The Mulberry Wing
With the reluctance of spring to step forward, I've been reluctant to get started with MOW. I can't be sure that I'll have something every week. Despite a cool night and rather slim pickings April 19, the looks of this moth told me it was time to start.  This is a Jocose Sallow (Feralia jocosa), from the Noctuid subfamily Cuculliinae (I hope I got that right). The place was the James Ramsay Hunt Sanctuary in Westchester co. 

Moth of the Week © 2003 Steve Walter