This forest-inhabiting White-striped Black Moth (
Trichodezia albovittata) flew out of the woods and landed on our deck. Only with the help of
Tony Gomez was I able to identify it. This moth flies during the day and not at night. The larvae feed on fireweed, meadow-rue and impatiens. Curiously,
documented records for this species appear to be sparse across the northeast United States, west to Arkansas, Iowa, and Minnesota.
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