Moth of the Moment – Brindled Beauty

I almost missed a moth in the garden last night, a Brindled Beauty, Lycia hirtaria, one of the geometer (inchworm) moths in the family Ennominae. It’s one of those species in which the males have plume-like antennae. It’s subtly, but distinctively patterned. Unfortunately, the one in the garden last night had lost most of its … Continue reading "Moth of the Moment – Brindled Beauty"