Identification
forewing ground color light gray, yellowish, or brownish; antemedial and postmedial areas each crossed by a broad band of darker color (sometimes with a greenish tint); reniform spot has a dark dot on each side, and orbicular spot has another black dot - these 3 dots form a triangular pattern near the middle of the wing; the dark-bordered pale subterminal line is jagged or wavy
Range
North America east of the Rockies
Season
adults fly from April through August
Food
larvae feed on dead leaves
See Also
Several other members of the subfamily
Herminiinae are superficially similar.
The female of
Lascoria ambigualis is especially similar to this species: