Spotted Grass Moth

Rivula propinqualis

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.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusRivula
SpeciesR. propinqualis