White-spotted Sable Moth – Anania funebris

Live adult moth photographed at Winfield Illinois.  Wingspan= 19mm

White-spotted sable moths are often found visiting flowers in open field, roadsides, and disturbed areas, where they are adept at hiding underneath the foliage of various plants. Larvae feed primarily on Goldenrod (Solidago).

Rare shot of underwing; these moths are very skittish

Range: northern North America; Newfoundland to Northwest Territories, south in the west to Colorado and California, south in the east to North Carolina. Also throughout Eurasia.

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