THE WHITE-SPECK, Wainscot, WHITE-DOTTED PROMINENT, AND ISABELLA TIGER MOTH
Isabella Tiger moth. This species is known for its famous black and brown caterpillar, the Woolly Bear. These caterpillars seem to be everywhere in the fall, but strangely, the adult moths are not overly common. Either the adults are more secretive than their caterpillars, or they have a high mortality rate, or both.
White-dotted Prominents can be attracted to UV lights from April through August.
The White-speck Moth (also known as the Armyworm Moth), photographed at Cedar Bog. This is one of our area's most abundant moths. I find them every month from March through December. (My personal early and late dates are March 28th and December 14th.)
White-dotted Prominent moth, another very common species. Notice the pair of tiny white dots on the wing.
This is a Wainscot moth (Leucania sp.). Several species in the Leucania genus are very difficult to tell apart from photos. These moths are closely related to the White-speck Moth (above).
White-dotted Prominent, resting on my fingertip.
I have found a few Isabella Tiger adults at my UV lights from May through October. This individual is less heavily marked than the one above.
