date: Under our porch light on 10/21/09.
Size: Wingspan 29-45 mm
Range: Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Louisiana, north to Saskatchewan.
Season: Adults fly from August to October.
Food: Larvae bore in rhizomes and stems of aster, burdock, corn, cottonwood, iris, lily, sunflower, thistle, tomato, and other plants.
Source: BugGuide
Image of larva in inside stem available on Forestry Images.
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What a handsome moth. Great photo.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen this species before, they are very pretty in their drab colors.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, it makes me think of wallpaper...
ReplyDeleteBrings to mind a pharaoh's court attendant, dusted with gold leaf. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI can see that this would be almost invisible on things like asters. It looks like gold in the wings.
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern.
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