Dullsville, Toronto...

Last night was incredibly dull for moths! It wasn't too cold but I find that moth activity is highly restricted after heavy late evening downpours. One moth that did show up for the party though was this nice Oligia modica, the Black-banded Brocade. Is not uncommon or anything but I don't think it has appeared on this blog before. I like this moth. It has some character to it that is hard to define. At rest the wings are held in a concave manner, a bit like a semi-collapsed tent! The thorax and head are all lumpy and the pattern on the forewing rather cryptic. All in all it's an OK moth. I don't catch many of them here in the garden, in fact they seem to be low density wherever I go. The adults fly mostly in late July through August whilst the larval host appears to be unknown.