
Orthodes majuscule - Rustic Quaker
TL: ~20 mm. Brown FW with pale yellow/tan lines. The postmedial line kinks inward near the costa. The large, orbicular and reniform spots nearly touch. The thoracic collar has a black triangle just behind the head.
Habitat: Attracted to a 365 nm LED light in a semi-rural area
2021(d)

"Orthodes majuscula", the rustic Quaker, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868. It is widespread throughout the New World, including eastern North America, Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica and Brazil.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Jun 26, 2021. Captured Jun 25, 2021 22:25 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.