Two-spotted Looper Moth

Autographa bimaculata

The Two-spotted Looper Moth, Twin Gold Spot or Double-spotted Spangle is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland west, just short of the coast of British Columbia, north to the Northwest Territories and south to New Mexico in the west and Pennsylvania and Long Island in the east.

The wingspan is 37–40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on ''Taraxacum'', but also accept ''Plantago'' and ''Urtica dioica''.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusAutographa
SpeciesA. bimaculata