The Mulberry Wing
I’ve been through this drill before and I hope I get the opportunity to do it again. Something like 99% of the moths I see in the Noctuid subfamily Plusiinae are of three species. So it is a special occasion when something else works its way into the mix. The latest is Syngrapha abstrusa (or Abstruse Looper Moth as Bob Patterson calls it), which turned up at Muttontown Preserve, Nassau co. June 30. As a footnote, it's noticeably smaller than the typical members of the group.

Moth of the Week © 2005 Steve Walter