Common Spring Moth - Heliomata cycladata

WS: ~20 mm. FW has large, white patches in inner margin and subapical areas with brown borders. The HW is white with a brown border. Hosts: Black locust and honey locust

Habitat: Attracted to a blacklight in a rural area.

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Atal_wildman

Katipo Spider

Nice wing pattern
Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, it was definitely unique! Posted 6 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

As Atal says, this wing pattern is just so pleasant! I love it! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, I agree. And, the brown edges had a shimmer :) Posted 6 years ago

The Common Spring Moth

"Heliomata cycladata", the common spring moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern North America, with records from southern Ontario, southern Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire, Michigan, Wisconsin to South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, northern Mississippi and Arkansas.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young