The Mulberry Wing
Here's one that I've run into on several occasions, usually at points farther off than my regular survey sites. Such was the case with this individual, which was photographed in Litchfield County, Connecticut July16. So the reason for its choice as MOW?  It's just a fine looking example of a Mottled Prominent (Macrurocampa marthesia), from the family Notodontidae. And like many from that family will do, it arrived at my blacklight while I was asleep, to be found in the morning.

Moth of the Week © 2006 Steve Walter