Identification
forewing pale tan to medium gray and speckled with small dots; antemedial (AM) and postmedial (PM) lines thin, black, jagged (sometimes faint); reniform spot contains 3 black dots; broad dark terminal band tapers quickly to a point at the apex
hindwing white except for a dark brown strip along leading edge
Range
southeastern Canada (NS QC) through eastern United States and south to Brazil
Season
adults fly from June to September
Food
larvae feed on beets, grasses, and tobacco
Internet References
adult images (Larry Line, Maryland)
live adult image (Steve Walter, New York)
pinned adult image and other info (Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles)
pinned adult image (Matthew Barnes, Moths of the Grenadines)
common name reference and other info (Ohio State U.)
