Species Protoperigea anotha - Hodges#9642

9642

A fairly small, brownish/grayish moth with a somewhat silky shine. There is a wavy antemedian line and a toothed postmedian line which curves. There are poorly defined blackish markings where the lines meet the costa and sometimes a blackish spot near the basal areas. The subterminal area is slightly darker than the rest of the forewing. The hindwings are very pale grey-brown, almost white.

Alberta west to British Columbia, south to California.

Montane meadows and open forests.

Adults have been found from June to October.

Poorly known.

University of Alberta species page

Jim Vargo photo at MPG