Rose Hooktip

A new-to-me moth—
» fifth documented sighting in Illinois at BugGuide
» first on 365.

For “sizing,” it’s on a sliding screen door with a mesh that is slightly less than 1/16" per square. BugGuide puts the wingspan at 25–34mm (1–1½")…

» ID’ed as Oreta rosea or “Rose Hooktip” at [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ]
» Species pages: [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ] [ Moth Photographers Group ]
» The Moth Photographers Group (MPG) is a “mothing” site I have just discovered (via BugGuide).

Looking back
  1 year ago: “Milkweed seeds”
 2 years ago: “Pandemic Puzzle #20”
 3 years ago: “Lesser Pine Katydid”
 4 years ago: “Eastern-tailed Blue”
 5 years ago: “Drought”
 6 years ago: “Glider”
 7 years ago: “Third Annual For Kids' Sake 10K/5K Run/Walk-a-Thon”
 8 years ago: “Waikīkī Beach, from Diamond Head”
 9 years ago: “Face in his food…”
10 years ago: “Vanessa to the rescue!”
11 years ago: “Flip Day — Well, for me anyway!”

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[Mags]

That's a lovely one!