Spotted Grass Moth - Rivula propinqualis
Total length: 9 mm. Tan forewings with brown border. Antimedial line is W-shaped. Postmedial line curves sharply before reaching costa. Brown shading with lavender covers two black dots in reniform spot.
Attracted to a moth light in a rural area. I spotted this species earlier in the week, but the shot didn't accentuate the purple on the wings like this one does.
The Spotted Grass Moth or Yellow Snout-moth is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout eastern North America from southern Canada southward to Florida and Texas and westward in the north to British Columbia and Washington. In North Carolina it is found from the Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic coast.
The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. The larvae feed on various grasses.
