The Winter Moth!

The Winter Moth! There were hundreds of them all over the place...

Male and female winter moths emerge over a period of several weeks beginning in late November and continue through December.

Male winter moths have wings and are rather drab-colored moths. The hind edge of their wings is fringed with small hairs and the bottom row of dark banding near the tip of the wing appears as a series of hash marks. This becomes important when trying to separate them from male fall cankerworm moths, which are active at the same time. The male Fall Cankerworm is similar to winter moth males but has a distinctive light colored patch near the distal end of the front wing on the leading edge.

Today was mild and sunny. Good conditions for the moths to appear. I managed to get out a bit today. Lunch with my son was very nice. Definitely going to look for lights tomorrow!