Arcigera Flower Moth
The Arcigera Flower Moth is a small but distinctive looking owlet moth . Like most lepidopterans, they're nectar drinkers as adults. As caterpillars they're known to eat a few of our asters. I don't know who their closest relative is, but they look similar to and are in the same genus as the Ragweed Flower Moth . I'm thinking that at a glance the AFM can be distinguished from the RFM by looking more colorful/vibrant. I don't see them much, but am told both these species can be active during the day. August 20, 2021 at Duke Farms Photo 157770829, (c) jpviolette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)