The Mulberry Wing
It's September, which is time for the large genus Papaipema. As I had only seen one species before, my thoughts turned to what it would take to see others (going out to the host plants at night with a net?). For now, maybe just doing what I have been doing will suffice -- in the case checking around building lights during the day. This one is a Sensitive Fern Borer Moth (Papaipema inquaesita), from Ward Pound Ridge Reservation September 17.

Moth of the Week © 2004 Steve Walter