Sthenopis argenteomaculatus (silver-spotted ghost moth)

Sadly this moth was dead when I found it. The species is uncommon and larval development can take two years.

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Christine Young

Lion

Nice find! Posted 5 years ago
1. Gary B
  
  Lion
  
  They're a bit rare so finding this one dead was disappointing. I hope there are more of them here as we've got plenty of alders and willows for the caterpillars to eat. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I hope you see more, sounds like a good environment for them. Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Gary B
      
      Lion
      
      Looks like there are scattered reports from New England so you might bump into one, too.
      https://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=18 Posted 5 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Nice! Posted 5 years ago

The Silver-spotted ghost moth

''Sthenopis argenteomaculatus'', the silver-spotted ghost moth, is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841, and is known in North America from Nova Scotia to Virginia and west to Minnesota.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Gary B