Ya gotta love the name!

ID’ed at BAMONA as Ponometia erastrioides or “Small Bird-dropping Moth”; http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/906704

ID’ed to genus at BugGuide, http://bugguide.net/node/view/791259

On Sedum acre (I think), in our front yard.
Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Sedum_acre&rank=binomial

Another moth photographed in the front yard today, Nomophila nearctica (Lucerne moth), http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/906702
but of course the little guy above has the far-more-interesting name!

One year ago (“Perfect swirl”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-06-16
Two years ago (“Rowing hardware”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-06-16

[Michelle]

Oh my... how wonderfully interesting :D

[Thom Mitchell]

@michelleyoung Who says scientists don't have a sense of humor, right? ;)

[Michelle]

I hear you on that Thom :)

[Rick Schies]

Well that is indeed interesting