The Mulberry Wing
The calendar has turned to August and that means that stray season is on the horizon at Jamaica Bay, especially as we get into September. Certainly, there can be residents that are uncommon enough to have eluded detection until now, but August 2's Floyd Bennet Field appearances of Orange Holomelina and this Smeared Dagger Moth (Acronicta oblinita) may be the vanguards of this year's crop of strays. 

Moth of the Week © 2005 Steve Walter