In response to your email, I will work thru each of these using the ID criteria posted under the 'Info' section. First of all, the yellow striping of the forewing is not a diagnostic feature within this species group. Although the yellow stripe on the forewing does not quite reach the costa on this one, I think we can rule out carlotta mainly due to lack of yellow on the hindwing and also due to location not being midwest prairies, coastal plain or inland barrens of NE. Although this moth has black spots on the collar, we can probably also rule out phalerata due to lack of any yellow on hindwings and the black spots merged into a solid band. This leaves nais and vittata. The black spots on the collar and southeast location make vittata more likely for an ID than nais.

Moved from ID Request. If you go to the 'Info' tab on the page where your photos have been moved, you will see lengthy instructions on how to possibly ID to species. Using those pointers, I think we can rule out phalerata and carlotta. So that leaves either nais or vittata. It is possible they are all four one of those two species or it could be a mix between the two. And of course, dissection is always an option that may lead to species identification.