Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies & Damselflies of Dayton, Ohio

HITCHED ARCHES, TUFTED BIRD-DROPPING MOTH, PINK-BARRED PSEUDEUSTROTIA, Flame-Shouldered Moth, and American Angle Shades

Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia moth. The pink color is very subtle. 

Hitched Arches. A very boldly-patterned moth. 

I find Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia moths every month from May through September. 

Another Hitched Arches. This individual is a little darker than the ones above. 

Tufted Bird-dropping Moth, an excellent bird dropping mimic. I have found a few individuals at my lights in June and early July. 

Hitched Arches moths show up at my lights in May and June, and then again in August. 

Flame-shouldered Dart. These moths have distinctive yellow streaks on the outer edges of their wings. They come to my lights from May through September. 

American Angle Shades. The colors are variable with this species. Some individuals look very purplish, like this one, and some are more grayish. These moths have visited my lights a couple of times from May through July.