Infestation

There were hundreds of these on our Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis). They are about ½" long.
» ID’ed at BAMONA and BugGuide as Uresiphita reversalis or “Genista Broom Moth”
» Species pages: [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ]

From the BugGuide page: “Food
Larvae feed on Acacia, Baptisia, Genista, Lupinus, Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora) and other pea family shrubs. Also reported on Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) and honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.).”

[ IMG_7701S9x6Utm :: 60mm ]

[PhotoCrazy]

Creepy, cool. Nice capture!!

[Maggiemae]

Only 1/2in long - thats really very small so your capture is great!

[Thom Mitchell]

@maggiemae 60mm macro lens. :-)